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Recent content by Phil James

  1. We love Broncos but… what’s the most annoying “small issue” with your Bronco?

    Hi Ducati. Yeah, I asked two dealers to replace it, but they declined. I have looked into whether the hood latch assembly has been redesigned. I don't think it has. Same part number and no mention by Ford of a redesign. At least one owner here has said the replaced part had the same issue. So...

  2. We love Broncos but… what’s the most annoying “small issue” with your Bronco?

    The random, always-at-midnight, hood latch alarm. The dealers I took it to said they "can't recreate it in the shop," so I finally had my mechanic jump it.

  3. We love Broncos but… what’s the most annoying “small issue” with your Bronco?

    Somebody has already told you this I suspect. :- ) Forscan solves this, though you have to buy an OBD2 plug, download Forscan to your computer, read the forums here, and learn how to use it. I think the dedicated programming tools you can buy will do this too, though I did it the cheap way. :- )
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    What’s the best scenery you’ve come across on the trail?

  5. What’s great about owning a Bronco?

  6. How rare is my Bronco

    That's my build. Mine's Oxford White though.

  7. Apple iOS 26 and carplay

    Apparently it allows two columns of apps on the main screen and maybe different backgrounds? I haven't tried those bells and whistles, but the occasional connection issues haven't gotten any better. :- (

  8. Talk Me Off The Ledge.... 😲

    That's what I have, though a 2-door with a manual. No heated seats. :- (

  9. Noob Owner, 4 Dumb Questions

    1. I'd first have said not to worry about the battery, but I spent time looking on the web and the answer apparently is at least one time a week for 20 to 30 miles. !! 2. I have never washed my Bronco. I often splash through mud puddles cuz I like the mud spray up my Oxford White side. :- ) 3...

  10. What did you drive before getting your Bronco?

    2013 Subaru Forester. I really liked it and it was reliable as heck. I would have gotten a new one, but Subaru phased out the manual transmission. So ... I needed a four wheel drive SUV to get up into the mountains, and sometimes just to drive to the grocery store. :- ) I wanted a manual...

  11. Most UNDERUSED mods on Broncos? Go!

    For 20 years I carried a 16 foot nylon tow strap in my Samurai and now my Bronco, and never used it .... until last summer when I had to use it to clear a road for my friends. Really happy I kept that strap. :- )

  12. What's your most under-used feature?

    My Subaru broke. So then all I wanted was another 4 wheel drive stick shift SUV, that wasn't a jeep. Nobody else makes one since Subaru gave up on manuals. :- ( I'm happy with this one though. The other day after a wind event I dragged 5 trees off the road up at the cabin so that everybody...

  13. What's your most under-used feature?

    Removable hard top and doors. Mine have never been off. Back seats in my 2 door. Driving modes. Front locker.

  14. Manny tranny owners, would you do it again?

    Same here. Basesquatch with manual. Grinding every morning till it warms up. I'm expecting to have trouble in about 5 to 7 years. 😳 But when the wind blew down 8 trees across my access road, I was really happy with the manual. 😊

  15. 6th gear worthless?

    Yes. Driving a little over 80 Denver to Missoula I get into 6th gear on the flat spots.
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