2025 Headlight mod?

[Backin15]

I like the new front end, don't love it though. I have some black vinyl left over from putting stripes on my Mustang, and was thinking of blacking out the "ski jump" and maybe smoke the vertical part of the headlight, but this might be too much black on the front. Maybe someone with more skills than I have could do a rendering?
I then took a closer look at the headlight, the only purpose of the lower vertical part on the XL and XLT is the high beam which i never use, somehow making this body colored could really look nice. I slapped some painters tape on it to get an idea, I kinda like it! What do you think?

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[Toddman45]

If you really want to cover the high beam portion of the headlights for reason unknownst to me. The easiest route would be a color matched wrap, which can be applied easily DIY.

 

[OleFordGuy]

That whole blue blob of the bumper cover that meets with the headlight is what needs to be removed. Ford ruined the front end with the MY25 redesign imo. The rest of the MY25 changes are much better. Just my 2 cents and person opinion.

 

[Ozarkbeard]

Hmm.... Ski jump.... I thought they were eye patches.

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[710-oil-614]

That whole blue blob of the bumper cover that meets with the headlight is what needs to be removed. Ford ruined the front end with the MY25 redesign imo. The rest of the MY25 changes are much better. Just my 2 cents and person opinion.

I've actually come to enjoy it. I wish it was more integrated into the existing front bumper instead of someone looking like they accidentally copied and pasted another bumper cover on top of the existing one.

With that said - the Lariat signature lighting and the larger grille bring it in line with the rest of Ford's corporate styling and to me make the 22-24s look a generation old.

 

[Tbone289]

Meh... It's your truck to do with what you want, but there's no way I would neuter functionality just to somewhat improve appearance.

 

[AutobahnSHO]

I like the new front end, don't love it though. I have some black vinyl left over from putting stripes on my Mustang, and was thinking of blacking out the "ski jump" and maybe smoke the vertical part of the headlight, but this might be too much black on the front. Maybe someone with more skills than I have could do a rendering?
I then took a closer look at the headlight, the only purpose of the lower vertical part on the XL and XLT is the high beam which i never use, somehow making this body colored could really look nice. I slapped some painters tape on it to get an idea, I kinda like it! What do you think?

Isn't that taped portion the headlight high beam?!?!?!?!?!?!!

 

[Backin15]

It is, but I dont drive much at night and when I do it is in the city, I cant remember the last time I used high beams. If I did this I would want to do it in a way I could remove it though.

 

[cowmeat]

They make a shiny blue duct tape that would match the color a little better than the painters tape - for less than 10 bucks you could make a whole fleet of the blue mavs look better

https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-T...lpcontext&ref_=fplfs&smid=A3NF2HSO8H9CEF&th=1

 

[Backin15]

The more I look at this the more I realize this is a bad idea! I think the front will be fine as is, might add fog lights though.

 

[David Wilhelm]

22 to 24 frount ends look much better.

 

[Optimus]

While I’m not fond of the “bullhorns” look for the ‘25, I’d need to keep my high beams. Having said that, the low beams of our ‘23 are absolutely fantastic. I have not driven or owned a ‘25, and I am curious if the headlights are as strong?

 

[Tri5Ford]

I like the new front end, don't love it though. I have some black vinyl left over from putting stripes on my Mustang, and was thinking of blacking out the "ski jump" and maybe smoke the vertical part of the headlight, but this might be too much black on the front. Maybe someone with more skills than I have could do a rendering?
I then took a closer look at the headlight, the only purpose of the lower vertical part on the XL and XLT is the high beam which i never use, somehow making this body colored could really look nice. I slapped some painters tape on it to get an idea, I kinda like it! What do you think?

I think Covering the blue "ski jump" portion with a black wrap or paint would look good if you leave the high beam uncovered. It would look like an extension of the grill. Try it and post a picture.

 

[heady]

Unfortunately I haven't compared the two side by side, but the LED projectors on the Lariat anyway are pretty fantastic both low and high beam imo - the only thing I wish they'd add is auto leveling with a knob for beam adjustment like my Mitsu had, very handy for towing or heavy payload, especially in a truck! I like the bullhorns too though, the DRL style on the Lariat makes for a nice look, I definitely wouldn't want to change it. It'll be interesting to see what people with different styles come up with over time.

 

[olderthanyourdirt]

If you really want to cover the high beam portion of the headlights for reason unknownst to me. The easiest route would be a color matched wrap, which can be applied easily DIY.

I have thought about doing a wrap on "ski jump across to ski jump" in black. Would tie into black grill. Actually make for better looking Black Appearance package than a black roof and hokey tape stripes, IMO.

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