What did you do to your Ranger today?

[OFC Ranger]

Project is finished and wired up. Everything works perfectly.

A couple notes:

1. I added some rubber c-channel to the edges to protect any wires from rubbing.
2. I may add a support to the front. It would come off and bolt to the airbox bolt.
3. This is pretty well set, but it will have to be pulled at least one more time. I need to glue the rubber strips so they don't slide. This gives me expandability, so I will probably be adding a busbar for power and ground (my battery is maxed out on connections), which will add weight (and the reason for the front support).

I really like how it turned out and it will make wiring new accessories much easier, as the runs will be shorter and there is less plumbing. I'm still will be using electrical tape to cover the whole wire loom I created, but I ran out of steam and wanted to make sure it worked before I tied it all up.

This is how I ran mine to keep things off the engine and other parts, (I drilled little holes in the plastic trim on the back walls so I could run zipties through them);

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[Colo_Ranger]

The pictures are deceiving, but there is a ton of clearance between the plate and any engine components. I do think I will make a bracket to support the weight in the front, but that'll have to wait for another day.

 

[Roofhopper]

Thank God for premium care

 

[Danager]

I am on vacation so I am taking some time to tweak things here and there. I got the bed slide moving smoothly, it rolls on its own of it is unlocked.

I also took the time to try an idea for more/versatile tie-down points along the bed side. I had some extra 10/30 - 1”x3”extruded aluminum(because I overthink and re-do things sometimes…). I added a piece behind the front and rear factory-installed tie-down points. I also added an extension behind one of the middle tie-downs I added. And because the middle extension only had one bolt securing it, I ran a piece of 10/10 (1”) connecting it to the rear piece. I am really happy with the result. It is really strong and extremely secure. I may order some better looking bolts, but these Home Depot bolts are doing just fine. This is far less expensive than any of the molle panels available. I also like the fact that these are hard mounts. I am going to measure up and install a couple across the front of the bed, and also down the passenger side.

 

[OrangeStreak]

Thank God for premium care

Ted,
I've got PremiumCare also. Do you know what the cost of this service would have been without the warranty?

 

[Glocker]

Thank God for premium care

Right!? This exact repair on a customer's Ranger caused me to march my ass back to the finance dept and buy the warranty!!!!!

 

[Roofhopper]

Ted,
I've got PremiumCare also. Do you know what the cost of this service would have been without the warranty?

Not exactly. I know it wouldn’t have been cheap though. They had it in the shop for 2.5 days. Only cost me $100 ?

 

[OrangeStreak]

Not exactly. I know it wouldn’t have been cheap though. They had it in the shop for 2.5 days. Only cost me $100 ?

Makes me feel good about having the extended warranty! A friend of mine had his car transmission go out at 43K with no warranty. His out of pocket was $6000

 

[raytwntrvlr]

Installed a Weathertech bug deflector. Fits the hood perfectly. Uses existing mounting holes and no adhesive.

 

[WolfgangVTS]

Installed my Ford emblem overlays to the front and rear.

I really like the blacked out look. How durable they are has yet to be seen. Hopefully they last a long time. If not I see a lot of work in my future removing and painting them.

 

[9zero1790]

today i drove the old ranger to look at the new ranger locked up behind the fence at the body shop. still taken apart. so what i did today to my 5g ranger was stare at it lol.

 

[BS67]

Drove the XLT to the gun club.......got 7 miles west and noticed sumthin in the ditch.........motorcyclist went down......stopped and helped him til the ambulance arrived.......drove on to the gun club.....got my trigger-workout and drove 'er home!

 

[ksuds49]

After a long hiatus I’m back to doing mods. This past week I added AFN 5th Gen frame mounted rock sliders/steps.

These were a bit of a challenge to install on the drivers side due to proximity to the gas tank and brake lines, but the look and feel very sturdy. We’ll see how they hold up soon I hope.

AFN has unfortunately discontinued Ranger gen5 gear to focus on gen6. I got these on a clearance sale, specifically because they are combo steps/sliders.

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[Tracy Bowman]

Thank God for premium care

Good to see you on here @Roofhopper. Miss seeing your rooftop pics!

 

[mapco]

Finally got the BD light covers in for driving in California

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