KNOCKOFF Ford Ranger Raptor Grille

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That looks great! That's exactly what I was thinking about doing if I were to get purchase the Raptor grille. Is the whole grille painted magnetic or just the outside and letters?
Just the outside and letters.

So the shop owner said you know what would be cool? Paint the letters blue to match the truck. o_O . Now I am thinking I might need an extra set of letters. :crackup:. Maybe Joe will sell me a set that came back with a damaged grill.
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Done!
Took about an hour, part of which was
-figuring out where the two outer clips were
-locating my shortie flathead screwdriver
-explaining to my wife what was “...wrong with the shiny grill?”.

Definitely worth a few bloody knuckles!
(Hard to get a decent pic in the afternoon light)

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Counter point would be, who else outside of Josh would look that close at the grille for imperfections? From the road you're not going to be able to tell. Josh, you can do as you wish, maybe just saving you a few weeks worth of wait.
I get just as anal about things like this myself.
(It’s ok if I scratch my toys. You better not scratch my toys).
I looked mine over really well, and only found a tiny hairline scratch on the “D”.
Thought about it and figured chances are something will scratch it at some point anyway.
 
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Mine has a few small nicks and scuffs but hey, after a few weeks of driving it's going have more road rash so what the heck...I'll live with it:)
Got my replacement grille, am I being too picky this time too?
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Not trying to being disrespectful, but what exactly do you expect for $275 shipped? That can all be touched up and look great for the cost of a few rattle cans of paint. Or spend more and have it professionally painted. Still way less than an OEM Grille if there was one that fit as well as this one does. Just sayin.
 

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Not trying to being disrespectful, but what exactly do you expect for $275 shipped? That can all be touched up and look great for the cost of a few rattle cans of paint. Or spend more and have it professionally painted. Still way less than an OEM Grille if there was one that fit as well as this one does. Just sayin.
I don't disagree that this stuff can be easily fixed, the point is I shouldn't have to touch anything up for an item being sold as 'new'.

EDIT: I sent pictures to Joe and he called me not too long ago. He was very cool about it and understanding and he's going to ship me out yet another one. I don't blame him at all, but after me getting 2 'duds' he's gonna start inspecting them before they go out.
 
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Will do!
I’ll try to remember to take pics during install and final
Have you gotten it yet?

If so what are your thoughts?
 

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Anyone have tips on how to finagle the tabs/clips loose that hold the OEM grill along the bottom? Even with the shortie screwdriver, I can't seem to figure out how to pop them free.
 

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Anyone have tips on how to finagle the tabs/clips loose that hold the OEM grill along the bottom? Even with the shortie screwdriver, I can't seem to figure out how to pop them free.
I was struggling with this myself yesterday, until I realized there's a tab on each end of the grill (vertical) that aren't easy to see/reach. Look near the big rubber pieces on each end.
Once i got those free, the others were easier to free up.
 

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No, I would not be ok with that. Mine should be here today, I'll inspect closely.
Mine came yesterday. Looks really good to me, there are some small scratches in the last 1/4" of the top area, on bottom flange on the radiator side, but you would never be able to see them, I can't even really get a picture of them (circled in orange).

Anything in the pictures is dust, or packing fuzz, I confirmed and wiped it down.

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awesome @mstealth22 , I'd be perfectly happy with that grill! 3rd times a charm for me? :)
 

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awesome @mstealth22 , I'd be perfectly happy with that grill! 3rd times a charm for me? :)
Thanks. I do agree it could be packaged a bit better, it wasn't terrible, but leaves room for improvment that could clearly prevent minor damage like yours. I think the letters and the other plastic hardware baggie might be rubbing during shipping on the grill.
 

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awesome @mstealth22 , I'd be perfectly happy with that grill! 3rd times a charm for me? :)
Joe called me to verify my shipping address. Then he seemed to want to chat. A lot. Without dropping any names [Josh] I related the experience with the damage seen on some grills. He assured me he'd check to make sure I was getting a pretty one, and that he'd throw in a little extra packing.

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Mine was packaged well...seems to be bad handling from the manufacturer...
 

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Joe called me to verify my shipping address. Then he seemed to want to chat. A lot. Without dropping any names [Josh] I related the experience with the damage seen on some grills. He assured me he'd check to make sure I was getting a pretty one, and that he'd throw in a little extra packing.

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He's a talker, for sure... :LOL:
 

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Joe called me to verify my shipping address. Then he seemed to want to chat. A lot. Without dropping any names [Josh] I related the experience with the damage seen on some grills. He assured me he'd check to make sure I was getting a pretty one, and that he'd throw in a little extra packing.

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lol, for the third one, he said he's gonna go through the 20 that he got in this morning and hand pick a perfect one for me. Yep, he's a chatter alright :)
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