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Old 03-02-2018, 05:03 PM
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we should have a grille swapping party lol

I take back my statement: I just found one of the tabs broken off in the bottom of the box Grrrr.....

Anybody know if the grille is ABS plastic (so I can select the right adhesive)? I can either go through sending it back or I can attempt a repair. It looks to me like the tab broke when they put the spring clip on because the spring clip "teeth" wrap under the broken part.

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Originally Posted by BlueSpark
I take back my statement: I just found one of the tabs broken off in the bottom of the box Grrrr.....

Anybody know if the grille is ABS plastic (so I can select the right adhesive)? I can either go through sending it back or I can attempt a repair. It looks to me like the tab broke when they put the spring clip on because the spring clip "teeth" wrap under the broken part.
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Goodies have landed. Does anybody know if the grille has to be off the truck to install the Ford emblem?



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Default Tasca grille arrived with broken tab

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Originally Posted by DyLivn
Goodies have landed. Does anybody know if the grille has to be off the truck to install the Ford emblem?



It's a lot easier to do it off the truck. Have to remove the grill shutters also to get at the three nuts that hold emblem on
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Does anybody have an emblem for this grille they don’t immediatley need and would be willing to sell it to me? I have one on order and they are due in on the 14th.
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I know it’s a pain but if it were me I’d be sending it back.
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Does anybody have an emblem for this grille they don’t immediatley need and would be willing to sell it to me? I have one on order and they are due in on the 14th.
they are on national back order don’t count on the 14th
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they are on national back order don’t count on the 14th
Yeah Tasca confirmed they have been on back order and Ford is showing in their system a due date of the 14th.

So can I buy yours since your truck isn’t in yet? 😁
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Yeah Tasca confirmed they have been on back order and Ford is showing in their system a due date of the 14th.

So can I buy yours since your truck isn’t in yet? 😁
You dont want mine I ordered a silver and black one from a guy online.....also it is a JL3Z-8213-B (has the front camera hole) I want to add the front camera at some point. He also painted some mirror caps for me whole package will be in on Monday...will take some pics so you can drool lol

Before I ordered the -B from him he told me he had 15 of the -A's on emergency order with his dealer and was supposed to be getting them in 2 weeks ago (apparently Ford will emergency order some parts and fill those first) he didn't get them when his dealer told him he would so I went the -B route.Tasca told me they were on BO until 2/26 when I ordered the grille and once they came off BO Tasca wouldnt see them for 7-10 days....then shipping time to me. All of this happened on 2/7 No guarantee they will be available on the 14th. I would start searching Ebay for them I have seen sold auctions for them in Dec and Jan

Email Tasca sent me when I placed my order on 2/7:
Good Morning, Stephen:

Two parts you've ordered are currently on back order from Ford.
JL3Z-9943400-GA is on back order until 3/13/2018; however, we have a protocol to delete the item off the order if it exceeds 30 business days which applies in this situation.

JL3Z-8213-A is on back order until 2/26/2018. It takes 7-10 business days after the release date for the part to arrive at our warehouse.

Would you like to wait for (JL3Z-8213-A ) or would you like to delete it from the order and continue with the other items? I do have to special order one more part which will take 3-5 business days for it to arrive at our warehouse.

Please let me know how you would like to proceed.

Kind Regards,
Ann
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