What did you do to your Ranger today?

[AndyMedic]

Finally washed mine and got all the winter crud off it, full tank of fuel, and ready for another week.

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[Blue Streak]

We are going to be using the Ranger more this weak since we have to take our CR V to the body shop to fix our turkey damage. We stopped at a local 66 station to get gas while they still had it for $3.99 while all the others are $4.29. Only took 8 gals but that's $2.40 less than I will probably have to pay tomorrow when i was going to get it.

 

[9zero1790]

Tried and failed in a second attempt to put a leveling kit on the front.
It ain't as easy as the YouTube videos make it look. I didn't expect it to be, but still....
Just gonna pay the alignment shop to do it.
I'm not mad, just frustrated.

dont feel bad im in the same boat. i got the parts sitting in the box waiting. i took a look at it a few months ago and then looked up all i would need to do and decided not gonna happen. ill just get it done someplace and have the alignment done at the same time.

 

[9zero1790]

We are going to be using the Ranger more this weak since we have to take our CR V to the body shop to fix our turkey damage. We stopped at a local 66 station to get gas while they still had it for $3.99 while all the others are $4.29. Only took 8 gals but that's $2.40 less than I will probably have to pay tomorrow when i was going to get it.

its a sad shame that i have to say this. but, 3.99 is a pretty good price, these days anyway... i got some at sams with the club discount for 404.

 

[9zero1790]

Installed my dashcam, tailgate strut, emblem covers, Ranger tailgate letters, & smoked side markers.

looks great! i kinda wish i had white blue or race red. black shows every lil spec of dirt and the snuggle bear could scratch the black lol.

 

[Sariandan]

looks great! i kinda wish i had white blue or race red. black shows every lil spec of dirt and the snuggle bear could scratch the black lol.

Is it just me, or does the paint on the black trucks seem reeeeeeaaaalllllly thin? Maybe, no primer? I have a couple of chips in various places and all show bare metal underneath.

 

[Waltztj]

I replaced my tailgate emblem and camera housing with the black smoke chrome emblem.

Front is next, later today or tomorrow.

Hi All
I got the Ford blacked out emblems and the were too bright for me, so I took them apart and painted them matte black and Carbonized Grey to match the truck. Then I put matte clear on it.

 

[subquark]

Truck arrived Wednesday night and I saw it after hours before my sales guy knew it was in (the OrderTrack thing showed it delivered, so we shot out to see). Brought it home Friday night (did all the paperwork Thursday but was out of town Friday when they did whatever they do to them).

So it was a busy weekend.

Installed the ignition bezel, which fits perfectly.

Put in the Husky X-act Contour floor liners, they also fit great. And after searching for my keys for 45 minutes, in the grass, in the tailgate, in the house, in the garage, again in the yard, I finally found them under the driver side mat! Dopey me! Ugh! =p

Installed the 54" K-Nines rear seat cover for Cheech. It fits just right. I was nervous about the 54", but that's the right size.

Put in his BloBlo bed, that's really the thing's name, how terrible is that. But it has red stripes and matches Soupie (I know, Ranger Pride won't approve of a named truck, but my wife says it looks like Campbell's Tomato Soup ...).

Then the Wet Okole seat covers went on and holy crap, what a pain they were. I tried to unplug an air bag seat sensor for 20 minutes, even searching online for how it unclips. It has a red clip and I could push it back, but it just wouldn't separate and I didn't want to break it. I finally found a video of a guy saying to leave it and only use one side. There are two elastic straps that hold the change catcher to the bottom seat and that sensor won't let you unhook one of them. After much cussing and sticking my hands in places they were never intended to be (?!?), they are finally on. But I posted another thread about a nut that fell out from the seat, BAH! =(

And the big task that I did on Saturday, the hottest day of the year so far, here in New England at 87 degrees, was the installation of the Westin HDX Stainless Drop Nerf Step Bars. Not bad, about 90 minutes with taking the time to assemble all the fasteners and put Never-Seez on each. It's a 46 year-old bottle of Never-Seez and still works fine!

I'll post on the running board thread about them and their height because this is an absolute must for me and Kate, we're both short and what a difference these make, they make the truck very comfortable to use.

Red-striped BloBlo bed in back on top of K-Nine covers, Wet Okole's in the front in Kate's favorite color (also have their seat belt pads in matching color), Husky liners, and the drop steps. Oh, the ignition bezel too! =)

This can of Never-Seez was bought by my dad in 1976 for my third-hand FJ-40 that he gave me as a birthday present (and that I still have). That's the supervisor in the shade and I took many breaks while crawling under to mount the drop steps.

It was a long and hot afternoon and the supervisor was totally wiped. Here he is recovering in the AC! =D

 

[OneMore]

I want to know what you did to get the cover to come down evenly over the corners. Mine looks like shit, because it’s pretensioned and not adjustable. I’ll have to add a picture in a minute to show you what I mean.

Hi Kevin,

All four corners of my cover fit fine. I looked at your photos and agree, that fitment is not acceptable. Have you contacted the manufacture and provided photos of your cover?
Was your installation like that from the beginning or did the corners reseed over time?

 

[Colo_Ranger]

Got the snorkel installed. Got the winch control box relocated. Funny thing, the snorkel took 2.5 hours. The control box took 8.5 hours. I though the snorkel would be the hard part. Once you get on board with drilling holes all over your truck, it goes quite quick and easy.

Better pictures will be coming.

Also, I broke a fender flare. YouTubes tells you they are hard to get off and easy to break. I can confirm this is true.

 

[Kodiacnb]

Tried and failed in a second attempt to put a leveling kit on the front.
It ain't as easy as the YouTube videos make it look. I didn't expect it to be, but still....
Just gonna pay the alignment shop to do it.
I'm not mad, just frustrated.

Yeah , that's why I got the dealer to do mine. To me it was worth it.

 

[9zero1790]

Is it just me, or does the paint on the black trucks seem reeeeeeaaaalllllly thin? Maybe, no primer? I have a couple of chips in various places and all show bare metal underneath.

i think it seems thin also, maybe we got skimmped on paint due to shortages. we can add extra coat of black paint to that list of removed items lol.

 

[Sleepy_Hollow]

Added some more lift to the front of the truck. Also, got bored and took my bed rack off. Truck looks more beefy without it. Now to wash it and get an alignment.

 

[toddyfunk]

looks great! i kinda wish i had white blue or race red. black shows every lil spec of dirt and the snuggle bear could scratch the black lol.

I do like the black - for the first 45 minutes after a wash/wax! Nothing looks better! I had a silver 19 FX4 and now the white Tremor. I like the light colors lol

 

[OrangeStreak]

Took her to the Dealer to have the left brake light bulb replaced. Warranty covered. Spent several extra hours there because the parts guy dropped off the paperwork without the bulb so he had to do a return trip and bring it. That's like going to the grocery store and leaving with empty bags... Stopped at AutoZone on the way home and picked a can of Mother's bug remover foam (on sale for 5.99) to remove the bugs that I picked up during Sat's trip.

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