One step closer (alt. title "didn't know if it would fit")

[Supercheese01]

I finally got my mirror caps, door handles, and yes even the ranger painted tailgate handle installed. It was an ordeal. But patience and a myriad of curse words later... success!

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[Cocobean]

Looks great!!

 

[BeardedMarine]

Everything looks good. My painted door handles should be here Friday and I need to paint the tailgate handle.

 

[Supercheese01]

I added another painted piece today. Off ebay, they did a great job of customizing this thing. Doesn't match my truck exactly, but it'll do until someone makes a better scale model.

 

[Toddman45]

Looks great, what was the ordeal? Install?

 

[Supercheese01]

Looks great, what was the ordeal? Install?

I got the passenger door handle clamping mechanism inside the door clamped down without the door handle installed, don't do that. Had to use a pick tool to reset the mechanism. The front door handles I bought had the wiring for the keyless entry, but I have an xlt and guess what? The inner portion of the handle that goes into the channel towards the front of the truck hits something inside the door and I had to trim about 1/2 inch off the end of the plastic. The tailgate handle bolt on the drivers side was off by about a
1/16" to one side. I had to drill out the hole in the tailgate interior to make it fit. That's a couple of the issues.Loll

 

[Supercheese01]

One more step....just a little step on the front. ( FYI don't use this as a step

 

[The Cyber Orange Guy.]

Looks great.

 

[Toddman45]

She's looking good, love that Cyber Orange. Probably one of the few colors I would have went with over white if they would have still had it available in 24.

 

[The Real Maverick]

You forgot to paint the "grey" parts that go around the emblem and through the headlights.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

I finally got my mirror caps, door handles, and yes even the ranger painted tailgate handle installed. It was an ordeal. But patience and a myriad of curse words later... success!

Looking good, Seth! Thanks for sharing with the forum.

 

[Supercheese01]

You forgot to paint the "grey" parts that go around the emblem and through the headlights.

I thought about it. Right now I'm moving on to suspension and wheels. The interior is almost completed, the exterior is as far as I am going for the moment (still crossing my fingers for a widebody kit, and im working on my plastic welding to try to cut that hideous rear bumper cover down), and then it'll be time to bump up the power!

 

[2cafn8d]

I thought about it. Right now I'm moving on to suspension and wheels. The interior is almost completed, the exterior is as far as I am going for the moment (still crossing my fingers for a widebody kit, and im working on my plastic welding to try to cut that hideous rear bumper cover down), and then it'll be time to bump up the power!

It's coming, I swear. It's SEMA crunch for everyone right now, so I just asked if we could delay until after so they can take their time.

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