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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 11:36 PM
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Need your help with Grille selection

I'm looking for an aftermarket "replacement" billet grille for my '05 black SCREW Lariat.....I'd like to have a nice quality billet grille with a gloss black surround (my Lariat surround is chrome) to match my black paint. I've been told that I need to get either an XL or FX4 grille surround - but are they flat or gloss black?

And what are the top aftermarket grille manufacturers?

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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by HotLap
I've been told that I need to get either an XL or FX4 grille surround - but are they flat or gloss black?
The XL grille surround is flat black. I believe it can be painted. But I think the STX or XLT grille surround may be better.

Your Lariat grille with the chrome surround is a $300 retail item, so you can probably recoup some of your cost via eBay.

There are more grille overlay vendors than my memory can hold. Putco comes to mind, but I don't have any experience with them yet. I think that stylin concepts is one source that carries a lot of them.

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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 08:09 AM
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Hot lap, Don't sell your chrome surround just yet!!! I want it. I have an xlt with a dark shadow grey surround but want a chrome surround. Can we work a trade?
 
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Old Jul 13, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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If you want the black, STX or FX4 will work. Lot's of guys are looking for the Chrome so I'm sure you can work a trade. I initially wanted matching bumbers and surrounds but Ford didn't offer an all white FX4, so I went with the Lariat and put on a billet that goes nicely with the chome suound. Kinda like it now.
 
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