What to do about door rust?
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#2
Not much you can do once the rust has taken over
You can reskin the lower door but rust will still be inside
1993 to 2011 Rangers used the same doors, regular or extended cab, 2 door or 4 door
Since any repair will require painting getting a whole door, with no rust, and then painting it before installing would be best bet IMO
I think there was a change in the mirrors in the mid 2000's, so check into that
LMC truck has lower skins and rockers and new doors
You can reskin the lower door but rust will still be inside
1993 to 2011 Rangers used the same doors, regular or extended cab, 2 door or 4 door
Since any repair will require painting getting a whole door, with no rust, and then painting it before installing would be best bet IMO
I think there was a change in the mirrors in the mid 2000's, so check into that
LMC truck has lower skins and rockers and new doors
#3
Not much you can do once the rust has taken over
You can reskin the lower door but rust will still be inside
1993 to 2011 Rangers used the same doors, regular or extended cab, 2 door or 4 door
Since any repair will require painting getting a whole door, with no rust, and then painting it before installing would be best bet IMO
I think there was a change in the mirrors in the mid 2000's, so check into that
LMC truck has lower skins and rockers and new doors
You can reskin the lower door but rust will still be inside
1993 to 2011 Rangers used the same doors, regular or extended cab, 2 door or 4 door
Since any repair will require painting getting a whole door, with no rust, and then painting it before installing would be best bet IMO
I think there was a change in the mirrors in the mid 2000's, so check into that
LMC truck has lower skins and rockers and new doors
Hmm, so looks like it's time to head to the scrapyard and see if I can find a decent one?
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#7
No not sure where they wheels came from. My mechanic had some for sale so I took them. Rims are from a Ford explorer I believe or some other large SUV. And no no locking hubs its an 2 wheel.
#8
Just finished replacing a rusty door on a 2006, the worse part I found was drilling out the rivets to remove the power window motor from the old door (couldn't find a non rusty power door around here anywhere so did the manual to power conversion). The next issue we had was realigning the new door once it was on the hinges, so it was a snug fit at the handle end and not rubbing the body panel at the front. Overall it was a pretty simple job that took my son and I a few hours on a Saturday afternoon. Neither of us had done anything like this before but managed to do a decent enough job.
Best advice is to ask question on the forum, and watch YouTube videos, there are plenty of them.
Also 2006-2011 doors are a match and save your mirror from the old door if it's got the color matched inset on the front. Some junkyards will charge you for the mirror and the interior panel, so if you don't absolutely need either, leave them at the junkyard. Pretty simple to remove both.
Best advice is to ask question on the forum, and watch YouTube videos, there are plenty of them.
Also 2006-2011 doors are a match and save your mirror from the old door if it's got the color matched inset on the front. Some junkyards will charge you for the mirror and the interior panel, so if you don't absolutely need either, leave them at the junkyard. Pretty simple to remove both.
#9
Forgot to mention, 2006-2011 doors are fully compatible, earlier years will fit (not sure how far back) the difference is in the mirrors. 2006 and newer models have different mounting hole positions for the mirror. So if you save your old mirror because of the color or the slight style changes over the years, you should be looking for a '06 and up door. There is a post on here somewhere that shows you how to adapt between the two types of mounts. So that might help you out if you can find it.
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Forgot to mention, 2006-2011 doors are fully compatible, earlier years will fit (not sure how far back) the difference is in the mirrors. 2006 and newer models have different mounting hole positions for the mirror. So if you save your old mirror because of the color or the slight style changes over the years, you should be looking for a '06 and up door. There is a post on here somewhere that shows you how to adapt between the two types of mounts. So that might help you out if you can find it.
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