Black plastic valve covers ??

[craigcoram]

Just noticed on my new truck that the valve covers are black plastic. On my dads 2012 (early build) it has aluminum.

My build date was 2/13

What do you guys have??

 

[MikeD]

Plastic on my '12 as well, build date 2/1/12.

 

[RatedSVT]

I believe mine are aluminium, 2011. I ordered mine on 8-4-11 and pickled up 9-28-11

 

[Reptar]

do you guys have pics of the aluminum ones? Ford has been using plastic valve covers for well over a decade now, if not longer.

 

[Yukon Joe]

yup, plastic on mine. Built end of Jan 2012. I was surprised too.

 

[Spider-One]

Plastic on my 2012, not sure on build date, noticed it as soon as I opened the hood as my 2010 6.2 did not.

 

[craigcoram]

do you guys have pics of the aluminum ones? Ford has been using plastic valve covers for well over a decade now, if not longer.

I dont have a pic handy but here is a stock pic of a Raptor I got off google.

http://strumors.automobilemag.com/files/2009/11/26943997.jpeg

 

[Humvee21]

Plastic. Build date 12/23/2011

 

[Reptar]

I dont have a pic handy but here is a stock pic of a Raptor I got off google.

http://strumors.automobilemag.com/files/2009/11/26943997.jpeg

confirmation they're aluminum and not just plastic molded from silver rather than black?

 

[pirate air]

Old ones were magnesium.