Dome light help!

[sheliable]

I can’t figure out how to fasten the metal reflective piece over top of the plastic lightbulb housing ... screws don’t fasten it down... I can’t get it to clip on the housing... /:

 

[scotts90ranger]

I struggled with that as well, when I got my '97 Ranger it didn't have most of the dome light, and all of the junkyard ones I found were broken, even the one I installed but since it was the only one I found I had to figure out a way... If you look by the screws in the attached picture you will see zip ties. I took the assembly off and saw the two holes by the wire traces, then I drilled some holes near that on the reflector and sorta mirrored it then used some black UV stable zip ties to attach it. I fixed that about a year ago and it held together enough to take off the lens to take the picture a few minutes ago...

 

[sheliable]

Thanks

I struggled with that as well, when I got my '97 Ranger it didn't have most of the dome light, and all of the junkyard ones I found were broken, even the one I installed but since it was the only one I found I had to figure out a way... If you look by the screws in the attached picture you will see zip ties. I took the assembly off and saw the two holes by the wire traces, then I drilled some holes near that on the reflector and sorta mirrored it then used some black UV stable zip ties to attach it. I fixed that about a year ago and it held together enough to take off the lens to take the picture a few minutes ago...
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thanks brother good call. Will try that out.

 

[scotts90ranger]

No prob, zip ties, duct tape and WD 40 keep the world working!

The shift knob on this thing was LOOSE, as I did on the '90 a long time ago I just stuck a piece of duct tape over the shifter stub then forced the knob back on, that was over a year ago, still solid...

Of course I fix things better when I can, but on some things fixed is fixed!