What did you DO TO your 6G Ranger today? 🧰 🛠️ ⚙️ 🧽

[TVRangerSTX]

Posting bc this is one of the most popular threads on 5g, and a lot of 6g's are being delivered, so let the hi-jinx begin!

Today I recycled 1. My Coverking neoprene charcoal & black seat covers. They were still like new from Pepper, my 2019 5g 2. Also the black solid lug nuts (replacing the 2-pc chromed OEM). 3. My Amp Research Bed Extender, only 1 of 2 holes on the brackets lined up, so its temporary until I can drill the other two. Ford did well to keep the factory threaded holes from being sprayed withbedliner. 4. The Gator EFX hard cover was recycled the other day, it fit the new bed perfect. 5. Husky front and rear floor mats were also repurposed the other day. 6. Vault Cargo Management hitch lock, 4 years old and no rust like many complained about!

NEW STUFF: 1. Yesterday I installed new Go Rhino running boards, RB20's (look like Raptors, to me)...didn't get the factory ones bc in my experience they rust readily, and the RB10's looked like new on my 5g over 4 years of use! I like the RB20's better. 2. Had to add a decal to identify Olaf, on the back window.

Waiting on foam tape to add the front seal to the Gator cover. Only thing didn't fit was the console tray, the new console is bigger.

 

[jedadiah]

Put two holes in the bumper, so that I could add my German plate to the front. It's been on every car I've had since 2010.

 

[TVRangerSTX]

Put two holes in the bumper, so that I could add my German plate to the front. It's been on every car I've had since 2010.

Ok Jed, I'll ask...where'd you get it and what's the significance? It is cool, and nice blue touch!

 

[jedadiah]

Ok Jed, I'll ask...where'd you get it and what's the significance? It is cool, and nice blue touch!

I'm a German teacher, so I've always liked having a German plate on my car. The letter(s) to the left of the city seal on a German plate represent the city. LB = Ludwigsburg where I did a semester abroad when I was in grad school. The other letters can be anything that you want unless someone else has taken it. It is a reproduction, kinda. I bought it here, but all Germans buy their own plates from wherever as long as they meet the right specs. You get the seals when you register your car.

 

[TVRangerSTX]

I'm a German teacher, so I've always liked having a German plate on my car. The letter(s) to the left of the city seal on a German plate represent the city. LB = Ludwigsburg where I did a semester abroad when I was in grad school. The other letters can be anything that you want unless someone else has taken it. It is a reproduction, kinda. I bought it here, but all Germans buy their own plates from wherever as long as they meet the right specs. You get the seals when you register your car.

Odd that you can buy your own plates over there! I have family in England and plates are a big deal, certain ones are expensive, plate envy, matching your plate to your car vintage. Then again friends in DE, that's Delaware, not Deutchland, pay big bucks for low-number black plates🫨 Auf wiedersehen...

 

[Robo]

For those of you that already have your non-raptor trucks... I saw in a video (I think the person posting it is a member here) that the Raptors have a license plate bracket that allows you to mount it to pre-drilled holes under the bumper.

Do the non-Raptors have a similar setup so that you don't have to drill into the front bumper fascia? My window sticker includes a "Front license plate bracket" so hoping it can be mounted similarly to the Raptors.

Couple of pictures of the mount...

 

[DHH]

4. The Gator EFX hard cover was recycled the other day, it fit the new bed perfect.

I'm surprised the bed cover fit. That's good to know.

 

[Bt_okst]

I'm surprised the bed cover fit. That's good to know.

Not sure all do. And will they on a raptor?

 

[Bt_okst]

I'm just getting a new bakflip x4s that is specific to a 2024 ranger raptor. If there is no difference, oh well. I'd just as soon put all new stuff on my new raptor, anyways.

 

[jedadiah]

For those of you that already have your non-raptor trucks... I saw in a video (I think the person posting it is a member here) that the Raptors have a license plate bracket that allows you to mount it to pre-drilled holes under the bumper.

Do the non-Raptors have a similar setup so that you don't have to drill into the front bumper fascia? My window sticker includes a "Front license plate bracket" so hoping it can be mounted similarly to the Raptors.

Couple of pictures of the mount...

There's nothing to help you in this spot on a regular Ranger

 

[jedadiah]

I installed my crossover toolbox. The holes under the covers were perfect for the mounting slot in my UWS toolbox. One bolt on each side. No janky J-bolts or pick-up box mounts needed. A crossover box steals a lot of the 5' bed, so I'm not sure I'll run it for long.

 

[Critical Habitat]

Odd that you can buy your own plates over there!

Minnesota USA allows us to buy Critical Habitat plates with a donation pf $30 or more to the DNR, which goes to helping to preserve important wildlife habitat and plant communities such as wetlands, prairies, old growth forests, and endangered orchid sites. They also buy and improve land for wildlife benefit. The land bought goes into trust.
The new "blackout plates" are also popular.

 

[TVRangerSTX]

Minnesota USA allows us to buy Critical Habitat plates with a donation pf $30 or more to the DNR, which goes to helping to preserve important wildlife habitat and plant communities such as wetlands, prairies, old growth forests, and endangered orchid sites. They also buy and improve land for wildlife benefit. The land bought goes into trust.
The new "blackout plates" are also popular.

I'd rather have the Uncommon Loon! We have several options for special funds in PA also, the PZ - PA Zoo Fund is on our Escape, with a tiger...There is an otter, for RC - Wildlife Resource ConservationRivers, and a train for RR - (railroads, not Ranger Raptors) Preserve Our Heritage, we also have a PC - Pollenator with a butterfly and many others for veterans etc. Extra cost ranges from $40 to $62 and they probably make a lot of money to donate to these special funds. I will say the newer plates have a small picture while the older ones like our Tiger cover the whole plate.

 

[Critical Habitat]

Yep, have the loon on my older mazdaspeed 3 and showy ladyslipper on my Escape titanium. Showy ladyslipper (rare protected state flower) is mostly because my land up northern MN has a lot of them - DNR here even pays me to let them do evaluations of my properties to help determine which parcels are best for selective logging of older trees to help the newer ones.
Most likely will do the uncommon loon - I help build floating nesting sites that are safer from predators near my lake home.
OK, done with the somewhat off-topic stuff for a while lest I get even more annoying to others here.

 

[jrRaptor]

I swapped the stock antenna with the little Stubby. Then drove her to Austin where we'll be for the next week.

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