v8toy

Hello all,

I recently picked up a gorgeous white 2016 F150 Special Edition package FX4 SuperCrew. I loved the Atlas concept when I first saw it at the Detroit auto show several years ago, so I was finally excited to get into one of these things. I was coming from a Land Rover so creature comforts were important to me. On a white truck, I really liked the dark SE package wheels over the chrome PVDs so the decision narrowed it down to the SE XLT 302A or Lariat. This forum has helped me to make a good decision, I think..

Well, on to some pix.



some pix around town



Moved to Michigan from Maine for work reasons few years ago and it does have its perks. 4x4 was a must for me. Ended up with a FX4. Living in michigan, I got to see a bunch of camo'ed cars and prototype cars on the road - especially by the proving grounds and by Dearborn. Additionally, I found a nice gem from a local michigan seller who listed an OEM Raptor grill.



I have examined the Paramount and GalaxyMoto grills thoroughly and it is definitely different than the OEM 2017 Raptor grills. First, the # of honeycombs under each letter from the real Raptor. Second, the Letters and the outer trim and the inner honeycomb grill has its own trim on the real raptor. Paramount and Galaxymoto does not. I decided to give this "OEM Grill a try."

I believe it may be from one of the earlier Prototype 2017 Raptors that has been caught in the wild by TruckTrend/Autoblog.





As other members on this forum have mentioned the OEM Raptor grill has different mounting points and you must alter it to fit the 2015-2016 F150s. I figured I am handy enough to give this a try. Required tools - Dremel, sandpaper, beers and paint.




Painted the grill to match my SE Wheels. I am liking how it turned out.






Until someone tells me otherwise, I think I may be one of the first retrofitting the OEM Raptor grills on. It wasn't too bad. I will eventually fabricate something to complete the lower trim portion of the grill to match. Ill need a part number from Ford. I think it'll be a direct fit. However the bezel around the headlight will not fit due to the sheer width.

I am pleased w the look so far. Fun first mod. Did the 14" antennae too. Coming from a Rover w HIDs, i must admit the light output is absolutely horrible on these F150s. My next on my "to-do" list will be Anzo 11357s and some LEDs.

Let me know what y'all think!

firecadet613

Sharp truck!

RubberDuckie

real nice looking truck you've got there. If you're concerned about light output, my two cents would be to go straight to a real retrofit using TRS parts. no spyder/anzo/recon brand will come close to the output. I made that mistake with my truck and ended up trashing the spyder lights less than 6 months later for a full FIX 55w upgrade and I'm absolutely in love with it.

C7Jake

Grill would look much better painted black, along with the center of the bumper
grill gap would blend right in

v8toy

I thought about that. It may be a fun project with Plasti-dip to see if I will like it or not.

Here are some updated photos w the 275/60/20 Duratracs.











Some scenery pix by the front yard

Ive been eyeing at some bushwacker flares. Not sure if I will like them or not.
Will have to do some research

bigcitymike

That's some godawful scenery.


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Shadowblack

Nice looking truck!

uniform36

Hello, Can you please tell me what type of cutting or trimming you had to do exactly to make this grill fit in your 2016 F150. I'mn about to do the same and your the only person online that has tackle this project. Thank you very much!!

uniform36

Hello, Can you please tell me what type of cutting or trimming you had to do exactly to make this grill fit in your 2016 F150. I'mn about to do the same and your the only person online that has tackle this project. Thank you very much!!

v8toy

You wont have to mess with top or bottom. Just the sides. There are tabs that stick out preventing you from fitting the grill in between the headlight bezels.
I used a dremel to burr them off.
its a trial and error thing. but keep doing that until the grill fits. If you mess up its only the sides and noone will notice. It didnt take long.
Painting several layers obviously took a bit.
As for the bottom of the grill, you notice that there are tabs and holes and appears like something goes in there. It is a horizontal bar that will finish off the look. Raptor catalog was only released few weeks ago so I just found the part number if you need it.





hopefully this will help.