yea the 01 on had the clear and red tail lights and a 3rd brake light above the back window.

 

They all had one of those, just the '01-later was LED. I hated the taillights on the later trucks, it just screamed "rice" to me. But I'm an old fart.

Same heads from '99-sometime in '03, only change then was for the plug bosses.

I personally think the trucks got markedly better in '01. My '00 was a frustrating heap. I wouldn't buy a '99-'00 unless I was planning on building something interesting out of it. Plenty of people have had great service from the '99-'00 trucks, but mine was the worst vehicle I've ever owned and probably the last new Ford I'll ever buy.

 

not to hijack the thread but maybe it can help the other guy out...im thinkin bout sellin my camaro for a lightning, is it worth it to save a lil and get a 99-00 or spend the lil extra and get the 01-04?

 

depends on what the plans for it are.
i have a '00 that i purchased a lil over a year ago with 31k miles on it. it popped a plug last month just under 60k.

other than a couple broken/cracked for light lenses, it's the only problem i've had with the truck.

the intercooler recall has never been done to my knowledge.