What did you do to your Ranger today? (Part Deux!)

[Rick W]

Oh (first gen) wise ones….

The ‘87 Missing Linc has driver and passenger windows that are full glass, no vent windows. I’ve seen several first gen rangers that have the rectangular side windows, and also have the vent windows. I always assumed that they were earlier models. Then I saw an ‘87 today, like mine, that had the vent windows, looked online, and I found both on the ‘87s.

Did the early ones come with the vent windows, and then they changed to a full-size window mid year and ‘87? Was either an option to the other?

I real question is, if I find first generation doors that have the vent windows, can I just take out the mechanism and move it over and then have vent windows on mine? Do all the first gen doors interchange? Can I just swap the doors?

 

[lil_Blue_Ford]

Oh (first gen) wise ones….

The ‘87 Missing Linc has driver and passenger windows that are full glass, no vent windows. I’ve seen several first gen rangers that have the rectangular side windows, and also have the vent windows. I always assumed that they were earlier models. Then I saw an ‘87 today, like mine, that had the vent windows, looked online, and I found both on the ‘87s.

Did the early ones come with the vent windows, and then they changed to a full-size window mid year and ‘87? Was either an option to the other?

I real question is, if I find first generation doors that have the vent windows, can I just take out the mechanism and move it over and then have vent windows on mine? Do all the first gen doors interchange? Can I just swap the doors?

My 88 Bronco II, my two parts Bronco IIs, and the 89 Eddie Bauer Bronco II all have/had the vent windows. My 89 Ranger parts truck might, I don’t remember offhand. My 89 Bronco II Choptop and my 92 Ranger both have full windows which I’ve always hated. The vent windows are nice.

I’m not certain if you could swap the glass and related bits, probably could, but the doors, to my understanding, were the same for Ranger and Bronco II from 83-92 and the vent windows were available all through that range. I don’t remember seeing a 1st gen without the vent windows though. Always seemed to me to be more of a 2nd gen thing