Relocate tailgate handle?

Z3CHYD · 03-05-2009, 08:13 AM

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** · 03-05-2009, 08:54 AM

You need a relocator kit that replaces the panel on the inside of your tailgate. Several companies make them such as Sir Michaels:

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 · 03-05-2009, 09:00 AM

Thanks man that helps, ill be lookin for a relocator kit now

(lol my truck is beginning to be a money pit)

skyy_4life · 03-10-2009, 05:08 PM

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

rangerpimpn84 · 03-10-2009, 07:08 PM

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** · 03-10-2009, 09:52 PM

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

rangerpimpn84 · 03-10-2009, 10:10 PM

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 · 03-19-2009, 08:39 PM

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

Z3CHYD · 03-20-2009, 09:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by superfly123

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** · 03-20-2009, 09:32 PM

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 · 03-21-2009, 06:36 AM

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.

ILLEGALCONCEPTS · 03-22-2009, 10:54 AM

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

03-05-2009, 08:54 AM	#2
Hazmat Ranger May 2009 STOTM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Texas Year: 1995 Make: Ranger Model: FPV Engine: 4.7 Class: 2WD Street Used For: Daily Driver Posts: 2,077 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (1)	You need a relocator kit that replaces the panel on the inside of your tailgate. Several companies make them such as Sir Michaels: 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. __________________ Check my truck out at: Cardomain
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skyy_4life Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brooklyn Ohio Year: 1994 Make: ford Model: ranger Engine: 2.3 turbo Class: 2X4 Lowered Used For: Driving and hobbie Posts: 512 Rep Power: 11 iTrader: (0)	llok on ebay for relocater kit. their pretty cheap on their. or look into stylin concepts. __________________ 1994 ford ranger 2X4 2.3 Turbo Lowered 4"-5" HX35 on 25psi, GReddy Frontmount1994 Ranger 4x4 Lifted 7" Skyjacker, solid axle swap in progress 1996 Dodge Ram 2500 12v Cummins
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rangerpimpn84 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: castile, new york Year: 1995 Make: ford Model: ranger xlt Engine: 2.3l Class: 2wd street Used For: cruzn, work Posts: 152 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	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.
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doorgunner Lab Rat for V.A. hospital Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Orleans (8' below sea level & sinking) Year: 1989/1936 Make: Ford Model: Ranger XLT Engine: V-8...Carbed/fo-barrel Class: 2WD Street Used For: FUN on a daily basis! Posts: 11,713 Rep Power: 72 iTrader: (0)	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 __________________ *******My Stupied Build Thred! http://www.therangerstation.com/foru...ad.php?t=30561***** *All the people who's freedom of speech I fought to defend are now telling me to shut up* ******The Congress that gave me a Machine Gun to kill as many enemy as possible now wants my Winchester Model 1894 because I have PTSD!********
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rangerpimpn84 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: castile, new york Year: 1995 Make: ford Model: ranger xlt Engine: 2.3l Class: 2wd street Used For: cruzn, work Posts: 152 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	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.
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03-19-2009, 08:39 PM	#8
superfly123 New Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Port Coquitlam, B.C. Canada Year: 2002 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Edge Stepside Engine: 3.0 L Class: 2WD Street Used For: This is my baby Posts: 16 Rep Power: 0 iTrader: (0)	lol most women will never know the special bond between a man and his truck __________________ ..........Thats all i have to say
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03-20-2009, 09:32 PM	#10
Hazmat Ranger May 2009 STOTM Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: North Texas Year: 1995 Make: Ranger Model: FPV Engine: 4.7 Class: 2WD Street Used For: Daily Driver Posts: 2,077 Rep Power: 10 iTrader: (1)	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 . . . __________________ Check my truck out at: Cardomain
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03-21-2009, 06:36 AM	#11
4x4fun Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: delwhere Year: 2011 Make: really? Model: 4 door Engine: 4.0L Class: 2wd tank Used For: depletion of extra testostrone Posts: 1,430 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	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. __________________ (My C.O.) " we have to win the hearts and minds of the afgan people. hearts and minds guy" (Us) "hearts and minds, hearts and minds.......got it!......sooooo two the chest one to the head?" 2007 4 door "RIP" red dragon current 2011 4d 4.0L fallen angel
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03-22-2009, 10:54 AM	#12
ILLEGALCONCEPTS Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Pittsburgh PA Year: 1996 Make: Ford Model: Ranger Engine: 2.3 Modified Class: 2WD Street Used For: Collecting dust in the garage Posts: 485 Rep Power: 12 iTrader: (0)	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 __________________ 1996 2.3 5-speed <80K 4.10 LS from a Gen II Dropped 5/6 Type DaveR head 2007 F150 Supercrew 4x4 MBRP Exhaust Spectra air intake
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