2011 Ranger XLT - 4X4, 4.0 liter
Added 4 Polk premium speakers... Pulled the stereo to clean the exterior and the sticker on the radio says, Pioneer. According to Crutchfield - there was a Factory Pioneer upgrade - though there is no marking on the dash that would show this was a pioneer radio or upgrade. Was a pioneer Stereo standard equipment for a 2011 Ranger? There is also some weird wiring under the driver's seat - which if I didn't know better appears to be for an electric seat (except it is very much manual). The wiring appears to be speaker wire colors. Is this to an amplifier? I'll add some photos tomorrow...

 

Today I went back to the junk yard to finish my unfinished business from last week. I got spare fender liners, arm rests to replace the torn one on my drivers seat plus a spare, a door keypad that is in excellent shape, and just for ****s and grins the front windows so I can get them tinted at my leisure. I also ended up getting the entire rear hatch. I wanted just the window as a spare but they said I could take the whole hatch for $29, so I just grabbed the whole thing. I was hoping the ceiling light/control center would be there but it was already taken.

 

Barn doors are something you need to get. Cannot get them anywhere except salvage now, and they are fiberglass...so they get destroyed if someone rear ends you. Been there done that.

 

Yep, I’ve got a complete set tucked away in my garage attic.

 

Well dang, I might have to go back a third time! Should I wait for a similar color EX to show up or just grab the non-matching doors?

 

My spares are Silver Birch, but that can be changed easy enough. It sounds like the yard you are picking prices things fairly low so grab them while you can for cheap(-ish)!

 

FYI... Marine Fiber glass shop can do it. You have to ask for paint, not gel coat.

 

Grabbed a Thule Sonic XXL rooftop carrier off a buddy. Been looking for something to go on the roof for a little bit, and the price was very right. Good to get a bunch of those essentials that you don't use often, up out of the truck itself, but still available if needed.

Also deleted the chrome strips off the doors. It drives me wild when automakers include a tiny bit of chrome when nothing else is. Ran a string behind the trim to cut the adhesive, then went back in with goo gone and a set of plastic trim tools to scrape off the adhesive itself. Note, those rubber adhesive removal wheels just try to melt the plastic trim itself.

 

Grabbed the barn doors this morning. Not as great of a deal at $68, but now I have spares.

 

Replaced rear pads with wagner severe duty pads and isolated my rear air bags by adding a second Schrader valve

 

FYI, just received the rear calipers I ordered from my dealer, these are "BRAND NEW" calipers complete with pads. I was told that Ford is no longer remanning these, but that there are plenty new in the warehouse.

 

NICE! Seems that there are alos new calipers being made and sold on I think rock auto.

 

Didn't actually do anything to the Ex today, but this showed up. The air springs I mean, the cat was already here...

 

Uh, I know my coffee hasnt kicked in yet but I see 2 cats here.... Enjoy the bags, saves your kidneys when towing.

Calipers: My brother bought some for his pickup too. Nice parts. Of course, like everything else he gets for repair/replace, it'll sit there for a year or until he gets stranded. I gave him round tow mirrors a year ago, still sitting.

 

for those with bad eyes, here is a enhanced version of that pic, there is indeed 2 cats