Removing Tremor Grille Trim

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Anything but that red… what color is your ranger?
 

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I assume the red nostrils are plastic? Thinking of options for my soon to be here Tremor. Would love to paint those but if plastic probably not a good idea.
 

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I assume the red nostrils are plastic? Thinking of options for my soon to be here Tremor. Would love to paint those but if plastic probably not a good idea.
Nothing wrong with painting plastic. They're probably only painted red now from the factory. We paint plastic interior and exterior parts all the time on all vehicle lines.
 


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I just checked with Levittown Ford and those red nostrils are not available separate. You have to order the whole grille. :thumbsdown: I would like those for my grille but the same blue as the tow hooks I got. Nope that isn't going to happen.
 

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Nothing wrong with painting plastic. They're probably only painted red now from the factory. We paint plastic interior and exterior parts all the time on all vehicle lines.
Good to know.
 

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My experience with rattle cans is extensive. I do not own a single firearm that is factory colored that I know of, including both metal and polymer parts.

Unfortunately, painting these nostrils proved very problematic. It’s almost like the plastic itself is oily and soft. Sanding enough to remove the smooth red left marks. Even with sanding and prep, paint did not adhere well enough for me to trust it. I’m taking them to get wrapped with 3M on Monday.

That was my experience. Yours may be different.
 

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I just checked with Levittown Ford and those red nostrils are not available separate. You have to order the whole grille. :thumbsdown: I would like those for my grille but the same blue as the tow hooks I got. Nope that isn't going to happen.
I keep hoping to find someone who has rendered them into 3D file for printing, but no joy. Would be great to print in whatever color we want.
 

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I keep hoping to find someone who has rendered them into 3D file for printing, but no joy. Would be great to print in whatever color we want.
^^^This right here......really wish I had a 3d scanner and access to a grille to scan.
 

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Unfortunately, they are part of the grille so you have to buy the Tremor grille.

This is where I bought my grille:
https://www.blueovalindustries.com/...dDC7n90tyQfM5vOlPSVK1OyUHER_qDPMhIb0nhGIbC-Tc


It was the best price at the time and included free shipping.
The cool thing about our grilles is that they are somewhat modular. I swapped over all my Lariat chrome so I have a chrome grille with the Tremor red nostrils. You can mix-and-match as you like once you get the Tremor grille as the 'base'
Nostril (1).jpeg
Nostril (2).jpeg
Mix and match you say? Think it's relatively easy to add the FORD letters to the XLT honeycomb grille?

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