It's been fun tracking my BS BL so far. I ordered it on 07/29/20. It was finely built 03/05 and shipped 03/06. Watch for the sticker date changes. That date by, the way, is below the sticker. The first change came at 03/09. With the dealers help (great dealer, by the way) I found out it left...
According to the tracker, my BS BL finished building 03/05 and shipped 03/06. The date at the bottom of the sticker has changed to 03/09. Not sure why. The vehicles coming to my dealership go the the Billings Mont. railhead and are trucked here. Someone at the railhead is watching for my VIN...
Checked my VIN on the Ford vehicle tracker today and it said in production. I ordered on 07/29, and about a week and a half ago I got an email pushing back (third time) my build date to 03/01. It 's a BL + BL, copilot +, and tow package. Surprised but happy. Printed out the window sticker to...
My usual drives are my 2006 MX5 Miata and 2014 Escape Titanium AWD. The terrain in the Escape picture is on the mild side of my usual driving terrain. pretty rugged out here.
The antenna is the hard part. I am considering a lip mount on the lift gate between the glass and the tail lite but I can't tell it is too curved to use one there. One possibility would be a 40 inch lite bar made of metal. I would put an NMO L bracket on the back of it in the middle. Run the...
Still waiting for my BS BL (since late July). After retiring from the USAF, I spent about 24 years maintaining and installing 2 way radio equipment for a local dealer and then Black Hills Power Co. Been a ham since '68. Once I get my hands on the new vehicle I can get a better idea on how I am...
I also received and email telling me my build date is bumped out another week. It is now 2 weeks from my original build date of 02/08. BL with all 3 packages carbon grey. I feel a little like the donkey pulling a cart with a carrot dangling from a stick out in front. That carrot just keeps...
One pretty good spot is the grommet that the door wiring goes through. Used that many times when installing radios for customers in the past. I like the idea of the NMO in the roof, but have to find out how far the moon roof opens up. I also am considering a lip mount just below the glass on...
I almost never drill through the fire wall. It's much easier to go just inside either front fender and find a way through the body to under the dash. I watched a install video a while back on youtube. He was installing an Icom ID-5100 in a new Ford Edge. Looked the same as on my Escape. I'm...