Winter Front
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5th Wheeling
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Winter Front
hello everyone.
this is my first post.
I just purchased my first Ford vehicle. A 2019 F250 Platinum crew sb. Coming from a decade of Rams
and before that 2 decades of GM's. I was wondering if there is a weather front available for the
diesel? I saw that fia makes a weather front/bug screen but it requires drilling or double sided taping
for installation. I am looking for an application that is behind the grill and temporary in nature.
Any ideas?
thanks.
this is my first post.
I just purchased my first Ford vehicle. A 2019 F250 Platinum crew sb. Coming from a decade of Rams
and before that 2 decades of GM's. I was wondering if there is a weather front available for the
diesel? I saw that fia makes a weather front/bug screen but it requires drilling or double sided taping
for installation. I am looking for an application that is behind the grill and temporary in nature.
Any ideas?
thanks.
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More Turbo
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From: Extreme NW Ohio
I have the FIA setup& love it. Just switched from the bug screen to the winter front the other day. They both work great for their intended purposes & the double sided tape snaps aren't an issue for me because I always have either the screen or the winter front installed. If you ever sell the truck, they can be removed easily with a heat gun without leaving a mark.
More Turbo
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From: Alberta, Canada
I prefer a temporary winter front and not putting anything against the grill that could collect or saturate with the abrasive/gritty wet road sand mess we experience every winter, I use corrugated plastic cut to fit behind the grill without sitting against the rad/condenser. You can get it in black, etc, it’s almost invisible behind the grill, and the plastic is weather resistant. Going on the 6th winter with the one on my ‘13, and just installed one for my buddy on his ‘17 F-350.
Cut to fit, install seasonally, and costs a few bucks. Simple and it works.
Something like :
Corrugated plastic
Cut to fit, install seasonally, and costs a few bucks. Simple and it works.
Something like :
Corrugated plastic
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5th Wheeling
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I prefer a temporary winter front and not putting anything against the grill that could collect or saturate with the abrasive/gritty wet road sand mess we experience every winter, I use corrugated plastic cut to fit behind the grill without sitting against the rad/condenser. You can get it in black, etc, it’s almost invisible behind the grill, and the plastic is weather resistant. Going on the 6th winter with the one on my ‘13, and just installed one for my buddy on his ‘17 F-350.
Cut to fit, install seasonally, and costs a few bucks. Simple and it works.
Something like :
Corrugated plastic
Cut to fit, install seasonally, and costs a few bucks. Simple and it works.
Something like :
Corrugated plastic
I am in pa. sometimes you need it and sometimes you don't. all depends on the severity of the winter.
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im so old - we used to just drop a piece of cardboard behind the grill in front of the radiator.....if it wasn't horribly cold we'd cut the card board in 1/2 so it would only cover 1/2 the radiator.
Heres a link to the FIA cover - I never heard of it before (im not endorsing it, just provided a link that others didn't) - https://gofia.com/product-category/w...n-combination/
Heres a link to the FIA cover - I never heard of it before (im not endorsing it, just provided a link that others didn't) - https://gofia.com/product-category/w...n-combination/
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Are you sure you need a cover? The engine and transmission both have thermostats in them that allow them to come up to temp and then stay at that temp.
So far, I have found no need for a cover on mine. But I have only had it in the single digits, not below zero.
So far, I have found no need for a cover on mine. But I have only had it in the single digits, not below zero.
More Turbo
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From: Alberta, Canada
Definitely noticeable for me the way I monitor my temps on my tuner, especially driving in town, but being off the rad still gives the cooling as needed and I’ve towed with it installed.
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The biggest reason I use mine is that it’s 20 miles from home to work & on a 20* morning, the coolant temp is just reaching 190* as I pull into the parking lot at work. With the FIA winter front, it reaches that temp much sooner & the heater blows warm air that much quicker. I plow snow for a public entity here, so a lot of times when I’m going to or from work in winter, I need the defrosters & heat NOW.
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Winter covers are a bad idea on a modern truck. Concentrated cold on a small area opening of a modern ultra thin heat exchanger can damage them. Hardly anyone needs them, unless you live in an area that may reach a high of -25 where you need a full cover. In the lower 48? Never a need.
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The biggest reason I use mine is that it’s 20 miles from home to work & on a 20* morning, the coolant temp is just reaching 190* as I pull into the parking lot at work. With the FIA winter front, it reaches that temp much sooner & the heater blows warm air that much quicker. I plow snow for a public entity here, so a lot of times when I’m going to or from work in winter, I need the defrosters & heat NOW.