Love the bronze on Magnetic Gray combo.

Time to get a couple cameras so you can catch your POS neighbor in the act or his dad needs a good whippin'

6/17/2017
9,411 miles

Nothing much to report. I've just been driving. I put a deposit on an ARE Z-series Revo topper last week. I've driven 4,764 miles since my first oil change, and my oil life is at 53%. So I guess I lose around 1% of oil life every 100 miles, give or take.

Can't wait for the topper. I'm also considering going back to the OEM grill and just painting it.

I'd think an XLT (sport?) grille with the border ptm would look nice with that combo, and be close to what you were originally going for. Saw a white one following me today and it looked nice. Kinda wish I looked into this before doing all the custom work I did (though I did end up with something unique).

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.f15...6398c43d21.jpg

This assumes it's possible to get one with a camera mount/opening in it (was 360 camera an option in an XLT?) I think it's this part #, but you'd have to paint the edge to match for what I'm thinking: FL3Z8200VPTM

Maybe put your blacked out emblem in that.

Yeah, I've thought that too, but I've never seen one with a camera hole.

According to Tasca, this one has the front camera mount:

Manufacturer: Ford
Part Number: FL3Z-8200-VPTM
Part: Grille
Part Notes: 5 bar insert, primed, with front camera, without chrome bars.

The picture doesn't show it, so that has me questioning that description, though.

I may give this a try some day - I like what I created, but it's a bit more "see through" than I expected, and I'm kind of questioning if I like the 3 raptor style lights across the top.

My next spend, though, is new tires, so not changing anything any time soon with my grille.

^ I'd think the only way to get the 5 bar with the camera mount, would be to get a Lariat SE grille, which is more of a 10 bar...

That's the one with the red highlights, right? Don't think that would look good :)

But yeah, before buying anything, I'd call and confirm.

Right, that I'm aware of, I don't think the 360* camera was an option on the XLT. Only other option would be to fab up a camera mount to an XLT Sport non-SE grille.

6/20/2017
9,xxx miles

I picked up a PTM bumper today from an EB. I'll be installing that sometime this week and putting my Platinum chrome/Magnetic bumper up for sale.

6/20/2017
9,615 miles

I installed the sport front bumper today. It took about 90 minutes, even with the four &$%@ty m@&$erf&!#ing 21mm nuts in the front taking way longer to loose than they should have. I also had to switch over the lower trims because mine has front loops and the donor's didn't.

https://cimg1.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.f15...677c310268.jpg


I'll have the old bumper up for sale shortly for local pickup.