Daleford

Notice something different about this OEM grille? It has a painted surround and a chrome 6 bar center.

Nate1302

Looks great mind me asking how much for the grill and how much it cost to have painted?

Daleford

New grille from Wayne Akers Ford in Lake Worth, Fl approx $250 and painted it myself. Probably material cost of $75.

FordEver

Very nice look. I am not a fan of chrome. But your chome tipped mirrors, chrome bumper with the chrome grille insert have a very nice look.

Good job......

sllydderrr

Was the surround chromed or PTM? Please explain your painting process, especially if it was chromed.

Daleford

Chrome. I couldn't buy an OEM grille with PTM surround and chrome bars.
I used a Dupont Nason etch primer, followed by a Nason epoxy sealer. Paint was Nason base /clear.

Tussin_Wolf

This is the plan for my grill as well, in Tuxedo Black. You bought the grill seperate? I already have the chrome surround/chrome 6 bar inner that came stock on the truck (XLT chrome pkg/XTR). I was looking at maybe buying the outer surround already PTM for a Tuxedo Black FX4, rather than having to paint my own. I was concerned about the durability of the finish if I paint over the chrome but sounds like you might have the problem solved.

When you bought the grill what did you get? Outer surround and 6 bar inner? Were they one piece, or did they come as 2 pcs but had to be purchased together? Thanks for the info.

Daleford

The outer surround and inner 6 bars are all one piece. For that reason I doubt that you can get any six bar section by itself.

custom150

That's how my grill came Xlt "custom" package.

Daleford

OK I didn't know you could get them like that. The dealer's parts dept searched but couldn't find one like that.