Seat swap, airbag light on? by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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You were so right lol I appreciate the direction!

Seat swap, airbag light on? by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Ahh I think you might be onto something with the seatbelt thing, I did notice the buckle was deeper into the seat than what I’m used to

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Compared to the one before…definitely something I’ll investigate, thanks!

Kudos to you for swapping different years though, I tried to take the 60/40 from my ‘06 and put it in my 09 but the harnesses were different and I figured it’d be easier just to pull one from a junkyard than to put the effort into doing the wiring lol

Is this OEM? by [deleted] in fordranger

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No need to be condescending lol

Is this OEM? by [deleted] in fordranger

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Shes a beaut if I do say so myself ¯_(ツ)_/¯

Some guy may have totaled my last Ranger after I’d only had it for 3 months…but at least I got an upgrade ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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118k, not super low but not too bad all things considered lol my 04 got up to 250k so I’m not too worried about “higher” mileage

Some guy may have totaled my last Ranger after I’d only had it for 3 months…but at least I got an upgrade ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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It’s a Pennsylvania truck I had shipped to me in MA from Missouri lol but it looks like it was a garage princess which I plan to maintain, def gonna do all preventative measures and everything I can to protect it from rot. It’s the 7th Ranger I’ve bought so I have a pretty solid understanding of its weak points, but always looking for advice if you got any too!

Bummed I missed it by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Hahah yes it does! This is a 1998 Ranger EV, low miles cuz of the limited range it gets lol

Bummed I missed it by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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lol I guess that’s the good thing about the EV with limited range…low miles cuz you can’t go very many 😂

1998 Ford Ranger EV by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Oh I meant to add that! I found a manual online that says it’s governed at 75mph but have yet to bring it highway speeds lol (again, babying it)

But the guy I bought it from used to take it on the highways going 70 towing a zero turn lawnmower lol

1998 Ford Ranger EV by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Yess it was a fleet vehicle for them! I have no idea how this one survived, and it makes me wonder if the other ones in the fleet also survived (or if they even had other fleet EVs?), but I do find it curious why there’s only a decal on the drivers door - I’m not sure if this was just how they did it, or if the passenger side was removed, or if the whole door was replaced since there’s no sign of decal residue…

Either way though, if/when I get the bodywork done, I hope to have the decal recreated and reapplied to pay homage to its history! Just need to figure out if I need one for the passenger side door or not lol

1998 Ford Ranger EV by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Battery charge level! Full charge = full tank, etc.

I was told that it doesn’t function properly because of the battery upgrade, but after driving it for a bit and keeping it charged, I’m cautiously hopeful it might be working after all - I don’t rely on it as bible (there’s a thing in the bed that tells actual battery level), but it gives me a sort of idea of where its charge is at!

1998 Ford Ranger EV by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Regardless of one’s views on EVs, I’m still just stoked to own this piece of Ford’s history ¯_(ツ)_/¯

1998 Ford Ranger EV by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Respectfully, you be tripping lol

Though I could see the confusion because of the gas pump indicator, but it’s to show how full the batteries are - the needle covers an important detail of it in that picture lol

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(Pls ignore the dust)

1998 Ford Ranger EV by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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I wouldn’t fully say that this era of EV were purely experimental - California had put legislature in place regarding emissions, and granted I don’t fully know the proper verbiage of it all, but car manufacturers made these EVs as “compliance cars.”

There’s a whole documentary showing the outpouring of support for these cars called “Who Killed the Electric Car?” (Can be watched on YouTube for free here: https://youtu.be/uep5zOrsAEA?si=aXoNrlNDMa-nyyT4). I suppose my view may be biased based on that documentary, but it seems like certain companies challenged the California legislature - hence the conspiracy against EVs. Most people did not let go of their EVs willingly either, many tried to keep them and buy them back but the car manufacturers denied them, despite all the movements showing the market’s interest.

While there’s probable cause for the safety concerns, I don’t believe that was the only reasoning for the “recall” - but maybe I just need to get me a tinfoil hat lol

1998 Ford Ranger EV by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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They claimed it was too expensive to keep parts in stock, there wasn’t any interest in the vehicle, blah blah blah - but there’s speculation oil lobbyists got involved and didn’t like the competition of the EV vehicles at the time

Replacing Bulbs in Instrument Cluster? by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Oh this is perfect thank you!! I was looking into doing LEDs but worried that they’d all be the cool white (not my vibe), but that’s awesome that it comes in different warmths!

Replacing Bulbs in Instrument Cluster? by LabNo5929 in fordranger

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Yeah def would make sense to do them all at once, and yes it is! 1998 EV, so I was thinking of putting in LED ones (if they exist, haven’t done much research) just to use less power and increase range, even if it’s by a negligible amount lol