Ranger contractor cap installed!
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$2500 installed. No glass, no lights, full size boxes on each side. Only option was the rack, the installer specifically told me not to order the lights or shelving, and to do it myself as the lights are a joke and the shelving is better done with plywood.
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Ill take your original chrome ones off your hands if you want.
But my question is. I didnt get the LED bed lights because I know they would get damaged. But I just changed my order. Think they would half *** work ok?
But my question is. I didnt get the LED bed lights because I know they would get damaged. But I just changed my order. Think they would half *** work ok?
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For the lighting, I was referencing the Ranger cap factory lights, the installer said they are an embarrassment across brands.
my partner at work has the ford led bed lights and loves them, I’ve seen them on his truck, they seem ok on his black, SB F150 with a tonno cover.
for lighting in the cap, I’m going to add 3 12” superbrightleds.com light strips, wired to an upfitter. I ran the wire already in the loom from my under rear bumper area lights.
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Yeah I just want to have the least hassle possible.
Seems like jumping into the cab-third brake light lights would be more a headache. Prefer not to wire into anything because potential shorts.
May get the bed lights and screw some type of cage over them.
Seems like jumping into the cab-third brake light lights would be more a headache. Prefer not to wire into anything because potential shorts.
May get the bed lights and screw some type of cage over them.
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there is a wire under the truck by the spare for the cap cmhsl. Mine was purple with a tag, the installer tapped into that for the brake light.
my partners truck is a “pretty” truck so caging them may be a good idea if your truck works.
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shelves seem decent quality/gauge aluminum. 90” long. It was the dividing shelves he cautioned against, and said to just build my own.
Mine has no glass front or rear, but you can get both and glass in the toolbox doors if you want.
Mine has no glass front or rear, but you can get both and glass in the toolbox doors if you want.
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Yeah the rear glass for safety or watching a trailer is my thought. Probably wont be carrying more tools than can fit in the sides.
Whatever is in the bed wouldnt ever be very valuable.
On the brake light I am thinking more about the cargo lights. So they can run a jumper off that switch to other lights.
Yeah I dont mind taking some self tapper screws to a new truck bed. Its not mine to drive and I know it will get banged up.
Whatever is in the bed wouldnt ever be very valuable.
On the brake light I am thinking more about the cargo lights. So they can run a jumper off that switch to other lights.
Yeah I dont mind taking some self tapper screws to a new truck bed. Its not mine to drive and I know it will get banged up.
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thats nice, reminds me of a ARE DCU unit i had as a survey chariot.
had 1 long shelf divider in each side toolbox, and glass windows and lader rack
interior lights were 4 magnetic leds run off 4 aaa batteries, so i could move them around, 2 for interior 1 for each side box.
i had a bedslide in it as well as i didnt want to crawl up in it.
on the bedslide i had a custom 4 slot aluminum boc so i could put tripods, wood lath in 3 and 4 fot length, and a spot for shovels, and hole diggers, on the top of the bed box i had small sectioned bins for nails, caps, flagging, etc.
the back corner of the bed box had a spot for the water keg cut in it.
it was a nice setup, that allowed me to carry my gear..
i had whatever wore out stuff was passed through the ranks for a decade, so when they asked me what i wanted, i told them..lol..
the truck they put it on for me was a office guys, so easy use, and it was low milage when i got it, only 95k miles..
so it was almost new compared to what i had.
had 1 long shelf divider in each side toolbox, and glass windows and lader rack
interior lights were 4 magnetic leds run off 4 aaa batteries, so i could move them around, 2 for interior 1 for each side box.
i had a bedslide in it as well as i didnt want to crawl up in it.
on the bedslide i had a custom 4 slot aluminum boc so i could put tripods, wood lath in 3 and 4 fot length, and a spot for shovels, and hole diggers, on the top of the bed box i had small sectioned bins for nails, caps, flagging, etc.
the back corner of the bed box had a spot for the water keg cut in it.
it was a nice setup, that allowed me to carry my gear..
i had whatever wore out stuff was passed through the ranks for a decade, so when they asked me what i wanted, i told them..lol..
the truck they put it on for me was a office guys, so easy use, and it was low milage when i got it, only 95k miles..
so it was almost new compared to what i had.
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thats nice, reminds me of a ARE DCU unit i had as a survey chariot.
had 1 long shelf divider in each side toolbox, and glass windows and lader rack
interior lights were 4 magnetic leds run off 4 aaa batteries, so i could move them around, 2 for interior 1 for each side box.
i had a bedslide in it as well as i didnt want to crawl up in it.
on the bedslide i had a custom 4 slot aluminum boc so i could put tripods, wood lath in 3 and 4 fot length, and a spot for shovels, and hole diggers, on the top of the bed box i had small sectioned bins for nails, caps, flagging, etc.
the back corner of the bed box had a spot for the water keg cut in it.
it was a nice setup, that allowed me to carry my gear..
i had whatever wore out stuff was passed through the ranks for a decade, so when they asked me what i wanted, i told them..lol..
the truck they put it on for me was a office guys, so easy use, and it was low milage when i got it, only 95k miles..
so it was almost new compared to what i had.
had 1 long shelf divider in each side toolbox, and glass windows and lader rack
interior lights were 4 magnetic leds run off 4 aaa batteries, so i could move them around, 2 for interior 1 for each side box.
i had a bedslide in it as well as i didnt want to crawl up in it.
on the bedslide i had a custom 4 slot aluminum boc so i could put tripods, wood lath in 3 and 4 fot length, and a spot for shovels, and hole diggers, on the top of the bed box i had small sectioned bins for nails, caps, flagging, etc.
the back corner of the bed box had a spot for the water keg cut in it.
it was a nice setup, that allowed me to carry my gear..
i had whatever wore out stuff was passed through the ranks for a decade, so when they asked me what i wanted, i told them..lol..
the truck they put it on for me was a office guys, so easy use, and it was low milage when i got it, only 95k miles..
so it was almost new compared to what i had.
I have a bed slide in my F150 at work, it’s nice! But normally I only carry shovels and fuel cans in this bed, so probably not useful.
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