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Dec 16, 2021 | 02:12 PM

Jrc79

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Obs Body panel question

Can anyone tell me what the thin panel located below the headlights and grill but above the bumper is called on the obs? I just took mine off and am attempting to locate a new one online.

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Dec 16, 2021 | 02:20 PM

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I call that a valence.

Dec 16, 2021 | 02:39 PM

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To be clear are you talking about the thing under the bumper or the thing that should probably exist under my grille, under the metal framing under it, but between the bumper? that center bracket? (if not, what am I missing then too lol?)

Dec 16, 2021 | 03:01 PM

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The part under the headlights and grille is the stone guard or stone deflector and the part under the bumper is the valance. That isn't the best name for it, since it sounds like a bug guard.

Dec 16, 2021 | 03:40 PM

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^ What he said.

This is from LMC but any place that sells body panels should have it.

Dec 16, 2021 | 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by My4Fordtrucks

^ What he said.

This is from LMC but any place that sells body panels should have it.

Thats the winner #7. Just ordered. Thanks a lot man.

Dec 16, 2021 | 04:07 PM

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Everyone in this forum is awesome. I'm redoing the entire front clip. I'll post an update when its complete.

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Dec 16, 2021 | 06:02 PM

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Dec 16, 2021 | 09:20 PM

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So then my pic I posted above of my truck, that has #7 then, but not...? What is supposed to be attached to that center bracket

Yes thats the #7 body piece. The header panel, which I also had to buy today attaches to that. Your truck looks very clean btw.

Dec 17, 2021 | 02:04 AM

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Yes thats the #7 body piece. The header panel, which I also had to buy today attaches to that. Your truck looks very clean btw.

i must have missed a fastener since i have a new header panel too

lighting can be misleading lol esp with silver. its definitely not bad. It sat a lot, is bare bones truck. but it does the job well

Dec 17, 2021 | 02:08 AM

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I dont have a recent pic of front end rn but its got a ford logo back on and got some rust, some dents, some scratches but nothing is fundamentally overbearing a problem.

Dec 18, 2021 | 06:14 AM

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your truck appears to have all it's parts. i think the bumper is just miss aligned. there is adjustments on the brackets to raise or lower it, and shift it side to side a little in each direction.

Dec 18, 2021 | 08:53 AM

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your truck appears to have all it's parts. i think the bumper is just miss aligned. there is adjustments on the brackets to raise or lower it, and shift it side to side a little in each direction.

This would make sense since It had some damage on driver corner from before my time and also the day I put those new headlights, bezels, grille, header panel on, I punched a deer on the pass corner. It only cracked the sidemarker and the bezel a tiny bit, thankfully.
and the deer ran away after he got up so I can blame him for something maybe.

then I hit another deer a year later, same spot and speed, no damage though.