white_dc

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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'

DeltaNu1142

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.

Opus-n-Bill

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).



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.

DeltaNu1142

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

Opus-n-Bill

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.

JAMADOR

^ 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...

Opus-n-Bill

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.

JAMADOR

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.

DeltaNu1142

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.

DeltaNu1142

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.




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