Im about to twin stick my truck (swapping to a manual tcase) i would like to see what you guys did to your cup holders. like what did yall do to make the two shifters look right.

 

if your lucky you could find the level two stuff but its really really rare

 

You run a center console. No luck with getting cup holders down there...

 

You're gonna have to kiss 'em goodbye Marcus....

 

Well.....you've got options....the hard ones or the easy ones...

If I wasn't able to find the 02-03 Twin stick stuff, I was going to destroy 3 stock boot holders/cup holder by cutting off the driverside cupholder, and glassing in a older model's tcase bezel. All custom and stuff and hopefully I'd make it nice enough to make it look factory.

OR....use what RazorsEDGE used....a early gen BII bezel. I think his came from like a '90 Ranger? So I know i've gotten them from BII's and Rangers before. They are the less offset bezels. Ryan said the heavy offset bezels wont really work on our new gen trucks. I was thinking of doing his setup as well. You'd lose those cupholders and bezel anyhow, and you'd have to figure out a way to cover up that RCM in front of the shifters.

Here's Ryan's setup:

 

thats the only pic i came up with when i searched. i would like to keep the cup holders bc it covers up the thing i always forget what its called. but im gettin the transfer case out of the bII and hes going to need it so i guess ill be going to get that at a junkyard when i go to get the front driveshaft.

 

At first I had the RCM covered in mine with the factory level II RCM cover, but have since removed the RCM completely, hence no need for any kind of cover, no airbags anymore but heck who needs those anyways. For cupholders I'm just using a shorty console, but I guess you're more concerned about covering the RCM than actually having cupholders.

 

well, this appears to have carpet covering the area where airbag controller thingy is located. Obviously not Factory Carpet, but might be worth a shot

 

You know....I found a manual trans equipped 99ish Explorer and it has a non-RCM cover, one cup holder on the passenger side, and a weird tray thingy on the driver side...MAYBE be able to make that work? idk. I'll see if I can find a pic...



If you want me to nab that for ya, let me know and I'll text ya a quote for it from the yard.




Ranger is his SN...he's the black double lifted RCD'd '03...he twin sticked his using Nissan Xterra or Nissan Frontier boot. Looks pretty niftly...but again...he lost the cupholders.

https://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2...case-swap.html




Basically..you are SOL without some glasswork or plasticfiller work.




OR.....cut your 60 into a 40, throw in a shorty console...and BAM! You got 2 cupholders again...

 

Wait a sec.....you've got a trans tailhousing with the threaded bungs AND the speed sensor????

 

Not factory carpet and a crappy install might I add, but there is no RCM under there. If I had done a better job on the install it would be completely flat where the RCM once was.


Can I say I NEVER want to replace carpet again. That was a huge PITA. I'd rather swap a tranny or install another lift kit.....

 

Aha! The most important question in this thread!

 

HAHAH...indeed it is! I found one yesterday...but it goes with the tranny and same goes with the L2 shifter too!



Marcus....you're gonna definately lose at least 1 cupholder. There's no room down there on the driverside for a cupholder.

 

how do i find out? i thought the swapping to a manual was just a swap just swap over?

 

Your truck didn't come with it, you have to locate it somewhere. You can get them from ford for around $230. Other than getting them from ford, they are super hard to find. They ONLY came in the 02 and 03 trucks with manual t-case.

You gotta have this part for a manual case swap on all 01+ trucks. Well technically you don't have to have it, but you'll get a constant CEL and no speedo or odo or trip.

 

im pretty sure the threaded tailshaft housing is now obsolete, marcus, i have one, send me your tcase

 

BAM!

Needs to have the VSS sensor AND the threaded bungs. Otherwise, you won't have a speedo. They only had these tailhousings on the twin stick 02-03 trucks. It's like a $350 ford part, possibly more? idk. Mine came with the case.

 

thanks guys im hittin up a junkyard tomorrow maybe i got a good bit to do. but hopefully i can find what i need.

 

Good luck. If you need to go to Ford here is the part #1L5Z-7A039-CA. I just checked the price at Fast Parts Network - Home and its $260.

 

glad my truck already had that part so it was a real simple swap

 

Haha sounds like fun dood. Yea i have a center console so i still have 2 cup holders up front and then the two in the rear(not used).

The boots i used were from a nissan and they work great.

I paid just over $200 for the tail housing extension. It took me and my uncle ( ford parts manager) almost a week to get the correct part number and find the correct extention housing. Well worth in IMO.

Make sure you get the extension with the VSS. I have another extension from a 99 ranger with no vss, but has the manual t-case bungs.

Good luck. If you have any questions let me know.

Read my thread if you havent. I have pretty much part listed needed for the swap.

 

wait so you bought aftermarket carpeting somewhere? where? i need some!

 

Beard i think LMC truck has carpet

EDIT:

Here Beard Click ME they have a bunch of colors too

 

I just got it off ebay. It was molded for the Ranger, but uncut. PITA.

 

Here is RangerExtreme's set up. He kept his cup holders. What he did was was welded on some pipe to move the shifter over to the drivers side 3 inches. Ask him he can explain it better than me. I know the shifter cover came out of a F150 and a lil trimming had to be done to that and the cup holders.