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I had glare in my personal XLT truck with both incandescent and LED swapped, not much to speak of in a work XLT with incandescent, and massive glare in a rental Lariat, yet minimal glare in another rental Lariat. i think it really depends on the truck and camera maybe? I am interested in doing...

Tow/Haul mode is a button on the center console. It changes the engine tables and transmission behavior for better behavior under load. It looks like a smaller trailer icon on the button, and a similar light illuminates on the dash.

I fought a similar issue on my XJ for months. Unibody was straight, axle pads were equal, wheels square blah blah, man it drove me insane. The spring eye wrap was twisted unwound shifting the axle over. Apparently i put enough torque down with that 4.0L after gear reduction to twist up the...

Please be aware that clay bars are abrasive, and doing it this often will more than likely micro-mar your paint. I clay bar once a year with my vehicles. A good quality topcoat/sealant will last those 3-4 months easily, and just reapply. I love the Turtle Wax Seal'n'Shine myself too. Use it on...

When we packed up and moved into our new house, my wife had a great question about my timing gun as we packed. I have it still for the old '87, '96 and two '69s. She's wicked smart and witty, but the car knowledge is lacking. She asked "wow, did you actually have to plug in your firearms long...

Well our trucks are quick, but most things are in this age. Before '21 I travelled 100% as a consultant for pharmacy automation. I am top tier with all major airlines and hertz/national/avis as rental cars. I got to drive LOTS of different vehicles for years, and there are some real sleepers out...

When I did some heavy paint correction on the 87 - it didn't get cared for properly for about 2 years while I got my life straight lol Here is the first pass with v36 to clear the oxidation. It did a fantastic job clearing the junk after a clay session. And then i followed up with v38 to help...

A rubber dishwashing glove gets the hair out like you won't believe. Thank me later. I use a lot of CG stuff. They work well, but i feel are overhyped. If you can get their stuff for sale over on Amazon, go for it, you'll like it. I use the Blacklight wash in my foam cannon for my wifes Dark...

This thread: https://www.ranger5g.com/forum/threads/solved-engine-shroud-cover-missing-on-xl-and-xlt-trims.1563/

Just got back from picking up my little camper. Overall good impressions from the experience. Camper checks in at 1525lbs completely dry. The truck didn't care one bit that it was towing the camper. That's on par with my utility trailer experience. Power is completely unchanged. I stayed at...

The round polisher with side handles is more than likely a rotary polisher. A huge learning curve and very unforgiving if you mess up. An angle grinder style is usually going to be the dual action polisher you hear about. Easy to control and a much shorter learning curve. I use a chemical...

When shopping trucks this in one thing that I missed on the Ranger. The Ram had this and it REALLY makes me feel better about what's going on behind me. The wife can pull up the camera and look at the hitch connection and items strapped down. Had to borrow my dad's Ram (he loved it when i was...

My exact listening habits right there. I think i've only taken it to 15 at the most. I actually do have hearing loss thanks to ear infections and loud equipment growing up - 32% in the right and 41% in the left. I honestly couldn't even imagine what 30 would sound like, even to my hard of...

Great info. I'm picking up a 1600lbs teardrop style camper, Rustic trail Kodiak, next week and am looking forward to how this truck handles it. It's about the same size as that Helio O2 model. Nice to know that mileage is still respectable. How did the crosswinds treat you? I think that is my...

Here is my report from last year at the 5k interval. Closest one I could find, it does say 7500 on this one. I'll try to find the other sheets. Just moved and office is a mess.

Yeah, I'd like to see actual reports. Nice charts on the oil breaking down, I'm a visual guy. My Blackstone analysis (done at 1k, 5k, and 10k so far) on my Ranger has consistently said I had easily 5-6k left on the oil. Changing at 5k doesn't hurt anything, so go ahead. I might even do it to...

I'll throw gas (or oil) on the fire lol My wife's '14 CR-V is just cresting 65k miles. Runs like a champ and she never reset the trip mileage so the 28.5mpg is the overall lifetime. Only ever takes it to the dealer for work, which has been scheduled maintenance only. Something about I get a get...

All the harping on "plug and play" has me questioning that. Adding a wire to a empty fuse is not "plug and play" but we'll within my skillset. Forscan is also an option, though this truck hasn't seen it used. For the luxx/Nova: My XLT runs the headlight bulbs at low wattage for DRLs. What do...

OH yeah, that's what I want to see! that's a pro on the list That looks like a nice cutoff and a clean field of light below it. Now it's only the silly start up sequence on the con list

Very interesting. I run the Motorcraft on my '19 just bc of the ease of obtaining it locally. I trust MC and if there were issues, the branding cannot be questioned. For my '87 and it's 2.9L, know to have oil issues, I have run nothing but Motorcraft until the mid-2000s when I swapped to Bosch...