Did the topper mod!
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Yeah it'll serve its purpose. Gnna build a shelf setup for an air matress and a place for a small electric heater for camping. Should be great when it's done and do what I bought it for!
I'm with you tho Brian, he said it came off his 98, but I don't think it was "made" for a ranger, though it works. Lol
Yeah it'll serve its purpose. Gnna build a shelf setup for an air matress and a place for a small electric heater for camping. Should be great when it's done and do what I bought it for!
I'm with you tho Brian, he said it came off his 98, but I don't think it was "made" for a ranger, though it works. Lol
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#36
Truck looks awesome with the headache, still looks awesome with the ghetto cap, like he said, temporary. And whether you like the look of caps or not, you can't deny their functionality on a truck with bed rails as low as the ranger. I'm completely torn.. I have a liner sprayed tool box in the basement that I love the look of on my truck, but then my truck isn't as useful. I like the look (don't love) of my leer cap, but more important, it's just so damn useful I can't argue.. may take it off for summer though.
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For those that may still be watching the thread, it's been awhile... But I got the cap painted up today beings it was so nice out! We ran out of clear, so sometime next week we're gonna wet sand it through the layer of clear and re shoot it. I'm also gonna be painting all the aluminum window trim in black gloss again once all the HVLP painting is done. Also, taking the lower aluminum black trim pieces that hold the rubber molding, into work and having powder coated... Just much easier than painting! Lol Anyways... Here's my update from today:
After DA'ing and wet sand 600, rinsing the soap off and wiping it down:
After it was painted (started to get really cold at this point, good timing!):
Back on the truck for transport home, letting the paint cure up and set up a bit before next week when we shoot the clear again. Leaving the tape on for now, that wasn't fun taping all that off lol:
Enjoy!
After DA'ing and wet sand 600, rinsing the soap off and wiping it down:
After it was painted (started to get really cold at this point, good timing!):
Back on the truck for transport home, letting the paint cure up and set up a bit before next week when we shoot the clear again. Leaving the tape on for now, that wasn't fun taping all that off lol:
Enjoy!
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It's not horribly matched.... But yeah, it's not meant for a ranger, though the guy said it was. I still bought it though. For what I paid and what I have into it... I'll have under $400 into the thing color matched with a new paint job, new lock, new rear window struts and a clean inside paint job that's sealed and leak free.... That's basically gonna be used for fall and winter. Shane's lookin at droppin $1,400 on a canopy here shortly. I'll take that $1,000 I saved and make better use of it. It'll work for me lol.
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Defiantly, sometimes you have to give up some things that would be nice (like exact match) to when you find a good deal. The money saves outweighs the loss of features.
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doesn't look bad, but it not properly lining up still gets to me, i'm a little OCD when it comes to stuff like that
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#49
For being OCD, how can you stand your cap not being color matched?
There's tons of reasons to SAS a vehicle, like a Ranger. Not everyone does it for wheeling purposes. Some do it for reliability. Some do it for clearance. Some do it for simplicity. The list is endless. My reasoning was most definitely those last 3, but not entirely those last 3. Snow is my deal, and this makes me that much more capable in the snow. It's incredible.
#50
its driving me up the effin wall, the reason its not color matched at the moment is money reasons
but it is turning white soon, its in primer right now
but it is turning white soon, its in primer right now
Last edited by SVT01RANGER; 05-04-2011 at 09:09 AM.