Black out side XLT badges.

[fordgt]

Plastic dip

Looks great!!

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[Sauce]

Any suggestions on how to black out the chrome “XLT”? Seems pretty small for vinyl wrap, I was thinking about plasti-dip. Any pictures? Or other suggestions? I have seen the all black ones on the FORD website but have the F150-LEDS lights in there that I want to keep.

Did mine magnetic gray to match the wheel arches. This was one of those jobs where half way thru I kind of wished I hadn’t taken it on. Stripping the original adhesive, sanding, putting on new adhesive - all very annoying. Painting was the easy part. Looks good though.

 

[SoulMafia]

Plastid Dipped mine a couple days ago. Looks great!

 

[Sauce]

Plastid Dipped mine a couple days ago. Looks great!

Did you remove them or just spray and peel?

 

[SoulMafia]

Did you remove them or just spray and peel?

just masked off the square and sprayed, no peel

 

[VehicleNanny]

Plastid Dipped mine a couple days ago. Looks great!

I just did the same to mine this weekend. It really is the easiest way to dechrome those letters. It is also reversible by cleaning it with mineral spirits.

 

[RangerPA]

Thanks! You wouldn't happen to have the part # for the front valance in Black under the front bumper that replaces the silver one. The black one is part of the BAP.

Here is a site with all the front bumper related parts and diagrams:
https://dealer.parts.ford.com/shop/en/us/body/bumpers/bumper-front-lower-p-n1wz17d957ahptm

I believe you're talking about 17D957B MSRP: $401.23

I did a Google search for that part # and see some as low as $281.67. I wanted a Desert Sand one and my local dealer said they need to be painted. He said they are all the same. Let me know if you learn of anything different via your dealer.

Front Bumper AssemblyPart #: N1WZ17D957AHPTM

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[waffleso_0]

I'm just going to buy these for my XLT since I have the V6. I like the gloss trim. seems to match wheel trim

https://www.ebay.com/itm/395617205236?_trksid=p4481478.c101506.m1851

 

[danmoochie]

I'm just going to buy these for my XLT since I have the V6. I like the gloss trim. seems to match wheel trim

https://www.ebay.com/itm/395617205236?_trksid=p4481478.c101506.m1851

Would it not just be easier to pull the letters off the XLT and buy the V6 badge on Amazon? I mean, I am not sure if you can JUST pull the letters XLT off clean? I don't mind the gloss under it, and would like to just put a V^ emblem on each side. Anyone JUST pull the letter off clean? And if so how??

 

[Sauce]

Would it not just be easier to pull the letters off the XLT and buy the V6 badge on Amazon? I mean, I am not sure if you can JUST pull the letters XLT off clean? I don't mind the gloss under it, and would like to just put a V^ emblem on each side. Anyone JUST pull the letter off clean? And if so how??

use a wire and the letters pull off clean and easy. They are held with adhesive. I pulled mine off and painted them the same color as the trim. The hard part was cutting new adhesive to put them back on.

 

[danmoochie]

use a wire and the letters pull off clean and easy. They are held with adhesive. I pulled mine off and painted them the same color as the trim. The hard part was cutting new adhesive to put them back on.

So since I just want to remove the XLT letters, they come off individually or does the gloss backing come off as well? I was hoping to just pull the three letters off, keep the gloss, and add brand new V6 letters I can get off Amazon? If that is do-able, then I will try it, I just don't want to mess up the vent without good feedback LOL

 

[Sauce]

So since I just want to remove the XLT letters, they come off individually or does the gloss backing come off as well? I was hoping to just pull the three letters off, keep the gloss, and add brand new V6 letters I can get off Amazon? If that is do-able, then I will try it, I just don't want to mess up the vent without good feedback LOL

they come off individually. The vent piece is totally separate.

 

[danmoochie]

they come off individually. The vent piece is totally separate.

ok cool. so the gloss backing strip the letter sit on (which is different than the rest of the vent color) does not get damaged at all? If that is true, then I am going to go for it!!! Thanks!!!

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