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Any Alternatives To Swapping 2024 Badging Without Taking The Entire Front Facia Off?

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Assuming that you are extremely lazy like me….. is there any way to replace the front Ford badge on the front facia without having to take the entire facia off? I’d like to swap the blue badge out with the OEM black badge. Hopefully, this isn’t one of those, “why yes, you can…. but it will cost you $2,000 in new tools to do it.”
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It’s not expensive to swap the badges just timely. @UNBROKEN has a method of drilling the badges out. It is in his build page.
 

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So, I've seen a recommendation to remove the 4 screws on top, gently pry the grill out and use two 2×4 blocks to keep it pried out. I just did my front Ford Badge that way. Worked fine, and I'm a big guy. Actually, I used doubled 5/4 boards, so I had an extra half inch. But, again, it worked simple enough. Just be careful of two issues. One, pry gently, I didn't break my grill but was nervous as Hell and Two, watch the camera cable as you slide the boards in. I bought the OEM badges. Oh, I found it easier to use a ratcheting flex combination wrench rather than a socket wrench on those stupid cutting nuts. I also threaded them on the new piece before I put it on to make it easier to start with the wrench. Start threading, then remove.
 

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Does anyone know if the process for changing out the front grill oval is the same for the '25ST as for the prior several years?
 

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Does anyone know if the process for changing out the front grill oval is the same for the '25ST as for the prior several years?
Yes. They use the same badging I believe too.
 

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The new light up badge looks cool too. I might give it a go one day lol.
 



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