Where are you sourcing yours to see such a price disparity? When I was shopping for mine I didn't find any significant price differences, certainly not in the realm of 2:1. To answer your question while I haven't physically inspected each offering when I was shopping I couldn't tell any...
You got that right! Looks like it was designed by somebody that was given a $5K budget, a JC Whitney catalog, and 5 minutes to spend it. The cover *IS* sharp, though. Anyone paint (or powdercoat, etc.) one of these things or highlight the lettering and stuff? Looks great au naturel just...
Perhaps at the dealer where you purchased your Bronco. Perhaps at mine as well but they are hundreds of miles away so I went to the closest Ford dealer and that policy was not available to me (nor did I expect it to be).
If it's any help it's much more likely that the retaining pins will break rather than the panel itself. Like with all of this stuff these days using a set of body panel tools for prying/popping makes the task easier and reduces (but doesn't eliminate) the chance of breaking those pesky pins.
Just a data point - a couple weeks ago, on a Saturday, my "change oil" indicator popped up (I'd been waiting) for my first oil change. Booked at my local dealer through the FordPass app on my phone that day for Monday when they opened at 7 AM. Got there about 7:05 (traffic sucked) so had to...
Search really is your friend here but, horses and water and all that, I guess.
my questions:
1) is there a factory enclosure I have to mount a sub to or does that need to be purchased?
There is a factory enclosure. It has a non-functional subwoofer in it wired up to a non-functional subwoofer...