What did you do to your Ranger today?

[BcP28]

While changing out my bumper I noticed that the plastic that covered the driver side forward crash bar had scuffed the crash bar and it had rusted. Today I went about correcting that.

So this is what it looked like. Now that it's pretty visible and I'm hesitant to remove it for safety reasons, I had to clean it up.

After a simple wipe-down with spray cleaner:

I then hit it with some sandpaper to get off scalier surface rust.

Then some spray-on rust converter was applied (after a touch more sanding).

I then wiped it down with some solvent and sprayed it matte black. And then it started raining hard 5 minutes later. I really hope it stays covered enough to not get wet while the paint is drying!

A little before-and-after:

I'm loving this truck!

Interesting...you think that's an issue with everyone's truck? Or was something not totally buttoned up on yours?

The ARB bumper looks good! The Ranger is probably the only vehicle I think thr ARB bumpers look good on.

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[Glocker]

Interesting...you think that's an issue with everyone's truck? Or was something not totally buttoned up on yours?

The ARB bumper looks good! The Ranger is probably the only vehicle I think thr ARB bumpers look good on.

Mine has the FX4 option and has the mini-air damns in front of the tires. I think it just rubbed the paint off. The driver side wiped clean and looks new!

 

[Tracy Bowman]

late to post' but Friday Bonnie, ( I'm ol school, taught to name his truck )hauled a yard and a half of top soil with easy and poise, best of companions, Domino in the back seat

Nothing wrong with that! Named mine Butterscotch

 

[revbevis]

Added door edge guard and coverking dash cover

Before edging

After

few more views

Doesn't really call attention to itself like black may, but the chrome looks good when you spot it.

Mat is just loose fit while acclimating to dash/truck

Got some red letters coming for dash and a red/black emblem for steering wheel.

I like the chrome door edge. Where did you get yours?

 

[egilbe]

Added the door edge trim to Madison Red.

 

[FoD]

I like the chrome door edge. Where did you get yours?

Amazon Trim it's the regular narrow non-truck trim

 

[SOHK_Alumni]

Added a bit o' black to the wife's FX4.

Knock off Ranger Raptor grill from Stage3, plasti-dip side vents and Diamondback tonneau.

I like my gray on gray, but I think her's is pretty sharp looking too.

 

[Glocker]

Brought back into spec after the Eibach strut and spring installation.

This was a small bit of a PITA. The first place I went to said that their machine wasn't up to date enough to do the alignment on my truck. This was after I called and asked if their machine could do it and was told yes. The second place, a dealership, called last night and canceled my appointment and explained their tech is out because of COVID-19. Today I took it to another dealership and they fit me in. Even better, two of their guys used to work for our county's Fleet Management and used to maintain my patrol car. I knew one of them did and sent him a text message and he had me walk into the back to say hi. The other guy saw me walk by in the distance and asked the service advisor to throw me a discount, which I'm very appreciative of! So it all worked out.

 

[FoD]

Added the dash lettering

 

[Turborave]

GIANT BOX showed up today...

Go Rhino rb20.. now i just need the time to put them on

 

[the5Gmartian]

Installed my Rough Country low profile tri-fold tonneau cover

 

[Bsenecal]

Installed my Rough Country low profile tri-fold tonneau cover

Looks great!
Brian

 

[theanswer3]

Finally was able to get a fully working aftermarket radio in. Factory backup camera works fine. I had the 4.3 Inc radio so it is a nice upgrade for me.

 

[Tracy Bowman]

Finally was able to get a fully working aftermarket radio in. Factory backup camera works fine. I had the 4.3 Inc radio so it is a nice upgrade for me.

Nice!

 

[Truckee Bill]

Here's what I did NOT do to my Ranger today: back it into a guardrail. I was at the dump dropping off stuff today. My tailgate was down so the backup sensor is going crazy because it thinks I'm going to hit the ground. Meanwhile, I'm backing up a little crooked, and I know it, so I'm going REAL slow. I feel something like a tire bumping into something. So I stop and get out. My right taillight is maybe one-half inch from the guardrail next to the container I'm supposed to put my stuff in. Whoah!

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