After months of work putting this vehicle together and several visits to the ROC for information, I finally decided to join, even though I'm not the "owner".
About a year ago, I set out to replace our '03 Ford Expedition used by our patrol division as a spare car and in inclement weather, and several of our officers felt they’d rather have a truck than an SUV. The downside was no secure storage for those things we must bring along with us while working. One of our detectives has a 2006 RTL and after looking at the trunk and making sure there was enough room, it seemed a logical and superior replacement for an SUV. And back last summer when planning this, I wasn't even sure we could get approval for a full-size SUV because of the gas prices. So we "downsized" and ended up with a very capable vehicle that has more utility value than our old Expo, and will likely give years of dependable service. This vehicle has everything our other patrol cars have with the exception of a partition between the front and rear seat, which we've never put in our 4x4 spare car.
This has been in service since August, and I finally finished it with a brush guard from Burtman Industries to complete the "as close to our Crown Vics look" as possible. I went with an RTS to get a power seat, and then swapped back to black RT steel rims for durability. Silver is pretty easy to match, and the Billet Silver metallic is close enough to our Ford color. I'd like a full vinyl floor covering, but WeatherTech floor liners are the next best thing to keep the carpets clean.
*There are a lot of pictures of the install as well as additional completed pictures starting at post #78 of this thread.
About a year ago, I set out to replace our '03 Ford Expedition used by our patrol division as a spare car and in inclement weather, and several of our officers felt they’d rather have a truck than an SUV. The downside was no secure storage for those things we must bring along with us while working. One of our detectives has a 2006 RTL and after looking at the trunk and making sure there was enough room, it seemed a logical and superior replacement for an SUV. And back last summer when planning this, I wasn't even sure we could get approval for a full-size SUV because of the gas prices. So we "downsized" and ended up with a very capable vehicle that has more utility value than our old Expo, and will likely give years of dependable service. This vehicle has everything our other patrol cars have with the exception of a partition between the front and rear seat, which we've never put in our 4x4 spare car.
This has been in service since August, and I finally finished it with a brush guard from Burtman Industries to complete the "as close to our Crown Vics look" as possible. I went with an RTS to get a power seat, and then swapped back to black RT steel rims for durability. Silver is pretty easy to match, and the Billet Silver metallic is close enough to our Ford color. I'd like a full vinyl floor covering, but WeatherTech floor liners are the next best thing to keep the carpets clean.
*There are a lot of pictures of the install as well as additional completed pictures starting at post #78 of this thread.
