Hey just wanted to thank you for this video. I bought a $500 ranger and the back doors wouldn’t open. I found your video and ordered those parts without know anything. You were right!! That was the exact fix. The doors wouldn’t open plus I wanted to put new speakers in. Thank you!

Super helpful. I am under my van with my laptop right now watching this video and running into the same challenges. Adding the same class 4 hitch to my 2023 Transit 250. Go Cardinals.

Question when your fog ligjts are on and you go to bright then back to dim does the fogs come back on by themselves?

Can you post the link where you bought kit?

very helpful video…the set I got had two pieces that were small & could twist into place to go in the upper mechanisms

Both of mine failed at the same time yesterday. Can I get a link for the replacements

Ive got to do the same to mine :) Good video :)

It does look good, but personally I like to keep mine looking as original as possible

Sir! I've seen MANY videos on here, but your video was THE BEST I've seen that related to the real world. Thanks for sharing! It helped me greatly!

now it won’t even latch shut

How many lb is your camper?

Feel your pain brother. Its a real task to freshen these vehicles up. I'm working an '05 now myself.

I’m not good at this and just want to sell the truck. Can’t I just e6000 (superglue) the little plastic part that moves to the side so it feeds right?

The videos I have seen about these ridiculous door latches are all incorrect or partially correct. The plastic sleeves that fit on the ends of the door latch cables disintegrate. This is on my 2006 ford ranger. It has an upper and a lower latch on the rear doors. (extended cab). New latches for this thing cost a hundred dollars each. But new metal sleeves to repair the cables can be bought for 10 dollars. The rear door handles must be removed. First punch the center out of the rivets holding them in place then drill the rivets out. Remove the cables from the handles by sliding the plastic sliders back.Then remove the top and front latches. The cables on the latches must not and cannot be removed. Make enough slack in the cable to install the new sleeves on the latches. This must be done first as you cannot get the cables balls out of the latches. Then install the new sleeves on the door handle cables. There are plastic sliders on the handles that hold the handle cables in place. Then use long nose pliers to install the cables in the door handles. You can use new rivets to reinstall the handles but a short sheet metal screw is better.

Knock the center pins back out of the rivets first!!! Then drill them out.

Thanks for the video. It’s the best on KZbin. My Ranger is 2001 I am the original owner. My lovely truck has217356 miles. V6 4.0 4x4 My wife says I should get something new or newer. My Ranger is perfect for me. It’s all about maintenance. Thanks again for the video. May God bless you and your family.

Would you happen to have the link for the parts you used or the name? (Edit: anyone that’s looking for the part name you can literally look up “Ranger door latch repair kit”)

Thank you so much for this video. I bought the parts and finished install on both doors today. I still need to figure out a replacement for the rivets but I will get to it. Thanks for giving me the confidence to do this fix on my own!

Just bought one too bad it has no rear a/c vents

Side note x,x 4x6 doesn't work on the 99+ firebird's with the 4 beams

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! What a marvelous, actually useful, walk through, of how to actually do the job!!! EXCELLENT WORK!!

What if the cable is no longer showing under the door pull

I just changed the gear on the passenger side. Hearing the grinding noise when the light went down but now it's when light comes up so i'm fucked up

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I’m attempting the same swap, 2000 into 98 Ranger. Flex fuel engine into regular fuel truck. I plan to change the entire intake manifold assembly. From what you’ve learned, would that be the ticket?

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Thanks Billy for your help

Knockout the pins on rivets before drilling. It makes it easier. Great job. Thanks for sharing.

Part number??

Thanks for sharing. As soon as the weather warms up, I’m repairing my 2000 Ranger.

Whas the name of the parts?

Great Video and editing, best one I've seen, Ive got an 02 Ranger that needs both doors done 😢. Thanks

Great vid - appreciate the editing, lol - well done sir!

My 2004 Ranger latch just failed, after watching countless other videos on the subject yours was the most clear (camera work)and concise explanation. I know I'll save a lot of money.

I have the same van, I was thinking about getting the factory hitch installed with the OEM wiring, but the only problem is supposedly there is a module that needs to be programmed by the dealership, do you know if it’s even possible to install a factory hitch on these ?

Also is there a link for amazon for the parts?

Very helpful, sir. Got all my ends on, the door now opens. However, now the top latch won't snap into locked/secure position when I close it. Bottom works fine...

Are the 2005 Ranger extended cab door latches the same?

That slide in into 😂

Looks way better! Nice job

Great vid! Thanks!

Do you still have the blue truck im looking for a new front bumper ive got the same truck

What a pain in the butt

What is the name of the part ?

Yup Ford has a better idea , have a 2001 have repaired every switch ,button and sensor . Now on the second transmission.

Just a heads up for anyone attempting this fix let it be known its NOT the plastic gear which is the issue. It's the motor itself becoming loose from the gear housing. The metal tabs that are pressed against the gear housing over time will loosen up and allow the steel worm gear to wobble inside the gear housing. This is what will strip even a brass gear over time. The real fix I have seen is again pressing the tabs back tight against the housing (more often than not you cannot do this because the metal tabs are probably too weak anyway), and insert a hard plastic strip behind the worm gear. This will prevent it from wobbling again. Or you can just pick up a new headlight motor assembly cheap off Rock Auto as well. That's what I did. EDIT: Also if you want to be real cheap these headlight motors only use half of the gear anyway to lift the headlights. So you can just open it up and rotate the gear 180 degrees and put it back in and have a working headlight motor again.

Very much needed, thank you sir.

Recently got a very very similar truck. Same year, color, and trim with the unsafe and unusuable side pocket seats when it comes to baby car seat. I'm trying to find info on doing a hidden receiver hitch so it sits higher to keep a trailer more level when towing. Not the best search results thus far but great video for the hitch you installed.

I need the same done to my ranger. Also need the clock spring replaced because the horn does not blow.truly annoying.

Excellent video! Exactly what I need to do and perfectly explained! Thanks!