What did you do to your Ranger today?

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Overnight? They (Ford) must be getting cheap now as they did mine as I waited. I think I was there maybe 45 minutes and out the door. Good luck Lee and hopefully it fails. I know most times you don't want to hear those words but in this case it'll be nice.
When I worked for NAPA we had to attach a printout from the tester to the battery warranty form. No slip, no re-imbursement.
If the tester said to charge and re-test that is what we had to do otherwise the store just gave away a free battery.
Over half the time the battery just outright failed, so no charge and re-test.
 

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Got most of my bed rack on before it started to pour. Hopefully get the crossbars on tomorrow.. but.. supposed to pour so ?‍♀ well get there eventually lol.

The rack is a haul-master 800lb universal job I snagged at hazard fraught. I ended up cutting 4" off the uprights so the crossbars would be at a reasonable height above the cab. This required enlarging 2 holes per upright a hair and tapping them for m10x1.5.

Easy peasy.
 


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@Msfitoy I think I need to up my font size next time. lol

This turned out to be a PITA. Those are 22 gauge needles...

I had to water down the acrylic to get it to flow out.

The matte clear coating should kill the shiny and discoloration.

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@Msfitoy I think I need to up my font size next time. lol

This turned out to be a PITA. Those are 22 gauge needles...

I had to water down the acrylic to get it to flow out.

The matte clear coating should kill the shiny and discoloration.

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Professional Doc!
 

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Well, I removed the factory 4x4 decals from the truck bed:
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And added gray and black 4x4 decals in their place:
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I had actually given serious thought about not putting them on after I removed the factory decals…I really liked the clean look of the bed, but I think the gray and black decals are a nice subtle touch.
 
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@Msfitoy I think I need to up my font size next time. lol

This turned out to be a PITA. Those are 22 gauge needles...

I had to water down the acrylic to get it to flow out.

The matte clear coating should kill the shiny and discoloration.
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Stuck on the AVS "original" window deflectors. I need to take pics from inside but I'm happy with how they look. It's just knock-off 3M tape, so I hope they don't blow off on the highway! =D

The "original" are the older design ones that stick out the most and I hope that means it'll actually make a difference for inside temps (and keeping my stoopid tree sap out of the interior).

I''ll report back about wind noise and turbulence once I do some highway driving.

The tape's applied a bit sloppy and some is visible on the back part. But it's plenty good for Soupie. =)


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Finished up the racks, ready to go get my canoe!
Post a pick with your canoe on if you don't mind. I have been debating whether a bed rack or roof rack is a better way to go for a 16ft canoe. In my mind, 16ft canoe on a 5ft bed leaves a whole lot of overhang. Interested to see your setup.
 

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Alpha Rex installed today

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Did you do the install yourself? Mine are still in the box. Trying to decide if I'm up for it or go find a shop to do it.

Also, how do you like them? I'm assuming there's a noticeable difference at night.
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