Jason's 2021 - SCT SEMA '19 Clone - Build Thread

[Mirage775]

So, Tuesday, the seat heating elements came in. I watched the other 2 videos about how different both front seats are, last night. I went to work for 3 hours this morning and decided to take off and come home and get these seats done!

Got home about 10am, starting working on the seats about 10:30, passenger side first. I almost didn't install the heaters..., first they didn't look like that were going to even fit, the secondly, I noticed you can cut them to a certain length. I then installed them in the passenger bottom seat, only to realize I forgot to put the protection tape over the cut.... ?‍ I then had to take the bottom part off the seat frame and fix it, but all in all, the passenger seat took about 2.5-3 hours, from removing from the truck to installing in the truck and prerunning the heater wiring under the carpet.

It's been cold and raining all day and during this whole ordeal, I got soaked, LOL! Enjoy the pics!

2021+ Ford Ranger Katzkin Leather Installation PART 2 - Passenger's Seat video

Drivers side took roughly 2 hours from removal to install. I honestly didn't think I was going to get both done today.

2021+ Ford Ranger Katzkin Leather Installation PART 1 - Driver's Seat video

Again, I used zero steam on these. I guess I could rent one or just wait till the summer heat hits This weekend, it's supposed to be a little warmer, so I'll probably wire up the butt/back warmers! I've never owned anything in my life, with heated seats :O

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[AzScorpion]

So, Tuesday, the seat heating elements came in. I watched the other 2 videos about how different both front seats are, last night. I went to work for 3 hours this morning and decided to take off and come home and get these seats done!

Got home about 10am, starting working on the seats about 10:30, passenger side first. I almost didn't install the heaters..., first they didn't look like that were going to even fit, the secondly, I noticed you can cut them to a certain length. I then installed them in the passenger bottom seat, only to realize I forgot to put the protection tape over the cut.... ?‍ I then had to take the bottom part off the seat frame and fix it, but all in all, the passenger seat took about 2.5-3 hours, from removing from the truck to installing in the truck and prerunning the heater wiring under the carpet.

It's been cold and raining all day and during this whole ordeal, I got soaked, LOL! Enjoy the pics!

Drivers side took roughly 2 hours from removal to install. I honestly didn't think I was going to get both done today.

Again, I used zero steam on these. I guess I could rent one or just wait till the summer heat hits This weekend, it's supposed to be a little warmer, so I'll probably wire up the butt/back warmers! I've never owned anything in my life, with heated seats :O

Nice job Jason! I don't think I'd tackle taking the seats apart like that as I know I'd be driving around with just the foam afterwards.? I've been in plenty of vehicles with them but my Ranger is the first I've owned. I'll tell you what, I'll never buy another without them! Besides warming you up they're great for when your back is sore and aching. I use mine all the time here especially when getting out out work. It's like having a built in heating pad. ?

 

[Bob902]

Nice job Jason! I don't think I'd tackle taking the seats apart like that as I know I'd be driving around with just the foam afterwards.? I've been in plenty of vehicles with them but my Ranger is the first I've owned. I'll tell you what, I'll never buy another without them! Besides warming you up they're great for when your back is sore and aching. I use mine all the time here especially when getting out out work. It's like having a built in heating pad. ?

Yessir. Back problems make heated seats almost mandatory anymore.

 

[AzScorpion]

Yessir. Back problems make heated seats almost mandatory anymore.

I use them up to when it's 105 outside. After that nature heats them up naturally. ?

 

[Bob902]

I use them up to when it's 105 outside. After that nature heats them up naturally. ?

Doesn't get to 105 very often here, but I use mine all the time.

 

[Mirage775]

Nice job Jason! I don't think I'd tackle taking the seats apart like that as I know I'd be driving around with just the foam afterwards.? I've been in plenty of vehicles with them but my Ranger is the first I've owned. I'll tell you what, I'll never buy another without them! Besides warming you up they're great for when your back is sore and aching. I use mine all the time here especially when getting out out work. It's like having a built in heating pad. ?

Thanks Dave! I was a little nervous honestly, but once I watched those videos, I figured I'd be fine?

I was super nervous about the headrest guide plastic pieces and actually broke one on the rear seat... I didn't do it like the video guy suggested and I totally broke it, LOL! The front seats, however, I did exactly like he did and it worked exactly like his video did

My wife's super ancient CR-V has heater leather seats, but I rarely ride in her car, cause it's not an ideal ride for a 6'6" man to fit comfortably....

 

[Mirage775]

Just a little info on my truck for newcomers.

This is a rough list of parts to order for my build:

As of March 1, 2022:
Lowered 5" rear Flip Kit (Belltech)
Lowered 3" front (Control Freaks)
Adjust Upper Control Arms (Control Freaks)
Viking Adjustable Coilovers (Front) (Control Freaks)
Belltech Street Performance Shocks (Rear)
20x10 Method Racing NV605 -24mm offset Wheels
Method Racing Lip Bolt Kit (Black) x 4
Method Racing Black Screw-on Center Caps
265/50 Nitto 420V Tires
Air Design 6 piece set; Hood Scoop, Fender Flares, Fender Vents, Door Rocker Panels, Tailgate Spoiler and Tailgate Appliqué
2019 Lariat Painted Tailgate Handle
2019 Lower Valance w/Tow Hook Openings
Raptor Grille
Retractable Hard Bed Cover
35% Tint on front door windows
Weather-tech Front & Rear Floor Mats
2019 OEM Black Front Tow Hooks
Paint Matched Door Handles
Paint Matched Mirror Skull Caps
Lower Grille Insert
Raptor Grille LED Lights x3 (Amber)
Smoked Side Marker Lights
LED Luxx Black Headlights
Black Painted Calipers
DeeZee Rubber Bed Mat
1 SCT BDX Programmer
93 Performance Tune by Torrie @ Unleashed Tuning
Pedal Commander
Mishimoto Black Intercooler
Big Mouth Snorkel
AFE Intercooler Charge Pipes
Velossa Tech Ram Air Scoop
AFE Intake Scoop
Roush Cold Air Intake
TurboSmart VTA BOV

Added Between October 2022 and February 2023
UPR Dual Valve Oil Catch Can w/CSS Plug N Play w/drain hose kit
MBRP Dual Black Rear Exhaust System
Katzkin Leather Seats with Back & Butt Warmers
Kicker Door Speakers
Lariat Center Dash Speaker Cover w/Kicker Speaker
Redtek All Auto Windows Down/Up Module

Soon to come:
Tinted Windshield 35%?
More Interior Faux Carbon Fiber Bits (not much, just want to get rid of that Silver crap on the Doors and Console)
Fumoto Valve
BULLY Black Sport Pedal Pads
Engine/Trans Skid Plate
AFE Black Diff Cover
PPE HD Aluminum Transmission Pan
B&M Trans Dipstick
Custom Engine Cover (Had to hack up my Lariat cover for the UPR Install...)
Tom Wood's 1 Piece Driveshaft
QTP Exhaust Cutout (Zoomie)
In-Bed Mounted Matching Spare Wheel

List updated, as of February 2, 2023.

I need to add prices for everyone, as it's not cheap at all!

 

[AzScorpion]

Jason, That's a lot of mods! It didn't seem like that much when you had it spread it out over 22 pages but that list.

I don't know if I wouldn't add it all up. You might be in for a shocker yourself. lol ?

 

[Mirage775]

Jason, That's a lot of mods! It didn't seem like that much when you had it spread it out over 22 pages but that list.

I don't know if I wouldn't add it all up. You might be in for a shocker yourself. lol ?

I always keep a record of what I've put into vehicles, even though it's a loss if I ever sell... But it looks awesome in person I have about $8k alone in the body kit, wheels, tires and suspension...

 

[AzScorpion]

I always keep a record of what I've put into vehicles, even though it's a loss if I ever sell... But it looks awesome in person I have about $8k alone in the body kit, wheels, tires and suspension...

I do the same and keep a folder with all the receipts. It's just a shocker sometimes when you actually put it all down in front of you. lol But as long as the bills are paid and you're having fun that's all that really matters. Plus we all enjoy helping you (and others) spend your money. ?

 

[Mirage775]

I do the same and keep a folder with all the receipts. It's just a shocker sometimes when you actually put it all down in front of you. lol But as long as the bills are paid and you're having fun that's all that really matters. Plus we all enjoy helping you (and others) spend your money. ?

I too, have my receipts in a folder. Just about everything I've added to it is paid for, with the exception of the new exhaust and Katzkins. I just wish the truck was paid off, but at least our house is paid off, LOL!

 

[Mirage775]

Earlier this afternoon when I got home, I decided to go ahead and wire my seat warmer switches. After I decided on where I wanted to put them, I drilled the holes and ran the wires and got it done so quickly, I just decided to splice into one of the 12v ports under the AC controls. Before I reinstalled everything, I did a 5-10 minute check on both seats to make sure everything was working as it should and it was

Somehow I managed to eyeball the switch holes to be somewhat in the same spot on each side?

Low heat setting (Green light) Super tough to get a clean pic...

High heat setting (Red light)

It took a few minutes before I felt any warmth on the lower part of the seat and maybe 10 minutes before I felt anything on the back. Might be because I had all my warm clothes on, as it was super cold in the garage, but I could definitely tell they were working

 

[Mirage775]

This morning the wife, I and one of our dogs, Hera went to Lowe's in the Ranger. I tried out the seat warmer again and within about 5 minutes, it was working greatly, so great, I had to turn it off, LOL! Hopefully my Redtek stuff will be here this week and I can install it and my Kicker speakers.

I wish I could get the A, B and C pillar covers and headliner switched to Black... Guess I'll figure out something later on....

 

[Mirage775]

Well, I'm slowly running out of things to do to my Ranger, but yesterday, it was somewhat warm and raining off and on, so I decided to install my new Kicker Speakers, REDtek Auto Down/Up Window module, a Kicker dash center speaker and my new Aluminum Engine Cover.

Took most of the day yesterday to do everything, started about 11am and finished close to 7pm... and I was so sore and screwed up my knee... It still hurts like hell today...

Anyway, let's start with the Kicker KS (part #47KSC6704) Door Speakers, Metra (part # 82-5605) Speaker Mounting Brackets and Metra (part #72-5602) Speaker Wiring Harnesses, all ordered from Crutchfield. Zero instructions on how to install these, so after some test fits, I decided to remove the 5 little "tabs" from the Mounting Brackets.

This is how the speaker fits with and without the "tabs"

Gap with tabs...

Flush without tabs.

Comparison between Kicker and OEM speakers.

Pic is drivers side front door. I made a little slit in the grommet, above the OEM speaker and ran the new speaker wires through the slit. I used some 1" exterior screws to hold the speaker into the mount, since there weren't any with the kit... I used the OEM screws to install the mounts to the door.

While I had the front door panel off, I installed the REDtek auto window module. I had to relocate the module, as it was hitting the door panel and it had to be mounted between the weather barrier and door panel. It works great, EXCEPT the windows do not roll back up after 1 full minute of being down or after you lock the doors... I have contacted REDtek about this issue...

I also installed a Kicker 3.5" (part #47KSC3504) Speaker for the center of the dash, since the XLT didn't have anything here. You can see the red/black wires I installed and started running them under the defroster panel.

Running new speaker wires along the defroster panel toward the passengers side.

Ran new speaker wires down/behind the glove box and secured them to an existing loom of wire.

I used some vampire taps in the passengers side door speaker wires (Yellow/Orange-Positive, Green/Brown-Negative).

Replaced the solid XLT dash center cover with the Lariat cover. This extra speaker makes a major difference!

Lastly, this was my OEM Lariat Engine Cover after I had to modify it to fit around my Dual Valve Catch Can piece on the valve cover.

Since the OEM cover has inflated into stupid prices $250+! I found an aftermarket cover and even though the company has shitty reviews, it was $30 off, with free shipping at $170. Customer service is awful and I had my doubts about it fitting correctly and it might, if my engine was stock still... Had to shave a good bit off it, in order for it to fit around the BOV/Hose. They also say it's powdercoated, but in my opinion, it looks like rattle can spray paint. I'll use some wrinkle black paint, when it gets nicer outside.

This is how it looks on a stock engine.

 

[Mirage775]

So...., come next week, my wife is going to inherit the Ranger from me, as we've bought a 2017 JK Rubicon, that will become my daily driver/weekend off-roader. More details on it next week, but here's a preview pic of it:

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