That looks like a very awkward and unnecessarily complex solution to a minor problem.

“Instead of fixing it, I drove around for a couple weeks using my brights, because I’m a lazy asshole.” 

Yeah, Ford trucks are known for being super unreliable... Pretty sure that’s how they got to be the best selling vehicle in America.

“Third, cell phone and refueling”

All of them

Since that’s a Honda, we can safely assume those were all metric bolts.