ChaoticUdders
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- First Name
- James
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- Apr 25, 2019
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- Location
- Clearwater, Florida
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- 2019 Ford Ranger
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Hey everybody, I’m here asking for some advice. I want my truck the look like the wide body ranger raptors they have in the rest of the world since it isn’t coming to the US and I wanted to reach out to you guys for suggestions. I stumbled across two companies that kinda make your truck look like the RR but different issues with both.
One is a fiberglass company that makes easy to install bedsides and side panels for the US ranger. They look really cool actually but I don’t want to have fiberglass on my truck in case of a wreck or off-roading accident.
https://www.advfiberglass.com/products/2019-2021-ford-ranger-raptor-fenders
The other company goes about making your truck look like a RR a different way. They order OEM parts from outside the US and install them on your truck. Though it is steel and safer from a wreck, I’m not 100% sold because I would most likely have to give up other mods I had in mind for my truck in the future since it would change it so much. They change out your taillights to the EU one and also change out the tailgate for the EU one. But in both cases I prefer the looks of the US rangers taillights and tailgate.
https://paxpower.com/ranger/
I want something as simplistic as the fiberglass mod where I can keep my bumper portion that goes under the grill and keep my stock taillights and tailgate but have it made out of steel instead. I was thinking of buying fiberglass ones and taking it to a metal fab shop and have them make me steel ones to go on my truck with the same fit.
If I do come across a solution it won’t happen for some time since I have several mods I need to do before I do this but I want to get it ironed out beforehand. Of course I’ll post pictures and discuss issues on the conversion.
Of course I haven’t called either one of these companies and questioned them yet since it’s 1 in the morning and this is a spur of the moment idea. I plan on calling them Monday to discuss options and see if I can find a more clear path. I just wanted to make this forum post to get your opinions on the subject so please don’t be afraid to speak up!
One is a fiberglass company that makes easy to install bedsides and side panels for the US ranger. They look really cool actually but I don’t want to have fiberglass on my truck in case of a wreck or off-roading accident.
https://www.advfiberglass.com/products/2019-2021-ford-ranger-raptor-fenders
The other company goes about making your truck look like a RR a different way. They order OEM parts from outside the US and install them on your truck. Though it is steel and safer from a wreck, I’m not 100% sold because I would most likely have to give up other mods I had in mind for my truck in the future since it would change it so much. They change out your taillights to the EU one and also change out the tailgate for the EU one. But in both cases I prefer the looks of the US rangers taillights and tailgate.
https://paxpower.com/ranger/
I want something as simplistic as the fiberglass mod where I can keep my bumper portion that goes under the grill and keep my stock taillights and tailgate but have it made out of steel instead. I was thinking of buying fiberglass ones and taking it to a metal fab shop and have them make me steel ones to go on my truck with the same fit.
If I do come across a solution it won’t happen for some time since I have several mods I need to do before I do this but I want to get it ironed out beforehand. Of course I’ll post pictures and discuss issues on the conversion.
Of course I haven’t called either one of these companies and questioned them yet since it’s 1 in the morning and this is a spur of the moment idea. I plan on calling them Monday to discuss options and see if I can find a more clear path. I just wanted to make this forum post to get your opinions on the subject so please don’t be afraid to speak up!
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