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@mustang that van is great looking. thanks for the additional pics. my van will have that same window configuration but in silver. I was on the fence between white and silver. both nice colors. you're lucky to find a van like that on the lot. haven't seen any vans in my area with the 2nd set of windows on the sliders. Funny, I never noticed that partition before. I like how it creates a little bulkhead. Guess you have to add "fishing" to your interests on your profile I'm jealous!

@mustang great looking van. can you post a side view picture? what are the black things hanging from the ceiling? there also seems to be a small partition also hanging from the ceiling behind the rear seats. did you add that? thanks

great news. excited for you. Ford sure did put you through the ringer on this. hope the delivery goes okay and you'll forget about all the turmoil

Robert - some of those options might be included in the XLT version. Did you price out that option instead?

@precisionair - thanks for sharing your source for seat covers. they look very nice. I'd be interesting in getting a pair of these when I get my van. @2013TransitConnect - below is a link to Coverking's website if that helps. http://www.coverking.com/custom-seat-covers/water-resistant-neoprene-seat-cover.html

@keywestles - I like your style. put a little pressure on the dealer and Ford to figure this out. the lack of visibility is bad business on Ford's part. They have a whole organization in charge of importing these vans and processing them. Ford's inventory database knows exactly where each vehicle is and its disposition. wish you the best of luck. please keep us posted

@KeyWestLes sorry to hear your van is in limbo. your theory might be true if you read older articles regarding the chicken tax maneuvers Ford has done. http://blog.caranddriver.com/feds-watching-fords-run-around-on-chicken-tax-riles-customs-officials/ there hasn't been anything written more recently about this so I guess we have to assume it's still being done today. Another theory I thought of is maybe your dealer has a cash flow problem. Ford accepted the order from the dealer months ago when they had their bills paid up but perhaps since then they are behind and Ford won't release any more vehicles to them until they pay down their debt. So maybe they are on a credit hold. This is something you will never get any info on either through the dealer or Ford. Is this a large or small dealer? Wonder if they've gotten deliveries of other vehicles recently? hope things change for you and your van gets delivered. fingers crossed!

@bikinchris, that's a very cool looking van. thanks for posting a pic. looks like you also have splash guards, alloy wheels and maybe forward and reverse sensors. enjoy your new van

@kultulz, glad you were able to get the rails installed. was the cost less than what was shown in the Ford spare parts catalog, roughly $500 per side? I talked to a dealer about that and he said that pricing can't be right and he'd look into it for me. haven't heard back yet. regarding attaching photos, I always get this message that the max file size is something like 35KB, which is really small. if I reduce the image size it gets too grainy sometimes (most of the time). Maybe I'm doing something wrong.

@bikinchris glad you got your van after a long wait. what options did you add? how about a pic of your new van?

are you sure about the payload spec? Ford site shows that as 1,700 pounds http://www.ford.com/trucks/transitconnect/specifications/ It's hard to please everyone when it comes to making cars. I couldn't fit the old design in my garage, so the new design is a winner for me. The van version with two seats in the front and an empty cargo shell in the back doesn't seem like a minivan to me. Does anyone else sell a van with those specs that you can park in a garage? When you combine the TC with the numerous body styles of the full size Transit, Ford has a pretty nice selection of van types available. I like the old style TC but I really like the new style even better.

@tdan, sounds like a nice setup. I prefer the 180deg doors too. The liftgate is very big and heavy. never considered that it would be above the roof line, more just horizontal, but I can see that being an issue. I have only an 80" opening for my garage so I have very limited space to squeeze the van in. This was after I raised the door slightly after another poster suggested doing so. The one advantage to the liftgate is that is provides some shelter underneath if raining. If you have long items on a roof rack above it's in the way. I also parallel park in tight spaces when at the beach so the liftgate isn't ideal. hope the barn doors work out for us. They seem pretty solid when I checked them out at the dealer. Those OEM Contis appear to have a bad reputation as posted by others. I'm really bummed about that. I will need to have a decent tire on there so I can take this van on dirt/gravel roads occasionally. Please share if you have more info on replacement tires other than the Contis.

congrats on your new TC. that's a nice color. sadly they don't offer it in the van model. The 4x8 sheet would fit width wise, but would extend out the door by about a foot. can you leave the door open and tie it down? do you a liftgate or 180deg doors? how about a pic?

that's great news. congrats Don! How about a pic of your new wheels? I checked the Costco program too and so far it looks like the way to go. Hope to get a van on order very soon so we'll see if it measures up.

I think the primary advantage to the factory rails is that the crossbars can be removed when not being used. that's how I use the racks for my wagon. I rarely use the crossbars. The commercial racks seem like a more permanent solution. Not sure having them adjustable is a big advantage. I would always set the crossbars in the same location. the basket option shown in the picture says it's easily removable in the product description. wonder what that means. I guess we'd like to know more about this option. I will PM Bluebox and see if he can share more about his rack.

http://vantech.us/Transit-Connect-2014-On-J-Series_c161.htm Maybe this would be a good resource for racks. they show a 2014 TC option that's very reasonable. Located in Brooklyn, NY They also provide a PDF instruction manual online.

I checked out the Ford parts catalog and see the roof rails you're talking about and 103west43rd posted earlier. LH for LWB - 55122B - $502.30 RH for LWB - 55122A - $521.88 HN1 - nut - $4.00 (will need a bunch of these) Besides the fact that it's insanely expensive, why is the RH more expensive than the LH? Ford really messed up big time on this option. Found this link that shows all roof rack options as an accessory http://accessories.ford.com/exterior/racks-carriers-dv-65.html?ef_id=U7WvEwAABS%400CKtw%3A20140705025704%3As&limit=60&searchid=61190431|2205149551|13921192412 Checking compatibility, nothing shows up for 2014. Perhaps their aftermarket supplier for these hasn't caught up to new van version. Hope that situation changes soon. I do see the Roof Basket option for $775.00, again only up to a 2013 van. You can get all that for $775 yet two rails by itself cost $1,024. http://accessories.ford.com/roof-basket.html

so the rails are $500 per side, $1,000 for both. plus the crossbar kit for $359. That's $1,359 total. That's insane considering it's only a $195 option on a wagon model. something is very wrong with this. Curious how high that other rack system sits above the roof. I have limited clearance in parking in the garage so wondering if that option would be an option. I like the utility of having that on top even though it looks more fitting for an excursion van. I guess I can contact Bluebox and see if he can share that info. thanks for the link to the accessories catalog. It's sitting in plain sight on the configurator page but I overlooked it.

great news Hrider glad you found something to work with. how about a pic of your new wheels? good luck with your upfitting

appreciate you taking the time to post that. it helps a lot cause I haven't looked into it yet. and I sat in a TC two weeks ago at dealer and forgot to check that. thanks! that's exactly how I want to use the lights. leave them switched on all the time and have them go on and off with the ignition switch. congrats on your new TC XLT - Van or Wagon? maybe you can post what you got with options and some pics in one of the threads where others are posting that. then we can all be jealous of your new wheels. thanks

sounds good. keep us posted, with pics of course

saw this pic of a factory rack in BLUEBOX's photo gallery http://fordtransitconnectforum.com/gallery/image/694-ford-factory-roof-rack/

Kultulz, Thanks for sharing your rack info. I would agree that an orderable option for $139.00 shouldn't be $500 as a spare part. Have you checked another source for getting this? If you order a van model, you can not order roof rails or crossbars. It's not in the ordering guide. Only an available option for wagon models. Not sure why Ford has this restriction. If $500 covers only the roof rail kit, how much are the crossbars? The 2015 ordering guide shows the roof rails and cross bars for $195 (MSRP) Roof Rails only are $135 (MSRP) I thought the fixed cross bar option uses the same attachment points in the channel as the roof rails use. Not sure what a Roof Panel attachment would be. ADD-ON - If you look at the pic of the aftermarket one compared to the one I posted above from the web ordering guide, the length of the rail is different. The factory one is longer covering the entire track. The one you show seems shorter and leaves part of the track open in the front. not sure about the rear part.

thanks for sharing. very nice. when you starting making up the bed I wasn't sure where the video was going to head next so I chased the kids out of the room just in case will there be a 4.0?

@hdrider - that's messed up. sorry to hear of this. hopefully you can find something close to what you want in dealer inventory now. I sent you a PM. First time doing that so not sure how that works. keep us posted