What did you do TO / WITH your Bronco today? 👨🏻‍🔧🧰🚿🛠

[dgorsett]

Went chasing broncos with the Bronco and rescued a Chevy while we were at it

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[argrin]

Installed the Rough Country hitch receiver.

 

[j_4260]

What a gorgeous ride and scenery. Congratulations on your Bronco! Welcome to the club.

Thanks FoMoCo! Y'all killed it with this machine. Looking forward to more miles and smiles!

 

[Tricky Dick]

After all the tie rod doom and gloom, today I ordered a spare. silverstatefordparts.com has them for $70 shipped, best deal I could find. It could save my ass on my upcoming 7k mile trip.

 

[Broncolife88]

Went to Moab

You running 37's? Nice rig!

 

[ckingleo]

Did this yesterday as I had some free time

 

[KompressorV12]

Thanks! Unfortunately, I didn’t think to document along the way.

Here’s what I used:
==> Midland MXT-275
==> RJ-45 Cable extender
==> 3db gain stubby Midland antenna
==> Hood mount

The install was pretty easy: dedicated power cord / antenna brought through the firewall gasket. (Took me a minute to realize there are “two sides” to the gasket. Think rubber tuna can). Cut off the 12-volt car adpater; tied red to the AUX yellow-orange (Aux6), and the negative to the frame grounding nut nearby.

After mounting the head unit under the overly-sharp metal bracket under the steering column, I removed the front environmental controls panel. The Pickens Party of Five videos on installing the auto-stop-start eliminator really helped.

I measured out the square shape using blue painter’s tape. A narrow-blade oscillating saw worked great. UNTIL I tried to re-install the panel, with the extender installed. Turns out there NO space behind that location… Opps..

So I cut an approximate 1” x 1” x 1” cube of space from the black plastic compartment behind it, and prayed. Luckily the space was void and seemed like maybe it’s an air-vent.

Panel snapped into place. Also shout-out to the excellent Trail-Recon youtube video on this this install. Between his and PPo5 install videos, wasn’t too bad.

LOL..

I’m going this route. Pics from another member.

 

[twyoung1975]

Put my fender badges on

 

[thenewjs]

I think I got this backwards. The dirt is supposed to be on the outside.

This will be my wife once i get mine.

 

[Roll Sound]

Got my Curt 2" tow receiver and Agent6 recovery schackel installed.

 

[Raskew]

After all the tie rod doom and gloom, today I ordered a spare. silverstatefordparts.com has them for $70 shipped, best deal I could find. It could save my ass on my upcoming 7k mile trip.

What was the part number?

 

[Tricky Dick]

What was the part number?

MB32-3280-A

My order was cancelled though, backordered.

 

[Raskew]

MB32-3280-A

My order was cancelled though, backordered.

Thanks

 

[zedster]

Ordered the Bronco a F150 brother from Granger.

 

[imabadbadlands]

Did this yesterday as I had some free time

As a total noob - is there a main benefit for drilling a hole versus just running under the panel around the antenna? (That is the only way I've seen it done in the youtube videos I've been watching)

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