You aren’t wrong at all. Tribalism by nature, to a degree. But there is a difference between being held at gun point to give your money to someone vs electing to give that money in exchange for a product, then spending even more money to adorn yourself in their apparel
I have no fewer than 4 bits of Bronco garb, probably more. Why? Because I have genuine LOVE for my Bronco. And if someone is stupid enough to ask me about it, I will endlessly blather on the praises (and a few of the short comings) of my Bronco for a lot longer than they ever hoped! They will be smothered in my love for Bronco and rue the day they asked!
Happy for you brother. Your happiness isn’t taking away from my experience, similar to when people choose to run 24” wheels on their bronco. It’s not what I’d do, but it doesn’t affect what I’m doing so it doesn’t matter to me. We have slightly drifted off topic though, which was diff covers then forced branding on diff covers then forced branding on anything. Throw a sticker on there, okay whatever. Rivets? Slightly annoyed. But whatever. Laser cutting your logo out of the material making up the product I bought? Well that’s just not cool.
Seems to be a thing disirregardless of the hobby. I was doing some downhill races on my bicycle. Usually just wore gym shorts and a plain t-shirt. People didn’t take me seriously…until I smoked them. One race of the event it got cold as hell so I went to a motorcycle shop to get some pants. The only ones that fit were black Alpinestars with BRIGHT RED logos. Really? Comeon. I bought some black spray paint on the way to the hotel and painted the stupid things. You would not believe how upset people got over what I did to my own property that I paid for with money I earned. Unbelievable.
I understand it, and I understand that many, maybe even the majority are open to it and like participating in it.
Kind of. My point goes back to my ARB statement. I've bought a few aftermarket bumpers, and the ARB front bumper for my old Tacoma was by far the most impressive unit I've dealt with. The ARB rear diff cover I have on my Bronco is super stout, stiffens the housing, has a dip stick, drain and fill ports, and keeps the fluid inside instead of out. It's nice. I have no problem sporting the ARB branding on there. Similar story with our Baja Designs lights. They cost more than I wish they did, but they are dang nice lights and look good and work well and if someone is curious what they are, take a peak at them. If they sucked, I wouldn't have it on my truck.
That ARB logo isn’t terrible. It’s pretty subtle and could easily be painted over. Haven’t decided what I’ll do with the Ox logo on our covers yet. Gotta see how big they are in person but they’re likely getting painted.Kind of. My point goes back to my ARB statement. I've bought a few aftermarket bumpers, and the ARB front bumper for my old Tacoma was by far the most impressive unit I've dealt with. The ARB rear diff cover I have on my Bronco is super stout, stiffens the housing, has a dip stick, drain and fill ports, and keeps the fluid inside instead of out. It's nice. I have no problem sporting the ARB branding on there. Similar story with our Baja Designs lights. They cost more than I wish they did, but they are dang nice lights and look good and work well and if someone is curious what they are, take a peak at them. If they sucked, I wouldn't have it on my truck.
Do I wish ADD had not water jet cut their logo and "RF" branding into my bumpers? Yeah, but oh well....they are nice bumpers and I got a dang good deal on 'em.
It’s cast 🥲
That's a nice looking trussed rear diff.That ARB logo isn’t terrible. It’s pretty subtle and could easily be painted over. Haven’t decided what I’ll do with the Ox logo on our covers yet. Gotta see how big they are in person but they’re likely getting painted.
A Bronco man doesn't use ink and girlie little needles. I'm going hot iron branding! I'll just cut the cowboy off there.I predict a Bronco tattoo in the not too distant future
After looking online for awhile, I am buying the Next Ventures rear diff skid plate as it seems to be the most robust, straigtforward, and flexible option. For the rear diff cover, I am mainly considering the Next Ventures cover (https://nextventuremotorsports.com/...or-skids/products/bronco-rear-diff-cover-m220) as it seems really robust, or the Ford Perfomance cover (https://performanceparts.ford.com/part/M-4033-BR).On the other hand, the Ford Performance cover says “FORD PERFORMANCE” on it, which is big ghey.
The drain is nice but with the beefy skid we have it won’t be of much use. So we went with Next Venture. (Cut the logo off and carved in our own out of principle)
