04-08 front clip swap?

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  1. Apr 22, 2011 at 11:47 PM #1
    ak_cowboy

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    I think all the new tricks and tech the 2011s have, but still don't like the front end. I think the 06-08 trucks are the best looking F150s ever built.

    Is It possible to swap front clips?
     
  2. Apr 22, 2011 at 11:55 PM #2
    Darth Bama

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    I'm sure it could be done with a little effort, but most people would say you were crazy for taking a brand new clip off for one that's going on almost 5 years old now.

    I feel the same about the 97-03's. I'll go to the grave thinking the 99-03's were the best looking trucks, but at the same time things begin to look dated. And while the 04-08's still look somewhat current, give em a couple more years, they'll date themselves soon enough. Not saying it's a bad thing, I'm driving a truck I bought brand new back in 2002 and have no current plans to get rid of it to be honest.
     
  3. Apr 23, 2011 at 12:06 AM #3
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    :hmm: not sure why you would want to but anything is possible
     
  4. Apr 23, 2011 at 12:10 AM #4
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    Like the ranger raptor
     
  5. Apr 23, 2011 at 12:17 AM #5
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    Lol I want the 5.0 and a six speed, but not the stacked headlights.

    I was thinking if a 2011+ got in a wreak that.toasted the front end, the 04-08 parts would be cheapest.
     
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    then its gonna look like an older truck
     
  7. Apr 23, 2011 at 12:19 AM #7
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    ^^True dat... :birgits_tiredcoffee
     
  8. Apr 23, 2011 at 1:58 AM #8
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    It'll look like an old one (sexy) and run like a new one.
     
  9. Apr 23, 2011 at 5:30 AM #9
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    Exactly. The only thing that will tell you it's a new truck is the rest of the body and tail lights
     
  10. Apr 23, 2011 at 7:00 AM #10
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    i know you can put an 09+ clip on an 04-08 so it should work the other way around also but i don't know why anyone would do it
     
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