You may have misinterpreted things I said. The bottom line is that you can get a pretty sweet X5 for $70k and you can get a pretty sweet Bronco for $70k. Both fun and exciting vehicles in their own right. But, when you look at the build quality and quality of materials used, you can't help but...
I've gotta call you out on this one. Not sure which ranking groups you're speaking of but if you look at JD power or Consumer reports for 2023, BMW is rated much much higher than Ford for reliability. Consumer reports has BMW in the number 3 spot for reliability and the X5 in the top 10 for most...
Hard to believe a lot of Broncos are priced higher than an X5. I love my Bronco. It's a great vehicle for what it is. I have a 2 door Heritage manual. Pop off the top and cruise the coast or drive it on the beach and it's a blast. But let's be honest...is it anywhere even close to the quality of...
I took the top off of my 2 door Heritage Edition today. There's an extra step vs the MIC top. The Mod top has hardware for the gunner's hatch that prevents the opening of the support arms. I lifted the top a few inches and placed styrofoam bricks under both sides of the top, forward of the rear...
Looking for thoughts on this....look at my two pics. In one pic, I have the supports, on the ends of the arms, retracted, and the weight of the top is on the rear of the top and the frame surrounding the gunner's hatch. In the other pic, I extended the support arm tips. This levels the top a...
Ok. Took the top off for the first time this morning, with my new top lift pro. Took out all the bolts and then just lifted the front two corners by hand and placed my styrofoam brick under each bolt plate. I wrapped 4 brick sized styrofoam pieces in duct tape. Then positioned the top lift into...
Thanks. We love the Swisstrax floor tiles. They keep the garage really clean as any dirt and sand falls through to the floor. We just take the floor out in big sections each spring, scrub it down, hose out the garage and replace. Had them for years and they still look brand new.
The Top Lift...
I just received my Top Lift Pro for my 2 door Heritage. Took advantage of the $150 off sale. Just laid out all the parts in the garage. Good Lord! This looks to be quite the project! Good news is that everything looks super high quality and durable. Considering the quality of this, so far, seems...
Yes, post pics. I have a 2 door Heritage and just ordered one today. There's a work around for the Heritage mod top to make it work but another member posted pics and it does work well. The mod top has hardware for the gunner's hatch, so you have to add a few steps to prop the top on some...
I'll post after I get it assembled and give it a shot. Someone posted their workaround earlier in the Heritage forum. It's a few more steps but seems pretty easy to do. It's just a matter of getting it propped up a few inches so you can open the arms without the gunner's hatch hardware...
I bit the bullet and bought a top lift pro. Warm weather is quickly approaching and I've been looking at various ceiling winch options. My wife is too small to help me pop the top on and off. I have some friends and neighbors that will help but I don't want to keep bugging people every time we...
I replaced my OEM stripes with the plain spear stripes from UG. The Ford stripes are a cheap plastic. The UG stripes are a high quality vinyl. Much better than OEM. I found a local graphics shop that did the install for me. I just don't have the experience with vinyl and was afraid to mess it...