Recent content by Baja71

I like my ‘25 Stroppe much better in every way than my 4dr ‘23 Badlands.

The 2026 is a 4 dr.

I can tell you that the hoods and tailgates were all painted white at Ford before going to Penske. Penske painted the orange sides and flat black tailgate over that white. I can also say that the flat black paint seems very thin, as shown in the pic just above.

Can you post some pics of the tailgate wrap? It would be interesting to see. Unless Penske had a newbie on the job, I can’t see why they would arbitrarily change protocol and wrap a tailgate in the middle of the run.

This looks like flaking paint to me. Why would they wrap the inside?

My tailgate is painted black. The hood is a wrap. I wish they would’ve painted the hood and wrapped the white tailgate black. It would’ve been easier and cheaper to “correct” things.

Thanks. That was an old post but someone else may be curious. 👍🏼

Ford does the flares and corners separately. That paint formula is different from what Penske sprays and has a flex agent necessary for these plastic parts.

Absolutely!

I don’t mind that it’s not an absolute doppelgänger for my ‘71 Stroppe because it is a tribute, but I will admit the black tailgate completely baffles me. I love seeing what everyone is doing to them. This is nice. 👍🏼

How well does that cover orange match? I see some that look dark red.

I get nothing but compliments on mine. Have fun!

Looking forward to seeing it. 👍🏼

I like it. Nice compromise. Mount it up!

Which recall is that?