Hate the black plastic honeycomb grill

[Dad]

Looks like Ford changed the 2022 Lariat grille to the less expensive XL/XLT grill component. I found the Lariat 2022 grille to be made of more solid plastic. It's solid enough to support my recently added fog/driving lights.

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[Cancunbadlands]

Looks like Ford changed the 2022 Lariat grille to the less expensive XL/XLT grill component. I found the Lariat 2022 grille to be made of more solid plastic. It's solid enough to support my recently added fog/driving lights.

Did you take the bumper off to be able to installed those lights?

 

[Dad]

Did you take the bumper off to be able to installed those lights?

No. I didn't want to deal with bumper removal unless absolutely necessary. I figured out a way to mount them directly to the grille. It's important to mention that the Lariat's grille up until 2025 is much stronger than the XL/XLT grille and I wouldn't recommend attaching much of anything to those grilles. Here's a thread on my install.
https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/retro-look-driving-lights-installed-on-grille.80569/

 

[Mr Clarity]

Who else hates the black trim plastic grill. I even took the entire front out to paint the grill (that is how the grill comes out) still does not look awesome. And the recess collects dirt and dust which looks grayish white in color. The plastic is v cheap quality. Does anybody know of a decent aftermarket grill?
The lobo's grill is also plastic, right?

The 2024 grill is nicer. The new painted area around the 2025-2026 headlamps on the front are road chip collectors.

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