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Opinions on dark argent early grill

Frogger2662
Need opinions on which headlight doors to use.
Just recieved the NOS E1TZ-8150-A Dark argent grill i bought off of ebay. Perfect shape. Replacing a really cheap reproduction later model grill. Trying to elimanate some of the chrome on the truck. Which headlight doors do you think would look best?
1984 F150 Flareside
1992 5.0 with edelbrock 4 barrel
Comp XE264HR cam
GT40 heads
3.70 rear gear with T5 trans
Dual exhaust.
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Re: Opinions on dark argent early grill

Gary Lewis
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If you have the dark argent grille then I think you'd want headlight doors to match.  The problem is that there are no "dark argent" headlight doors per se, as shown below.  However, what Ford called the color might be different from year to year.

You may want to try to find a paint that replicates the dark argent of the grille - and document it here.


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Dad's: '81 F150 Ranger XLT 4x4: Down for restomod: Full-roller "stroked 351M" w/Trick Flow heads & intake, EEC-V SEFI/E4OD/3.50 gears w/Kevlar clutches
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Re: Opinions on dark argent early grill

LARIAT 85
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Frogger2662 wrote
Need opinions on which headlight doors to use.
Just recieved the NOS E1TZ-8150-A Dark argent grill i bought off of ebay. Perfect shape. Replacing a really cheap reproduction later model grill. Trying to elimanate some of the chrome on the truck. Which headlight doors do you think would look best?
The correct headlight bezels Ford used with that grille would have been the chrome bezels trimmed with black paint.



Lucille:  1985 Ford F150 XLT Lariat

*Colors:  Dark Canyon Red exterior, Canyon Red interior
*Engine: 5.0, CompCams 31-230-3, "Thumper" E7 heads, Edelbrock Performer intake, Autolite 4100 carburetor, DuraSpark II ignition, Thorley Tri-Y headers, Flowmaster dual exhaust, H-pipe.
*Drivetrain:  AOD transmission, 3.55 gears, 2wd.