so a few months ago i started to PTM the things that ford should have done on every F150, the door handles, tailgate handle, mirror caps and lower valance/fog housings. it was a pretty straight forward job that yielded great rewards for me. i wont bore you with my usual pic by pic thread, i will leave you with just a few pics. i hope you enjoy and tell me what you think. one day i think i will have a pro do it, but this just solidified my decision.

just did the mirror caps. 4 steps,

sand, primer and sanding, base and then a few coats of clear.



and the final result.




as you can see i work with a lot of truck guys. but every time we go to lunch, they want to take my truck... weird...

 

looks good!

 

that looks really good

 

Great job, noticable difference.

 

Looks good man.

 

looks good. are you going to stay with the honey-comb grille?

 

Looks outstanding brother good job

 

I am waiting to figure out what color scheme I want. The FX2 grill is nice but then the saleen grils are nice but a billet.... See my problem? But no, the honeycomb isn't staying.
Thanks for the compliments guys

 

Did you remove the mirrors to paint them?

 

Nah I was creative with the tape and used the mirror swivel to my advantage.

 

dang that looks goods !! there's a screw like yours around here they PTM'ed the handles and mirror caps but forgot the tailgate handle

 

looks real good man... whats other plans for it?

 

So I have looked and I think I will go with a nice billet upper and lower grill set. I love the look of the salleen stuff but don't think the color would look right with what I have done so far. I can't picture a PTM grill looking go on the truck, what do you all think?

 

white surround black honeycomb

 

Yep, looks good but keep on painting.