MY24 Raptor Shipped with Wrong Parts

[Cactus Jack]

This is a strange one.

A new Raptor owner discovered that there is no Raptor badge on the rear swing gate.
Instead, there is a Ford BlueOval badge in its place.

The owner claims it is indeed a 2024 model.
So why would Ford install the incorrect swing gate?
Or, could it be Ford is retiring the Bronco specific Raptor badge?

It is a badge that really has never been used by Ford aside from the original release trailers.
Never noticed it at the Raptor Off-Roadeo event in Vegas either.

My personal opinion is that it would look better having no decal vs the BlueOval badge.
We already know that it is a Ford from the lettering up front!

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[C6ZZGT]

Got a VIN ? Misbuilt ?

 

[APEX REX]

I guess it came from the factory with aftermarket wheels and rear bumper too??

 

[UTME]

The dealer sticker on the tail gate would bother me more…. I don’t let dealers put anything on my new vehicles.

 

[Ducati1098]

It’s not the wrong tailgate. All bronco tailgates are the same. It’s just the wrong emblem.

Edit: Nvm, they are different, I misread the part number. So it was likely just misbuilt

Edit again: I’m an idiot and I was right the first time

 

[604Bronco]

It’s not the wrong tailgate. All bronco tailgates are the same. It’s just the wrong emblem.

Edit: Nvm, they are different, I misread the part number. So it was likely just misbuilt

I would have also assumed it's the same tailgate, and they just stuck the badging on afterwards.

I wonder if they're built stronger/different or something?

 

[Ducati1098]

I would have also assumed it's the same tailgate, and they just stuck the badging on afterwards.

I wonder if they're built stronger/different or something?

That’s a great question. If all the other Raptor stuff (tire carrier and hinges) bolt up, there can’t be anything very noticeable that is different

 

[604Bronco]

That’s a great question. If all the other Raptor stuff (tire carrier and hinges) bolt up, there can’t be anything very noticeable that is different

Probably coated in the sweat of an armadillo or something...

 

[BigHoof]

Used? Maybe the tailgate was replaced.

 

[Silentwutch]

I would have also assumed it's the same tailgate, and they just stuck the badging on afterwards.

I wonder if they're built stronger/different or something?

From what I'm seeing in my Snap on catalog the tailgate is the same from Bronco to Bronco Raptor

 

[604Bronco]

From what I'm seeing in my Snap on catalog the tailgate is the same from Bronco to Bronco Raptor

Thanks for pulling that up.

I guess the need for two different parts is the indentation for the Blue Oval wouldn't be there for the Raptor badge. I mean, seems like something I would have designed differently so I could use the same door/same part number and stick a badge on either one, but what the heck do I know...

 

[Silentwutch]

Thanks for pulling that up.

I guess the need for two different parts is the indentation for the Blue Oval wouldn't be there for the Raptor badge. I mean, seems like something I would have designed differently so I could use the same door/same part number and stick a badge on either one, but what the heck do I know...

Not sure as I haven't seen this yet but maybe the backside of the Raptor badge is shaped like the Ford oval for mounting purposes only. Overall its obviously bigger but it makes sense to me

 

[Ducati1098]

From what I'm seeing in my Snap on catalog the tailgate is the same from Bronco to Bronco Raptor

I just double check, they are the same and I was right the first time before I corrected myself apparently I just can’t read today

 

[604Bronco]

I just double check, they are the same and I was right the first time before I corrected myself apparently I just can’t read today

That's exactly what the person who built that Braptor's excuse was too, apparently

 

[TrailRaider]

Here is a pic I snapped of the Raptor I ordered. (Mid November build) The badge is definitely larger to cover the oval detent. Looks like a trip back to the dealer for your friend

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