Flareside bed grounding?

[1986F150Six]

Whenever we meet, you owe me a cold drink!

[ArdWrknTrk]

Could be for a Cortina, or some other model never sold here....

[Rembrant]

ArdWrknTrk wrote

Don't you have a ME P.O. box Cory?

Yeah, I use a company in Calais, Maine that will receive orders for a small fee. I'm about 300 miles from the border, but I travel close by there with work once or twice a month. It works well if I'm not in a rush for the item(s).

Some Ebay sellers are set up with the Global Shipping Program which is really convenient. In this case, the US seller ships to a US address and then it gets transferred over to Canada Post. It's a seamless process, but not all sellers are set up to use it.

[Rembrant]

Rembrant wrote

So we were talking about this license plate light previously since it appears to be the same as the one used on the Flareside, except it is black.

I see there are several listed on Ebay now as fitting Rangers. Can anybody confirm?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-OEM-Ford-License-Plate-Light-Lamp-Assembly-E1FZ-13550-A-Ranger-1989-1997/153535256710?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

You out there Ron? Dave?...it looks the same, ya? I don't need one, but others might...

[Gary Lewis]

And the MPC says:

D7AZ 13550-A
80/88 F100/150(83)
87/A


E1FZ 13550-A #Painted argent
83/ R(99) — w/std. bumper or w/o bumper

So, the "correct" one for the Flaresides is also the one for Aerostars from 1987 through at least 1989 when my catalog stops.

But that doesn't mean that the one for the Ranger won't work.  However, that part was not engineered for the Ranger.  I say that for two reasons: First, it was engineered in 1981, before the Ranger came out.  Second, the "F" means it was for a car.

So I turned to the 1980-89 car MPC, and lo and behold I found this:

W (ESCORT).  MW (LYNX)
81/82 W, MW "BEFORE 4/82" ElFZ 13550-A

So it was made to go on a 1981 or 1982 (built before 4/82) Escort or Lynx.

[reamer]

The "(83)" is Ford code for Flareside part

[Gary Lewis]

Which "83" Ron?

[reamer]

(83) is the "body code" for Flareside, you see it in the parts listings.

[Gary Lewis]

Yes, I agree.

[FuzzFace2]

When this subject was posted before think by Cory and an Ebay ad posted I sniped it.
I don't remember the part number on it, will see if I can get out to garage before I go on vacation for it.
When I test fit it to the plate bracket the bracket needs a little trimming for it to fit.
It was like the half round hole was not round on 1 side or something like that IIRC.
Dave ----

edit:

E1FZ 13550-A #Painted argent
83/ R(99) — w/std. bumper or w/o bumper

That is the same PN on the box of my light and if I under stand "argent" that would be silver right?
Well mine is black but not a big deal if either color as it is way down low and can hardly see the light.