Black & reflective tailgate letters installed on Area 51 Maverick

[Delzona]

My wife and I was just discussing this. I've ordered the Oxford White and have been trying to figure out which night reflective to put on the back.

Was wondering the white with black letters during the day works. Not sure about the reflective at night on the white. How would that work? Can you see it?

It would look something like this picture when the light hits it. You can also do white reflective letters, which would produce something called "ghosting". Basically the letters are there and aren't very easy to see during the day, but at night when the light hits the letters they "light up". In AZ some State Trooper vehicles are labeled with near vehicle color matched hi-viz vinyl marking so that during the day you might not realize it's a police vehicle at first or second glance, but at night it's very visible when light hits the vehicle. This way the vehicle still meets certain regs as a "marked" vehicle, but isn't obvious to the causal view. I went this route when I had my buddy make vinyl letters for my Maverick and Harley. I want something that isn't in your face during the day, but definitely visible at night. On my CGM Maverick the dark letters I'll have will stand out a bit, which is fine and at night they'll slap you in the face when the light hits it!

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[briandefilippo]

I am thinking about this on my velocity blue! The black would go excellent with any of the colors (even the school bus yellow!!)

 

[James St. Patrick]

That ebay user is going to make some money. I paid $99 for my OEM set.

 

[tfer]

I ordered the carbon fiber ones. Maybe they will still stick if I ever get my truck built!

 

[Random]

I had this on my motorcycle helmet and it was great. I’ll probably do matte black on my carbon gray.

 

[Lombardidm]

Will look super good on my Rapid Red, 1st Edition Hybrid!!

 

[botb70]

Not my truck but wanted to share this look at black & night reflective tailgate letters installed on Area 51 Maverick.

Ebay link to the letters:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/224651286517?mkevt=1&mkpid=0&emsid=e11050.m43.l1123&mkcid=7&ch=osgood&euid=72df4d59c8324431b6f8c59c9d5c835d&bu=43184939305&osub=-1~1&crd=20211025132241&segname=11050&sojTags=ch=ch,bu=bu,osub=osub,crd=crd,segname=segname,chnl=mkcid&fbclid=IwAR3yCuatIDhLHED7vzxfeqxnpxypqXgdMU-w-5RChEQdSHj7iX1EHpgM8uI

Just ordered the reflective white, thanks for posting.

 

[IdahoMaverickMom]

I really dig this, especially on the Area 51! Kind of follows the theme with the Area 51. It looks different in different light. Anyway, super cool! I’ve been convinced to change from carbonized gray to Area 51. I might have to get these now too!

I ordered Area 51 for my XLT so white at night would be great and black lettering in the daytime! I'll be checking it out when my Maverick arrives!

 

[botb70]

It would look something like this picture when the light hits it. You can also do white reflective letters, which would produce something called "ghosting". Basically the letters are there and aren't very easy to see during the day, but at night when the light hits the letters they "light up". In AZ some State Trooper vehicles are labeled with near vehicle color matched hi-viz vinyl marking so that during the day you might not realize it's a police vehicle at first or second glance, but at night it's very visible when light hits the vehicle. This way the vehicle still meets certain regs as a "marked" vehicle, but isn't obvious to the causal view. I went this route when I had my buddy make vinyl letters for my Maverick and Harley. I want something that isn't in your face during the day, but definitely visible at night. On my CGM Maverick the dark letters I'll have will stand out a bit, which is fine and at night they'll slap you in the face when the light hits it!

I just ordered the white based on your input, thank you.

 

[Mark Rash]

Nice! Looks like reflective black (which I assume is what's in the picture) is sold out for now, but I'll keep an eye on it. I kind of like the factory look for the most part, but the reflective effect is cool!

 

[Spook]

I like this and was thinking about ordering. Are these legal in Kentucky and Ohio? That is where I do most of my driving and do not want to get pulled over due to this l?

As for KY, I noticed when I moved here 13 years ago, there does not seem to be much enforcement on vehicle add-ons or safety conditions. I have seen many death traps on the road that would be pulled over and towed in any other state. So, don't worry about KY.l

 

[Snoopcat]

Nice! Looks like reflective black (which I assume is what's in the picture) is sold out for now, but I'll keep an eye on it. I kind of like the factory look for the most part, but the reflective effect is cool!

I just ordered the reflective black so it must be back in stock.
Picking up my truck Thursday.

 

[jcnnjc]

They look great, how were they to install? Any issues with getting them centered correctly?

 

[huunvubu]

I am thinking about this on my velocity blue! The black would go excellent with any of the colors (even the school bus yellow!!)

I just ordered the Black Reflective one for my Hybrid Maverick in Velocity Blue.

This picture was from the State Fair of Texas and the Black lettering will make the "M A V E R I C K" stand out in the daytime and matches up well with the black bumper and tailgate latch.

The white at night will be cool looking and an additional safety feature.

 

[JibbersCrabst]

They look great, how were they to install? Any issues with getting them centered correctly?

I did letters like these on my 2000 Mustang bumper back in the day and they aren't hard. I recommend using a spray bottle of soapy water. spray the surface then lay on a letter and you can slide it around to position it then squeegee the water out to adhere it.

Here's a tutorial:

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