One of the reasons I bought the Ford Ranger was for its adaptive cruise. I really like it, it makes highway driving much more pleasant. The new winch bumper meant I had to relocate the adaptive cruise sensor from the bottom center of the OEM bumper to the upper corner of the radiator. I bought the addictive designs adaptive cruise relocation bracket, and BuiltEast installed it when they did the bumper installs. There are plenty of Ford's using this relocation bracket, so it's not dangerous to block 1 corner of the radiator I guess.
Since the relocation, it's "mostly" worked. The problem is half of the time I get an error message saying that the sensor is blocked, and then I can only use normal cruise (waaah!!! I know I'm being a big baby). The sensor is also part of the pre-collision assist system though, so it's better to make sure it works IMHO. Touch wood, since moving it 1.25" lower, per this slideshow, I'm not getting blocked sensor errors anymore. I think the problem was a screw in the FORD grille I bought. slideshow click here
Today I took advantage of the nice weather and swapped out the GFC's default southco c2 locks. 2 things I hated about the standard locks is that open button was also the lock core. So when you push your key in, half of the time, the button would be pressed enough to open the mechanism and the lever would get in the way of turning the key, so you'd have to close the lever again. I just learned to use both hands, one for the key, one to keep the lever down. still very annoying
the other issue is that the lock/key core is very succeptible to gunking up with dust or icing up in the winter. I'd already damaged the slot cover on one of the C2's on the tailgate, so I know it was doomed to jamming/icing up more than the other locks. Not being able to lock/open my tailgate is not something I wanted to deal with. The c5 locks have a weather cover that fixes the problem.
It cost me about $400 for the new locks, but the C5's are so nice it's worth it, the open button is separate from the key too, but it just works so much better. The locks don't feel "cheap" like the c2 locks did
Also, I've read on the GFC forum that the cheaper Southco C2 locks have broken for some people, so the $400 is insurance against a ruined trip. I open all 3 panels all the time. Both sides and the tailgate.
Speaking of the forum, others figured out what parts I needed to order and the measurements for widening the holes. I just used that information. I did add my photos though, to better show the process. My way of giving back to the forum and improving the information there.
