New car! 5 cheap mods to change the look of your Raptor - HGT Raptor Ranger Build!

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  • New car day! We brought a raptor Ranger! Why? To be honest the day I drove the Go Explore rig (60XPLR) I fell in love and ordered one. That was 10 months prior. So it has been a long wait to say the least.
    In HGT fashion we waste no time in modifying it and get to work changing things on our next gen Raptor Ranger. When it comes to the next gen Raptor Ranger there are 5 things that I hate. So we changed them.
    1. The numberplate surround on the front.
    2. The silver plastic piece on the lower section of the front bumper.
    3. The silver bash plate.
    4. The Stainless exhaust tips
    5. And by far my biggest hate of all, the cheap tacky RAPTOR stickers on the tub.
    And best of all none of this is hard to change or expensive to do.
    The numberplate surround. This is just the two screws in your numberplate and then 4 10mm bolts and it pulls straight off. I found this doesn’t interfere with the radar and the surround bolt holes line up with your number plate.
    The silver plastic piece on the lower section of the front bumper. Just pull it forward from the bottom, there are also two T25 torx bolts hiding at the top at the back. Then we just painted it in Raptor multi-purpose coating. Two coats.
    The silver bash plate - 4 16mm bolts and it slides off. Then we just painted it in Raptor multi-purpose coating. Two coats.
    The Stainless exhaust tips - two bolts a side and it just slips off. Then we just painted it in Raptor high temp paint in a flat black. Two coats.
    The cheap tacky RAPTOR stickers on the tub. We just applied a little heat and they peal right off.
    For the sake of half a day’s work and about $65 I managed to fix all my gripes with the next gen Raptor Ranger and change the look to a bit more stealthy and sleek.
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  • @hoops196
    @hoops196 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I like the raptor sticker

  • @a_grown_ass_kid
    @a_grown_ass_kid 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very clean spec. Beautiful.

  • @Raven00714
    @Raven00714 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I started to order the white one but I love the Hot Pepper better
    I enjoy driving my Raptor every day

  • @stevereed6334
    @stevereed6334 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Looking forward to the build mate.

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers mate ✌️

  • @Bamwich
    @Bamwich 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    spraying everything matt black chasing that workmate edition look.

  • @davidmcc3492
    @davidmcc3492 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sweet they are now on my list 🤙

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      they're all simple but make a good visual difference

  • @shaileshshailesh2481
    @shaileshshailesh2481 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Got mine on Friday. Aluminium colour
    Will be painting exhaust and bash plate like yours..
    Looks great.
    Thanks for the video

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers mate. You’ll love it they’re soo much fun to drive

    • @darek816
      @darek816 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Can you post some pictures.

  • @louis5728
    @louis5728 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Great video, I have the "Code Orange" Raptor in Thailand. Looks she much better without the stickers. Next month the bumper and plate will be paint black by professional. Thanks 👍🏻👍🏻

  • @seanhannon2667
    @seanhannon2667 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Ordered mine in Canada the day it was offered also in white, very happy to have stumbled upon your video !

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Mate you’ll love it✌️

    • @seanhannon2667
      @seanhannon2667 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@HappyGoTravelIf I ever get it ...... Delayed 6 months so far, Ford and the UAW aren't playing nice these days

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@seanhannon2667 i waited 10 months for mine. Definitely worth it

  • @jer63
    @jer63 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I have a Ranger Raptor on order here in the States, but with the UAW strike, no idea when I will get it. All great ideas that look easy to do. Look forward to more good content.

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers mate. The world is definitely hectic at the moment. I am keen to see the gear that comes out of the states for these things 🙌

  • @Eddie_Turbo
    @Eddie_Turbo 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice XLT bro. 😂 Welcome to raptor club! Ps man, you look shredded! Well done.

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🤣🤣🤣 come on XLS every day 🙌 cheers bro. It was a long 10 month wait after I drove the 60XPLR rig🤣

  • @ShoeysAdventures
    @ShoeysAdventures 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    First Ford Australian deliverd car I can appreciate, I trolled my mates before the new Prado that I had ordered one 😜

  • @jessetink3753
    @jessetink3753 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Looks micky mouse now mate.
    Can’t wait to see what you do with the big rocket 👍🏽

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers mate ✌️

  • @gettindirty4x4adventure
    @gettindirty4x4adventure 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Couple cheap quick mods but makes it look 10x much better. How terrible are those stickers! Keen to see it hit the tracks🤙

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Oh yeah it’s such a nice rig and then cheapened by the stickers

  • @navarrolaurent7548
    @navarrolaurent7548 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hi my friend I always watch your videos on the raptor which are great tell me what feelings can you give me on the new calandra lamp that you installed the led bar? Do you think the lighting quality and power are sufficient?

  • @jamiewilliams7618
    @jamiewilliams7618 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Welcome to club. I jumped ship from y62 to the Raptor 5 months ago, hahah, but got a code orange with a bit more flavour and well have done the same as 62 and made 8t into a crazy build again and now its heavy so i reckon just go redarc go block or a battery behind the seat, 2way and compressor and a hard lid on the tub but the rest have a portable case set up for camping. 35s dont really change the ca4 that much but dont think they are needed on these so go on standard 33s or possibly close to a 34.

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cheers dude 🙌 yeah I’m really thinking I’m not going to do a heap to this thing. I’m still waiting for my compressor to show up🤣. At this stage I’m thinking pretty basic I want to show how good of a rig these are out of the box. I am so tempted to do 35s. Having already done them on the 60XPLR rig is probably the main reason I haven’t yet. I feel I need to do something slightly different or it’ll just be the same repetitive content. No one wants that 🤷‍♂️🤣

    • @jamiewilliams7618
      @jamiewilliams7618 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @HappyGoTravel people like customisationon these. I put compressor under the seat with scub bracket to protect compressor from water and dirt but the heat soak is huge and heats the underneath of the seat like crazy but i guess you will do the same as your mates one. Battery behind the seat worrys me as well with the kids in the car but i went amtron and max current on the battety i drew from it is 80 amps and is half the max load rating of it around 175 amps but have built a portable enerdrive system in a tred box for 240 volt power and large loads.

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jamiewilliams7618 yeah I ordered the same kit as the 60XPLR rig for the compressor. I think arb did an awesome job on it. I’m still a little undecided on the dual battery. I am thinking of tub mounting one

  • @EmveeEss
    @EmveeEss 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Quick question, did that plastic front bumper section have your front sensors in them? Did you take them out?

  • @shaileshshailesh2481
    @shaileshshailesh2481 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hahah..I am waiting for my white one next month..I am gone paint these exhaust for sure

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s so easy to do and looks soo much cleaner

  • @iirandomchaos777
    @iirandomchaos777 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Possible to get a good side by side of yours and the conquer grey as it’s the two choices I’m choosing between colour wise haha

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Watch this space closely id say ill have a black one in the mix on Friday too, it'll be all over my socials

  • @WillKoenig-tg2qd
    @WillKoenig-tg2qd 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    How is the paint holding up? Any flaking or chipping yet?

  • @navarrolaurent7548
    @navarrolaurent7548 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    overall you were right the rear exhaust outlets are much better in black, explain to me why we got a chrome one on it

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      In some of the prototypes they were black but the kept getting chips so the went stuff it🙌

  • @lorenzozanini496
    @lorenzozanini496 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    How to make i5 XL spec in one easy lesson. Bland as

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hahhahaha I take it you like your stickers then?
      With the aggressive pumped stance of a Raptor they’ll never look anything less than what they are. But I guess at the end of the day it’s all about personal taste 🤷‍♂️

  • @morepudding7024
    @morepudding7024 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Has the raptor coat lasted on the bash plate?
    My black raptor should arrive in January and I want to black out the silver bash plate until I end up getting a new one.

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      yeah its really good so far

  • @RobJ-gw3qz
    @RobJ-gw3qz 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I've had my Raptor for a few months now and sticker was gone the first day. I have been looking at options for the lower section. Was considering wrapping, but raptor coat looked good on camera. Would you go Raptor coat over a wrap? Thanks for the videos they have been very helpful.

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Cheers mate. The Raptor coat actually came out heaps better than I was expecting 🤣. Another option you could do is pull it off and take it to a powder coater I’d imagine it’d only cost a couple of hundred at most.

  • @banmedel9225
    @banmedel9225 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where did you buy your raptor multi use coating for bash plate?

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I just got the multi from super cheap. And the heat proof from repco

    • @banmedel9225
      @banmedel9225 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lastly dis you sand/prime before you coat the bashplate with multi?thanks cheers

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@banmedel9225 nah I just cleaned it thoroughly with wax and grease remover. The raptor paints stick like shit to a blanket 🤣

  • @mrhappy9911
    @mrhappy9911 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Boys do you think the ute master lid is worth it?

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I personally don’t but Damo loves his. Don’t get me wrong it’s cool af but not 4k+ cool

  • @Chundie
    @Chundie 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    "Poxy stickers" yet raptor coats the bar 🤡🤡

    • @HappyGoTravel
      @HappyGoTravel  8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      🤣🤣🤣 every has their own tastes I guess 🤷‍♂️