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Painted the grill white and the inserts flat black



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Easy ran a power and from the cigarette lighter to seat. The sport trac seat trcs bolted right in. I had to drill the mounting holes on the sport trac seats was the modification. Ranger seat bolts are bigger. So somewhere between 98-2006 the floor pans changed in the ranger. When I put expo seats in my 06 I had to use the ranger seat mounts but not on my 98
What is the amperage requirement on the Sport Trac Seats... I'm thinking 20+ amps ?

I am not sure the Cigarette Lighter has the wiring to cover that requirement, it may for a short burst, maybe a direct key controlled wire from the battery, fused at the battery and run through a relay.   I am not trying to put you down on this, please understand, just run the seats for a short time and check the wiring for how warm it is, the warmer the wire the more wrong the wiring is !



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Painted the grill white and the inserts flat black
Like the white look on the new parts.
Bumper looks good, are you doing a white back one too ?
Don't forget the ToolBox would be different white to match the rest of the truck... not being funny, the idea popped in my head when I saw your picture with the Tool Box in it.   If mine wasn't already black... a red Tool Box might work in my truck, thinking on it !

What's your plans on Fog Lights... LEDs, Projectors, '06 OEM... actually I liked my '03 Fog Better than the LED Fogs I just bought... with the front bumper I have, I couldn't go OEM... too bad !

Last edited on Mon Apr 8th, 2019 09:27 pm by Scrambler82



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 I'm going to use stock fog lights for the 08-11 ranger with led bulbs. The rear bumper will get painted white to match along with the fender flares. I didnt have enough gardner for the clear coat to paint that stuff.



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 06-2011 fender emblems and tailgate emblems are next



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Swapped out the tailgate for one that has the 2006-2011 emblems. The Ford emblem has black and gray American flag background



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Easy ran a power and from the cigarette lighter to seat. The sport trac seat trcs bolted right in. I had to drill the mounting holes on the sport trac seats was the modification. Ranger seat bolts are bigger. So somewhere between 98-2006 the floor pans changed in the ranger. When I put expo seats in my 06 I had to use the ranger seat mounts but not on my 98
What is the amperage requirement on the Sport Trac Seats... I'm thinking 20+ amps ?

I am not sure the Cigarette Lighter has the wiring to cover that requirement, it may for a short burst, maybe a direct key controlled wire from the battery, fused at the battery and run through a relay.   I am not trying to put you down on this, please understand, just run the seats for a short time and check the wiring for how warm it is, the warmer the wire the more wrong the wiring is !
A dedicated fused power source controlled by a relay is the way to go.



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 Weekend looks to be a parts gathering period for whitey. Going to see our leader for a transmission and all the parts to eliminate the vacuum hubs



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Weekend looks to be a parts gathering period for whitey. Going to see our leader for a transmission and all the parts to eliminate the vacuum hubs
Swap for the Rear End that used to belong to him !  LoL !

Good Luck on your parts hunt BUT I'm going back to the power seats, I would hate to see it all go up in smoke because of an underrated wiring job !

If the Cig Lighter wiring doesn't handle the Power Seat current draw you could have a fire... poof... Whitey will be up in small !
Just thinking out loud, most Power Seat Setups have 12 or even 10 gauge wire to the Seat Contorl Relays and I think there are usually more than one, one relay for each action of the seat !
Good Luck with that !



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 I ran a wire from the battery to the cig lighter since the lighter didnt work. Why I do not know fuse was good and had power at the fuse box it's a mystery. I tapped into the wire I ran from the battery to a fuse then down to the seat. Wire is plenty big enough. I ran an 8 gauge to the lighter and to the seat and I think 12 gauge on the ground that. Should be problem free



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 OK on the 8ga :O wire to the Cig Lighter... help me out here...

1)  What is the amperage draw of the seats ?

2) How did you ground the circuit ?



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 The draw i have no clue. I used the ground stud that I made for the ground for my amp which is a stud mounted to the floor then grounded to frame



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The draw i have no clue. I used the ground stud that I made for the ground for my amp which is a stud mounted to the floor then grounded to frame
Sounds good, seems you have things in hand.

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Got the parts for the vacuum hub delete. And I got the transmission just waiting on the rebuild kit to come in



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Took a picture while waiting on Jim



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Made the switch from the pulse vacuum hubs to a live axle setup



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 And replaced the lower ball joints. Just ordered new uppers and front shocks. Whitey is coming together.



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And replaced the lower ball joints. Just ordered new uppers and front shocks. Whitey is coming together.
I was hoping you were going to do that. You were already there.



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 Had no choice the left broke during the tear down



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 The only difference in the live axle swap I noticed was a decrease in gas mileage. Outside of that I'm happy with the results.



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Swapped in an explorer dome light. Bought the tint for my door windows and got the flange for the exhaust so I can put my Gibson catback on.



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 black06xlt,

How does that Explorer Interior Light light up the cab of the Ranger ?
I have a standard cab and think it wouldnt take much tp light it up so just wondering.

How are the power seats coming along ? Keep an hand on the wiring once in a while... just to be safe.

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 The light works great seats are doing great.



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Tinted the front door glass to match the rear windows.



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