Are the '06's different?
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Are the '06's different?
I ordered my bug shield for my '06 350 cc fx4 and I installed my ford factory bugshield, as you look behind it on the left side as your facing the truck, the plastic is about an 1/8" from my hood.The right side is about an 1" away from the hood. I sent it back and ordered another one thinking the molding was off and the second one did the same thing. Are the '06's different? The factory says they fit from 1997-2006. The rubber spacers are not enough to raise it up away from the hood without bowing the plastic of the shield and I'm worried the wind will rub the plastic to the hood paint.Has any one noticed this with an '06? Or maybe my hood is sized wrong from Ford? I don't notice a difference in the hood by measuring and looking at it from left to right? Is there another bug shield that wraps around to cover the front of the fenders besides the Ford one?
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don't know if its true but a Banks technical guy told me that ford changed the head gaskets from 05 to 06
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The folks that put on my bug shield and rain guards over the door windows tried one brand that did the same thing. We went with a Drawtite brand and it fit better and snapped in holes under the hood instead of using screws. It also covers the leading edge of the fenders all the way where the other brands don't.
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Thanks to all that responded I'm going to try a different bug shield because after two of the factory ones they are not fitting right. besides that it will save me about $30.00. Joe