Relocate tailgate handle?

[Z3CHYD]

I bought my 97 ranger with the tailgate already shaved, there was no handle so i bought one from the junkyard from another 97. Now my question would be, how would i relocate the handle to the inside of the tailgate? i have all the hardware to if your wondering. Any help or pics would be appreciated thanks :)

[Hazmat Ranger]

You need a relocator kit that replaces the panel on the inside of your tailgate. Several companies make them such as Sir Michaels:http://www.sirmichaels.com/uploads/images/acc_f_97up_hr.jpg

This one is just the center portion. I have the full width panel for mine, but I will be making a custom set-up and probably will not be using it anymore. I do not have pics though, sorry.

[Z3CHYD]

Thanks man that helps, ill be lookin for a relocator kit now :D (lol my truck is beginning to be a money pit)

[skyy_4life]

llok on ebay for relocater kit. their pretty cheap on their. or look into stylin concepts.

[rangerpimpn84]

ne low rider slash project like ours is a money pit. dude i just spent a 1000 on mine this winter and its not even lowered yet. but im also tryn to rebuild it to.

[doorgunner]

relax......ur gonna have wut u want when finished/compare that to 5 or 6 years of monthly notes on sumthin you'll have to start repairin by the time it's paid for/if i'm goona be in a pit, i want it to be a customized-modified-just the way i like it-pit:icon_hornsup:

[rangerpimpn84]

haha i agree with ya on that doorgunner. my ex gf's mom used to pick on me for drivn an old truck that i keep dumpn money into. it was always the argument buy/lease a new car that i have to pay for and keep stock or keep my ranger that i know whats wrong with it. so what did i do o u already know kept the ranger. u should c her now half rebuilt runs better than her and my ex's cars do and dont have a payment either. keep going with it all this time and money will payoff sooner or later trust me. I hate drivn ne other car besides my ranger even new ones.

[superfly123]

lol most women will never know the special bond between a man and his truck

[Z3CHYD]

lol most women will never know the special bond between a man and his truck

+1 Girls will never know.....unless their the manly git-r-done redneck sorta girl

[Hazmat Ranger]

hey now - my wife is NOT one of those ^^^ and she understands, even said "I Do" to the truck, cause she knew when she married me she was marrying into an established relationship.
LOL - just kidding, but she does understand and likes cars also . . .

[4x4fun]

when me and my ex split she made the cheep comment about like my truck more then her, then yelled at me for not "saying any thing" and being cold. shes doesn't know i didnt say anything cause i couldn't argue with the truth. but i new if i sad that. i would have gotten two ass chewing and not just one.:headbang:

[ILLEGALCONCEPTS]

I bought my 96 brand new 2 years after my wife and I started dating. There have been many comments made over the years about my "love" of the truck. She knows the truck isn't going any where. I've spent too much time on it and enjoy driving it way too much to ever replace it. If I was to get something else, she knows I'll just be working on it all the time. At least I know the history of this one and almost all the work on it has been done by me. Plus at least she know where I am at, I'm not at the bar or strip club blowing money.

James

[rat_ranger]

Yeah, my ex didnt get te army or the car thing. so now I met a newgirl who grew up working on hot rods with her dad. and the best part is she likes my truck.

but on the subject I have a full panel one and a tailgate skin sitting at my dads house. its waiting till I have access to a welder. and for now the full panel is the simplest way to go.

[fatcalvin]

+1 Girls will never know.....unless their the manly git-r-done redneck sorta girl

I saw this hot ass chick at a car show polishing up her rims on her pink mini and i was amazed. I mean its one thing to see a girl driving a nice truck but to actually be out there cleaning it all up, you know SHE put a lot of work and money into her truck. Did i mention she was hot!!:icon_surprised:

[Z3CHYD]

I saw this hot ass chick at a car show polishing up her rims on her pink mini and i was amazed. I mean its one thing to see a girl driving a nice truck but to actually be out there cleaning it all up, you know SHE put a lot of work and money into her truck. Did i mention she was hot!!:icon_surprised:

Heck yea sounded like a sight to behold :yahoo: lol i still cant get my girlfriend to drive/wash/anything to my truck....

[rangerpimpn84]

yea u guys r lucky cuz thats the biggest reason why arent together ne more hehe. but i love my truck and hobby more than ne other girl so w.e. like i tel them when i meet them my truck and my truck come first so if u can deal wit it then we are good. now i live in the sticks where girls think tractors r sexy lol. i had to guys sry!

[ILLEGALCONCEPTS]

Heck yea sounded like a sight to behold :yahoo: lol i still cant get my girlfriend to drive/wash/anything to my truck....

Keep it that way, trust me. I don't let my wife touch my 96 any more. Hell, I don't let anyone touch the 96 unless it's something I can't do. My wife doesn't take care of her own car, not maintenance mind you, just simple cleaning. I've already told her it's the last new car she gets, she doesn't deserve one.

James

[Z3CHYD]

Keep it that way, trust me. I don't let my wife touch my 96 any more. Hell, I don't let anyone touch the 96 unless it's something I can't do. My wife doesn't take care of her own car, not maintenance mind you, just simple cleaning. I've already told her it's the last new car she gets, she doesn't deserve one.

James

I hear ya on that one, when my girlfriend asked me why her car was always overheating and not stopping, I asked her if she checked her coolant level and her brakes, an she just looked at me like...wuh? lol not to mention i dont think her car has had an oil change since it was new

[Z3CHYD]

And on a side note, has anyone here seen the women drivers who like to gun it then stand on the brakes? and then they sit at a stop sign when theres no one coming and when someones coming then they decide to pull out and do 10MPH!! lol

[dj224ranger]

yeah my spend more on my truck then my girl but she is usually in the passenger seat so she doesnt mind
and for the original question here is a site that shows you the full panel on eand yes it is the easest way to go http://www.stylintrucks.com/part.aspx?partfamilyid=5722&partid=535682