Holes in your Ranger rocker panels?

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I put on the Bushwhacker rocker cover things about two months or so after I got it so I’m guessing mine being a 20 are plugged…and covered. Almost sounds like I’m ordering hash browns at Waffle House.
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looks like the plugs were deleted on all of the '21s just from skimming the posts. maybe supplier issues, or ford being cheap by not installing parts
I'm sure They'll be available for about $20/ea soon... :curse:
 

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I had the same issue.. I reached out to the dealer for replacements. It is caused by the painter being lazy and not putting them back in ( I think)
 


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I had the same issue.. I reached out to the dealer for replacements. It is caused by the painter being lazy and not putting them back in ( I think)
Lazy robot? We are doomed! Lol
 

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Build date of 3/21. No plugs. Seems like that is inviting rust.....
 

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All holes plugged and accounted for on my 2019.

Yeah, I thought I'm too old to get down there and look for those so I told my wife to do it.

She told me, well, never mind what she told me.
 

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Seems to be they eliminated the plugs on all '21s. Wonder if it's to avoid moisture getting trapped in the rockers? Looking inside the holes the surface seems to be finished pretty well.
 

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There is factory primer and rust preventative protecting even the inside of the rockers as the truck bodies get dipped in that stuff before they are actually painted. So not a big deal but I would prefer mine to be plugged as they are.
 
 



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