2006 Ford F-150 Accessories

Stromberg Carlson Tailgate Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on our 2006 Ford F150, well be test fitting the Stromberg Carlson 100 series fifth wheel tailgate with open design, part number VG-04-100.Now to begin our test fit, we will first start off by removing our manufacturers tailgate. Well open up the tailgate and lay it down flat. Well then move to the support straps attached to the truck bed, lift up the silver plate to allow us to bring the strap up off of the hook. We will then repeat these steps for the other side. Note that you do need to keep a hold on the tailgate as once both straps have been removed, the tailgate will not have any support.Well then put the tailgate in a 45 degree angle and lift up on the passenger side of the tailgate. Once the passenger side is free, we can then slide the tailgate to the right and allow the drivers side of the tailgate to pop out.Now with the new hardware installed on the fifth wheel tailgate, well start off by inserting the rubber bushing on the drivers side of the truck bed.

Bestop EZ Fold Folding Tonneau Cover Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on our 2006 Ford F150 well be installing the Best Top EZ Folding Tonneau cover, part number B1611101. First before we install the tonneau cover well go ahead and remove the protective cover from the weather strip. Simply peel it back and remove it, setting it aside. Now well go ahead and take the tonneau cover, put it up on the bed rails nearest the cab, lining the front edge up with the bulk head of the truck bed. Now well go ahead and adjust it, make it even from side to side. Now with the tonneau cover in position well go ahead and get underneath the tonneau cover, lower the clamp, slide it into place.

Rain-X Fusion Wiper Blades Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today, on our 2006 Ford F150, we'll be test fitting the Rain X Fusion Windshield Wiper Blades, part number RX880005, 20 inches in length. The Fusion Windshield Wiper Blade is a replacement for all-weather type wiper blade that provides us superior visibility in rain, sleet, and snow. The hybrid blade delivers a clean, streak-free wipe by combining the benefits of a frame and beam style blades.The windshield-hugging design has multiple pressure points along the blade. The contoured frame conforms to the shape of your windshield. Its aerodynamic design reduces lift when driving at high speeds. The durable casing on the frame helps prevent ice and snow build up.

Rain-X Weatherbeater Wiper Blades Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on our 2006 Ford F150 we'll be installing the Rain X Weather Beater Windshield Wiper Blades part number rx30220 20" in length. The weather beater wiper blades are a replacement wiper blade that provides ultimate visibility in wet weather and will meet or exceed the OEM standards. Its windshield hugging frame style design with multiple pressure points delivers a clean wipe. With a long lasting, all natural rubber edge resists cracking, splitting and tearing. And a rust resistant galvanized steel frame stands up to the elements.Now we'll go ahead and show you how quick and easy they are to install with the included hardware.First, we'll go ahead and remove the older manufacturer wiper blades. In this application we'll simply just need to dislodge the connection point with the j hook.

Husky Front Center Hump Floor Liner Review - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on our 2006 Ford F150, well be test fitting the Husky Liners Classic Custom Auto Floor Liner for the front center hump, in black, part number HL83651. Now to begin our test fit, well simply place the mat onto the center hump of our vehicle. These floor liners are custom-molded to fit over the front center hump of the vehicle. Its made of a rubberized thermoplastic material and it wont crack or break. It withstands most hazardous chemicals such as oil, gas, and battery acid and is specially designed to help channel fluids, dirt, and debris. The nibs on the underside of the mat help keep the floor mat in place.

Bully Front Floor Liners Review - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on our 2006 Ford F150, well be test fitting the Bully Custom Truck Floor Liners part number FM-314. Now before we begin our test fit, we will first need to remove the factory of previously installed floor mats on our vehicle. Once we have removed the floor mats, were ready to install our new Bully Floor Liners. Well start with the drivers side of the vehicle and set the floor liner onto the vehicle. You can notice that on the bully floor mat there is a spot for the manufacturers hook. Well then move to the passengers side and well repeat the same process.

Glacier Cable Snow Tire Chains Review - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on our 2006 FordF150, well be test fitting the Glacier cable snow tire chains for light trucks, part number pw3027c; well be test fitting on 265/70-17 tires. Then this vehicle is primarily rear wheel drive so well be installing the tire chains on the rear tires. Now before we begin our test fit well first need to lay the chains flat onto the ground to undo any kinks or tangles. Well then drag the tire chain over the tire and move to the inside of the tire where we will connect the male and female end of the tire chain. Well then move to the outside of the tire where youll notice the yellow tag indicating what tire the tire chain should be on. Well then again slide the male and female end of the tire chain and use the tensioner to tie it down to secure the chain to the vehicle.

Westin Nerf Bars Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on our 2006 Ford F-150 Super Crew Cab, well be installing the Westin Tube Steps, part number 20-2365. Our first step for installing our tube steps will be installing the hardware into the interior rocker panel. Well be installing the clip nuts in the predrilled holes next to the rectangle slots on the inner rocker panel. There are a total of three rectangles so that's six clip nuts. Now that we have our clip nuts in place, we need to attach the tube step brackets to identify the bracket from driver and passenger's side. You can hold it up in position and the cradle should face the rear of the vehicle, and some brackets may be stamped on the face, passenger or driver.

Westin Off-Road Light Bar Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on our 2006 Ford F150 well be installing the Westin Light Bar, part number 37-02015. Since this vehicle is equipped with manufacture tow hooks, well need to remove those first. As per the instructions, we can reuse the manufacturers hardware. Well go ahead and remove the two tow hooks. There are two fasteners for each tow hook. Note, the fastener secured to a nut plate in the frame.

Westin Driving Lights Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today in our 2006 Ford F150, we'll be installing the Westin driving lights. Part number 09-0205. On this vehicle we'll be installing the lights onto the Western light bar, part number 37-02015. We'll be installing four lights in total. Let's go ahead and mount our lights first. To mount the light, we'll simply remove the nut and lock washer, install the light on the light bar and then reinstall the lock washer and then the nut and then tighten them down.

Optronics Off Road Lights Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today in our 2006 Ford F150, we'll be installing the optronics 6-inch round, 100 watt halogen off-road lights. Part number MH100W. We will also be using the Optronics relay wiring kit, part number A-720. Our first step will be mounting the lights. Because the design of our light bulb we'll not be able to use the manufactures lower, rubber or metal washers. We're going to replace that with a 1/2-inch plat washer and then secure it with the manufacturer's split lock washer and nut.

K-Source Custom Towing Mirrors Review - 2006 Ford F-150

WeatherTech Rear Floor Liner Review - 2006 Ford F-150

Alright, today on this 2006 Ford F150, were going to be test fitting the WeatherTech Floor Liners in the second row. Well be working with part number WT460052. This is also available as tan as part number WT450052 and black as part number WT440052. A few notes about this liner is they are custom molded to precisely fit the vehicle and stay in place. The shape, moldings and channels all help to keep dirt and debris contained in the liner and not in your carpet. And these liners can be easily cleaned with soap and water.

CIPA Custom Towing Mirrors Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on this 2006 Ford F150, we're going to do a test fit of the Cipa towing mirror extensions, part number 11802. We'll be working with the passenger side of the truck. All right, now we'll start with our test fit. We'll take one of the neoprene strips and attach it to one of the wedges that comes with the mirror. With that attached, we can go ahead and slide on the mirror. Then we can go ahead and install the wedge, then we can tighten down the knob.

CIPA Custom Towing Mirrors Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

All right, today we're going to do a test fit of part number 11801 from Cipa; the extension mirror for our 2006 Ford F150. Now we'll start with our test fit. We'll take one of the neoprene strips and attach it to one of the wedges that comes with the mirror. With that attached, we can go ahead and slide on the mirror. Then we can go ahead and install the wedge, then we can tighten down the knob. Okay, you can see how the mirror has an opening for a factory blinker so you can still see those work.

Air Lift WirelessAIR Compressor System Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on this 2006 Ford F150, we're going to install a wireless air kit part number AL72000. We're going to install this in this order; first of, we'll start with the air compressor, and then the manifold and then we'll run the lines out to the existing air bags. This is a compressor and we're going to be installing it in this spot right here. Now instructions come with a template where we take and place. Now we get the locations for our bolt holes. So what we're going to do is drill out our bolt holes, we're going to move the inner fender liner out of our way to get access so we can install our hardware.

Air Lift Ride Control Air Helper Springs Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Todays 2006 Ford F150, were going to install an Airlift Kit, part number AL59544 from Airlift. All right, our first step is involved is remove the jaunt stop right here, and we bolt on the inside that we remove, and the bolt will be replaced. All right next thing were going to do install our top bracket right here. Now its going to attach using existing hole for a jaunt stop we just removed and then these two jay hooks. When we install these and finally drag them down, we want to hook pointing towards the outside. All right this is a new bolt that were going to install.

TracRac Cantilever for G2 Ladder Rack Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today in this 2006 Ford F150 with an eight-foot bed were going to add cantilever over the cab extension part number TA44000-02. Well be adding this to our tack rack kit TA21000-02. In order to add our cantilever kit we need to replace the sidles on our existing rack. What well do is go ahead and remove the bolt for the cross bar and then remove the bolt for the sidle unit. Then repeat the same process on the passenger side. Now we got our tension points loosen up.

TracRac G2 Sliding Ladder Rack Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today were working on a 2006 Ford F150 with an eight foot bed. Were going to install the TracRac overhead rack system, part number TA21000-02. For installation, well first need to install our base rail kit. The base rails stand up on the edge of the bed rails. They are side, front to back specific so you need to make sure you identify the correct base rail for the driver and passenger side. Once weve done that well need to mark the holes that will be our mounting points.

Pop and Lock Tailgate Lock Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on this Ford F150 we are going to be installing the Power Tailgate Lock from Pop & Lock, part number pal8250. To start our installation off we are going to go ahead and lower down the tailgate, and on the back side here we got the access panels that is covering the innards of our locking mechanism. You want to go ahead and remove that first, and there are 8 tork head screws that we have to remove to get it off the tailgate. We will next go ahead and release the rod ends from the scissor links, and to do that these little green clips here actually just flip up. Take a screw driver and then next we will take and remove the two 10 mm nuts that are holding the scissor bracket to the handle, and then we will go ahead and take it out. Okay what we are going to do is go ahead and do a quick test fit of the components here and make sure everything is working before we actually install it on the vehicle.

Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on this 2006 Ford F-150 were going to be installing Draw Tite Hitch part number 75506 and this installation will also apply to the Hidden Hitch part number 87418. Before we get started with our hitch installation we are going to show you a couple final install dimensions, which are going to help make choosing your hitch accessories a little bit easier. From the top of the receiver tube opening to the ground is going to measure 17-1/2 inches, and from the center of the pin hole to the clear the rear edge of the bumper is going to measure right at 3 inches, and now we will go ahead and move on to installation. Were up under the vehicle and the first thing I have done is go ahead and lower down the spare tire to give us some extra working room. Starting over here on the drivers side of the vehicle, the F-150 has a bumper reinforcement thats attached to the bumper and the frame.

WeatherTech Floor Liners - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on this 2006 Ford F-150 we will be reviewing the WeatherTech floor liner part number WT460051. The WeatherTech floor liners are fully custom molded and provide maximum protection to your vehicles floor board. The WeatherTech custom molded floor liners are made from an exclusive rubberized resin which accurately covers the entire floor area. Carefully placed channels in the floor liner will help carry fluids and debris into the lower reservoir which trap the fluids away from shoes and clothing. These floor liners are available in black, tan, or gray and are available for SUVs, pickups, or minivans as well. 00:38

Longview Custom Towing Mirrors Installation - 2006 Ford F-150

Today on this 2006 Ford F-150 we will be installing the Longview adjustable towing mirror part number CTM2300-A. The longview towing mirrors are very easy to use and only take a few seconds to install. To install what you need to do is slide the mirror over our existing mirror until it is fully seated. You will see here on the vehicle side we have got a hole. We are going to be using this clip that is provided and all we need to do is take the hook end of the clip and hook it on to the inside of the mirror to where the thread is faced towards the hole in the back side and then we will just take the thumb screw, feed it through the hole and thread it on to the clip. 00:37

Front Mount Trailer Hitch Installation - 2006 Ford F150

Today we are going to install part number 65043 from Draw Tite and we are going to install this on a 2006 Ford F150. This will be a front mounted hitch. Our hitch will install on the inside of the frame. It will use existing holes that are in here. The holes that will be used in the frame will be the square hole here and this round hole up here, that is sometimes covered by this balance right here. We can start by actually holding up the hitch into position. This is a good one to have an extra set of hands for. It goes on the inside of the frame and there are 2 notches on there to keep it a little bit higher or a little bit lower depending on clearance with your bumper. It is a good idea to install your hitch as close as possible then install your hardware. In this case we have the hitch install in the lowest position. That should give you an idea of what kind of clearance you can expect. Once you have your bolts installed you can go ahead and install your hardware. You still want to leave it loose because you might have to move your hitch back and forth for the rest of the hardware.