What did you do to your Raptor today? (Gen2)

[Nex]

Check a few items, tire pressure and beadlock ring torque. Also reinstalled stage 2 Goosetuned. Think I'll drive her into work this week.

 

[BoostedToy]

Cleaned the heims for the upper links.

Badlands almost gets the 37s off the ground. Just need another 2”.
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Wow that’s some travel!

 

[KingKoopa17]

Today I FINALLY addressed a long overdue issue that I've been too lazy to fix for the past 4+ years since buying the truck new: fixing the damn rear seat latch.

With a baby on the way I wanted to make sure it was safe back there. Today's been rather slow at work, I decided now was as good a time as ever to get on it. I couldn't see myself spending $35+ on the Builtright aftermarket bracket, so I decided on a solution that was a little simpler and cost free.

Now, originally my problem was that the thing wouldn't latch at all, which meant during any hard braking it would come flying forward (I prevented this during off-roading by putting the lower seat up). No matter how much I played with it or slammed it back, the latch wouldn't engage. I could've taken it to a dealership but, lol, who wants to do that? Anyway, knowing I was intent on permanently fixing it, I also wanted to have easy access back there if I needed it.


I removed the bracket, brought it back to the shop, drilled a hole through the silver pin using a 1/16" bit and used a cotter to hold the wire cable. I was going to use a key ring, but couldn't find one that wouldn't pull apart with one tug. Once that was done I took a Dremel and cut down on the groove that holds the metal bar in place. I'm thinking there wasn't enough clearance for the arm to clamp over the bar when in position, but after cutting it down it worked without a hitch.



The only mistake I made was not holding onto the wire tight enough when I pushed it back for the final time. After a few minutes and a string of curses, I managed to grab it and pulled it open for the final test. Works just fine. I might end up putting something on the end loop so that I don't lose it again, but for now putting it between the trim should work just fine. Sorry for the long post, I like to be thorough.

 

[ToadSmasher2K1]

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Today I FINALLY addressed a long overdue issue that I've been too lazy to fix for the past 4+ years since buying the truck new: fixing the damn rear seat latch.

With a baby on the way I wanted to make sure it was safe back there. Today's been rather slow at work, I decided now was as good a time as ever to get on it. I couldn't see myself spending $35+ on the Builtright aftermarket bracket, so I decided on a solution that was a little simpler and cost free.

Now, originally my problem was that the thing wouldn't latch at all, which meant during any hard braking it would come flying forward (I prevented this during off-roading by putting the lower seat up). No matter how much I played with it or slammed it back, the latch wouldn't engage. I could've taken it to a dealership but, lol, who wants to do that? Anyway, knowing I was intent on permanently fixing it, I also wanted to have easy access back there if I needed it.

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I removed the bracket, brought it back to the shop, drilled a hole through the silver pin using a 1/16" bit and used a cotter to hold the wire cable. I was going to use a key ring, but couldn't find one that wouldn't pull apart with one tug. Once that was done I took a Dremel and cut down on the groove that holds the metal bar in place. I'm thinking there wasn't enough clearance for the arm to clamp over the bar when in position, but after cutting it down it worked without a hitch.

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The only mistake I made was not holding onto the wire tight enough when I pushed it back for the final time. After a few minutes and a string of curses, I managed to grab it and pulled it open for the final test. Works just fine. I might end up putting something on the end loop so that I don't lose it again, but for now putting it between the trim should work just fine. Sorry for the long post, I like to be thorough.

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That looks like more work and frustration than $35 is worth to me, but good work!

 

[isis]

Raptor Parade through the neighborhood to go play in a parking lot at the nearby college

 

[mattl600]

Made my spare fluid holders prettier.

 

[JohnyPython]

Washed the winter kife off…

 

[isis]

Well do you have the rattle or no? I had mine done recently, so far nothing bad has happened and the noise is finally gone!

I really can’t tell. There’s definitely a noise, but it’s after a few compressions and not as violent sounding as the videos I’ve seen. It doesn’t sound too out of place for a cold engine and definitely not as pronounced as others I’ve heard with the issue.

 

[Thatblackraptor]

Haven't posted in awhile so here's the catch up post:

-Stainless Works catted downpipes
-Stainless Works cat-back exhaust
-Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/Ts
-Vorsteiner Offroad VR-601BL
-SVC Offroad Mojave Bumper

And a few smaller things here and there.

 

[Reaper308]

Normally not of fan of graphics but I guess I’m bored! Added these from Rocky Mountain Graphics! We will see how long they last also cleaned the truck up!