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Old Feb 16, 2013 | 07:39 PM
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Thanks for the info.
 
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Old Feb 17, 2013 | 12:01 PM
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wow great project
 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 08:42 PM
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Well Fellas , we have some progress, I have a pile of McNeil junk in the corner.......

 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 08:46 PM
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I also have some sweet-*** factory , well fitting, strong and durable raptor parts on my front end. The hood , bumper upper and lower , grille , headlights , all of it , factory ford.



You may ask , why didnt this paint guy paint them white???

THis is why
 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 08:48 PM
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Since I do Paint and Bodywork , I had my local , wrap and decal guy come up with a design for me, Let me know what yall think. Im going to have the bedsides painted tuxedo black to match the front and then off to the wrap guy for lettering. I have a clear light bar for the roof on the way. PS I already cleared it with local chief of police.

 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:03 PM
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Looks good! So were the factory parts a direct bolt on?
 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:13 PM
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Looks good! So were the factory parts a direct bolt on?
Yep , thats all McNeil did was mold the factory raptor parts, there are a few differences from 04-08 to the 09 up trucks , but not that much. It essentially bolts up in most of the mounting points. You need the 09 up hood hinges, the very front of the fender doesnt have a bolt place on our trucks , the fenders are a touch longer , but all the rear and lower mount points are the same, the outer headlight mount points go into the fenders but you need to fab up the inner upper and lower mounts for the headlights. Also lower bumper brackets since it sits roughly 3 inches forward of where our bumper mounts.
 
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Old Feb 19, 2013 | 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Daleford
A year ago I contacted Fiberwerx who said their fiberglass was for off road only. Makes sense. Their company name IS Fiberwerx OFF ROAD! Maybe now they are trying to sell a street quality product. Maybe they are simply reselling MacNiels. In any event, be careful.
I find it amusing that they have 2 dealers in Dub‎ai and none on the east USA coast.
Id run the other way from FiberJerks and CrapNeil!!! Unless you dont mind junk. I just gave away the Mcneil stuff I had , was too ashamed to try and sell it. Ill be getting factory box sides in the future , my mcneil sides are already full of spider cracks , and I havent even offroaded it yet......
 

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Old Feb 20, 2013 | 08:16 PM
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Well I just dropped some jack on a complete raptor bed for my truck , I got a deal so I'm happy , it's the right color too.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/200809471024...84.m1423.l2649
 
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Old Feb 20, 2013 | 09:35 PM
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Nice! I like the paint scheme
 
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Old Feb 20, 2013 | 10:16 PM
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Great post!!

and fantastic work!!!

I was ready to purchase the kit, when I wanted to look for reviews, and this come up, thank you!! I will go OEM, I got a 06 XLT.
 
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 12:21 AM
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I did a little search and saw McNeil's prices have gone up on their crap, also they're using pictures of a real black raptor (def not their parts on it) and my truck to display their products.....
 
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Old Feb 21, 2013 | 08:00 AM
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Love the idea man! Nice job
 
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Old Feb 22, 2013 | 03:59 PM
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Great Job so far!
 
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Old Feb 26, 2013 | 11:58 PM
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Well my bed came in today so I have been buttoning it up. Decals next wednesday.

 
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