Another Carmel brown XLS... odd...

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Another Carmel brown XLS... odd...

Ford F834
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Another brown XLS turned up for sale on Facebook. Styleside this time, but no black exterior trim.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/486410801500897/permalink/1089114657897172/?sale_post_id=1089114657897172

















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1986F150Six
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On the upper doors, where the primer has been sprayed, isn't that where black should be [as well as mirrors, grill, head light bezels, exterior door locks, windshield trim, etc.]?
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Gary Lewis
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Hard to believe they removed all of the black stuff.  But it obviously has the XLS tape stripes that aren't easily faked or added later.  Hmmmm.  Could you special order the stripes on a standard truck, or an XLS w/o the black?
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Ford F834
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Yes, the primer area around the side windows is where the black frame should be. The hood also looks like it might be red primer? Someone was starting to do some paint work on it although I'm not sure what.

It does seem odd the ALL of the exterior trim would be replaced with chrome, so maybe they did sell stripe kits and bezels, but they still would have had to offer a brown stripe kit. I would also argue that the black out trim did not age particularly well, and seems to be generally disliked by many. It is a lot to replace, but it is still plausible that someone special ordered it hat way or switched it out over the years. Notice that the rear bumper is not only chrome but the XLT kind with the rubber inserts.

One thing that does seem reasonable to assume is that Ford must have offered a brown XLS for that stripe kit to exist. Since two have turned up it does seem like a one-off custom repaint.
SHORT BED 4-DOOR DIESEL: 1986 F350 4x4 under construction-- 7.3 IDIT ZF5+GVOD

STRAIGHT SIX 4X4: 1981 F150 2wd to 4x4-- 300 I6 close ratio diesel T19, hydroboost brakes, Saginaw steering

BIG F: 1995 F-Superduty under construction— converting to 6.9L IDI diesel ZF5+DNE2