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New Body Style
Hello...I tried to search for this topic, but it was disabled. Does anyone know if/when Ford will be changing the body style on the F150? Would like to know whether or not the truck I purchase this next fall will be "obsolete" within a few months. I love the current body style, but was just wondering.
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if you compare the 05 to the 06 f-150, they are slightly different, the 06 has round fog lights while the 04-05 have square, also the bumper covers are different the "hole" in the bumper were you would put a billet grill, in the 06 is smaller than the 05, if you compar the next to each other side by side, the hole is about a inch and a half smaller than the 05
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Those are only slight cosmetic changes. I believe this user is talking about drastic truck redesigns. All manufacturers slightly tweak each model every year, but complete body style redesigns happen on larger year intervals.
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I like the new front end I like how it's big and flat. i don't know that doesn't make it sound too good but you guys know what I mean. It's kinda boxier more european. I would like to see color coded mirriors. I think the more painted parts the less plastic it looks. Just my 2 cents.
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Originally Posted by DearbornDerek
We will do a redesign on the F-150 for MY2009( Fall 2008 release)
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I don't think we need a body or frame redesign at all, I like the current look better than any of the other manufacturers. I would like to see a 6 speed or at very least a 5 speed tranny before MY09, and some power to keep up with the other trucks would be nice...though the tranny would help with that I'm sure.
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Originally Posted by is300wrx
so you're guessimated date seems to be accurate. So I would vote that the new designs will be the MY2009
We are supposed to have a couple of refreshes for 07 and 08 as well( a new sport package for the xlt has been one rumor for 07 and the six speed has been another).*
*these are just rumors, please do not hold me to them. With Ford anything can change. This is just what I have heard.
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What would be some things that would come in the sport package? Probably everything most guys go and do to there trucks after they buy it new. Funny how that works. Put a truck out, see what everybody does with them. Then offer the same thing from factory and charge double the price.
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Originally Posted by calicojack
i saw a jacked up f-150 that was one of the special sport packages but i have never heard of it, it is called FTX any one else seen one of these or am i just going nuts.