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Hey y'all, I figured I'd post this since it's an issue I have had for a while
I have a few first gen rangers, and at some point or another all of them have had the issue with the door grab handle breaking at the front mounting screw. I also have a 3D printer and a license of Solidworks, so I was bound to try and fix it sooner or later. I threw together a little cup you can press into the screw recess of the forward handle mount hole, either to allow you to re-attach a broken handle or to reinforce one that is still together. I printed mine out of black PETG which has seemed to hold up well enough so far, you can use whatever you have though be advised that PLA might melt in a hot car. I have attached some pics here, but I also linked the thingiverse page below so y'all can download it. this didn't take too much effort obviously, but I figured if you had a printer and a first gen it might save you a little trouble
TL;DR: first gen door handle fix
I have a few first gen rangers, and at some point or another all of them have had the issue with the door grab handle breaking at the front mounting screw. I also have a 3D printer and a license of Solidworks, so I was bound to try and fix it sooner or later. I threw together a little cup you can press into the screw recess of the forward handle mount hole, either to allow you to re-attach a broken handle or to reinforce one that is still together. I printed mine out of black PETG which has seemed to hold up well enough so far, you can use whatever you have though be advised that PLA might melt in a hot car. I have attached some pics here, but I also linked the thingiverse page below so y'all can download it. this didn't take too much effort obviously, but I figured if you had a printer and a first gen it might save you a little trouble
TL;DR: first gen door handle fix
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