Finishing What the ‘17 Appearance Package Started

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CyberVinnie

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I don’t understand why the Ford designers left the chrome tailgate trim on the Appearance Package for ‘17, so after looking into painting or plasti-dipping, I decided to wrap it in vinyl. While I was at it I went ahead and wrapped the blue oval too. Of course what good is all of that if you don’t debadge? I was glad to discover the EL badge was not part of the rest of the chrome trim and was able to remove it like the other badges. The smoked taillights came out darker than I had hoped, but I’m good with them.

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I doubt my neighbors and their nine kids consider their five bedroom house a mansion.
 

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Maybe just MAYBE they should trade the flashy 15 foot columns stuff for something roomy in the boondocks then...
 
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Agreed Flex! Any ideas? I bought the smoked tails, but the only smoked third brake light I found is for an F-150. I don’t want to mod the original as PA has state inspections, and I already had to swap the original tails back in in order to pass last month. That’s what I get for going to the stealership! (I bet my independent shop won’t make me do that next year!)
 

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Agreed Flex! Any ideas? I bought the smoked tails, but the only smoked third brake light I found is for an F-150. I don’t want to mod the original as PA has state inspections, and I already had to swap the original tails back in in order to pass last month. That’s what I get for going to the stealership! (I bet my independent shop won’t make me do that next year!)

Just get a second one from a junkyard or ebay

Iirc, older years will work fine
 

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What vinyl product did you use? How did the EXPEDITION lettering turn out because when I looked at mine part of it is recessed and I don't know what a flat piece of vinyl will look like over it.
 

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