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Were there any part numbers on the camera mount you glued into the grill? I'm thinking I'd like to buy one to play with, so I don't ruin the current one in case I mess it up, and so I can leave what's on the truck alone until this is ready.
Were there any part numbers on the camera mount you glued into the grill? I'm thinking I'd like to buy one to play with, so I don't ruin the current one in case I mess it up, and so I can leave what's on the truck alone until this is ready.
I have opened the amber housings supplied with the grille and installed amber LED strips. I don't really like them, so I'm going to hack up the round LEDs and install them into the housings instead.
Originally Posted by Opus-n-Bill
Were there any part numbers on the camera mount you glued into the grill? I'm thinking I'd like to buy one to play with, so I don't ruin the current one in case I mess it up, and so I can leave what's on the truck alone until this is ready.
I didn't look at your links--this is the part that I cut up to install into the grille. GL3Z-19H421-A
This part is paired with a back piece that, when screwed together, hold the camera in place from the front and back. I'm using only the front piece, and will secure the camera with some silicone.
Originally Posted by OneLap
Those are the camera bracket parts.
Correct.
Last edited by DeltaNu1142; 02-10-2017 at 01:58 PM.
I installed the grille today. It looks as I had hoped, but the area around the emblem isn't as polished as I wanted. The putty didn't take the paint well. But from more than a couple feet away, it looks great. I haven't connected the grille lights yet, but I have headlights coming later this week and I can do it then.
I used a Dremel to square off the amber LEDs, and then hot glued them into the housings.
The emblems is literally held to the grille by one zip tie. I cut a notch in the back of the emblem, and it's in there good & tight. So I see no reason to mess with it.
The photo is bad, but I was in a hurry. I'll get more later.
Great job, Deltanu. I had this idea in my head for a little bit, nice to see someone actually do it.
Originally Posted by OneLap
Interesting. I wasn't aware they made a full mesh version. I prefer the lights and the lower portion of the Paramount design to the GalaxyMoto, and had I seen the full mesh model when I started shopping for a grill, I might have bought that one instead.
While I like the FORD letters on my Paramount, I would like to find a plastic fabricator to build a single bar cover with accommodation to mount the blue oval. I think t would look great with the mesh background. Would also keep me from having to remount my front camera, which I'd prefer to not have to do again. I tried fabricating something like this using the center bar from my Lariat sport grill, but it didn't work out.
Great work so far.
OneLap, are you talking about something like this?
I kinda like that grille, the only complaint i have. I wish that middle support bar would line up and be the same size of with the headlight trim. (like the Roush grille)
02-10-2017, 12:20 PM
