I had the same fear as you and followed the same procedure, not at all bad once I commited.Finally cut off my frame extensions in prep for my Lobo/Warn hidden winch install. This was a major, scary step for me. I was worried I would damage Smokey (my Bronco) or me.
Started out with an angle grinder but transitioned to a small sawzall. For me, sawzall with a Diablo Steel Demon Carbide blade worked better, too many sparks flying with the angle grinder to really see where I was cutting.
Now, just waiting on my Ford Performance fairlead to get delivered and soon I will be done!! Last major upgrade to my 2026 Badlands. Photos in no specific order.
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Ticked over 100k earlier this week. Took ownership Aug of 2022. A little over 25k a year. Kicking off the next 100k this Sat with a 15-day round trip MN to MT (Glacier), and wherever I can get to in-between.
I heard about the flooding, hope it's dried out by next week. Didn't hear about the snow, dang, hope that's melted too. Stayed at Theodore Roosevelt NP a couple years ago, beautiful.Glacier is a fun place. Just recently received about 3ft of snow at the "Going to the Sun" road and I heard they have some flooding in the lower areas. We were there 3yrs ago, I think.
I am in the Bismarck, ND area.
I heard about the flooding, hope it's dried out by next week. Didn't hear about the snow, dang, hope that's melted too. Stayed at Theodore Roosevelt NP a couple years ago, beautiful.
How about how did you run the wire on the gate ? Through the vent flap ? or ?Today I finished up the install of the Wolfbox G900 TriPro on my Bronco. Yesterday I ran the wiring. Today I got the sd card and fired it up. Screen film, fuse based hard wiring and universal mount to replace my flip review it is strapped to arrive Friday.
So far I am digging it. There may be a few adjustments here and there. Especially for the front grill mounted camera. But I can now see out the back of my Bronco without my dogs head blocking the view.
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firing it up and weβve got a great picture.
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and I finally took the time to get the wiring tucked away cleanly, tonighy
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And in case you lose the set screw for the manual mirror down the dash vent, like I did, I found the a good replacement. Apparently Ford does not just sell the set screws.
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i ran it along with the other wires to the tailgate. I looked into using the grommet that passes the 3rd brake light wiring to the outside, but the connector would not pass through that tight opening. I ran the line, connected things up, tucked it into the tailgate apexing and then ran directly up to the third brake light on the surface. I have a tailgate table and it hides behind that.How about how did you run the wire on the gate ? Through the vent flap ? or ?