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

[kevin.gt]

Went for a drive down the beach

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[mikec426]

Finally swapped out the center channel speaker for the PRV.

What is “The PRV”?

 

[DirectHit]

What is “The PRV”?

 

[CarGuy]

Added the Auto Stop Eliminator. Easy, quick install and worth the money. I hated pressing the button every time.

Also installed the M&R 40” light bar on bumper. Bought the one with amber running light and white light (bright). Amber on aux6 and white light on aux1. Can barely see it when off.

 

[Aonarch]

Barnes 4WD Spare Tire Reinforcement installed.

Notes: You really need to shove cardboard firmly into the body gaps to keep it from sagging. I didn't do a good enough job and had to use a pry bar wrapped in foam when reinstalling.

I hate allen bolts. Factory torque spec is 22 ft lbs on the hinge bolts. I figured that is what I'll set these allens too. NOPE. They all were rounding off probably around 15 ft lbs. That is with me using a high quality 5mm allen socket, not a rounded ball type either. The socket fit so well that I had to knock it out of each bolt to remove the socket.

I wish Barnes used strong fasteners.

Next up was the Mabbett Fuse Box Cover. I like it. It fit really well. You cannot run any wires to the fuse box with the factory lid.

 

[THE_SAVSQCH]

I can't lie. Ate bad yesterday and still feeling it. I passed gas bad inside SavSqch. Its the truth!

 

[Lilj4425]

Hood struts installed today:

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Built a platform for my rear cargo drawer.

Looking good! Thanks for sharing!

 

[Lilj4425]

Looking good! Thanks for sharing!

What about me?

 

[mjcutri]

Hood struts installed today:

What took you so long?
That was one of the first mods that I added!

 

[604Bronco]

What about me?

You need to DM them your VIN for a compliment.

 

[Durangatan]

Just another shitty day in the neighborhood.

 

[tock13]

Installed the soft top, which was a giant nightmare. On and off at least 6 times trying to line up and adjust the Brackets. Thank God you only have to do that once. Next time the bracket will be in place.

But now that it's on, I absolutely love it, another Bronco level unlocked...

Got dual tops with my order so I’m about to do this same thing. Any tips on the install? I already removed the brackets to install a Diabolical slipstream so they are no longer where they were from the factory.

I’m with you, totally unlocks a new level of the Bronco. There’s a lot of whining here on how loud the soft top is. My last Bronco ford bought back came with a soft top and it was fantastic, that’s why I got both this time. Honestly not much louder than the hard top In my opinion.

 

[cr117]

What about me?

Ford Corporate’s reaction to everyone else:

 

[DriveAllNight]

Got dual tops with my order so I’m about to do this same thing. Any tips on the install? I already removed the brackets to install a Diabolical slipstream so they are no longer where they were from the factory.

I’m with you, totally unlocks a new level of the Bronco. There’s a lot of whining here on how loud the soft top is. My last Bronco ford bought back came with a soft top and it was fantastic, that’s why I got both this time. Honestly not much louder than the hard top In my opinion.

NOOOOOOOO!
No one should ever take those brackets off, at least not without marking their location.
If anyone is ever reading this - never take those off!!!!

What I learned:
Take off the spare tire and drop the brake light - it's a wonderful idea that you'll get the roof on in 1 try, but you won't.

Protect your roll bars - I scratched the living hell out of mine - need to get them painted properly.

When tightening the bolts on those miserable brackets - they move really easy and creep out of position - which you just busted your butt trying to correct in the first place.

Be careful, be careful, be careful - and find a strong friend with patience.

Don't expect the right bracket to be in the same exact position as the left when adjusting.

The roof is going to be tight putting it on, sun helps, and work slowly to stretch the pieces out.

If you get to a point where you've had it on and off 4 or 5 times - put it down, step back, take a break and try again - very easy to get sloppy and exhausted. I think it took us 6 or 7 times to get it right, not only do you have to get it correct front to back, but you have to get it squared off.

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For me, it's just a summer top - So as far as noise - who cares? It's a rag top that I open as much as I possibly can. I would feel completely different if I didn't also have the hard top and had to live with it in the cold but I am unbelievably thrilled to have it for the summer. It's really like having 2 different vehicles - I'm going to miss it in the winter with the hard top on.

My expectations for the soft vs hard are completely different so it's all good.

But you're right it's not that much louder, but the hard top was unacceptable to me so I did the sound / wind proofing stuff which made a world of difference. So win/win.

The biggest mistake I didn't know I was making was not buying both tops from the start. But I found one on line - cost me a bit more, and lesson learned.

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