License plate surround

[kcoen]

For everyone that was gifted with the dealers name and contact information printed on a plastic piece surrounding your license plate please check that it does not interfere with the tailgate when it is down. I was waxing my Lariat today and had the tailgate down to get to the roof and notice that the plastic behind license plate was bowed in with tailgate down but not when up. I found that the plastic surround from the dealer around the license plate was interfering with the tailgate, Simple fix: remove the dealer advertising, could have possibly been tweeked but was not needed in the first place. Everyone take note and report findings, didn't look like a major issue but something worth sharing,

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[beetlespin]

Took mine off as soon as I drove it home from the dealer.

 

[t4thfavor]

Took mine off as soon as I drove it home from the dealer.

Me too, just waiting for nice weather so I can remove the vinyl lettering they add to my tailgate with their name in it.

 

[Geoff]

For everyone that was gifted with the dealers name and contact information printed on a plastic piece surrounding your license plate please check that it does not interfere with the tailgate when it is down. I was waxing my Lariat today and had the tailgate down to get to the roof and notice that the plastic behind license plate was bowed in with tailgate down but not when up. I found that the plastic surround from the dealer around the license plate was interfering with the tailgate, Simple fix: remove the dealer advertising, could have possibly been tweeked but was not needed in the first place. Everyone take note and report findings, didn't look like a major issue but something worth sharing,

Yeah, This is a stupid Ford FU. I don't think it's possible to use any license plate frame without damaging the bottom of the tailgate when it's open.

 

[Jimiv123]

Mine seems to be clearing, but just barely.

 

[beetlespin]

Me too, just waiting for nice weather so I can remove the vinyl lettering they add to my tailgate with their name in it.

Just realized my dealer didn't do that. They were really great to deal with.

 

[Geoff]

Me too, just waiting for nice weather so I can remove the vinyl lettering they add to my tailgate with their name in it.

I told my salesman if they put a vinyl sticker on my truck it would not leave their lot until it was removed. I was okay with a Dealer license plate frame until I saw that rubbing the bottom of the tailgate when it's open. Now I have no dealer badging.

 

[ExChief45]

Me too, just waiting for nice weather so I can remove the vinyl lettering they add to my tailgate with their name in it.

Peeled that off as soon as I got home from the dealer. Hate those stickers.

 

[Tommy Oberon]

first thing I tell them when they try and sell me all the other crap they make money on is that I wont accept a vehicle with any of their advertising on it unless they want to gift me the truck for driving it with all their stickers and advertising on it.

 

[PonyXpress]

Mine seems to be clearing, but just barely.

same here, just barely clears. That is a lame design but I guess we can get a skinny boarder frame that is almost flat, and should be ok.

 

[Pat McGrath]

I already told the dealer no dealer badges or do I want the front license plate holder installed. I am not going to be a rolling bill board.

 

[ExChief45]

Mine was barely clearing but I took it off yesterday when putting my plates on.

 

[t4thfavor]

I already told the dealer no dealer badges or do I want the front license plate holder installed. I am not going to be a rolling bill board.

I usually do too, but this time I picked the truck up in the rain, in the dark...

 

[joeb427]

I never would think the tailgate would be so close to the plate frame. I have a stainless steel black frame but it's close but not touching. The tip of my finger fits in the gap.

 

[Randy2400h]

Yeah, This is a stupid Ford FU. I don't think it's possible to use any license plate frame without damaging the bottom of the tailgate when it's open.

I went to install my rear license plate frame and ran into the same issue. Then I looked behind the plastic that holds the plate and realized that piece of plastic trim is held to some sheet metal behind it with two plastic push-pin fasteners. These push-pins hadn’t properly seated the plastic trim to the sheet metal, so I took the top of a hammer and pressed hard against the push-pins to properly seat the trim. I picked up over a 1/4”. Now my license plate frame fits with no issues.

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