What did you do to your Ranger today?

[Ranger_Pawl]

Gave my truck (or any vehicle for that matter) its first clay treatment this weekend. Used a 303 clay mitt. I didn't expect much but was really impressed. Not only brought out the shine, but feels so smooth. It was worth the effort.

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[YaBoiNewton]

Swapped the FX4 stickers something custom. Sister-in-law made the design and an Etsy shop made them for ~$20. Local vinyl installer quoted $200 so this had to be a DIY. ?

Just a little joke between my wife and I. She's a herpetologist whose research has her out in the woods catching tree frogs and tadpoles then taking them back to her lab at USF for experiments. Thus our truck is the Amphibian Transport Vehicle!

 

[Rhino]

Swapped the FX4 stickers something custom. Sister-in-law made the design and an Etsy shop made them for ~$20. Local vinyl installer quoted $200 so this had to be a DIY. ?

Just a little joke between my wife and I. She's a herpetologist whose research has her out in the woods catching tree frogs and tadpoles then taking them back to her lab at USF for experiments. Thus our truck is the Amphibian Transport Vehicle!

needs a frog on the decal now lol

 

[philanderer]

first post to this thread. cuz....duh....i just got my truck last week. cooper rugged trek 265/70/17 and step bars. i had been dreading putting the step bars on by myself, cuz im 62 and my body has been ripped to shreds over the years, but i got them on! now its off to the couch for a few beers and some pizza and the imminent exhaustion crash sleep

 

[OneMore]

Well this is more of what I didn't do to my Ranger today.

Went out to the garage to change the rear differential oil in my 2022 Ranger Tremor.
Only has 1,500 miles but having read in other posts that drained fluid on similar milage Rangers looked suspect, I thought this was worthwhile.

I was stopped in my tracks when I discovered no drain plug on the differential housing.
Yes I could see the flat casting where it would be machined. But Ford in their infinite wisdom decided to save a few bucks and not provide drain point other than removing the differential cover. So now I have to source a new gasket first.

I find this unacceptable. What would have been a simple maintenance item is now much more time consuming and messy.
Not the end of the world. But if you were not inclined to work on your own vehicle and had to rely on the dealer. You are now paying for a lot more labor time.

Ford, your customers deserve better.

 

[Progeny2021]

Well this is more of what I didn't do to my Ranger today.

Went out to the garage to change the rear differential oil in my 2022 Ranger Tremor.
Only has 1,500 miles but having read in other posts that drained fluid on similar milage Rangers looked suspect, I thought this was worthwhile.

I was stopped in my tracks when I discovered no drain plug on the differential housing.
Yes I could see the flat casting where it would be machined. But Ford in their infinite wisdom decided to save a few bucks and not provide drain point other than removing the differential cover. So now I have to source a new gasket first.

I find this unacceptable. What would have been a simple maintenance item is now much more time consuming and messy.
Not the end of the world. But if you were not inclined to work on your own vehicle and had to rely on the dealer. You are now paying for a lot more labor time.

Ford, your customers deserve better.

It's always a good idea to remove the cover when changing the differential oil, for obvious reasons. A proper inspection....

 

[Rhino]

Well this is more of what I didn't do to my Ranger today.

Went out to the garage to change the rear differential oil in my 2022 Ranger Tremor.
Only has 1,500 miles but having read in other posts that drained fluid on similar milage Rangers looked suspect, I thought this was worthwhile.

I was stopped in my tracks when I discovered no drain plug on the differential housing.
Yes I could see the flat casting where it would be machined. But Ford in their infinite wisdom decided to save a few bucks and not provide drain point other than removing the differential cover. So now I have to source a new gasket first.

I find this unacceptable. What would have been a simple maintenance item is now much more time consuming and messy.
Not the end of the world. But if you were not inclined to work on your own vehicle and had to rely on the dealer. You are now paying for a lot more labor time.

Ford, your customers deserve better.

i got a drill and a tap i can help!

but nah that does kinda suck but i will say this! on my 13 tacoma it had a drain and when it came time to change my fluid my rear diff it had been hit a time or two offroad so i had to cut the nut guard on the diff so i could even access it! now if you are not going offroad then there is no issue here but if you do wheel the truck not having that drain point will be such a nice feature! because all you gotta do is unbolt the back side instead of fighting with a drain plug

 

[Sanctus Rimor]

Got a little tooclose to some stuff backing into the garage.

 

[Sanctus Rimor]

No dent, fortunately. Just scratched clean down to the metal. I figure I'll just get some touch up paint from the dealer. If anyone notices after that, well...there a lil too close to my truck for their own good...haha.

I'm just bummed it didn't happen while doing something fun or cool like off roading.

 

[9zero1790]

Got a little tooclose to some stuff backing into the garage.

good thing about white is it hides damage well. get a mild polish or compound to remove the scrape marks and then it be 90 % better.

 

[Bsenecal]

Swapped the FX4 stickers something custom. Sister-in-law made the design and an Etsy shop made them for ~$20. Local vinyl installer quoted $200 so this had to be a DIY. ?

Just a little joke between my wife and I. She's a herpetologist whose research has her out in the woods catching tree frogs and tadpoles then taking them back to her lab at USF for experiments. Thus our truck is the Amphibian Transport Vehicle!

Very cool.
Brian

 

[OneMore]

No dent, fortunately. Just scratched clean down to the metal. I figure I'll just get some touch up paint from the dealer. If anyone notices after that, well...there a lil too close to my truck for their own good...haha.

I'm just bummed it didn't happen while doing something fun or cool like off roading.

Hi Paul,

Your black cab roof on the white body looks very good.

 

[Venom_z89]

Got a little tooclose to some stuff backing into the garage.

there's a company on Amazon I forget the name but you can buy 2k color match spray paint and clear. it's a bit pricey I think like 40 for a small can, but it's supposed to be good stuff.

 

[Progeny2021]

Got a little tooclose to some stuff backing into the garage.

Oh dang!!! Another 'candidate'......

 

[iceman145]

Added Pro-Comp 2.25" leveling kit, Red Ford Performance Tow hooks, Red grille emblems and red/black tailgate emblems.

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