Just did some modding as a gift...tried something new
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Just did some modding as a gift...tried something new
I got an OHC and the auto window modules for a friend last year, but he never had the chance to install them. With him being out of town, for Christmas I offered to install them in his truck.
To make the OHC install easier, at least a little more painless, I removed the headliner from the vehicle. This made mounting the bracket and wiring up things FAR easier than the time I installed my own OHC (the horror, the horror). I can also suggest that the screws used to hold the factory speakers in place work great for mounting the OHC bracket.
Just thought I would pass on the observation on removing the headliner. The ranger headliner is really easy as heck to remove and worth the extra time it takes to remove it to install the OHC with less hassle.
To make the OHC install easier, at least a little more painless, I removed the headliner from the vehicle. This made mounting the bracket and wiring up things FAR easier than the time I installed my own OHC (the horror, the horror). I can also suggest that the screws used to hold the factory speakers in place work great for mounting the OHC bracket.
Just thought I would pass on the observation on removing the headliner. The ranger headliner is really easy as heck to remove and worth the extra time it takes to remove it to install the OHC with less hassle.
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Originally Posted by pastfinder
I got an OHC and the auto window modules for a friend last year, but he never had the chance to install them. With him being out of town, for Christmas I offered to install them in his truck.
To make the OHC install easier, at least a little more painless, I removed the headliner from the vehicle. This made mounting the bracket and wiring up things FAR easier than the time I installed my own OHC (the horror, the horror). I can also suggest that the screws used to hold the factory speakers in place work great for mounting the OHC bracket.
Just thought I would pass on the observation on removing the headliner. The ranger headliner is really easy as heck to remove and worth the extra time it takes to remove it to install the OHC with less hassle.
To make the OHC install easier, at least a little more painless, I removed the headliner from the vehicle. This made mounting the bracket and wiring up things FAR easier than the time I installed my own OHC (the horror, the horror). I can also suggest that the screws used to hold the factory speakers in place work great for mounting the OHC bracket.
Just thought I would pass on the observation on removing the headliner. The ranger headliner is really easy as heck to remove and worth the extra time it takes to remove it to install the OHC with less hassle.
I'm just too lazy to remove the headliner...and you know what they say about lazy people: they end up doing it the hard way, lol...
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Originally Posted by n3elz
Yes, some folks prefer it that way. You should do a how-to on the headliner removal and so forth for the folks that do.
I'm just too lazy to remove the headliner...and you know what they say about lazy people: they end up doing it the hard way, lol...
I'm just too lazy to remove the headliner...and you know what they say about lazy people: they end up doing it the hard way, lol...
This was my second OHC install and I just wanted to make it a wee bit easier and make it a better install. The hardest part I think is still getting the slots cuts for the "feet" of the console. The metal clips never work the way I want :(
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Originally Posted by pastfinder
The hardest part I think is still getting the slots cuts for the "feet" of the console. The metal clips never work the way I want :(
When I did my install (a couple weeks ago), with the bracket held (temporarily) in place, I drilled a hole at the "top" and "bottom" of each slot. I then removed the bracket, placed an old blanket/towel around the opening in my headliner (which I did not remove, thank you very much. ) and used the Dremel to create the two 'slots'. Worked the bracket back into place, snaked the wiring harness into place, and buttoned everything up. The entire install (cutting headliner, installing bracket, running wiring, bolting everything together, and splicing in the other end of the wiring harness) took about an hour.
...including the time to vacuum the interior to pick up the little bits of headliner that littered the carpet during the installation.
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Originally Posted by turbo
Do you own a Dremel tool? ...with a cutting wheel?
When I did my install (a couple weeks ago), with the bracket held (temporarily) in place, I drilled a hole at the "top" and "bottom" of each slot. I then removed the bracket, placed an old blanket/towel around the opening in my headliner (which I did not remove, thank you very much. ) and used the Dremel to create the two 'slots'. Worked the bracket back into place, snaked the wiring harness into place, and buttoned everything up. The entire install (cutting headliner, installing bracket, running wiring, bolting everything together, and splicing in the other end of the wiring harness) took about an hour.
...including the time to vacuum the interior to pick up the little bits of headliner that littered the carpet during the installation.
When I did my install (a couple weeks ago), with the bracket held (temporarily) in place, I drilled a hole at the "top" and "bottom" of each slot. I then removed the bracket, placed an old blanket/towel around the opening in my headliner (which I did not remove, thank you very much. ) and used the Dremel to create the two 'slots'. Worked the bracket back into place, snaked the wiring harness into place, and buttoned everything up. The entire install (cutting headliner, installing bracket, running wiring, bolting everything together, and splicing in the other end of the wiring harness) took about an hour.
...including the time to vacuum the interior to pick up the little bits of headliner that littered the carpet during the installation.
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