Tailgate letters theives, help!
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The 97 is a whole new body style,and the F250 didn't have the finish panel.I have seen 92-96 Finish Panels with Blue Ovals instead of letters.
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eBay Motors: Ford 1986 F150 Tailgate Trim Piece (item 170295181446 end time Jan-22-09 13:03:10 PST)
This was a good deal! Stosh had one for sale a lil while ago, I'd see if he still had one.
This was a good deal! Stosh had one for sale a lil while ago, I'd see if he still had one.
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eBay Motors: 80 - 86 Ford F150 / F250 / F350 Tailgate insert (item 270329313670 end time Jan-18-09 23:26:22 PST)
Here is another, the auction has ended but maybe you can still get ahold of him??
Here is another, the auction has ended but maybe you can still get ahold of him??
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The 97 is a whole new body style,and the F250 didn't have the finish panel.I have seen 92-96 Finish Panels with Blue Ovals instead of letters.
What about newer trucks? Ive seen a lot that have tailgates similar to it, cant think in my head whats different.
1980 - 1984: Smaller panel, FORD letters stretched across the entire panel, trim designation on lower right corner.
1985 - 1986: Larger panel, red ribbed strip at the bottom, FORD letters on the right side, cutout for tailgate handle.
1987 - 1991: Same size panel as 1985-1986, but no cutout for tailgate handle. Red smooth strip at the bottom, FORD letters still on right side but the letters were redesigned to match the script used from 1987 - 1991.
1992 - 1996: Same as 1987 - 1991, except a black smooth strip at the bottom, and the FORD letters were redesigned yet again.
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I know they came on Broncos,but I saw one on an F150.And it didn't have the key hole for the Rear window either.Is it possible to take the black strip from a Bronco finish panel and put it on an F150 finish panel?A fellow redneck owned the truck,so I wouldn't be suprised if that's what he did.And also,any of ya'll who have an NPD catalog,if you look at the section with the 87-96 body side moldings,you'll see they list and have a picture of the 87-91 Panel with the letters,and a 92-96 Panel,with a Blue oval,and no keyhole.lol.That's what confused me.
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I know they came on Broncos,but I saw one on an F150.And it didn't have the key hole for the Rear window either.Is it possible to take the black strip from a Bronco finish panel and put it on an F150 finish panel?A fellow redneck owned the truck,so I wouldn't be suprised if that's what he did.And also,any of ya'll who have an NPD catalog,if you look at the section with the 87-96 body side moldings,you'll see they list and have a picture of the 87-91 Panel with the letters,and a 92-96 Panel,with a Blue oval,and no keyhole.lol.That's what confused me.
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It sounds like the red strip on your finish panel came off.It's actually pretty common.
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If it did it came off clean no glud reds or holes and its a F150 dont know why I put 350 (dam drug flash backs I sure hope no one trys to tell me the 60s ids over again)
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He's talking about the 1997 F-250HD and F-350. The body style of these wern't changed until the superduty came out in 1998.
The 1997 F-250HD and F-350 have the Blue oval finish panels.
The 1992-1996 F-150/F-350 and the 1997 F-250HD/F-350 are the same bodystyle.
The 1997 F-150 and F-250 are the newer style.
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My dad's red strip started to come off his finish panel on his 87,and if I remember correctly,when he took it off,it came off pretty easy with no glue residue.
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The 85-86 is flat,where the 87-96 Panels are a "raised" design.Also,I believe the 85-86 had different letters than the 87-91.87-91 panels had a red strip,while 92-96 had a black strip.I'm not too sure on this,but I think some of the black strips had letters,but alot of the ones I see have a blue oval.
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