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I have a 99 ranger w/ 60/40 bench and the console is broke in several ways. I was wondering, since this seems to be a common problem, what anyone else has done to fix this w/o having to buy the whole thing for 200+?
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How is your console broken? Mine (a '97) just won't stay latched. So, I have an old, worn-out necktie tied around it. It slides off so I can open the lid, and holds it shut reasonably well the rest of the time. It's far from a perfect solution, but for the price, I'm happy. It's been like that for several years.
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From: B'more
I had a broken latch... I took it all apart, and epoxied it back together. Works...
I still would like to see about why the arm-rest swivels back further then the rest of the seat back. I really need three seats in my truck... For now, a scrap of 2x6 keeps it from swiveling too far back...
I still would like to see about why the arm-rest swivels back further then the rest of the seat back. I really need three seats in my truck... For now, a scrap of 2x6 keeps it from swiveling too far back...
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I did the same thing as agryphon. I could hear the latch rattling around inside the bottom tray, so I took it out and used some good glue to put it back together. Gave the top a good cleaning while I was at it. Worked like a charm.
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Velco
I used Velco to hold mine shut. Put in the hvy duty industrial stuff on the inside top and bottom. Won't work with the sticky kind so I used a couple of short body screws through the velco to hold it and it now works fine...
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Mine latches but hovers about 1/3 inch off the bottom (stupid thing). Junkyard is a good way to fix it, pick up a new one for cheap.
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When this happened to me I went to the junkyard and got a pair of buckets and a center console from a wrecked BII, the seats bolted right in, (had to wire the lumbar inflator) and the center console took a little work to install but it was worth the $$$!!
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Originally Posted by agryphon
What (if anything) did you do about the broken hinge?
Originally Posted by Rockledge
There's no fix. A lot of people wish there was. Junkyard time.
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Is the latch problem on the armrest common? I have a '04 with the 60/40 bench with the same armrest. Should I expect that to happen to me too?
I had a '99 with a broken armrest-it was the center consol with the bucket seats. A overweight friend of mine put all his weight on it while moving up in his seat and snapped it in two.
I knew someone who worked at a Ford dealer and he gave me his employee discount to get a replacement armrest and it ended up costing me $118. I then took it to another Ford dealer where the tech was kind enough to put it on for free(becuse I have no idea what Im doing when it comes to stuff like that)
Is the latch problem on the armrest common? I have a '04 with the 60/40 bench with the same armrest. Should I expect that to happen to me too?
I had a '99 with a broken armrest-it was the center consol with the bucket seats. A overweight friend of mine put all his weight on it while moving up in his seat and snapped it in two.
I knew someone who worked at a Ford dealer and he gave me his employee discount to get a replacement armrest and it ended up costing me $118. I then took it to another Ford dealer where the tech was kind enough to put it on for free(becuse I have no idea what Im doing when it comes to stuff like that)
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Originally Posted by soundwave
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Originally Posted by agryphon
What (if anything) did you do about the broken hinge?
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