Grill Surround
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From: Crest Hill, Il
Grill Surround
I have a 2000 F-150 XLT. It has the chrome surround with the very open grill. I want to replace the surround and grill with a painted surround and billet grill. Is it only hard to swap it if you keep the same surround? If I replace the surround and grill is it easy? Also, who makes a painted surround? Should I go to the dealer? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks, Craig
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From: St Pete Fl USA
CK
I have been going through this myself. It started out wanting to replace the insert with the older honeycomb style. Heres what I have learned. The chrome surround and the painted have a different sized insert opening. If you want a surround to paint to match the best way would be to have your surround scuffed painted over the chrome finish and then buy a billet insert. When I priced out another surround it came with an insert as an assembly and was over 300.00.
Hope this helps!
I have been going through this myself. It started out wanting to replace the insert with the older honeycomb style. Heres what I have learned. The chrome surround and the painted have a different sized insert opening. If you want a surround to paint to match the best way would be to have your surround scuffed painted over the chrome finish and then buy a billet insert. When I priced out another surround it came with an insert as an assembly and was over 300.00.
Hope this helps!
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From: Anaheim, CA 92808
Yea, GR Swaney is right.
I have a work series, which also has the same surround as the chrome(but basically just not chrome) and http://www.sporttrucking.com has it for like $360. I don't think that comes painted either.
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SpliT
2000 Work Series
Deep Wedgewood Blue
Standard Cab
4.2L V6 3.08 Gears
Mean Streak Cat-Back Exhaust(Anyone else have one, I hate mine)
Weld Super Single Wheels
Pioneer Deck DEH-P7200
Tinted Windows
Clear Corners
Future Mods: Superchip, FIPK, Bedliner, Tach, Billet Grille, 6.5" Fabtech Ultimate Suspension Lift!!!
Email Me at: F150v6@Aol.com
I have a work series, which also has the same surround as the chrome(but basically just not chrome) and http://www.sporttrucking.com has it for like $360. I don't think that comes painted either.
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SpliT
2000 Work Series
Deep Wedgewood Blue
Standard Cab
4.2L V6 3.08 Gears
Mean Streak Cat-Back Exhaust(Anyone else have one, I hate mine)
Weld Super Single Wheels
Pioneer Deck DEH-P7200
Tinted Windows
Clear Corners
Future Mods: Superchip, FIPK, Bedliner, Tach, Billet Grille, 6.5" Fabtech Ultimate Suspension Lift!!!
Email Me at: F150v6@Aol.com
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From: Houston, by way of every major city in America.
Don't paint your chrome grille,Please!
It will peel off in less than a year! Go to
a crash part dealer and buy an aftermarket surround, Then you can do whatever you need to do with it ie : paint,billet grille,etc... It will cost a lot less at a parts dealer,about $130 to $160,depends on the place. Chrome was never meant to be painted over,it doesn't hold paint well. Just the opinions
of a 7 year bodyshop worker,who has almost seen it all
,,,,,98
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98 F-150 4.6 Litre XLT2wd Ext. cab
Yokahama AVS/ST's
prarie tan/tan int.
K/N gen.II fipk
custom dual exh/gibson rectangle tips/rear exiting.
color matched snuglid
Superchip!!!
Westin nerfs blk .powdercoat
Clear front corners
Stillen Quad light air dam, sweet!!
Euro taillights
Cobra 75WXST cb w/weather alert
[b]Kenwood cd w/Radio Shack speakers,don't laugh it sounds pretty good
Viper alarm
On the way/wheels,tires, etc..etc.......
doin the monochromatic boogie
on the front end.
Come see my new picturesat www.my-f150.com
officialtomwaits.com
reverendhortonheat.com
WOW,what a cool site!
FENDER GUITARS ROCK!!!
[This message has been edited by 98SCREAMER (edited 12-16-2000).]
It will peel off in less than a year! Go to
a crash part dealer and buy an aftermarket surround, Then you can do whatever you need to do with it ie : paint,billet grille,etc... It will cost a lot less at a parts dealer,about $130 to $160,depends on the place. Chrome was never meant to be painted over,it doesn't hold paint well. Just the opinions
of a 7 year bodyshop worker,who has almost seen it all
,,,,,98------------------
98 F-150 4.6 Litre XLT2wd Ext. cab
Yokahama AVS/ST's
prarie tan/tan int.
K/N gen.II fipk
custom dual exh/gibson rectangle tips/rear exiting.
color matched snuglid
Superchip!!!
Westin nerfs blk .powdercoat
Clear front corners
Stillen Quad light air dam, sweet!!
Euro taillights
Cobra 75WXST cb w/weather alert
[b]Kenwood cd w/Radio Shack speakers,don't laugh it sounds pretty good
Viper alarm
On the way/wheels,tires, etc..etc.......
doin the monochromatic boogie
on the front end.
Come see my new picturesat www.my-f150.com
officialtomwaits.com
reverendhortonheat.com
WOW,what a cool site!
FENDER GUITARS ROCK!!!
[This message has been edited by 98SCREAMER (edited 12-16-2000).]
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From: Grain Valley, Mo.
When i replaced the chrome surround on my 98 a few years back, I simply went to the dealer and bought the painted one, they come in the colors already, so you just buy the color you need.. think it was aroun $200
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2001 Supercrew, white/silver Lariat, gray leather capt. chairs, 5.4L, Expedition console, wood dash, cobra hood, billet grill, Ford chrome tube steps, Line-X liner, Magnaflow cat-back dual exhaust w/stainless tips, k/n filter, http://hometown.aol.com/washyourcar/supercrew.html
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2001 Supercrew, white/silver Lariat, gray leather capt. chairs, 5.4L, Expedition console, wood dash, cobra hood, billet grill, Ford chrome tube steps, Line-X liner, Magnaflow cat-back dual exhaust w/stainless tips, k/n filter, http://hometown.aol.com/washyourcar/supercrew.html