OHC install with turbo's help!!
OHC install with turbo's help!!
alrighty then, brian (turbo) was up this weekend from FL to do his BL and he helped do my OHC install. had a few lil probs and gotta finish up expo mirror tomm. nothing not been posted already but here's mine...lol!!
virgin.....
brian doin his thing!!
AND this is what i LOVE about this community. Had a prob findin the VSS wire and called stone,justin,then trent,and tonight dustin and got the answer i was lookin for, and was between phone and internet and AIM, finally got it i believe but its great that the help is there if ya need it!! Thanks to everyone!! OHC is done but gotta wire up expo mirror tomm then i can button everything up!!
virgin.....
brian doin his thing!!
AND this is what i LOVE about this community. Had a prob findin the VSS wire and called stone,justin,then trent,and tonight dustin and got the answer i was lookin for, and was between phone and internet and AIM, finally got it i believe but its great that the help is there if ya need it!! Thanks to everyone!! OHC is done but gotta wire up expo mirror tomm then i can button everything up!!
looks good Josh... glad you finally got the mount to "mount"!!! I see you had to sneak that pic in.... I was NOT ready for my close-up, Mr DeMille!!! (note to the ladies: there's something wrong with Josh's camera -- I'm much better looking in person! 
i did paint it, its the same color as the bezel, silver, i guess the flash just drowned it out. I'll get a daytime pic, might come out better. Thanks everyone!!
Originally Posted by Smakes
who else has car parts in their room? lol
me and you both!! Thank goodness brian was here!!
Console Power: Yellow/Gray ---> White/Blue (white wire with blue stripe - radio harness)
Console Ground: Black ---> chassis ground
Console Night Dim: Light Blue/Red or Red/Black ---> Blue/White (blue wire with white stripe - radio harness)
Console Maps: Green/Orange ---> Violet/Red (radio harness)
Console Dome: Black/Blue ---> Green/Blue (above factory dome)
Console VSS: Gray/Black ---> Purple/Orange (pin #1 of the center PCM connector)
These two would be wired separately from the truck harness:
Console temp: Dark Blue/White ---> Temp sensor Dark Blue/White
Console temp: Dark Blue/Yellow ---> Temp sensor Dark Blue/Yellow
[Important: the 2007~2008 Ranger no longer has practical way to tap the "Battery Saver" feature for use with the Ex console map lights. So, if a map light is wired to a constant hot (Violet/Red as shown above) and it is inadvertently left on overnight, it could kill the battery. An alternative would be to wire the maps to the keyed console power (White/Blue referenced above). Of course, then the maps would only work with the key in the RUN or ACC position. It's a matter of preference.]
Explorer Overhead Console ---> 07~08 Ranger
Console Power: Yellow/Gray ---> White/Blue (white wire with blue stripe - radio harness)
Console Ground: Black ---> chassis ground
Console Night Dim: Light Blue/Red or Red/Black ---> Blue/White (blue wire with white stripe - radio harness)
Console Maps: Green/Orange ---> Violet/Red (radio harness)
Console Dome: Black/Blue ---> Green/Blue (above factory dome)
Console VSS: Gray/Black ---> Purple/Orange (pin #1 of the center PCM connector)
These two would be wired separately from the truck harness:
Console temp: Dark Blue/White ---> Temp sensor Dark Blue/White
Console temp: Dark Blue/Yellow ---> Temp sensor Dark Blue/Yellow
[Important: the 2007~2008 Ranger no longer has practical way to tap the "Battery Saver" feature for use with the Ex console map lights. So, if a map light is wired to a constant hot (Violet/Red as shown above) and it is inadvertently left on overnight, it could kill the battery. An alternative would be to wire the maps to the keyed console power (White/Blue referenced above). Of course, then the maps would only work with the key in the RUN or ACC position. It's a matter of preference.]
Console Power: Yellow/Gray ---> White/Blue (white wire with blue stripe - radio harness)
Console Ground: Black ---> chassis ground
Console Night Dim: Light Blue/Red or Red/Black ---> Blue/White (blue wire with white stripe - radio harness)
Console Maps: Green/Orange ---> Violet/Red (radio harness)
Console Dome: Black/Blue ---> Green/Blue (above factory dome)
Console VSS: Gray/Black ---> Purple/Orange (pin #1 of the center PCM connector)
These two would be wired separately from the truck harness:
Console temp: Dark Blue/White ---> Temp sensor Dark Blue/White
Console temp: Dark Blue/Yellow ---> Temp sensor Dark Blue/Yellow
[Important: the 2007~2008 Ranger no longer has practical way to tap the "Battery Saver" feature for use with the Ex console map lights. So, if a map light is wired to a constant hot (Violet/Red as shown above) and it is inadvertently left on overnight, it could kill the battery. An alternative would be to wire the maps to the keyed console power (White/Blue referenced above). Of course, then the maps would only work with the key in the RUN or ACC position. It's a matter of preference.]
The basic wiring information in John Griggs's How-to is correct for 2001~2003 Rangers and should also be adaptable for some earlier years as well. The added color code info in the how-to for "2004+" is correct for 2004~2006 EXCEPT the VSS wire which was eliminated in the SJB for 2005~2006 (as you found out).
Unfortunately, I don't have a way to contact John to ask him make the corrections in his CarDomain page.
.....LMAO!!! J/K!! It is painted same color as bezel i just suck on my camera skills and camera...lol!!!Josh, the info that I posted above is for 07 and 08 and possibly 09. Your 2006 is different. Rangers seem to get a wiring overhaul about every 3~4 years.
The basic wiring information in John Griggs's How-to is correct for 2001~2003 Rangers and should also be adaptable for some earlier years as well. The added color code info in the how-to for "2004+" is correct for 2004~2006 EXCEPT the VSS wire which was eliminated in the SJB for 2005~2006 (as you found out).
Unfortunately, I don't have a way to contact John to ask him make the corrections in his CarDomain page.
The basic wiring information in John Griggs's How-to is correct for 2001~2003 Rangers and should also be adaptable for some earlier years as well. The added color code info in the how-to for "2004+" is correct for 2004~2006 EXCEPT the VSS wire which was eliminated in the SJB for 2005~2006 (as you found out).
Unfortunately, I don't have a way to contact John to ask him make the corrections in his CarDomain page.
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