Details

• Brand:

  

  

• SKU:

  GN1Z-8B433-D

• Positions: Front
• Other Names:

  Front Support, Reinforcement Grille Openng

• Description:

  This is the genuine Ford Grille Opening Reinforcement for the 2018 through 2022 Ford EcoSport a structural front-end panel that ties the upper and lower front body together and provides the mounting framework for the grille front bumper cover headlamps hood latch and the cooling module. Often called the radiator support reinforcement it establishes the correct location and alignment of the front fascia and cooling package and helps manage impact loads at the front of the vehicle. Buyers need this reinforcement after front collision damage that bends or fractures the original panel corrosion that has weakened the metal or when a previous repair left the front-end components misaligned. Symptoms of a damaged reinforcement include uneven gaps between the hood bumper and headlamps a grille or fascia that will not sit flush a hood that does not latch or align correctly and rattles from loose front-end components. Because this is a structural body panel it typically ships in primer or bare steel and must be properly prepared and painted or coated before installation to prevent corrosion. Installation generally requires transferring or renewing the associated brackets clips and hardware and should be performed by a qualified body technician using factory alignment references so the headlamps bumper and cooling module all locate correctly. Using the genuine Ford reinforcement ensures the mounting holes weld or bolt locations and panel geometry match the vehicle exactly so all bolt-on front-end parts fit as designed.

• Replaces:

  gn1z8b433a

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