I am staying with the non Halogen headlight. To me, the Haligen pulls two much current thru the Dimmer Switch and melts the plug. A friend of mine is going to help me do the Headlight Relay Upgrade to avoid the melted plug.
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I am staying with the non Halogen headlight. To me, the Haligen pulls two much current thru the Dimmer Switch and melts the plug. A friend of mine is going to help me do the Headlight Relay Upgrade to avoid the melted plug.
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I do not recommend trying to disassemble the vents. The tabs are just to brittle. I have some spares and going to junk yard and will grab some more. View attachment 108552
After cleaning and painting and if tabs were not so brittle, the following picture is what you can have. I will just have to mask when I paint my other ones. I got Gray and Silver paint pens at Hobby Lobby. I think Silver will be best. View attachment 108553
Here is what you could have if disassembly and reassembly would go without breaking tabs. I will get there but will have to do some fine masking.
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The back of cubby hole has some felt worn off. I think I will find something similar and just do bottom only.
The back has some flaws. No way could I reline the whole box without wrinkles. I was experimenting with the Ranger badge hiding the backside. I think I will pass on the badge. I was hoping it would look like something the factory would do. I am not adding the badge.
Looking great! I sprayed a rubberized bed liner in the dash cubby because mine had similar wear. It’s durable and has a texture. Yes, mask the vents as they are indeed brittle. Here is the brand of paint markers I bought off Amazon to do the chrome on the dash. View attachment 108581
You got a pic of the results? I've been trying to figure out a nice chrome marker to do the same when I start into the 85 Ranger.