03-17-2023, 11:37 PM | #1 |
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Shadowline vents, mirror caps etc.
Does anyone know the part numbers for the shadowline pieces?
My car has the cerium vent, front vent, grill surround and mirrors and was thinking to go all black as the car is black. It might be cheaper to paint the parts vs. buy new ones but I thought i'd see first before deciding. I have the active grill so not sure you can even swap the grill surround? Anyone know? |
03-18-2023, 07:31 AM | #2 |
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I’ll trade you for OEM gloss black shadow line parts, let me know….
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03-18-2023, 03:28 PM | #3 |
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Mine were cerium gray as well but I painted the mirror caps, lower air vents and truck spoiler black. I put covers on the side fender vents. My grille was already black. I may paint the mirrors white to match and paint the spoiler back white.
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03-23-2023, 02:46 PM | #5 |
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The grill is a complete swap, pretty easy, I changed mine 3 times and I got to about 30 seconds for a change. Gloss black OEM M-Performance Grill is $175, knock-offs are plentiful on Amazon and eBay starting at $50 bucks or less.
Fender vents are also easy to find and pretty cheap. Easy install. Mirror caps, there are a zillion aftermarket choices as well as OEM (which is pricey). Easy install. Now here is where it sucks, the front bumper vent trim is out of production/discontinued for one of the sides. I can't remember which side, but they are impossible to find. These trim pieces are also the biggest bitch to remove, but it can be done with patience without removing the bumper. Most people just wrap these themselves. It's down low and the wrap is $30 bucks on Amazon with enough for trial and error. I honestly think this could be a better route than replacing if you could get both sides because removal of the old ones sucks.
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Will have a look, my car is pre-LCI 2020 so the grill is different to LCI. Did you buy the whole grill and only swap the surround? Thanks. |
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Mirrors and side vents are easy to do as well. The front bumper inserts are a bit trickier though. When I had a pre LCI, I paid someone else to do them as I couldn’t be bothered with the hassle |
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04-22-2023, 07:17 AM | #10 |
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Same, with the exception of the grill. I swapped in an M-Performance black gloss grill and I felt it really improved the asthetics of the front end. There was just something about the cerium trim around the grill that felt Lincoln-ish to me.
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05-04-2024, 10:58 PM | #11 |
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I've just done this.
I vinyl wrapped the side vents and front boomerang. The side vents were a doddle. The front vents were harder to get off and I did break one of the lower clips on one side. It takes a fair bit of force but it is doable without taking the bumper off. The shape meant that you had to use many pieces of overlapping vinyl to get complete coverage without overstretching but it looks good enough with some seam lines visible if you look closely. I wrapped one mirror and couldn't get it back on as the thickness of the vinyl was just enough to stop it going on, so I bought the same mirror caps as above and they fitted perfectly. I also bought the grill surrounds off amazon as I couldn't contend with wrapping them with all the fiddly sections. Total cost $380 AUD and I have plenty of wrap left over. Last edited by choppedliver; 05-10-2024 at 04:46 PM.. |
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