Hood air/bug deflector [E6TZ-16C900-B] - NOS

[1986F150Six]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-FORD-F150-F250-F350-TRUCK-BRONCO-BUG-GUARD-AIR-DEFLECTOR-E6TZ-16C900-B/283746413252?hash=item42109aaac4:g:KzsAAOSwlr1eIMga

[Frank Wyatt]

Too rich for me.

[Gary Lewis]

Yep, that's one of them:

80/86 F 100/350,U150

E6TZ 16C900-A Clear
E6TZ 16C900-E Blue (light)
E6TZ 16C900-F Gold
E6TZ 16C900-B Smoke
E6TZ 16C900-C Blue (dark)
E6TZ 16C900-D Red

But $300?  

[kramttocs]

Nice!
Didn't realize Ford offered them.

I have a NOS Deflectashield brand one for these trucks and found it interesting that it provided different brackets for 80-83 and late 83-86.

[Gary Lewis]

That's interesting.  Same shield but different brackets?

[kramttocs]

Yeah. Something about differences in the stamping/molding process I think. I'll get the box from storage and take a photo of it.

[kramttocs]

Wasn't able to scan them so just have some photos.

[Rembrant]

kramttocs wrote

Nice!
Didn't realize Ford offered them.

I was just going to say the exact same thing. Interesting.

[Gary Lewis]

Yes, interesting!

I think the first description of "inconsistency in manufacturing" leaves a mistaken thought in our minds.  That sounds like the manufacturers can't hold to a specification.  But the later discussion of 1980 - early '83 vs late '83 and on is more accurate.

The MPC shows:

16612 HOOD  80/86 F 150/350.U 150 E4TZ 16612-B

So there was a 1984 revision in the hood.  There might even have been a previous 1983 revision that we don't know about.  Interesting!

[kramttocs]

Due to the 6.9 because of the addition of the mats?

[Gary Lewis]

I'll bet that's why!