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Old Feb 6, 2008 | 11:17 AM
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2009 Front Grill Appearances

Anybody else think the '09 F150 is starting to look like a Chevy and the '09 Dodge is moving towards the F150? Just a thought!
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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I thought the Ford got a lot of inspiration from the Honda ridgeline in the grill area. Not necessarily a good thing in my opinion





Chevy looks pretty similar



Is there some unwritten law that says the front grille must consist of two horizontal rectangles?
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey872
I thought the Ford got a lot of inspiration from the Honda ridgeline in the grill area. Not necessarily a good thing in my opinion





Chevy looks pretty similar



Is there some unwritten law that says the front grille must consist of two horizontal rectangles?
I never noticed that but thats a good comparison.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 01:00 PM
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At least Ford offers different grilles on different models unlike the competition. And you can easily buy and switch the grilles if you want to.
 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 02:32 PM
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Actually, the inspiration for both it and the 2008 Super Duty came from this:

 
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Old Feb 8, 2008 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by dfishrmn88
Anybody else think the '09 F150 is starting to look like a Chevy and the '09 Dodge is moving towards the F150? Just a thought!

If anything the others have been trying to copy us.
The new is not all to differnt than current if you really look at them.just a little bigger.
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 10:05 AM
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Originally Posted by FTE Ken
Actually, the inspiration for both it and the 2008 Super Duty came from this:

To bad they didnt go with that, I love the way that thing looks
 
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Old Feb 9, 2008 | 04:18 PM
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To bad they didnt go with that, I love the way that thing looks
yeah...I'm somewhat glad they didnt mainly because that thing doesnt look very aerodynamic. It'd be like driving a wall.
 
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 09:03 PM
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Smile 09 front grill

Not one of Fords better ideas!
 
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Old Feb 10, 2008 | 10:37 PM
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I think the Super Chief concept looks awesome. It would likely have no more drag than a normal truck. It just looks larger becuase of the perspective drawing. If you look at the cab, it has the "chopped" top. I bet that sucker would haul booty.

Regarding the f150 grill, it only looks about two blinks away from being a Lincoln front end.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 05:25 AM
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yuck i think i'll just stick with my 79 sc's
 
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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I think Ford already had the nicest looking grill and interior. The 09 looks like a step in the wrong direction to me.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 07:24 AM
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Maybe they are following NASCAR with a universal body
 
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 10:50 AM
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Originally Posted by riverratt
I think Ford already had the nicest looking grill and interior. The 09 looks like a step in the wrong direction to me.
I agree, that's why I brought the subject up.
 
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Old Feb 11, 2008 | 03:33 PM
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Do you think you can buy an FX4 and put the Xlt grill on it?
 
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