King Ranch bumpers vs chrome
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King Ranch bumpers vs chrome
I've found a few KRs and the new leather is enough for me to consider them over previous years. My question is this....do the painted bumpers on these trucks hold up over the chrome on a Lariat? I had a painted bumper on a 2004 F150 and within 26K miles it had stone chips all over the front bumper. My 05 250 had chrome bumpers and 130K and the bumpers looked like new. I really prefer the chrome, but I like the KR interior.
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I know these trucks have a lot of chrome on them and the KR painted do look nice but I've had both (types of bumpers that is) and personally choose the chrome bumpers over painted in a real life scenero.
A little extra chrome still looks better than a painted bumper with several visible chips at 50,000 miles.
However, it's entirely up to you. There is nothing wrong with the KR, that's for sure.
It's one of those things you have to put side by side and stare at until you decide!
A little extra chrome still looks better than a painted bumper with several visible chips at 50,000 miles.
However, it's entirely up to you. There is nothing wrong with the KR, that's for sure.
It's one of those things you have to put side by side and stare at until you decide!
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I'm just asking if the KR painted bumpers hold up. I prefer the look of the chrome, but I've found a used 2011 KR that's a very good deal. Good enough that I'd put up with the bumpers if they don't look like crap in 20K miles.
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I just sold my 2008 KR with 24000 mostly interstate driving. My front bumper had a dozen or so stone chips in it, and I used some Ford touch up paint on them. They didn't look tooooooo bad, but I also would have preferred chrome. (I have a 2011 on order, also a KR)
In addition, the paint peeled off on one of the end cap pieces on my front bumper. I think it started out as a chip and then peeled from there. My dealer had it repainted under warranty.
In addition, the paint peeled off on one of the end cap pieces on my front bumper. I think it started out as a chip and then peeled from there. My dealer had it repainted under warranty.
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I had my bumpers powder coated black, and it is holding up real well, I want to get them done again though and go to a gloss black this time, I had asked for it but the guy did it cheap on a long weekend and they were flat but I still accepted them, feel like gloss though now. I bet you could get the KR colour matched and then have a much harder finish on the bumpers, although I understand not wanting to have to do that on such a new truck.
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I've eliminated all the chrome that was on my truck, other then the step bars but plan on having them blacked out as well.
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Just a thot, I assume the KR front bumper is the same design as the chrome ones. There are several trucks here on FTE with aftermarket front bumpers. Maybe you could purchase one from somebody. Don't kno if it would look like you want or not.
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Have an 08 FX4 with grey painted bumpers and they hold up pretty well. They can scratch but I have few chips and I like them better than chrome on my truck. I'd own an '11 if they offered the same FX4 package with that body treatment. I assume maybe it will come back as option in '12....
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That's a thought. I'd prefer to not R&R the bumpers and could live with the painted if the deal on the used KR I found works out.
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Someone on here has an adobe-colored bedliner... looked like it matches really well with the adobe paint. I'd seriously consider having the two-tone paint covered with this color-matching bedliner material, if/when my KR starts developing major "chippage".
3M also makes a transparent film that covers any front-facing painted parts, preventing paint chippage. Seems like a lot of effort... but I just don't like that huge amount of chrome.
3M also makes a transparent film that covers any front-facing painted parts, preventing paint chippage. Seems like a lot of effort... but I just don't like that huge amount of chrome.
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I had the same concern with painted vs Chrome on the KR. I have a 2015 on order and they do not offer chrome (even with the chrome package) I have seen so many painted that look like crap after a couple years. I am having the dealer remove the painted and install chrome.
Seems totally stupid you can't get the same bumper all the other super dutys use.
my concern was it might look odd with the tan fender out line meeting up with the chrome.
Seems totally stupid you can't get the same bumper all the other super dutys use.
my concern was it might look odd with the tan fender out line meeting up with the chrome.