No package listed on bezel
Post Fiend
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Just to add...
Radios and the Clocks were an optional extra for every trim level.
Yes it's possible to find a Ranger Lariat or XLT bezel without clock and radio holes, but they would be extremely rare, and most likely hacked up.
It's also possible to find a Custom bezel with clock holes and Radio holes too, as shown in post #8.
Radios and the Clocks were an optional extra for every trim level.
Yes it's possible to find a Ranger Lariat or XLT bezel without clock and radio holes, but they would be extremely rare, and most likely hacked up.
It's also possible to find a Custom bezel with clock holes and Radio holes too, as shown in post #8.
Logistics Pro
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Here's a black Ranger Lariat interior without clock.
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Yea, that's on the radio bezel. This is mine:
One thing you have to think about with these older trucks is, there ain't no tellin' who's had their hands on stuff. What's in your truck may or may not be original.
You might be able to send your VIN to Ford to be decoded. They'd send you a build sheet with a bunch of info on your truck, like the trim package, options the original owner added, day/month/year of manufacture, and more. Then you'd know for sure what you have.
One thing you have to think about with these older trucks is, there ain't no tellin' who's had their hands on stuff. What's in your truck may or may not be original.
You might be able to send your VIN to Ford to be decoded. They'd send you a build sheet with a bunch of info on your truck, like the trim package, options the original owner added, day/month/year of manufacture, and more. Then you'd know for sure what you have.
Cargo Master
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Thanks for all those pictures, Fordzilla! That is a good visual showcase of the different bezel styles Ford used on the 1980-1986 F-Series.
If Ford had "Ranger XLT" and "Ranger Lariat" nameplates on the older bezels, I wonder why the later XLT Lariat package only had "XLT" on the bezel?
"XLT" and "Lariat" are not separate trim packages, are they?
I have the later 1985-1986 Burlwood style bezel, but I really like the bright silver trim around the older style bezels. Does anyone know what exactly Ford used to make the bright silver trim around the bezels with?
If Ford had "Ranger XLT" and "Ranger Lariat" nameplates on the older bezels, I wonder why the later XLT Lariat package only had "XLT" on the bezel?
"XLT" and "Lariat" are not separate trim packages, are they?
I have the later 1985-1986 Burlwood style bezel, but I really like the bright silver trim around the older style bezels. Does anyone know what exactly Ford used to make the bright silver trim around the bezels with?
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I used a silver sharpie but I think Im goin to try other things till its right. I dont like havin a lariat and the only difference between it and an XLT is a couple red badges on the side and carpet door pockets. So Im tryin to find different radio bezels and badges for them too shine up my truck.
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Cargo Master
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I don't think the "XLT" and "Lariat" were two different trim packages for the later years. But that still doesn't explain why Ford used a "Ranger Lariat" bezel nameplate and not an "XLT Lariat" nameplate. Unless "XLT" referred to the interior trim, while "Lariat" was an exterior only trim package? That might would explain why there are "Lariat" badges for the body, but no "Lariat" nameplate for the interior?
From 1980-1984, Ford used a red "Lariat" adhesive badge that was placed on the tailgate finish panel. It is exactly like the "Lariat" cab post emblems, but slightly flatter and stretched into more of a rectangle. While not correct, this badge looks great in the interior, and will fit right inside the bezel where the "XLT" normally is.
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fd/full.aspx?Page=66
A silver sharpie? How did that turn out?
Originally Posted by 00Boss
Is there a stand alone Lariat badge (not necessarily made for the radio trim bezels) that is adaquite for these?
http://www.lmctruck.com/icatalog/fd/full.aspx?Page=66
Originally Posted by 00Boss
I used a silver sharpie but I think Im goin to try other things till its right.
Elder User
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It looks alright but its not as bright as the original silver. You also have to be even with it or it looks cheap, and lastly its not great on high wear points. I used it on my steering wheel as well and Im goin over it again every once in a while.
Postmaster
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There was also the XLS.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/love_ford_trucks/3763634887/" title="polished 072 by ford collection, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/3763634887_b1f8b1b41f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="polished 072" /></a>
00boss, buy a Testors argent silver paint pen from the hobby store. It matches very well and holds up.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/love_ford_trucks/3763634887/" title="polished 072 by ford collection, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2567/3763634887_b1f8b1b41f.jpg" width="500" height="333" alt="polished 072" /></a>
00boss, buy a Testors argent silver paint pen from the hobby store. It matches very well and holds up.
Cargo Master
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Don't know about Ford, but I used a metallic silver paint-pen, with a fine telescopic tip, & I can't pick the difference between the re-done & the non-faded parts.
The paint has a reflective fleck through it that brightens it up in daylight
Cargo Master
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What kind of bezel is this?
Ford F150 Truck Bronco Radio Stereo Bezel Trim 1980-86 - eBay (item 290511031426 end time Dec-17-10 10:40:56 PST)
And here is a horn pad I have never see before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-O...item20b332a1e7
Ford F150 Truck Bronco Radio Stereo Bezel Trim 1980-86 - eBay (item 290511031426 end time Dec-17-10 10:40:56 PST)
And here is a horn pad I have never see before:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-O...item20b332a1e7
Post Fiend
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Thanks for all those pictures, Fordzilla! That is a good visual showcase of the different bezel styles Ford used on the 1980-1986 F-Series.
If Ford had "Ranger XLT" and "Ranger Lariat" nameplates on the older bezels, I wonder why the later XLT Lariat package only had "XLT" on the bezel?
"XLT" and "Lariat" are not separate trim packages, are they?
I have the later 1985-1986 Burlwood style bezel, but I really like the bright silver trim around the older style bezels. Does anyone know what exactly Ford used to make the bright silver trim around the bezels with?
If Ford had "Ranger XLT" and "Ranger Lariat" nameplates on the older bezels, I wonder why the later XLT Lariat package only had "XLT" on the bezel?
"XLT" and "Lariat" are not separate trim packages, are they?
I have the later 1985-1986 Burlwood style bezel, but I really like the bright silver trim around the older style bezels. Does anyone know what exactly Ford used to make the bright silver trim around the bezels with?
Yes the XLT and Lariat are seperate, or at least on the earlier models. Cannot say for 1985 or 1986. The 1982-1984 XLT Lariat Trucks had the Lariat nameplate in the same spots as the 1980-1981 Ranger Lariats, except in Red if I remember rightly. One on each "B" pillar of the cab, and one on the tailgate. If these badges are not present, then it's just an XLT.