Index of How-To Articles

Interior, Exterior, & Electrical

1. Interior
• Auto Dimming Mirror And Headlights
• Recover Center Console Lid
• Install A Lincoln Town Car Shift Handle
• Install Suede Headliner
• Install Aftermarket Door Speakers / Door Panel Removal, Front And Rear
• Replace Door Window
• Modify Your Radio Bezel To Fit A Double Din
• Install A Kenwood Double Din And Audiovox Rear Camera
• Paint Your Overlays And Convert To LED’s
• OHC Install ’98-‘03
• Explorer Center Console
• Reseal Rear Window ’98-‘12
• Replacing Instrument Cluster Lights
• Install New Carpeting In Your Truck
• Remove Seat Belt Bar On Explorer Seats
• Replace Rear Speakers (Single Cab)
• 60/40 Bench Seats To 40/40 Bucket Seats
• Mustang Dome Light Install
• Sound Deaden Your Interior With Hushmat

2. Exterior
• Color Matched FORD Emblems
• Front Gap Guards
• Install A Bedrug Mat
• Plasti Dip Your Chrome
• ’06+ Mirrors
• Mirror Mounted Turn Signals
• Undercoat Your Wheel Wells
• ’04+ Third Brake Light/Cargo Light Swap
• Tint Your Headlights
• Install ‘07+ Emblems
• Niteshade Your Tail Lights
• Install Cab Lights/Clearance Lights
• Replace Dome Light Bulbs In ’05 F-150
• Fog Light Surround Delete Mod
• ’02-’04 Level II Tow Hook Modification For Body Lift
• Install A Roll On Bedliner
• Make Light Tabs
• Plumbing A Fuel Cell
• Create Your Own Grill Inserts (Mesh Style)
• Homemade Grill (Plastic Style)
• Install Rear Plexiglass Window
• Fold-A-Cover Install
• Color Matched Keypad Entry System
• Train Horn Install
• Install A Protrax Retractable Tonneau Cover
• Remove Niteshade
• Install A Soft Tonneau Cover
• Open And Paint Corner Lights
• '01-'03 Grille Removal And Paint
• Clear Corner Install
• Rear Gap Guards

3. Electrical
• ’98-’00 Cruise Control Install
• Aux Light Hookup With Indicator Light
• OE Foglight Switch With Aftermarket Lights
• Adding A Third Light To Tail Lights
• ’98-’00 Cruise Control Pod Lighting Fix/Mod
• Disabling ABS While Offroading
• Change Your Explorer OHC From Green To Blue
• Install A HID Conversion Kit
• Install A Probox Universal Enclosure
• Change the CD-6 Radio Face Color
• Door Pins LED’s With Theft Light
• Disable Door Chime In ‘00+
• Sub Enclosure Dimensions For Jump Seat Cavity
• Change Your Odometer When Doing A Gauge Swap l ’95-’03 Trucks
• Get The Most From Your Electrical System
• Third Brake Light Cargo Light Using Mustang Dome Light
• Install An Electric Tailgate Lock
• ’07+ Hardwire Radar Detector
• Install An Infinity Basslink Powered Subwoofer
• Converting Foglamp Switch To LED
• Determine Your Ranger’s Calibration Code
• Aftermarket Tachometer
• Power To Accessory Circuit After Key Off
• Kill The Panic Button On Your Remote Key Fob
• ’04-‘06 Fog Light Mod
• ’07+ Fog Light Mod
• 12 Volt Source In Bed
• Under Hood Lights
• Add Factory Power Doors
• Auto Up/Down Windows
• Wire Offroad Lights Into Headlight Switch

Engine & Drivetrain

1. Engine
• Install Electric Cooling Fan Using Volvo Fan And Relay
• Clean K&N Air Filter
• Screamin’ Demon Ignition Upgrade
• Replace Alternator Brushes
• Radiator Flush Using A Flush Kit
• Change Power Steering Pump
• Install Morana Roller Rockers On A 3.0
• Pinion Seal
• 3.0 Cam Synchro Replacement
• Replace Fuel Pump
• Replace EGR Valve On A 2.3L Engine
• Taurus Fan Install 2-Speed
• 3.0 Pulley Install
• Eliminate Pinging – Seafoam Motor Treatment
• Air Silencer Removal
• Replace Oxygen Sensors
• G&M A/C Compressor Switch Mod
• 4.0L SOHC/OHV Underdrive Pulley Kit Install
• Replace Your Fuel Filter

2. Drivetrain
• Transmission Fluid Drain And Refill
• Swap Your 7.5 Rear End To An 8.8
• Rear Disc Brake Conversion On Stock Ranger 28-Spline Rear End
• Replace Front ABS Wheel Speed Sensor
• Adding Tilt Steering Column With New Clock Spring (From Explorer)
• Front Cobra Disc Brake Conversion
• HURST Rattle Silencer Mod
• Install Powertrax Locker And Axle Girdle
• Differential Cover Paint Mod
• Change Rear Differential Cover
• AVM Hub Install Version 1
• AVM Hub Install Version 2
• Change Your T-Case Fluid
• Explorer Rear Disc Brake Conversion From FRPP 31-Spline
• ’98+ Ranger Front Rotor Replacement
• Explorer Axle Swap
• Pulse Vacuum Hub Fix
• Hurst Shifter Install
• Hurst Shifter Revisions
• Install FX4 Shifter In An XLT
• Install EBC Brakes And Pads
• Install A PML Differential Cover
• Change U-Joints

Suspension, Tires, & Wheels

1. Suspension
• Explorer Leaf Swap/Install
• Replacement Rear Spring Hangers And Shackles

2. Wheels
• Install Spidertrax Wheel Spacers
• Polish Heavily Oxidized And Pitted Aluminum Wheels

3. Tires