Bronco Everglades

New fairlead, fold down license plate holder (up-waiting for plate), and aluminum snorkel intake have been added.
Also got the Rokblokz and passenger side tow-loop installed.


Update added April 2: I got the slide out tailgate installed last Friday, and just got the Turn Off-road brush guard installed between rain showers today (yes I dried everything before the install).

Has anyone here taken their hard top off of the Everglades? I took ours off this past weekend to get the soft top on. Half the bolts holding the hard top on were impossible to remove with the hex tool. I had to use vice grips to remove them (destroying them in the process). We have a 2024 so we're curious if anyone else had an issue. Also, after getting the soft top on and bolted into place, the soft top itself was extremely difficult to close over the middle latches and front latches, so also wondering if anyone had that issue? Perhaps because it was a brand new top? It was placed correctly on the locating pins. It seemed like it was off (as in not far forward enough) by half an inch. Eventually did get it closed but we had to unlatch the back to get it forward enough in the front and then latch the rear part last.

Has anyone found a GOOD fitting wench cover other than the one from Warn?

has anyone leveled their Everglades? I measured and there's only 1/2" rake. My badlands had about 2" rake. So i wonder if they already come with a level puck/spacer

Never used and for sale for cheap! Purchased these custom Everglades badges for $40 back in 12/22. I'll take $15 plus shipping. I call them badges since they are 3mm thick. Come with 3M adhesive on the entire reverse side. Let me know if you're interested. Note: My office light is a little soft. These badges are actually silver in white light.

It’s been a good minute now, so I was wondering how many of you guys kept or got rid of the Everglades badge. Personally, it grew on me, but I still consider removing it sometimes.

For the front plate states out there….

Here is my winch cover/plate solution. Keeps the road grime off the winch line etc.:

-Warn winch cover
-Factor 55 flatlink winch shackle
-AMOPA AMOPACORP flip up plate bracket
-Aujen Silicone Plate holder
-Nylon license plate holders (for easy plate removal)

The fit is good, the flip up doesn’t go quite far enough but even if it did flip up a full 90 it would probably still interfere with winching. It flips down tight, no flopping around. The nylon screws twist off easily. Can’t remember anyone trying to take my plate. Cross that bridge when it happens.

Decided to upgrade my winch fairlead and hook to gun metal gray + Warn's Sidewinder. Really like the way the Sidewinder is padded to not scratch the fairlead when tightened. Thoughts? It does stick out further than the factory hook. Has anyone used this type of hook for recovery?

Anyone install the factory metal front plate on their Everglades? Dealer didn't realize what it was and no directions. Looks to go behind the fairlead and assume it sits in front of the winch but I was thinking to install hanging down.

Still awaiting delivery on my everglades. Question. Who took off their roof rails right away and why?

After waiting nearly 3 years I took delivery in Feb and been loving every minute. 1,200 miles put on in the last month.

Sharing on on this forum what I had already shared on the Carbonized Grey forum (before I knew this existed) went topless the other week and added the front Aero Skin II and grill lights. I share these for reference if anyone is thinking about the same.

Hummm.....As an owner of the Everglades, Jeep Wrangler 4xe Rubicon, and Jeep Gladiator owner I saw this video that popped up on my YouTube account and decided to take a look at it..... Ya, all watch it and give me your take on it.

Jeep Owner Drives and Reviews New Bronco Everglades

Can anyone recommend or 3d print a pod light bracket for the snorkel side. My asymmetrical setup is killing my ocd.

Has anyone gone through a car wash yet? I saw the water in the snorkel test…

I converted to a rear facing air intake orientation… so far so good.

Ok, spent a little time this weekend tackling the problem of installing the IAG gas hood strut on the "snorkel side" of my Everglades. There are issues that must be addressed at both ends of the strut. 1) the bottom pivot must be moved; 2) the top (hood) pivot must be moved. Easy right? Well...

Issue 1: My plan was to create a custom mount secured with at least 2 bolts that would move the fender-side pivot mount inboard in order to provide clearance for the snorkel - as it snakes its way into the engine compartment. I decided on the two bolts used to secure the coolant bottle at the firewall.



I fashioned a template using construction paper, got the bolt spacing, checked clearances, and then cut the mounting plate out of some 14 gauge sheet metal.



Next, I cut a piece of angle iron to provide a backing support for the IAG mount. This was then welded to the plate.



The IAG hardware was then welded to the opposite side, prep'd, and then painted black. Here's the plate mounted in the vehicle. Not the prettiest thing but its just a prototype



Issue 2: The other issue was the hood pivot point, the strut mounting ball at the top makes direct contact with the snorkel (see arrow/marks). While Ford decide to mount the ECU next to the snorkel, there is a small little gap that would allow the strut to pass, if the connection point was moved about 2 inches to the right (see other arrow).



IMO, there is no way of getting past the point of drilling a new hole here. So, I drilled a 1/2 inch hole in the hood support and secured the factory IAG mounting ball. This allowed the top of the strut rest between the snorkel and the ECU support.

With these modifications, I can tell you that the hood strut works great and doesn't have any clearance issues. The only problem I have with this setup is the fact that strut is on an angle. I could redo the bottom mount to move the base inward to align better with the top mount or move it back slightly. I will certainly take any suggestions y'all may have. Thanks!

I have a quick question: is there any issue with installing pillar lights on the Everglades since there is a snorkel?

Tried a hood strut that looks like it would work for the Everglades but DOESN'T!

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So happy now from getting 16 mpg to now 20+ mpg on my 2023 Everglades 2.3L let’s see if we can get to 21+ mpg! changed the stock air filter to K&N, cabin air filter to K&N, oil change to Mobil 1 Advanced Full Synthetic Motor Oil 5W-30, Mobil 1 M1-102A Extended Performance Oil Filter, and changed the spark plus to Bosch Double Iridium 96315. Running 91 octane. More upgrades to come and stay tuned!

Finally got the amp and sub! Installed and applied the forscan as described with Buckle Up Butter Cup! Thanks to her I finally have something with a little bit more thump then nothing at all! Just for under $210 with tax.


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Hey all!

Would love some help/feedback from the group because I'm having hard time making up my mind

I've been a huge fan of the Everglades model since it was revealed, but obviously it was (and still is) extremely limited that for the past 2+ years I couldn't get an order in or get my hands on one. In December of last year, I gave up trying to place an order and ended up going with a 2 door Big Bend with the 2.7 engine, SAS, mid package, with the modular bumper. Although I did pay a little bit of markup which I'm not proud of, but I really thought I got a great deal, given that it's a "maxed out" Big Bend. Anyways, couple of weeks ago, with the order banks opening, I saw the Everglades is making a very limited comeback so I called my dealer first thing on August 16th and told him I wanted an everglades. He said they only had allocations for 2 and advised me to send my order in ASAP which I did only for him to call on the 17th and tell me that by the time the ordering manager got to my order, the 2 allocations were already ordered. Sucks big time given that I personally know the guy but anyways, after calling around and sending many failed orders to dealers, on August 18th, one of them had one remaining allocation and the system allowed them place an order for a cactus Gray Everglades. I was extremely happy when I received the confirmation email but that started to change quickly as ppl started to make me me feel like I made the wrong call ordering an Everglades (my friends and ppl here on the forum) saying that it's not a good move to trade away a 2 door and to downgrade from a 2.7 twin turbo engine to a 2.3 ecoboost engine only for a 12" display, a winch, and a snorkel. Now I find myself lost and unsure if I should go with the Everglades as it sounds like I'm "downgrading". I know the process is just getting started and I have many months to think about it before getting scheduled for production but I thought why not get feedback from real Everglades owners to help me decide. Please let me know what your thoughts are!

Relocating to a province where front license plates are legally required. Been on the lookout for a front bracket I liked...and found this! Takes literally 5 mins to fit and plate flips up and down...awesome.

Traded in my Everglades for a Wildtrak yesterday. No reason other than it was an itch that I had to scratch. In October of 2020, my original order was for a Wildtrak. Mid 2022, fast approaching 2 years of delays, I converted that order to a 2023 Everglades, and abandoned the original order.

I got the Wildtrak for $1,000 over MSRP, which is unheard of right now for a Bronco sitting on a lot (in California).

According to KBB, Carfax and other online sources, trade-in value on the Everglades (5,400 miles) was over $60K, but after shopping around, 10/10 dealers were not willing to pay that. Coincidentally, most countered at $50K, which wouldn't have been a problem if these dealers didn't have market adjustments on their Wildtraks.

The dealership that I got the Wildtrak from offered me $55K for the Everglades. No lien holder, so I cashed out the balance left on the Wildtrak, and was gone in 30 minutes.

Staring at my Everglades as I drove off the lot in the Wildtrak was a sad day, but looking forward to some new adventures in the Wildtrak.

Dressing up the Everglades for a FL Halloween! #HighwayToHell

We to all Everglades owner or future owners this is a killer price for the Everglades sticker/badge what ever you want to call it. It come with a price tag from your local dealer at $850.00 not for a set of 2 for left and right side…..$850.00 each! That is $1,700.00 for a set plus not including your local sales tax for that sticker! I was looking for replacements because I am going to do a full body PPF on our Everglades and didn’t want the PPF being placed on top of it and instead removing it and placing a new sticker on top of the PPF. So right now for full body PPF I am at $5k not including the Everglades sticker. Sucks.