Visiting the Concours d'Elegance - August 2018

My wife and I love to visit Monterey, CA each year for our anniversary - but this year, we happened to visit the same week of the Concours d'Elegance!  So here are the pics!  Let's start with a Raptor (actually it's an F-150 converted) with the Gulf Livery - our '17 Avalanche in the background :)

     

and now the super FUN pics!!

Wrap that Raptor! (the roof that is...)

The time finally came - I've wanted to do a wrap on my Raptor's roof for a while... why?  Because I think it would look good - especially on AG (Avalanche) color.  I went with 3M Gloss Black to give a nice contrast and blend the front and rear windscreens across the truck.

I went to my friend's shop - The Auto Vault, Inc.  Not just because they're friends - but their team does amazing work - everything from wraps, tint, wheels - the whole deal!  Plus they have a car storage facility that is top notch!  Check them out! https://www.autovaultinc.com/

  

Here's a before pic (from up above)

and the results!

I'm loving how the front windshield now just fades into the roof!

same with the back... maybe i'll have to tint that 3rd brake light now!

a new pic from above, it all blends together now! 👍👍

What do you think? Yay?  Nay?

ProClip phone Mount 2017 Raptor...

One of my biggest pet-peeves is when people hold their phone while they're driving - especially when it's a big-ass truck - like a Raptor... HELOOOOO it's almost 3 tons - you're gonna kill someone...

There are tons of mounts out there - just get one, I ended up choosing the ProClip model and have had them in 4 of my vehicles over the years...  they are very well engineered, and haven't had any issues with any phone (or GPS) drops over the years...

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quick assembly with a few screws - you buy the right holder for your phone, the long mounting bar has 2 tape strips and it hooks into the dash where the defroster vents are located

simply peel the tape, and hook the back of the mount in the slot

now you mount the front with the tape to the driver side vent

now you see it mounted - almost looks stock!

and here's the final result - perfect placement to see and not TOUCH the phone :)