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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 02:34 PM
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Arrow Question about tailgates

Friend of mine has a really decent ford tailgate but it has the raised ford letters in the middle of it.

Will the Lariat aluminum trim fit over the top of those raised ford letters?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 02:56 PM
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Yes, all the factory original (OEM) tailgates from our area have the FORD raised lettering on them!!
 
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I believe all the tailgates were stamped FORD from the factory weren't they?
 
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 03:42 PM
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Ok guys, thanks a lot!

My truck is in the storage lot atm, and I figured it was faster to just ask here with you guys then to run over there and take things apart to check.

 
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Yes and here is what you do with your old tailgate.
 
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Originally Posted by Arbiter
Friend of mine has a really decent ford tailgate but it has the raised ford letters in the middle of it.

Will the Lariat aluminum trim fit over the top of those raised ford letters?
1973/79 Ranger XLT's and 1978/79 Lariats have two anodized aluminum tailgate finish panels.

The upper tailgate panel is painted black, the lower tailgate panel has FORD on it and covers the FORD letters on the tailgate.

But what year is the tailgate, is it 1973/79, or?

Pic: 1973/79 F100/350 Styleside tailgate, no other year looks the same:
 
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