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How deep is the opening?
Will it be a bug catcher?
Will it be a bug catcher?
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Air design hood scoop, smooth bushwacker flares, raptor grille, leveling kit
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I think you misunderstood me. I'm not blaming Ford. I'm blaming the scoop company... Some of these companies leave 'weep' holes underneath for moisture escape, but in this case, the top pools the water. I will deal with it of course... just an irk that they didn't think off...
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Ya mean the scoop? There is a fake honeycomb like grid a tad back... maybe 1/4"... Most bugs are dormant around here but hopefully my bug deflector solves the prob.
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Hi John,I think you misunderstood me. I'm not blaming Ford. I'm blaming the scoop company... Some of these companies leave 'weep' holes underneath for moisture escape, but in this case, the top pools the water. I will deal with it of course... just an irk that they didn't think off...
Yep...Misunderstood...however it does allow an insight into Ford. The there are a ton of aftermarket manufactures selling upgrade parts, suspension kits, etc. Many do not realize the ramifications of their designs. I will quote Steve Saleen, who I had a close relationship with in the SCCA Racetruck Challenge Series. He is famous for the Saleen Mustang... He told me on a trip back to Detroit with the horrible roads we were forced to drive on due to the freeze/thaw nature of the area..."I would have never produced the Saleen Mustang if I had to drive on roads such as this" . Lesson here is that many manufacturers of aftermarket parts do not realize other areas of the country than their area around them. Worst is Los Angeles. Never been to North Dakota in the winter...No clue to those winter freezing conditions. Okay..off my soap box...Time for old farts to get ready for 8pm bedtime...Multitude of med drops in these new eyes...Sheesh,
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I dont think this was a knock on Ford for this... I think it was meant for Air Design whom designed the aftermarket hood scoop.
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Your truck's lookin' great - did you wrap the flares too?
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Thanks! I ordered Bushwacker pocket-style flares with the bolt-on pattern - I was curious about whether or not I should paint them - I hope they look as good as the smooth flares on your truck - Amazon just dropped them off 10 minutes after I posted that question and I'm in an online meeting and can't get away to open up the box and take a look - I'm certain I might not make it.
I sure hope they're as shiny as yours.
I sure hope they're as shiny as yours.
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Got a link?Just finished installing 5 minutes ago!
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They look great out of the box - even better installed. I like the aggressive look they give the Ranger. I'm pulling off the air dam tonight and the Rough Country 2-1/2" level kit goes in this weekend.
With your 18mm offset, did those 32s fit without mods? My wheels have a 15mm offset and I'm hoping to I nstall 32s without cutting or trimming crash bars.
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Thats awesome. Im excited for you! I hope you wouldnt have to, but I did. I couldnt turn fully without rubbing on the crash bars, both front and rear. The crash bars had to come off. I put the lift after I removed the crash bars so not sure if with the lift you wouldnt need to.
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How did Henry Ford’s personal taste almost tank the company? Is the black paint saying (which I’m familiar with) the entirety of the story about almost tanking the company?
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Hi Aragorn,
The lesson here is if you are the top dog and stick to black only while other Manufacturers start to offer colors and your sales fall off based on only your opinion, which happened to Henry Ford. We had a few examples where a strong opinion later than HF almost tanked the company...Edsel ring a bell?
I had Marketing come to me with Ranger colors for Rangers 3 years down the road. Some of which I said, yuk... however that was my taste... Got to defer to other opinions. Ditto for doing Ranger Tremor boom box. It was a hit...I hated it but did the best job I could to do it right.
Do you like all the Ranger Mods on this site? Bet not. Hopefully this makes sense. Personal opinion can sometimes get you into trouble.... as HF found out with paint color.
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The lesson here is if you are the top dog and stick to black only while other Manufacturers start to offer colors and your sales fall off based on only your opinion, which happened to Henry Ford. We had a few examples where a strong opinion later than HF almost tanked the company...Edsel ring a bell?
I had Marketing come to me with Ranger colors for Rangers 3 years down the road. Some of which I said, yuk... however that was my taste... Got to defer to other opinions. Ditto for doing Ranger Tremor boom box. It was a hit...I hated it but did the best job I could to do it right.
Do you like all the Ranger Mods on this site? Bet not. Hopefully this makes sense. Personal opinion can sometimes get you into trouble.... as HF found out with paint color.
Best,
Phil Schilke
Ranger Vehicle Engineering
Ford Motor Co. Retired
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