Factory Wheel Archs

[CollieDog]

I just picked up my new XLT, it has the FX2 package, and apparently the wheel arches are the black plastic and not the magnetic gray painted like the standard Sport appearance package. Are these easily removed and replaced, would rather have the painted instead of the black plastic?

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[Thatwaspontus]

Magnetic wheel arches are only available on the Lariat when equipped with the Sport Package. XLTs get black when equipped with the Sport Package or 302A (includes the Sport Package).

Covered here in this thread.

 

[AdamHarris]

These black raw plastic wheel arches have a texture to them that make it difficult to paint to look like exactly OEM painted ones. The OEM painted ones start out slick/smooth.

 

[CollieDog]

Well fortunately Carvana has not come to pick up my 2019 yet, so I switched them. Sorry for whoever eventually buys the vehicle from Carvana, one you will have overpaid, two you will not have the painted arches. Those buggers are a pain in the butt to get off, but it was worth it. A few other freaking cost cutting measures I found while transferring all my stuff:

The passenger floor mats do not have the attachment studs any more, there is no owners manual pocket in the glovebox, and there is now an annoying reminder to check your rear seat every time you turn the ignition off, I hope there is a way to disable that nanny reminder, but I have not had time to look yet.

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