Nice condition - 1985 Ford F-250 XLT HD 6.9idi Diesel - $2850 ocala florida location

[1986F150Six]

You can also see the change in mirrors, grilles, and lettering on the hood in those pics.

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vs.

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[LARIAT 85]

Rick - I didn't know that. Good to know. Thanks! I'll add that to the Bullnose FAQs.

All - Here's a pic from the '81 brochure to show the way the Tu-Tone was done then:

And here's a pic from an '85 brochure:

When the early 1985 models came out with tu-tone paint, Ford initially used the upper "pressure sensitive" trim molding at the top and under the sidemarker light to separate the two colors and a tri-color tape stripe was used at the bottom and around the wheel wells to separate the two colors. This gave a noticeable different look from the tu-tone models from 1980 - 1984:

The later 1985 and 1986 models reversed this scheme with a tri-color tape stripe at the top and the older 1981 - 1984 trim molding at the bottom and around the wheel wells. At first glance, this looked very much like the older models.

[Gary Lewis]

When the early 1985 models came out with tu-tone paint, Ford initially used the upper "pressure sensitive" trim molding at the top and under the sidemarker light to separate the two colors and a tri-color tape stripe was used at the bottom and around the wheel wells to separate the two colors. This gave a noticeable different look from the tu-tone models from 1980 - 1984:

The later 1985 and 1986 models reversed this scheme with a tri-color tape stripe at the top and the older 1981 - 1984 trim molding at the bottom and around the wheel wells. At first glance, this looked very much like the older models.

Rick - That is interesting. From your research and experience did the late 84’s get that “early ‘85” trim? I saw something recently that seemed to say that they did. But that would require them to have had the 85/86 Tu-Tone scheme wouldn’t it?

[LARIAT 85]

Rick - That is interesting. From your research and experience did the late 84’s get that “early ‘85” trim? I saw something recently that seemed to say that they did. But that would require them to have had the 85/86 Tu-Tone scheme wouldn’t it?

That depends on what you mean by "late 1984."

My 1985 F150 has the "pressure sensitive" upper trim molding and it was born in November of 1984. The early 1985 sales brochure - that came out in August of 1984 - describes the molding like this:

"Outside: the sculptured steel lines are accented with a new full-length bodyside protection molding (black with bright insert)."

Notice the word "NEW." Plus, the part numbers for the new for 1985 "pressure sensitive" upper trim molding all begin with E5TZ.

The tu-tone paint was still applied ABOVE the sidemarker light on 1984, along with the upper aluminum trim molding that was used since 1980. It wasn't applied UNDER the sidemarker light until the 1985 model year, when the new "pressure sensitive" upper trim molding came out.

So NO, *not* for the 1984 model, but it *did* come out in late 1984 for the earlier 1985 models.

 

[Gary Lewis]

That depends on what you mean by "late 1984."

My 1985 F150 has the "pressure sensitive" upper trim molding and it was born in November of 1984. The early 1985 sales brochure - that came out in August of 1984 - describes the molding like this:

"Outside: the sculptured steel lines are accented with a new full-length bodyside protection molding (black with bright insert)."

Notice the word "NEW." Plus, the part numbers for the new for 1985 "pressure sensitive" upper trim molding all begin with E5TZ.

The tu-tone paint was still applied ABOVE the sidemarker light on 1984, along with the upper aluminum trim molding that was used since 1980. It wasn't applied UNDER the sidemarker light until the 1985 model year, when the new "pressure sensitive" upper trim molding came out.

So NO, *not* for the 1984 model, but it *did* come out in late 1984 for the earlier 1985 models.

That makes sense. Thanks!