Shift the truck back into park and remove your key. Here are the items you'll need for this repair: 7mm, 8mm sockets, ratchet, and socket extension. So that kinda sucks that i cant change those lights at all. Remove the radio by inserting the radio removal tool or allen wrenches in the two small holes on either side of the radio. In this thread, post no more than 3 pics of your Ranger and include a list of mods in 1 post only please. . Removing the shroud itself, however, is no small feat.
. Lay the upper dash panel back into place, and you'll see the metal clips in their holes. Slide the knee pan forward toward you to release the hooks and remove it from the vehicle. Outfitting your vehicle with Pure halogen headlights by Putco not only sheds new light on the road but offers you the opportunity to customize your ride a bit, with several white bulb options available as well as blue and yellow bulbs. Once the bolts are out, carefully remove the gauge cluster from the dash. The worse part was that I took my whole dash apart to figure this out.
Pull on the faceplate and it should pop right off. Once the bolts are removed there will be 5 clips holding the shroud they are on the edges and easily released. Reinstall the electrical connections on the back of the instrument panel. It may help to push on the radio prior to pulling to relieve tension on the spring clips. Shift the truck back into park. We'll reinstall them into the instrument panel.
The metal shinguard is covering two of the bolts that hold the plastic shroud surrounding the instrument cluster. Reinstall the gold 7 millimeter screw at the top right corner of that upper dash panel. All of the black 7 millimeter interior screws we've removed throughout this process are the same. You will probably want an extension for your ratchet to make things easier Once you have removed the bolts you will need to tilt the instrument cluster back so that you can remove the gear selector indicator. There are 6 large and 12 smaller lights, simply twist the socket counter-clockwise to remove. If the truck has a tilt wheel shift it downward and put the vehicle in neutral if it has an automatic trans.
Remove the four 7 millimeter bolts: one here, two below the hood release, and one all the way by our left foot, using a 7-millimeter socket and ratchet. . Black 2011 rear jump seats 06+ fender badges. I want to get the number of bulbs and what type for all of the things i mentioned so i can do a writeup for switching the colors? I only had one of the radio removal tools, so I used two smaller allen wrenches that had a ball on the end. I wont have them for a few weeks so I will post back my results when I try them out. You may have to install the range selector at the same time.
The antenna pops right back and out. Since we are starting the Ranger of the month, we can dedicate a picture thread for our members Rangers. We know you love your Ford Ranger and want to make sure it's taken care of maybe he or she even has a name? You would think hundreds of people would have done this by now???. Put the key in, and shift the vehicle to first gear to get a little more room around the stick. I believe alot of people are leaning towards this mod now and if you search you only find this thread and a million threads for 2nd gen which helps to get an idea but thats it all the parts and info is different.
All of the little ones are for various indicator lamps, such as your high beams, four-wheel drive, and check engine lights. . The outer instrument cluster bezel will then bel loose at the top. This will include removing the knee panel under the steering wheel, the black trim piece in front of the instrument cluster, and possibly the trim and vents surrounding the radio, depending where the screws are located. . This is kind of tricky because one tab needs pushed in and one needs pushed up and then you need to pull on the cable to release the assembly. Reconnect the four-wheel drive selector connector.
Pull back the knee panel. Two are on the bottom and should have been exposed by loosening the metal guard. This removes the gear range selector and allows us to remove our instrument cluster enough to release the last connector. Pro Street mods: 360, T350, narrowed 00 Explorer 8. Tighten them up with an 8 millimeter socket and ratchet.
We'll remove this last 7 millimeter bolt. Reinstall the three screws for the steel knee pan. Lift up on the tab on the bottom right in the middle of the gauge cluster. It's not a quick fix, so you may want a dealer to service it. I hope the picture helps because it was a pain to try and capture.
Once you have removed the faceplate disconnect the wiring harnesses. This instructable only covers how to change the lights. These bulb sockets simply pop out with a quarter counterclockwise turn. When I picked her up: Now:. Pull out on the dash, and lift up. It's a great way to bring back that safety of knowing what's going on with your vehicle when driving at night.