Vintage grille in black

[12th Man Ag]

I got a quote from my dealer yesterday to order a Heritage grille, paint it Desert Sand, then tape it off and paint the inner section gloss black, and install the red FORD letters for $1950. Seems steep, but if I can sell the original Badlands grille and old headlights online, it is t crazy and I have more confidence in the dealer body shop than myself.

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[DarthLincoln]

Update! Have made lots of progress… picked up today, photo below!

Now to decide grille letter colors:
1. Wimbledon white like grille- loved what ford put out in the concept build photo below.
2. Red - can’t get the plastic red and chrome like a vintage Bronco so would try to get them to color match- not wanting bright red like the newer models
3. Black (maybe matte??) - tie in bumper and other ancillary items on the Bronco already that can’t be changed.

Looks great!! I think the Base/BlackDiamond grille is the best looking of the OEM grilles. I’m glad the painters got it done for you!

Your letter color options make sense. Red would be a nice touch of color and go with the Early Bronco theme. White or Satin Black are good subtle color options. I wouldn’t have thought of white since It could blend in too much with the rest of the grille, but it does look good in that concept build photo. Satin black letters would match the bumper etc but might disappear visually against the black holes that surround it. One other color option might be Cactus Gray body color instead of white for some contrast with the grille, but that probably would be too matchy-matchy.

You could try to photoshop an image to try each color. Just quick mockups to get an idea of what each might look like?

 

[DarthLincoln]

I got a quote from my dealer yesterday to order a Heritage grille, paint it Desert Sand, then tape it off and paint the inner section gloss black, and install the red FORD letters for $1950. Seems steep, but if I can sell the original Badlands grille and old headlights online, it is t crazy and I have more confidence in the dealer body shop than myself.

Is that $1950 for everything including the grille and letters? Doesn’t seem too bad. When my vintage grille was still glass white, I went to a couple paint shops to get quotes for just masking and painting the the surrounding brow HPR, OR just painting the entire grille HPR, they quoted me like $1,000.

It definitely took a lot of my time and effort to paint mine myself.

 

[12th Man Ag]

Is that $1950 for everything including the grille and letters? Doesn’t seem too bad. When my vintage grille was still glass white, I went to a couple paint shops to get quotes for just masking and painting the the surrounding brow HPR, OR just painting the entire grille HPR, they quoted me like $1,000.

It definitely took a lot of my time and effort to paint mine myself.

Yes, that was the all in quote for the grille, FORD eblem, paint, and labor. I think I am going to pull the trigger.

 

[King63]

I got a quote from my dealer yesterday to order a Heritage grille, paint it Desert Sand, then tape it off and paint the inner section gloss black, and install the red FORD letters for $1950. Seems steep, but if I can sell the original Badlands grille and old headlights online, it is t crazy and I have more confidence in the dealer body shop than myself.

Did you order the actual Ford Heritage model grille? If so, doesn't it come with the red FORD letters that are on the Heritage models?

 

[12th Man Ag]

Did you order the actual Ford Heritage model grille? If so, doesn't it come with the red FORD letters that are on the Heritage models?

The letters are not a part of the grille. Two separate part numbers.

 

[Hemisfear]

I seen this done on chrome and it eventually wears off. Keep us updated

My chrome horse has been black since January '22, looks as good as when I first applied PlastiDip.

 

[King63]

The letters are not a part of the grille. Two separate part numbers.

Ah, okay...I should have guessed as much.

 

[Stone Stallion]

Looks great!! I think the Base/BlackDiamond grille is the best looking of the OEM grilles. I’m glad the painters got it done for you!

Your letter color options make sense. Red would be a nice touch of color and go with the Early Bronco theme. White or Satin Black are good subtle color options. I wouldn’t have thought of white since It could blend in too much with the rest of the grille, but it does look good in that concept build photo. Satin black letters would match the bumper etc but might disappear visually against the black holes that surround it. One other color option might be Cactus Gray body color instead of white for some contrast with the grille, but that probably would be too matchy-matchy.

You could try to photoshop an image to try each color. Just quick mockups to get an idea of what each might look like?

Plot twist! Driving around today of course only thinking about this letter color today…… thought what about brining out some roast/ browns from inside the OBX…. Mocked this up with chat gpt- am I crazy?!?

 

[DarthLincoln]

Plot twist! Driving around today of course only thinking about this letter color today…… thought what about brining out some roast/ browns from inside the OBX…. Mocked this up with chat gpt- am I crazy?!?

Not crazy. Maybe go with a metallic Bronze which would go with the interior, and then get bronze wheels?

 

[The Compensator]

The paint matched heritage grill does look sharp. Here's how mine turned out:

 

[AIGMUX]

Aigmux's matrix front grille with daytime running lights can be adjusted to yellow or white light.

 

[DarthLincoln]

Aigmux's matrix front grille with daytime running lights can be adjusted to yellow or white light.

I prefer the classic look of the iAG Vintage grille.
That Aigmux grille would look better without the eyebrow lights and three grille lights. Those DRLs take away from the signature Bronco look
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