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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 08:46 AM
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Hey can one of you tell me the name of these colors?

Exterior is DSO and interior trim is TR

Want to paint my dually these colors but would like to have the name of them.Thanks big time Jason
 
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 08:58 AM
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What year is your truck?
Also, is "DSO" the color code stamped on the warranty plate? If its a single color the code should be one letter, if its two tone there should be two letters. I've never seen three letters in a color code before.
On your warranty plate, is the DSO code (bottom line, all the way to the right) two numbers or two plus four numbers? If its 2+4 the truck was a special order. On fleet orders it wasn't uncommon to have a special, non-standard color.
 
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 04:33 PM
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DSO means it will be painted at the dealership it was ordered for.

T = Red

R could be various colors

I wonder if you are reading the plate correctly
 
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Old Sep 29, 2010 | 05:43 PM
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I was lookin at the vin sticker,i will check door plate
 
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 07:13 AM
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The Paint code is R its that very mint green color.ANyone know the name of that color and the dark metallic green they put on the dash???I want to put the Ranger stripe on the truck using that dark green on the dash,thanks.J
 
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 08:44 AM
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73-76 "R" was for medium ginger metallic
77-up "R" was light jade
The dark color on the dash is probably Dark Jade metallic
 
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 12:29 PM
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Does your truck look like this?

 
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Old Sep 30, 2010 | 08:30 PM
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Yeah thats definetly it,and the dark jade is definetly the dash thanks so much fellas...one last question does anybody have the measurements for the Ranger stripe??I dont have access to a truck with it..bed doesnt matter cab is going on a 76 dually with flatbed.Thanks!Jason
 
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Which One ?





 
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Lord have mercy 20 years of working on these some of those packages i havnt seen before!!Hey No 2 is the one i need.The measurements from the back of the hood and the width of the stripe,i am a painter,pinstriper,ametuer signpainter so it will be easy but want it the Ford dimentions..thanks again!
 
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That's the '75 Explorer stripe. I have one sitting in my back yard. I'll see if I can get you some dimensions
 
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Thanks alot steponit and Mike!!
 
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Originally Posted by F-O-R-D #1
Lord have mercy 20 years of working on these some of those packages i havnt seen before!!Hey No 2 is the one i need.The measurements from the back of the hood and the width of the stripe,i am a painter,pinstriper,ametuer signpainter so it will be easy but want it the Ford dimentions..thanks again!
Okay, here it goes. I took the dimensions and made a drawing. I don't know how it'll reproduce on your computer, or if you'll understand my hen scratches.
The stripes across the hood are wider than the stripes along the side. The stripe doesn't go straight across the hood, from overhead it has a slight "V" shape. I've tried to dimesion it and draw it as best as I can. If you don't understand or can't read something let me know.
As a fall back I've located (11) new stripe kits in stock.
D5TZ-1320000-C Yellow
Green Sales has 3

D5TZ-1320000-D Orange
Green Sales has 5
Wesley Obsolete Parts has 1

D5TZ-1320000-E Black
Miller Obsolete Parts has 1
Bob Allen Ford has 1

No one has any white stripe kits

Green Sales (800) 543-4959
Wesley Obsolete Parts (606) 787-5293
Miller Obsolete Parts (607) 722-5371
Bob Allen Ford (913) 381-3000

Hope this helps.
Mike
 
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Those should be D5TZ numbers ONLY available in 1975

IIRC, his is a 77
 
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Originally Posted by steponit
Those should be D5TZ numbers mONLY available in 1975

IIRC, his is a77
You're correct the numbers should be D5 not D3. That was a typo on my part after I looked up the numbers. I'll go back and correct it.
Good catch, thanks.
 
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