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I just finished installing my DIY bed divider.


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DIY? Sure, if you’re a 3D printer ninja. That’s a great divider! Just the answer for the holes from those “missing” tie-downs we hear so much about. Good job!
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Your ride is at this point nothing short of an engineering marvel. Impressive stuff going on inside your head!
You are too kind. My biggest problem with any idea is applying it so in the end it at least comes off looking half-way professional. I've had some really cool ideas that actually work, but were scrapped because I could not get it implemented without coming off as an 8th grader in metal shop class.

When I can't get the materials to look proper I sometimes do the sneaky trick of hiding the mess away from prying eyes. Like using solid paneling to hide something.

Everything is mechanically sound, just sometimes very very ugly.
 

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I would be very interested in buying a set of brackets from you. This is genius.
Talk to me in June or July. Parts feel solid, but want to get some miles on them, take them through a car wash, and expose them to the Las Vegas summer before I offer anything to the masses. Especially for money. Would hate to sell something that only looks good and isn’t really functional. That’s just not good business.
 

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Great Looking Truck!

I had a question about one of your mods . . . the visor with the garage door opener. Did you have to do any electrical work or was the wiring harness already under the headliner for the visor with the light and garage door opener. I'm guessing you purchased the Lariet sun visor w/garage door opener. I have a 2021 Ranger XLT and would like to add the visor with the garage door opener as well.

Thank You in advance for any information you have to share!
You have to tap into the wiring under the cover in the middle of the windshield, drill a hole in a support and fish wiring above the headliner to the mounting hole for the visor. There is a thread about it on here somewhere.
 

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Hi Folks,

Today I let my Ranger smash a bunch of bugs on the windshield. It did a good job of it and tomorrow is probably a Car Wash day....

best,
Phil Schilke
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Loaded my wife's summer tires to my buddies house and changed out the winter tires on her fusion hybrid. Then enjoyed AAA rib eye steaks ( the king of steaks IMO ) on the bbq seasoned with nothing more than salt and pepper lol.
 

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Talk to me in June or July. Parts feel solid, but want to get some miles on them, take them through a car wash, and expose them to the Las Vegas summer before I offer anything to the masses. Especially for money. Would hate to sell something that only looks good and isn’t really functional. That’s just not good business.
I hear you and sounds good.

One thought. If you make the ends where they are open on the top where a piece of wood can slot in, It would allow for quick removal while leaving the ends bolted to the sides of the bed. Maybe a Mark II prototype?
 

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Put some more scratches/tree scrapes on it. Nothing major. Did manage to scrape pretty good on my new rock sliders, it was hit the slider on the tree or hit the fender on the metal guard rail, I chose the smarter route.
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Hadn't bought anything for the truck for a while so got some letters.
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Should help anyone in the passenger seat remember what kind of truck they are riding in. :)
Maybe if it warms up next weekend I'll get the grill letters put on.
 

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Packed up some supplies and me, the wife, daughter and her boyfriend hit the outdoors for a day trip cookout.

To all you heathens; a real man eats blue cheese crumbles and bacon on his hamburger. Nothing else. Joking aside was a good day with temps in the 70's.

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How do you like that blackstone griddle? I need to invest in a cooking device for the camper and it's on my short list.
 

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One thought. If you make the ends where they are open on the top where a piece of wood can slot in, It would allow for quick removal while leaving the ends bolted to the sides of the bed. Maybe a Mark II prototype?
Yeah, I’d like it to be easier to remove, something where you don’t need to break out your toolkit first. I did think about an open top design, but didn’t want to worry about the bars popping out on rough roads, off-road, or speed bumps. This just the Minimum Viable Product, something quick to gauge interest. Does it work? Technically, yes. Is it perfect? No. But does it work? Yes.

Definitely a V2 in the works (fit in somewhere between the things on the wife’s honey-do list and my other personal projects)
 

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Slid a 285/65r18 BFG KO2 into my spare location... now I have a full set of wheels and tires with TPS. Hopefully I can add that wheel into my rotation and extend the purchase of new tires for a bit.
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