2003 ranger edge drivers side writing

Someone trying to steal the vehicle? That sucks. You will need a wiring diagram at the very least, A solder iron, and a way to test the wires that are the same color. Personally I would have a pro do it.

I vote for a pro too. Sounds like the airbag system could be involved with this. If the airbags are not properly wired they can be dangerous! You don't want them blowing up when you're driving!! Jim

First ask how much time it would take for someone at a dealership to do it and what it would cost. Then decide if you want to try it yourself. (If you're not good at soldering don't try it-poor connections are never a good beginning.) If you're still thinking about it: Ford is pretty good about not using 2 of the SAME color wire for 2 wires going to and then coming out of the same connector. Unless both wires are connected to the same pin and socket, and even then, they may not be IDENTICAL. . At first glance there may 2 wires that look the same, but a large percentage of the time one will have a NARROW solid stripe or a NARROW dashed stripe of a different color. The problem with some COLOR COMBINATIONS (of main color and stripe, or dashed line), is that its difficult to see that there actually IS a stripe, and second the stripe may not be facing you. A third problem is that with rough handling the stripe may wear off. There may be 2 of what look to be solid brown wires.A closer examination may show that one of the brown wires ACTUALLY has a dashed black stripe on it. Or maybe one of the red wires has an ORANGE stripe and the other one doesn't. If you think you might want to try to reconnect any of the wires, it never hurts to have the right wiring diagram, but from experience I can tell you that it may be difficult to trace the colors through the circuits on a complicated wiring diagram, in order to tell which wires are for which circuit. ( And it may not be necessary.) In any case. if you are going to be handling the wires, pull out ALL the fuses, (marking where each one goes) and disconnect the battery, BEFORE handling any of the wires. (more than you have) Then if you can avoid doing so, DO NOT unravel the wire bundles more than an inch or 2 if you can avoid doing so, as it may make identifying and marking the FINAL wires more difficult. Many times when bundles of wire are cut a person will not be able to cut through the entire bundle at one go. So maybe 6 wires are cut, then another six and so forth. If cut this way its nearly impossible to make all the cuts squarely across the bundle AND at the exact same place. There may even be damage to some of the wires or their insulation from false cuts-leaving a few strands sticking out of one particular wire .You MAY be able to identify the remaining wire pairs by their LENGTHS by bringing the bundles close to one another. Or by the fact that two wire ENDS are cut squarely across and 2 other ENDS are cut at an angle. good luck

First ask how much time it would take for someone at a dealership to do it and what it would cost. Then decide if you want to try it yourself. (If you're not good at soldering don't try it-poor connections are never a good beginning.)................................................................................ If you're still thinking about it: Ford is pretty good about not using 2 of the SAME color wire for 2 wires going to and then coming out of the same connector. Unless both wires are connected to the same pin and socket, and even then, they may not be IDENTICAL. .......... At first glance there may 2 wires that look the same, but a large percentage of the time one will have a NARROW solid stripe or a NARROW dashed stripe of a different color. ........................................................The problem with some COLOR COMBINATIONS (of main color and stripe, or dashed line), is that its difficult to see that there actually IS a stripe, and second the stripe may not be facing you. A third problem is that with rough handling the stripe may wear off. There may be 2 of what look to be solid brown wires. A closer examination may show that one of the brown wires ACTUALLY has a dashed black stripe on it. Or maybe one of the red wires has an ORANGE stripe................................................................................... IF you think you might want to try to reconnect any of the wires, it never hurts to have the right wiring diagram, but from experience I can tell you that it may be difficult to trace the colors through the circuits on a complicated wiring diagram, in order to tell which wires are for which circuit. ( And it may not be necessary.)................................................................................... In any case. if you are going to be handling the wires, pull out ALL the fuses, (marking where each one goes) and disconnect the battery, BEFORE handling any of the wires. (more than you have) Then if you can avoid doing so, DO NOT unravel the wire bundles more than an inch or 2 if you can avoid doing so, as it may make identifying and marking the FINAL wires more difficult.................................................................................................................................Many times when bundles of wire are cut a person will not be able to cut through the entire bundle at one go. So maybe 6 wires are cut, then another six and so forth. If cut this way its nearly impossible to make all the cuts squarely across the bundle AND at the exact same place. There may even be damage to some of the wires or their insulation from false cuts-leaving a few strands sticking out of one particular wire .You MAY be able to identify the remaining wire pairs by their LENGTHS by bringing the bundles close to one another. Or by the fact that two wire ENDS are cut squarely across and 2 other ENDS are cut at an angle. good luck