What did you do to your Ranger today?
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Cabose-1
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Ok, i should make a you tube video. Seems easier. My pics come out pretty bad because of the lighting. Dark then super bright. Well here goes the explination.
I bought the wolf hause plug with the pig tails. I attached extra wire, then used a long wire to fish the wire up the hole on the side of the bed. Bought lights at O'Reilly auto parts
I cut the wire plug in wire off the bed lights. On the passenger side, i put the wire end of the lights towards the cab. The driver side i put the wire end toward the tailgate.
I attached extra wire on the passenger side lights, to get wire on the lip of the bed towards the cab, nicely out of the way. I used a series of zip ties and 3m tape to keep the wires on the top bed rail. Hopefully the 3m tape holds.
3m tape to hold the mounting panel on the side of the bed, i bought the wrong one. Used a screw to hold the switch. Without piercing the switch.
Cut all wires to length and used the connectors to attach to the switch
I also used the plastic holder flexy things to protect the wiring from rubbing on the hole of the bed and the corners of the bed by the cab.
Hope i wasnt confusing. Ill make videos of my next projects. If you can do it better, then do it. I am by no means an engineer or college edumecated. I soldered some connections with shrink wrap, and used the shrink wrap butt connectors on some connectors up to you. Just ask if any more questions.
And thanks for the compliment.
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HI Eli,Ok, i should make a you tube video. Seems easier. My pics come out pretty bad because of the lighting. Dark then super bright. Well here goes the explination.
I bought the wolf hause plug with the pig tails. I attached extra wire, then used a long wire to fish the wire up the hole on the side of the bed. Bought lights at O'Reilly auto parts
I cut the wire plug in wire off the bed lights. On the passenger side, i put the wire end of the lights towards the cab. The driver side i put the wire end toward the tailgate.
I attached extra wire on the passenger side lights, to get wire on the lip of the bed towards the cab, nicely out of the way. I used a series of zip ties and 3m tape to keep the wires on the top bed rail. Hopefully the 3m tape holds.
3m tape to hold the mounting panel on the side of the bed, i bought the wrong one. Used a screw to hold the switch. Without piercing the switch.
Cut all wires to length and used the connectors to attach to the switch
I also used the plastic holder flexy things to protect the wiring from rubbing on the hole of the bed and the corners of the bed by the cab.
Hope i wasnt confusing. Ill make videos of my next projects. If you can do it better, then do it. I am by no means an engineer or college edumecated. I soldered some connections with shrink wrap, and used the shrink wrap butt connectors on some connectors up to you. Just ask if any more questions.
And thanks for the compliment.
I particularly like the illuminated switch....a touch of class! Kudos!
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Phil Schilke
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Nice, home much did it run you?Installed the Bakflip MX4
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On sale @ $985. — they are usually about $1000 around here
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A 1.5% sale? what did that do, take .15 off sales tax??
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Without the wheels, lawn mower deck cleaning ..... ?Alex, get one of these so next time it won't be so back breaking. ?
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Your next purchase should be mud flaps. Those BFG's are rock throwing sons-a-bitches... and be sure to rotate them every 4,000 miles (at least) or they'll start the 4x4 droning noises.
They look great, and they are a good off road tire... but they suck as a dual duty tire... well IMO.
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LOL.. you said 'duty'...
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John, they're Nitto Ridge Grapplers and they really don't throw any rocks. After almost 2 years there's still no chips behind them. One reason I don't have mud flaps is because they always either get torn off or hung up off roading.
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Took it to the dealer for oil change and tire rotation. Dealer is just down the road from my work and I can walk there. Normally I do that myself but this way I don't get any BS about warranty claims. I will change the oil every 5k and take it to the dealer every other time so they have a record that it was done every 10k. Cost a little more but then I'm not jacking it up and moving tires around in 90 degree heat either.
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Today I looked at Amber and smiled, thinking about how much I appreciate the fact that I was able to buy her and what she has become. My little Sabre Ranger not only gets lots of compliments, she is the fastest thing around here thanks to @5startuning and some other mods.
I've let guys from my gun club take her for drives and I still overhear them talking about her when someone new asks "who's truck is that?" The other day she was sitting next to a 250 Tremor and I actually heard someone say they would take her over that. (not looking for arguments)
I have had all kinds of awesome vehicles but she has become my favorite.
I've let guys from my gun club take her for drives and I still overhear them talking about her when someone new asks "who's truck is that?" The other day she was sitting next to a 250 Tremor and I actually heard someone say they would take her over that. (not looking for arguments)
I have had all kinds of awesome vehicles but she has become my favorite.
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