Rubber trim under headlight trim...what are they?

[Larry Jeffords]

These guys, what are they? I find them to just be a water collector. Installed the SVC IC today and doing the ADD bumper tomorrow/Sunday. Curious if I should take them off.

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[Larry Jeffords]

Definitely REMOVE them before the damage starts. Very poor design. Earlier in this thread I posted photos. There are 4 or 5 plastic push style pins that hold them in place. I had the body shop remove them while they had the parts off to repaint and clear coat.

 

[Oldfart]

The only downside to removing them is that you ruin the sleek aerodynamics of the front end. You will lose at least 1/2 mph of your top speed.

 

[01Moch1]

I recently tried to get me passenger side bumper end repaired under warranty like others have claimed they were able to do but Ford denied the claim. "Normal wear and tear"

 

[FordTechOne]

I recently tried to get me passenger side bumper end repaired under warranty like others have claimed they were able to do but Ford denied the claim. "Normal wear and tear"

The bumper end isn’t where the issue occurs, it’s the surface between the grille and bumper. It’s covered by a clear plastic strip, but if the rubber strip doesn’t line up perfectly, it causes wear to the painted finish.

 

[01Moch1]

The bumper end isn’t where the issue occurs, it’s the surface between the grille and bumper. It’s covered by a clear plastic strip, but if the rubber strip doesn’t line up perfectly, it causes wear to the painted finish.

Right, but bumper end (maybe I'm using the wrong term here) is where the rubber piece did not stay on the clear plastic strip and rubbed through to bare-metal. Mine looks pretty much just like the second picture on post #8 of this thread, only it's on the RH side.