What did you receive in the mail today for your Ranger?

[subquark]

Just got notification my TRAC ELECTRONICS auto-mirror fold and tailgate central locking kits have arrived at my local post office. So now I have them, and the new grill for my wife's car that was delivered today, to install over the weekend.

I did promise my wife too, so hers comes first (full bumper removal too, yay ).

Post pics of the mirrors in operation.

Signed, a fellow Queen-loving Commonwealther!

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[AzScorpion]

It was email but I bought an extended warranty last night from Flood Ford. I figured I'm going to keep this truck at least a couple more years so I bought the 6/75,000 with the LED lights and a $100 deductible.

Also with the heater box situation I have going on now there's no way I'll be able to get it fixed before our trip and once I'm back my 3/36 will be close to expiring. I called Peoria Ford yesterday and they want me to drop it off for a week just so they can look at it. Then it could be another 7-10 days before it's fixed and that's assuming parts are available. I'll just pull the actuator out later this week and manually move it to cool. It rarely gets that cold here where I need heat and if it does I'll manually move it back. Fun times we're living in with all these shortages now!

 

[ControlNode]

Power wire, speaker wire, 50A breaker, fuse/distribution box, carpet, MDF board, steel panel, COM paint kit, and a bunch of other stuff to support the GMRS install. I think I'm at almost $800 in install parts cost for the $400 radio. ? Don't tell my wife. I already got the Lariat speaker, speaker pigtail and speaker grill for the center dash location. I'm still working on adding the radio's remote face plate to the lower dash trim, I'm losing the right accessory plug, but I may just order that wireless charging kit and a second AA Wireless interface and hardwire that charger behind the panel there.
Antenna is going to go from the cab of the truck to the bed and then up to a mounted type n coupler on the fixed part of the tonneau cover. The antenna on the roof magnet mount will then have its lead shortened to reach the coupler on the tonneau cover and a type N connection on it. To guide that lead down the back of the cab on the glass I got a set of those clear command strip light string clips. Goal is to get those clipped just right so the antenna coax is not laying on the paint over the back corner there. Hoping it can go from the antenna, over the roof rack and over the cab without touching, then into the clips on the glass. The antenna coax is pretty stiff, so it may work.


I still have a few more things to order that will also use that power distribution block. I plan to add a 3rd brake light on the bottom of my tri-fold tonneau cover so that while it is propped in the full open position I have a visible brake like up there. Also, what to add bed lights under the tonneau cover. I plan to just tap into the wires for the EBC t-tap at the high mount light so that the truck's wiring is not tapped at all. But those lights are and the relays for them are not bought yet, but will be later after the radio install is done, but I will have the wires run where needed back there.

 

[OrangeStreak]

There’s a provincial election here - the incumbent just eliminated the need for the license plate sticker and the annual $120 fee. To try and win as many votes as possible, he also announced a rebate for all tag fees for the past two years and mailed out cheques. We still have to register the vehicle online every year. Now he has to figure out where to find the $1 billion per year he just gave up. ??‍

Duke, that's a welcome break! So, if the incumbent wins, you can add $120 per year plus the rebate check to your Ranger budget without any guilt!

 

[DukeCanBuildit]

Duke, that's a welcome break! So, if the incumbent wins, you can add $120 per year plus the rebate check to your Ranger budget without any guilt!

Oh no Paul, he cancelled the tag fee and put the rebates in place regardless of the outcome. He’ll only lower the fuel tax to the full amount he promised the first time around - if he’s re-elected. He could have likely guaranteed himself more votes if he‘d swapped those two things around - talk about playing the wrong card first - he’s not that bright. Remember the crack-smoking, drunken Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford (ironic, huh)? This guy’s his brother.

I had two vehicles registered for the previous two years and had just recently paid for 2022 - so, I received a fat cheque for three years of rebates for two vehicles and a $240 bump in the annual mods budget - it’s the gift that keeps on giving.

 

[DrPep]

Got my BuiltRight truck bed molle system today. Install pics will follow when I get around to it.

https://builtrightind.com/products/bedside-rack-system-4pc-kit-ford-ranger-5ft-bed-2019

 

[ControlNode]

Got my BuiltRight truck bed molle system today. Install pics will follow when I get around to it.

https://builtrightind.com/products/bedside-rack-system-4pc-kit-ford-ranger-5ft-bed-2019

And this thread strikes again, another item added to the want list.

 

[subquark]

It's no Tito but it's on the dash:

 

[subquark]

It's no Tito but it's on the dash:

He braced for a dump run today.

 

[subquark]

No need for a leveling kit, this thing weighs a ton (okay, maybe 30 pounds? It's a beast!).

That little plate at the top is an "anti-theft" plate. Depending on how close the ball mount is to the receiver, you may need this to stop people from stealing the adjustable ball mount portion. That plate's not listed on their site (I ordered straight from B&W, no need to give Jeff Bezos a cut of their profits), so you just send an email to them with your order number and they'll send it out as a courtesy for free. You can see it in the side shot of the mounted hitch.

Lol, the hitch is all dusty from the heavy packaging and I didn't wipe it off.

I haven't even washed the truck yet and I didn't have the dealer wash it either, there's still rail yard mud on it!

 

[jflogerzi]

Lariat Center dash speaker and grill.

Can this be added to a XLT 302a based truck? If so what are benefits

 

[ControlNode]

Can this be added to a XLT 302a based truck? If so what are benefits

As mentioned in this post, I'm adding a GMRS radio to my truck that supports a remote face plate. With the radio body (with the built in speakers) behind the rear seats I don't think I'll be able to really hear it. I don't think the speaker on the mic itself is loud enough to use while driving. The radio supports external speakers so I plan to use that center dash speaker as the remote speaker for the GMRS radio. Sound should bounce off the glass for good quality sound.

 

[subquark]

Got these stainless steel license plate screws. On my 2005 Scion, the heads rusted off and I've used 3M double-backed tape to hold it on for the last 5 or 6 years.

 

[Strobes]

Samsung Smart Tag which will be attached to the Ranger key ring. It will be bluetoothed to my Galaxy and if the keys are lost will detect them to up 130 yards. I need this with my OCD!...

I bought a 4 pack of AirPods for my two sets of keys, and one of them hides in the toolbox in the back. If anybody steals my rig I will find them and introduce them to my friend Beretta.

 

[MJL88]

I ordered this finally.

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