What did you do to your Ranger today?

[OFC Ranger]

New shoes, good bye stock rims.

Welcome to the RTR club. Not many of us around.

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[Jbroke]

Welcome to the RTR club. Not many of us around.

Thanks. One of the reasons why I picked them is they aren’t extremely popular.

 

[TheRoushRanger046]

Apologies up front for what’s sure to be an excessively long wall of text and pics.

I haven’t posted in a while, and I’m honestly not even sure where I left off in trying to wrap up my exterior mods. Hit a few snags with delivery and install delays….but I’ve finally wrapped everything up, at least for the time being.

So bear with me here as I look back over the past several weeks. I’ll try to keep the narrative short.

Think I may have mentioned the Alpharex Nova headlights. I’m diggin ‘em. The startup sequence isn’t anywhere near as obnoxious as I feared; it cycles quickly and honestly doesn’t look out of place. I love the driving light’s aesthetics and the “alpha black” blends well with the rest of the truck.

The big advantage for me is the wider beam these throw off, but I’ll be honest; I’m not sure I’d shell out the money if I had it to do all over again. But the money’s gone and I do enjoy them.

Next up was a pair of pair of Rigid S-RL reverse lights with a wiring harness and hardware from SPV. There are several ways to wire these for various applications, but I just tapped into the brake lights. When driving, the outer ring is red….serving as an additional marker light. In reverse they throw off enough bright light that I don’t have to worry about not seeing something, which is why I bought them. With my aging eyes these give me great peace of mind, especially backing up with kids, pets and families in the area.

The pic above leads me to the Retrax PRO MX tonneau cover. I really like the features on this thing; the bearing system, the ability to lock it in place anywhere along the rails, the lifetime warranty and the purported strength.

And finally, just yesterday my Husky X-act Contour liners arrived. I started with the Roush Weathertech that came with the truck. I’m a big fan of Weathertech but find they tend to require a lot of maintenance to keep from fading/discoloring. I have OCD (diagnosed and well managed), so while keeping truck floor-liners “looking new” is probably way down on most folks list of priorities…it’s something that can gnaw away at me. I’ve found over the years (and through trial and error on different vehicles) that the Huskies are a bit more “rubberized”; they’re easier to keep clean and the color remains consistent. And because they’re more pliable they seem to stay put a bit better for me.

Lol, so that should pretty much wrap things up for me for a bit (yeah, I know….famous last words). But I’m happy with the truck at the moment, so at the very least it’s the first time I don’t have anything sitting in the pipeline for it.

Lol, although I do need a swing-box….and the bed is pretty damn dark with the tonneau cover on it…….

By far … top 3 favorite truck here. You’ve never ceased to amaze me, and the slight upgrades make our trucks look even more astonishing and attractive in my opinion.

Love the headlights for sure. The cover looks amazing … you and I have to get together soon for a classic ROUSH photo shoot … we could make some jaws drop!

Keep up the hard work Matt. Love the truck. Love you buddy!

 

[9zero1790]

for a change, i did something to the 4g ranger.
it was starting to idle a bit rough and seemed to be going the wrong way in gas miles.i decided to put in new air filter change oil and filter, dumped a can of sea foam in the gas tank and did the sea foam fog to the intake. the neighbors hate me now. the old 3.0 belched out a good amount of garbage fogging up the area for a bit. idles better and runs smoother and stronger now. not me in the video of course lol. but it was my inspiration.

 

[philanderer]

i didnt do anything to my ranger today, because I DONT HAVE IT YET!!
received this in the mail yesterday. must have been in a deep state of inebriation when i ordered it cuz i dont remember doing so. anyone know what this is used for? hood strut perhaps?

 

[AzScorpion]

i didnt do anything to my ranger today, because I DONT HAVE IT YET!!
received this in the mail yesterday. must have been in a deep state of inebriation when i ordered it cuz i dont remember doing so. anyone know what this is used for? hood strut perhaps?

it’s for your transformation. Once installed you’ll see the results within a few weeks.

 

[FoD]

i didnt do anything to my ranger today, because I DONT HAVE IT YET!!
received this in the mail yesterday. must have been in a deep state of inebriation when i ordered it cuz i dont remember doing so. anyone know what this is used for? hood strut perhaps?

it’s for your transformation. Once installed you’ll see the results within a few weeks.

 

[philanderer]

it’s for your transformation. Once installed you’ll see the results within a few weeks.

my maintenance schedule doesnt call for me to have my transformation fluid changed yet

 

[Buffy Blue]

Hi all, been awhile since I’ve posted. Hope all is well. Plug chop at 37.8k mi and replaced with Denso 5341. Drove her 40 mi and she woke up. Torqued plugs to 10 ftlb and will plug chop again in 5k mi. Only mod is FPP Tune. That spark is definitely burning more fuel! ?

 

[Jmarler]

Got the 10k checkup with oil change. Disappointed they didn't fill it up with gas like the manual says.

 

[OHTREMOR]

I used the outside portion of the original grill with some modifications. Wasn’t a fan of the black surround. Thanks!

Looks great…how difficult to modify?

 

[armoredpig]

I used foreskin to bleed the ABS system for a firm pedal feel. I also added the Ford Perimeter Plus alarm module. Good stuff!

 

[9zero1790]

I used foreskin to bleed the ABS system for a firm pedal feel. I also added the Ford Perimeter Plus alarm module. Good stuff!

ouch...

 

[rydfree]

There was talk a few days back of the adjustable load bars for the truck bed and since the one on my F-150 was used often , I ordered one for the Ranger . This one is much better and stronger than the ratchet style I had before . Already used it this morning going to Home Depot and picking up some propane and boxed items that stayed against the tailgate perfectly .

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0731L3869?ref=ppx_yo2_dt_b_product_details&th=1

 

[Bob902]

ouch...

Sounds painful, for sure

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