Aftermarket Parts Companies Suck

[T-Wrecks]

The 6G has been out for over a year so you'd think advertised parts would be available, and if not an honest notice of availability when ordering. Nope, give us your money then we tell you we won't have them for 2 months.

I ordered parts the minute I committed to buying my truck. I drive gravel roads and know just how easily the paint chips from my 5G Ranger so first thing is mud flaps. Tried to order RokBlokz but they said they are out of stock. No, they never were in stock! They can't find a Ranger to test fit, WTF? On advice from here I ordered the universal mud flaps from Rek Gen, my card was charged but I never got a shipping notice so I emailed them. They are "experiencing some delays due to a heavy backlog of orders". Really for the universal fit? Would have been nice to know as I would have bought the Ford parts flaps that are in stock.

Then I ordered Husky Liners Truck Trail Armor Rocker Panel Kit, my card was charged right away then silence. So I chatted with them and wouldn't you know they are having production issues, so 6-8 weeks. No mention of that on the website. I complained about them charging my credit card and they gave me a measly 5% off coupon on my next order. After this experience why would I order anything from them again?

These guys just screwed me as now I have to deal with paint ships because they can't be honest about availability. It's too late to order anything else before my trip so thanks guys. I'll try and drive slow but every rock that I hear hit the truck is only going to make me more angry.

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[Onceaneagle]

Thanks for the warning. Sounds like it might be worth calling the customer service, asking about stock, and getting the name of the rep before ordering. Regarding mud flaps, I get mine from Weathertech. No drill. Easy to install. No issues.

 

[its fig]

The 6G has been out for over a year so you'd think advertised parts would be available, and if not an honest notice of availability when ordering. Nope, give us your money then we tell you we won't have them for 2 months.

I ordered parts the minute I committed to buying my truck. I drive gravel roads and know just how easily the paint chips from my 5G Ranger so first thing is mud flaps. Tried to order RokBlokz but they said they are out of stock. No, they never were in stock! They can't find a Ranger to test fit, WTF? On advice from here I ordered the universal mud flaps from Rek Gen, my card was charged but I never got a shipping notice so I emailed them. They are "experiencing some delays due to a heavy backlog of orders". Really for the universal fit? Would have been nice to know as I would have bought the Ford parts flaps that are in stock.

Then I ordered Husky Liners Truck Trail Armor Rocker Panel Kit, my card was charged right away then silence. So I chatted with them and wouldn't you know they are having production issues, so 6-8 weeks. No mention of that on the website. I complained about them charging my credit card and they gave me a measly 5% off coupon on my next order. After this experience why would I order anything from them again?

These guys just screwed me as now I have to deal with paint ships because they can't be honest about availability. It's too late to order anything else before my trip so thanks guys. I'll try and drive slow but every rock that I hear hit the truck is only going to make me more angry.

I have rokbloks mudflaps on my raptor. I've had them since December of 24. I ordered them directly from rokbloks and I had shipping info within a day and the parts were at my door by the end of the week.

 

[clarke]

I got their mudflaps as well. Ordered them back in August. Ordered directly from them and got them in less than a week.

 

[huskyfargo]

Rokbloks here too!

 

[T-Wrecks]

Odd that Rokbloks found a Raptor for a test fit but not a standard Ranger. I had them on my 5G and really liked them but you can't buy what they won't make.

 

[ADVNTURR]

The aftermarket has really lagged in the US, worse so for the non-Raptors and it has definitely been frustrating. ARB is very guilty of this, with a press announcement back in Jan 2024 touting having worked with Ford to develop all sorts of fun things for these truck, yet absolutely nothing is available.

As far as mud flaps for the non-Raptor, I used some RallyFlapz ones from the UK on my '24 which have worked pretty well and only took a little bit of modification to work on a NA truck.

 

[iBrad81]

The aftermarket has really lagged in the US, worse so for the non-Raptors and it has definitely been frustrating. ARB is very guilty of this, with a press announcement back in Jan 2024 touting having worked with Ford to develop all sorts of fun things for these truck, yet absolutely nothing is available.

As far as mud flaps for the non-Raptor, I used some RallyFlapz ones from the UK on my '24 which have worked pretty well and only took a little bit of modification to work on a NA truck.

I agree, I reached out to a few like Diode dynamics about timeline of stuff, They are all focused on the Tacoma unfortunately

 

[gtistiffler]

The Musology flaps fit great. On Amazon.

 

[TwoTone]

The 6G has been out for over a year so you'd think advertised parts would be available, and if not an honest notice of availability when ordering. Nope, give us your money then we tell you we won't have them for 2 months.

I ordered parts the minute I committed to buying my truck. I drive gravel roads and know just how easily the paint chips from my 5G Ranger so first thing is mud flaps. Tried to order RokBlokz but they said they are out of stock. No, they never were in stock! They can't find a Ranger to test fit, WTF? On advice from here I ordered the universal mud flaps from Rek Gen, my card was charged but I never got a shipping notice so I emailed them. They are "experiencing some delays due to a heavy backlog of orders". Really for the universal fit? Would have been nice to know as I would have bought the Ford parts flaps that are in stock.

Then I ordered Husky Liners Truck Trail Armor Rocker Panel Kit, my card was charged right away then silence. So I chatted with them and wouldn't you know they are having production issues, so 6-8 weeks. No mention of that on the website. I complained about them charging my credit card and they gave me a measly 5% off coupon on my next order. After this experience why would I order anything from them again?

These guys just screwed me as now I have to deal with paint ships because they can't be honest about availability. It's too late to order anything else before my trip so thanks guys. I'll try and drive slow but every rock that I hear hit the truck is only going to make me more angry.

Why did you need to order RokBlokz?
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[ericsmr]

The frustration with the lack of aftermarket for the non raptor is real. Starting to get pissed myself

 

[Raptor Family]

The aftermarket has really lagged in the US, worse so for the non-Raptors and it has definitely been frustrating. ARB is very guilty of this, with a press announcement back in Jan 2024 touting having worked with Ford to develop all sorts of fun things for these truck, yet absolutely nothing is available.

As far as mud flaps for the non-Raptor, I used some RallyFlapz ones from the UK on my '24 which have worked pretty well and only took a little bit of modification to work on a NA truck.

ARB has its parts available in Australia. I am not sure, but I think they have some sort of exclusive agreement with Toyota in North America. In Australia, ARB teamed up with Ford to make factory accessories which are not available. I tried to get the air compressor kit to mount in side the passenger side rear fender. It has a Ford part number which we can’t order, and ARB will not send it to NA.

 

[ADVNTURR]

ARB has its parts available in Australia. I am not sure, but I think they have some sort of exclusive agreement with Toyota in North America. In Australia, ARB teamed up with Ford to make factory accessories which are not available. I tried to get the air compressor kit to mount in side the passenger side rear fender. It has a Ford part number which we can’t order, and ARB will not send it to NA.

I highly doubt there's any sort of of exclusivity agreement locking ARB in with Toyota in the US (they have parts available for the Bronco and F150). The press announcement I referred to was on the ARB USA site and bragged about the SEMA build which they show in pictures.

In the end it comes down to money with these companies (hooray capitalism) and they're chasing after what they think will be best for them. I totally understand that the Toyota vehicles are more popular right now and are getting priority. Doesn't make it less annoying when we're the ones being overlooked.

 

[Onceaneagle]

ARB has its parts available in Australia. I am not sure, but I think they have some sort of exclusive agreement with Toyota in North America. In Australia, ARB teamed up with Ford to make factory accessories which are not available. I tried to get the air compressor kit to mount in side the passenger side rear fender. It has a Ford part number which we can’t order, and ARB will not send it to NA.

What about the SDHQ air compressor mount? They are in Gilbert, AZ near Phoenix. What ARB needs is a North American distributor. Maybe some US or CA company out there will get a licensing agreement. Can't believe ARB would not want to increase market sales, unless what they make will not fit the NA model, for some reason. Or politics.

SDHQ Built '24+ Ford Ranger/Ranger Raptor Air Compressor Mount

 

[ChronciallyChronic]

The Musology flaps fit great. On Amazon.

The Musology flaps fit great, don't stay on very well, the fastners are weak. Between Florida summer rain putting deep standing water on road and car washes the two front flaps were ripper off the truck. If they were improve the fastners I would have a better opinion.

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