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My new to me 1981 Ranger F-350 XLT dually has Spruce color interior. I’ve heard the color alone is rare. It’s in pretty good condition but needs a little help. I was thinking about re-doing the door panels and buying a new dash. I know they make one in Spruce tho. I have great dash out of a 86 tho. Where would I get a paint or dye to re-do the panels and color change the blue one out of the 86? Any help would be great.
Honestly after seeing hundreds of these trucks and scraping them over the years I have never ever seen the spruce color! Very rare indeed, I would look at the SEM plastic dyes and see what's close in color.
The more I learn about this truck the more “rare” dare I say I wonder if i should just flip it sell it to someone that could restore it properly. Someone that will appreciate for what it. I don’t wanna take a all original less then 45,000 mile truck to a point where it can’t be taken back to its original state again.
I have used SEM plastic dyes be it first in black and now the red for my project.
Yes see what's close in color and go with it, that is what I had to do for the red as it is also a burgundy color. I am redoing all the panels so I know it will match LOL
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I have used SEM plastic dyes be it first in black and now the red for my project.
Yes see what's close in color and go with it, that is what I had to do for the red as it is also a burgundy color. I am redoing all the panels so I know it will match LOL
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So you can see what I used the SEM product on
The repair I had to make
I washed the part with soap & water 3 times before using the SEM prep & color.
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My new to me 1981 Ranger F-350 XLT dually has Spruce color interior. I’ve heard the color alone is rare. It’s in pretty good condition but needs a little help. I was thinking about re-doing the door panels and buying a new dash. I know they make one in Spruce tho. I have great dash out of a 86 tho. Where would I get a paint or dye to re-do the panels and color change the blue one out of the 86? Any help would be great.
Does anyone know what is the brand and model of the trailer brake controller mounted beneath the steering column?
Assuming it is a trailer brake controller...
Does anyone know what is the brand and model of the trailer brake controller mounted beneath the steering column?
Assuming it is a trailer brake controller...
Not sure of the brand or model but definitely look at next time I’m at the property. I know it’s a hydraulic brake controller. I need to. Replace all the brake lines and was contemplating not re-hooking it up but still leaving it there. I’ve seen some other hydraulic brake controllers in some box’s of other parts I got with the he truck. I’ll check them out also
Want to say K&H controler.
It is old school and I thought they worked pretty good, never had any issues with them.
If it is not leaking from inside I would keep it just make sure to bleed it when you do the rest of the system.
Now days with ABS brakes you can use that type so the put a pendulum inside so when you hey the brakes it moves and starts a counter on ramp up of how hard it applies the trailer brakes.
I have that type on my 02 Durango and it also works pretty good.
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05-05-2018, 11:06 PM
