I'm torn between which style I like best. Functionally and style wise they both have there merits. My bricknose(87-91) needs a lot of front clip work and I'm not a fan of the bricknose. I know I like earlier and later better, but can't decide which way to go. I have just about enough parts to go either way. And yes I know I'd need to change the bed for the bullnose, it's not an issue.

So as one of the functions is too look good to others I want to know what the rest of FTE thinks looks best or is otherwise better and most important why?




I also put a copy of this thread and poll in the bullnose 80-86 forum to give that style a fair shake. Please vote in both if you feel strongly enough. Here's a link https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...s-92-97-a.html

 

I've always loved the bullnose (started in '80 btw...), I love the classic look, and the interior is very comfortable and user-friendly. I finally bought a '92 5.0 M5OD as a more efficient driver, had to be something '80-'96 because I love this body style, and I definitely like the front clip, however the interior seems a bit too plain. I never did really like the look of the bricknose as much though. Btw, wouldn't these all be considered OBS? Since they are practically the exact same body/structure? Either way, I'll have to vote bullnose as that's what I grew up around, everyone had one when I was a kid although the final style is quickly growing on me.

 

Woops, my bad, good catch, I'll change 81 to 80 where it will let me edit.

Yeah IDK about the OBS term, people use it, I guess we could say 9th gen, but as far as I know there is no name like Bullnose or Bricknose for the 92-97.

 

OBS is probably my favorite for these trucks, and the bullnose is a close second.
I always refer to my 97 as an OBS, mainly because a lot of people get confused since the 97 F-150's were completely different.
Or to avoid all confusion, I'll just tell some parts stores that it's a 96

 

I like my 84 F250. It has real glass headlights, not those funky plastic ones that cloud up in the 87 up trucks

The 92 and up dash bezels are a weak plastic part that loves to break apart. At least my 89 F250 dash is solid same as my 84.

Its a toss up for me,between the 80-86 and 92-96 front clips, not much for the 87-91 ......big bricknose hoods.

 

The body was the same all through from 87-96, just different front. I think they're all considered to be "old body style" Fords. Body parts are interchangeable from the 8th or 9th generation F-series, the front clip is just different.

 

I say go OBS me and my dad both like OBS trucks the best but I would say my second choice would be a bull nose. I love my 88 F150 bricknose to death but I have to say body wise the bullnose and OBS are in the lead. Now if it is a bricknose personally I would keep it the same to me it isn't worth the hassle of changing it unless you have a lot of rust or good sized dents. I want to change to the OBS or bull nose on our 89 F350 because it is so trashed from the PO but I am going to keep the 89 F250 and 88 F150 we have the same. My dad loves the look of his bull nose a bunch so I guess that is 2 for either OBS or Bull nose if your clip is bad off.
Trav

 

I voted bullnose because that's what I'm doing. I see fewer and fewer bullnoses on the road today and rarely nice ones. It's a bit cheaper too, I got my bullnose front clip for $50 while a nice OBS clip would be $200 minimum.

 

There was a good point made in the other thread, copying it here also.

A good point, the truck is a crew cab 4wd with oversized tires and a winch bumper. After body work it will be painted black, how glossy/flat that black is I haven't decided yet. Likely more flat if I go bullnose.

 

All these trucks are Old Body Style, so... from the 80's up to 96-97 it's all the same. Yet I personally prefer the later of the OBS.

 

So the results so far are as one would guess. In the bullnose section it is winning big, and in the 87-96 section the OBS is winning big.

As of this posting if we combine the two we get

16 votes for bullnose - 37%

23 votes for OBS - 53%

4 votes for keep the brick - 9%

 

My favorite is the OBS 92-96, then the 80-86 Bullnose, and then the 87-91 Bricknose. I do however like them all. There are some really cool Bricknose trucks on here. I'd rather have a nice Bricknose than a beat up OBS.

 

Proof that Bricknose trucks can be cool.

 

OBD2 OBS for me, easier to work on and somewhat better electronics.

 

The OBS is easier to work on? Thats news to me.

I prefer the simplicity of my 81. No computers, electric fuel pumps, fuel injection, ABS or other electronic junk. If the engine fails to start, I can narrow it down to the exact part with little more then a multi-meter.