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Bumper covers were only available for the gas motore vehicles. If you notice, trucks inOBS like the lightning had a solid front bumper, with no air holes on the sides of license plate. urtrucks were supposed to require more air, and even if you look int he books, a lot of custom bumper covers will actually state they fit "F350 (EXCEPT DIESEL)" What I dont uderstand is that a lot of coversion companies put them on at their factory, like Choo Choo and such. Perhaps not as much air needed as first thought? Or perhaps that was added by the same dumbazz engineer that though the EBV was needed........
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From: Lawrenceburg, TN
Originally Posted by Todd525
Bumper covers were only available for the gas motore vehicles. If you notice, trucks inOBS like the lightning had a solid front bumper, with no air holes on the sides of license plate. urtrucks were supposed to require more air, and even if you look int he books, a lot of custom bumper covers will actually state they fit "F350 (EXCEPT DIESEL)" What I dont uderstand is that a lot of coversion companies put them on at their factory, like Choo Choo and such. Perhaps not as much air needed as first thought? Or perhaps that was added by the same dumbazz engineer that though the EBV was needed........
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From: Johnson City, TN.
Originally Posted by 97 HD
Ive thought about putting one of those black factory style air deflectors under my bumper and putting some "chicken lights" on it. Like this truck. Ive seen the deflectors on F-150s and gas F-250s but dunno that ive ever seen them on a diesel. Is it maybe an airflow issue?
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From: Johnson City, TN.
Originally Posted by 97 HD
Ive thought about putting one of those black factory style air deflectors under my bumper and putting some "chicken lights" on it. Like this truck. Ive seen the deflectors on F-150s and gas F-250s but dunno that ive ever seen them on a diesel. Is it maybe an airflow issue?
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From: Lawrenceburg, TN
i may have to go ahead and get one of those valances and some "chicken lights" then. i did always think that the cutout holes were diesel only thing thats how ive been able to tell them apart when i see them on the road. always thought gassers had a solid bumper.
Tuned
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From: PNW
Originally Posted by Neal 97 250
I also have a relative that has a '95 150 gasser and it has the original bumper and it has the cutout holes like ours. Go figure.
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