I ussaly wouldn't post with only one weekends work, but I am a bit too excited to hold this back.
I got all my decals in, and a replacement tailight and went to work this weekend.
I really like the look of this. I only have a bit more I want to do to the exterior (for now). I want to paint all the chrome (bumpers, and hubcaps) to match the body. And also paint the plastic pieces and the valences on the bumpers black.











For those of you who will say something about the tailghts: The color still comes through in it's original color, and it is easily visible at 1000 feet back (this is the law in kansas).

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1997 Ranger XLT GREEN SOLD.
Sony HU: Infinity 6X8's: painted interior vinyl: reupholstered and painted door panels: new vinyl floor: fo-diamond plate behind seats: Suede headliner: Two tone black/tan interior: fiberglass OHC: Black Explorer visors w/ upgraded mirrors: painted grill w/ mesh in grill: locking tonneau: 10" kicker sub: pioneer amp: racing stripes: blacked out tailights: custom paint on rims and hubcaps: Painted bumpers: rocker stripes: More mods that won't fit

Looks great, nice work!

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ɹǝʌo ǝɯ dılɟ

where did u get the stripes at?

I like the ranger on the side

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Rocker stripes were found here: ROCKER PANEL STRIPES Side Racing Decal for FORD MUSTANG:eBay Motors (item 350250908363 end time Sep-16-09 20:20:03 PDT)

Unfortunatly, because of the angle of the rocker panel, the panel ussualy reflects the ground and they don't show up too well. Where as, on a mustang the rocker panels are fairly vertical.

And the racing stripes are from jcwhitney. 20 bucks for 20 ft.

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1997 Ranger XLT GREEN SOLD.
Sony HU: Infinity 6X8's: painted interior vinyl: reupholstered and painted door panels: new vinyl floor: fo-diamond plate behind seats: Suede headliner: Two tone black/tan interior: fiberglass OHC: Black Explorer visors w/ upgraded mirrors: painted grill w/ mesh in grill: locking tonneau: 10" kicker sub: pioneer amp: racing stripes: blacked out tailights: custom paint on rims and hubcaps: Painted bumpers: rocker stripes: More mods that won't fit

How do you apply the stripes?

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ɹǝʌo ǝɯ dılɟ

Dansdecals.com/application

That pretty much sums it up for both the rocker and the racing stripes. At first I had doubts about application without wetting solution, but it worked fine. I used up about 5 feet of stripe getting the hang of it though.

At first, the stripes look awfully bad because there are lots and lots of bubbles. Many of the bubbles will work there way out in a few days, and the others can be popped with a small needle and the air can be pushed out. Then after the vinyl sits in the sun for a while, you can't notice the pinhole at all.

Also, the rocker stripes were much easier to apply than the racing stripes because of the width difference.

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1997 Ranger XLT GREEN SOLD.
Sony HU: Infinity 6X8's: painted interior vinyl: reupholstered and painted door panels: new vinyl floor: fo-diamond plate behind seats: Suede headliner: Two tone black/tan interior: fiberglass OHC: Black Explorer visors w/ upgraded mirrors: painted grill w/ mesh in grill: locking tonneau: 10" kicker sub: pioneer amp: racing stripes: blacked out tailights: custom paint on rims and hubcaps: Painted bumpers: rocker stripes: More mods that won't fit

Very nice man! Looks like it was a PITA to do the stripes on the grille. Goin to do the tonneau or leave it?

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Sold:2004 XLT 4x2 Ext. Cab. 3.0 Mods: 3" spindle, AAL, shackle, 32x11.5 on 15x8s, billet grille, clear corners, flow 40 dumped, line-x, CB/PA, traction bars, lil sound system, auto up down windows
Sold:2005 XLT 4x4 Ext. Cab. 4.0 Mods: ProComp lights w/ HID swap on tabs, 32x11.5 on 15x8s, CB/PA, black out heads/corners, lil sound system, cranked t-bars, flow 40 dumped, line-x, shell, bed rug, 06+ tails, metal tail gate handle since plastic one shattered, OHC, Mustang Dome.

Well, I did the grill last, so I had some experiance by then. It is very frustrating when you start. I'm sure you can imagine why I have part of a stripe ripped up into little pieces.

My mom's hair dryer (once again I'm 16), worked nicely to form the vinyl around the tailgate latch and the grill.

As for the tonneau, I decided not to stripe it. The reason being: I park this beast outside, and morning dew gets all over the tonneau and it never looks to great anyways. Also, I thought that 6ft of stripe without any breaks or twists or something would be a little bland.

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1997 Ranger XLT GREEN SOLD.
Sony HU: Infinity 6X8's: painted interior vinyl: reupholstered and painted door panels: new vinyl floor: fo-diamond plate behind seats: Suede headliner: Two tone black/tan interior: fiberglass OHC: Black Explorer visors w/ upgraded mirrors: painted grill w/ mesh in grill: locking tonneau: 10" kicker sub: pioneer amp: racing stripes: blacked out tailights: custom paint on rims and hubcaps: Painted bumpers: rocker stripes: More mods that won't fit

When you did the grille did you remove the insert and wrap it around the back a little or did you just put it up against the insert? Either way it looks good.

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ɹǝʌo ǝɯ dılɟ

looking good
but i was sondering if those blackened tail lights are illegal cause i cant see them being very effective...

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GOING TO BUY a 2009 ford ranger sport 4X4 ..currently saving up enough money
debating on the colour (red, blue or black?)
updating once i buy my baby

looks good to me.

Hmmm, your truck looks purty good, but with that estranged hood gap someone should fiber some FFF's for smooth rangers. . . Any fiber guys?

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Current Mods
White gauges and Temp Cntrl, OHCw/Buggman LED mod,
Bosch +4, Accel Coil Pack, MSD6AL, Walbro, HiFlo Fuel filter,
Custom Ram Air, K&N, Ported / Matched intake, JBA 9mm wires,
Tweeked FPR, EBC 6k's, DynoMax-S CatBack, Jet-Chip, Reflex shocks,
New Anvil Mounts, Timbren's, Optima Yellow, DB 220A Alt. w/4g. jumper,
Western snow plow, More2Come

Not too shabby, you should drop it a bit, close up that fender gap.

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Cool - I don't often like stripes, but yours look really good.

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Ursus - 2009 Ford Ranger FX4
BedRug, BakFlip HD, Pop&Lock PL8200 tailgate lock, Sportz tent

The grille must have been a real pita. It turned out great. Excellent job.

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'20 Ranger Lariat FX4 Oxford White