What did you do to your Ranger today?

[MikeyB]

Took her to the carwash for her quarterly (I know) wash. New steps and swapped out the chrome tail-tip for a black one. She feels like a million bucks and so do I

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[Tom Jones]

Definitely sequential. I’m looking at buying a set of these for myself in the very near future. I know you haven’t had yours for very long, but how are they holding up and how do they perform at night? Also, and I hate to ask, do you have any pics of them in action? I just want to know if they have real world performance close to what the Headlight Revolution YouTube video claims. TIA.

They are great! I had to bring the beams way up from where they were out of the box to get them to point where the old stock lights were. But the beam is nice and bright, shines a great white light with no discoloration. The cutoff is sharp so I don’t feel like I’m blinding other drivers.
No problems with reliability so far. We have had an insane amount of rain here in the Bay Area lately and I haven’t had any problems. I love the DRL’s. I will grab a photo of the beam at night if I can remember haha

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

Intake valve cleaning and transmission fluid change at 36k miles. Switching gears feels buttery but I have to drive more to confirm how all my usual interactions with the truck are. It was raining today and could not push it to test things. Transmission fluid was very dark, I asked for pictures but they forgot. No metal shavings though is the good news. I personally would not wait until 100K miles or more for a transmission fluid change, but that's up to you to be fair.

 

[AzScorpion]

Intake valve cleaning and transmission fluid change at 36k miles. Switching gears feels buttery but I have to drive more to confirm how all my usual interactions with the truck are. It was raining today and could not push it to test things. Transmission fluid was very dark, I asked for pictures but they forgot. No metal shavings though is the good news. I personally would not wait until 100K miles or more for a transmission fluid change, but that's up to you to be fair.

This Intake valves are pretty nasty for 36K. Maybe that's normal but I can't see letting them go to much longer like that. Plus we all know you don't drive like an old lady either so giving it the "Italian Tune Up" doesn't seem to work. lol

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

This Intake valves are pretty nasty for 36K. Maybe that's normal but I can't see letting them go to much longer like that. Plus we all know you don't drive like an old lady either so giving it the "Italian Tune Up" doesn't seem to work. lol

Yeah, was not expecting it to be THAT bad... It definitely was very worth it for "science" either way. Now we have working data

 

[BS67]

Drove the '22 to work......had the afternoon off so drove to the gun club. Someone left a bunch of 9mm brass, 45acp and 223 brass as well. picked it all up and drove the '22 home!

 

[AzScorpion]

Yeah, was not expecting it to be THAT bad... It definitely was very worth it for "science" either way. Now we have working data

It's nice to be able to see what it looks like, I think you're the first one to have this done. If you don't mind me asking how much was this?

Edit: You answered my question in the other thread.

 

[dondonbabyraptor]

It's nice to be able to see what it looks like, I think you're the first one to have this done. If you don't mind me asking how much was this?

Agreed, figured it would help many if I took the first plunge. Was ultra curious myself too after seeing the video and reading every other brands GDI carbon buildup averages (20-30k miles).

Just so readers of this forum have the info, $650 for the walnut blast and $70 for the transmission fluid change.

 

[Jake]

Did a 60,000 mi service on mine today. Oil and filter, tire rotation, t-case fluid, transmission fluid filter and a new ppe standard capacity pan so it can be less messy the next time. Need to get gear oil for the differentials and then ill be all caught up on maintainence.
Also had to replace the parking brake cables in the rear as they had seized up and would cause the rear brakes to stick on.

New pan

Trying to contain the mess

Old cables, left one completely seized, right pretty sticky.

 

[LostMy65]

I forgot to post it yesterday. I finally lowered the tire psi to 35.

 

[AndyMedic]

Put in my K&N Air Filter in. It was 1 degree out, that was enough for today.

 

[WolfgangVTS]

They are great! I had to bring the beams way up from where they were out of the box to get them to point where the old stock lights were. But the beam is nice and bright, shines a great white light with no discoloration. The cutoff is sharp so I don’t feel like I’m blinding other drivers.
No problems with reliability so far. We have had an insane amount of rain here in the Bay Area lately and I haven’t had any problems. I love the DRL’s. I will grab a photo of the beam at night if I can remember haha

Awesome. Glad they’re working out well for you. If you do get a chance to snap a pic it would be greatly appreciated. I’m excited about possibly getting a set of these for my Ranger.

 

[Shayne4wheeler]

The hood lights are Rigid DSS pro, I highly recommend these for a wider beam. The throw is fairly far and super bright! Rigid also does a good job in the quality of the product. Great durable waterproof housing and thick cords and connector.

Looking for advice, I'm buying the rigid DSS pro ditch lights to be mounted on the hood(pillar mount) and can't decide between the driving beam or flood beam. My plan is to face the lights at a 45 degree angle facing the ditch. Has anyone used either beam??

 

[9zero1790]

Looking for advice, I'm buying the rigid DSS pro ditch lights to be mounted on the hood(pillar mount) and can't decide between the driving beam or flood beam. My plan is to face the lights at a 45 degree angle facing the ditch. Has anyone used either beam??

just my opinion but if using them as a "ditch" light to see whats to the sides where the headlights are not showing enough, i would go for the flood version. wider light pattern. If adding to get more light further to supplement the headlights do the driving beam.

 

[Colo_Ranger]

just my opinion but if using them as a "ditch" light to see whats to the sides where the headlights are not showing enough, i would go for the flood version. wider light pattern. If adding to get more light further to supplement the headlights do the driving beam.

couldn’t have said it better myself.

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