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During the amber DRL install, I also installed Signature Lux's amber grill lights. They look and work good, but for the sake of time, I wired them to my AUX1 switch. The switch stays on, so they're on when the truck is on, but I would like to wire them to something that turns them on when the...
There are two liners, inner and outer. The inner comes out first by removing all of the 7mm screws that hold them together plus a dozen or so of the plastic "screw-type" push pins. It will come all the way out and can be set aside.
The outer liner is held by more of the plastic push pins and...
I think it is just a strain relief, or perhaps a pin locking mechanism of some sort. When you pull it straight up and out, you'll see it has some "fingers" that slide down into the connector which may serve to lock the two connectors together in some way. It's only latched by two small side...
I took my time (by myself), so it probably took about 4 hours total. If I had to do it again right now and I was in a hurry, I could get the whole job done in a little over an hour. But a lot of that comes from the experience of doing it just once. You don't know what you don't know when you...
Having watched the videos and read the previous threads and install tips, I finally got around to installing mine over the weekend, and TLDR: removing tires and fender liners is The Way™.
Removing the tires and fender liners takes about 10 minutes per side, and once everything is out of the...
Yes, designed on Sketchup and 3D printed. I've installed a test set, but I haven't had a chance to put water on it and check for leaks. With the factory caps, lots of water leaks by the loose fit - enough to get the bed and cargo pretty wet in heavy downpours.
My thought is that if more than...
I've started to notice a "flare" between the 4-5 shift. It's not bad, but noticeable, more irritating than anything, really. But, since it's just started to come on in the last couple of months, it makes me wonder if something is starting to fail. I don't drive the truck hard most of the...
Here’s what I’m doing to keep mine from leaking:
Still testing the design, but it fits very snug and should eliminate most of the water seepage through the loose fitting stock caps. If not, a very thin layer of silicone should do the trick.
Not shown here, but they have threaded studs on...
Speaking of shifting, does anyone know of a way to keep the transmission from locking the torque converter in lower gears? When I'm on a trail or in my neighborhood in the intermediate gears (3,4,5, etc.), the torque converter is constantly trying to lock and then unlocks when the gears change...
Yes, if you're skinny enough, you can get under it, drop the skid pan and drain the oil. You don't have to change the plug every time, but they're cheap, so you decide. I change mine on my other Fords about every other or maybe every third oil change. I've never had any leakage issues.
Here...
Quick unrelated question for several in this thread that are outside North America: Where do you buy your OEM Ford parts? Don't answer here, but if you could check out this thread and respond there, it would be helpful: https://www.ranger6g.com/forum/threads/drivers-side-grab-handle.12834/...
I know there's an airbag. There's one on the RH side too. I think it fits under the bracket on the RH side and should be similarly situated under the new bracket mounted to the LH side. The question is whether there's a bolt hole for the bracket to mount on the LH side.
So I've spent a little time on this, and I think I know some things, and I know I don't know some other things. Going through the parts list, here's what I think I know:
There is a valid part number for a bracket that fits the driver's (LH) side. From some of the discussions here and on...
Made it myself on my vinyl cutter. I had a larger one to put between the rear sliding window and the cab brake light, but it seemed a little too much. I like the subtlety of the small decal in the right rear corner of the glass.
Y’all, I’m sure I added this much HP today with this sticker in the window. Haven’t had a chance to dyno it yet, but seat-of-the-pants tells me it’s there.