my buddie and i went to the jy today and i got myself some goodies
first some expo hood hinges (goodbye prop rod)

https://www.ranger-forums.com/attach...1&d=1345762036

then i found this beauty (anyone know where i can get the thermostat and wiring harness.)
https://www.ranger-forums.com/attach...1&d=1345762157

 

The temp sensor should have been on the front under the driver side headlight attached to the front of the frame rail. I think I've got one I'd sell ya. The harness you should've pulled when you got the OHC.

 

dang well ill take it if your looking to sell and well i kinda left the harness there cuz i didnt know how much of the harness i needed and all that good stuff. (went in there half a**ed

 

I took almost the whole harness out of the headliner when I got mine. Even the piece for the autodim mirror.

 

i had the connector and a foot or two of the wire but i wasnt sure if that was enough so i just left it hoping somone on here would have one or know where i can get one

 

yeah you shoulda taken it. My yard would have charged the same whether I had the harness or not, so I always try and get extra.

 

yeah it would of been the same for me i may just have to go back tomorrow (got the day off) and grab it unless you know a site i could get the whole thing

 

nah, the yards probably your best bet.

 

ok so do i just need the connector and some of the wire or do i need more?

 

just get the harness with any amount of wire and you'll be fine. may as well get the temp sensor while you're at it.

 

Are those hinges a direct swap, or is fitting required?

 

pretty much a swap just need to figure out how to get a nut on the back side to hold the bolt.

 

are those expo hood hinges a direct swap? id love to run those.

 

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Any write up on the hinges ?

Pedro, you done this yet ?

 

Explorer hood hinges??

this is the best write up i have found about them.

 

For some reason I thought i read you had to use 2 driver side ones or maybe 2 passenger side ones.

 

you can use one of each but the pass side requires some fitting but 2 drivers will bolt right up

 

Wondering if these hinges will work with the Plastic Power Dome Hood, thinking cracking at the Strut Mounting points ?

 

Since it's all in the hinge mechanism, I'm gonna say no. It was made to support the weight at those points anyway, and you're not adding any new holes to the hood.

 

OLD thread, but the above link doesn't work.

Has anyone done this with the explorer hinges? I have read you need two driver side hinges from the Explorer for our ranger.

Figure it's a long shot with the OP posting up an update but wanted to see. Would much rather go this route than the side struts that get in the way.

Thanks,
-Nigel

 

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