The owner's manual has the procedure for the window reset.
Looking good, got to say you have more patience them most people..Busy Ranger morning. Got it insured last night and went to a local place for the emissions first thing. I knew it wouldn't pass because the ECU wasn't ready. Needs some more driving time. But I wanted the paperwork to show a cop I was in the registration process if necessary. Otherwise the March of 2023 purchase date would look seriously suspicious.
Next it went to a recommended auto body shop in a nearby town recommended by a local shop that said their frame rack was a little too small for the truck. The recommended shop specializes in frames. They have the highest ratings I've seen for any body shop in the area. Didn't even know they existed until today. The owner was super nice and very knowledgeable. We talked for quite a while and he looked over the Ranger thoroughly. He agreed that it was unfortunate the work hadn't been done to a higher standard. The quality of the end result would have without question been substantially higher, and my personal experience much better with these guys.
Anyway, he said that to properly correct the angle of the driver side front frame rail will require grinding off the welds on the sides and bottom where it was attached, moving the rail up slightly to where it should be then welding it back in place. That may affect the alignment of the fender slightly so that's going to be interesting.
Next was the glass shop. New windshield and camera alignment will total about $600. Appointment is for tomorrow morning.
So how does it drive? Fairly well. I've been very ginger with it so far listening and feeling for anything odd. A few clunky shifts but nothing horrible. My eyeball alignment is pretty good. I'll have an official alignment done after final height adjustments. I'm good with the front height overall but the driver side does seem to be slightly lower than the passenger side.
It's smooth on the highway even running on year and a half old fuel. Very slight tire imbalance but nothing major.
Only thing I'm not sure about is a minor shudder starting out from a stop through first gear. Can't tell if its the drive-train or the mud tires. Again, nothing major.
It will probably be two weeks or more until the body shop can work on the frame rail. In the meantime I put the bumper on as to not attract unwanted attention. The driving lights are just cheap floods. I'd like some real fog lights that have a horizontal cutoff so they can be used with oncoming traffic. Only ones I've found and like so far are the OEM version on the F150. Would have to make custom mounts for those, though.
Other thing I was surprised about is no on-screen navigation, not even when using Android Auto. Just a compass shows up on screen. Haven't investigated that enough to figure it out yet but I really like our VW where a map on the phone is mirrored to the screen. At least I got it figured out enough to listen to an audio book. Was also surprised there isn't a garage door opener. Guess that's reserved for the Lariat.
Grill is a bit shiny compared to everything else. Could use a coat of something matte. Maybe even the bed liner spray. Thinking about a black textured bug guard as well.
The cable is fine. It's new. As mentioned previously, the phone displays "Android Auto Connected" when the phone is plugged in. It's just that nothing changes on the dash display. That said, trying a different cable is a logical diagnostic step.
Thanks. I'm one of those people who tries to see projects through to the end, especially with so much personal investment. Can't say I didn't want to push the thing off a cliff at times, though.
I don't either. It's a troubleshooting step.
