Ive taken my Bronco on Fins n Things and the fact that its a 4 perfectly summarizes this entire debate. Yes - the Bronco handled it flawlessly, but it felt much harder than a 4/10 when I drove it.
I followed a clapped out rig and took more aggressive lines, so it comes down to driver experience...
Disregard the Liquid Death and Rockstar purchases lol. I decided to add two reusable flex connectors from flexzilla afterwards, that was maybe an additional $12.
Grand Total ~$107 (had a couple small fittings already that I used for this, would add maybe an additional $10-20 tops).
I dont know what they charge for those but you can build almost the same thing for $100 with flexzilla tubing and common fittings. I saw the idea here and on one of the Bronco FB groups, built my own and its spectacular.
I get a lot of hard water/sap down here, I use 303 and its great. Haven't tried the protectant but I did use a petroleum based waterproofing protectant used for boat and bimini tops, works great...
I just changed mine the other day, installed that Ronin plug so I hope it will be even easier in the future. Got to thinking with the skid plates and now the non-disposable plug going to a dealership or a jiffy-lube would be a nightmare, plus its satisfying to work on your own truck.
Not to mention Shenzhen is in total lockdown until at least next week. Companies like Foxconn have halted production at that campus, plus the overall amount of tech manufactured in Shenzhen is astronomical and I'm sure it will contribute to the never ending shit show
Gotcha, appreciate the quick response. Congrats on the partnership.
With your new connections can you see if they are still planning on that bolt-on winch mount as well? Id be all over that thing personally.
Im glad ADV took the initiative and got this available to pre-order. Now that its an option the competition has that much more incentive to consider the majority of us that refuse to spend $7000+ and I will absolutely consider those options when the time comes.
Surprised and not surprised that the Bronco gets substantially better MPG. I really fear the day when Jeep goes through with that atrocious charging network across our beautiful overland/4x4 trails because of the horrific mileage range on these hybrids.
I've done it twice now - my last vehicle and now my Bronco.
Its a ton of work: wash, clay bar, polish/cleaner, coat, cure. Looks like you have the garage to keep it out of the elements so as long as you are committed and can keep it off the road for a few days its definitely worth doing, IMO...
Imagine once they stop officially taking new orders the focus will be on clearing out existing and unfinished builds from the mountainous terrains of MAP.
I never once thought of this as a potential option, I'm very intrigued now. I wonder if you could run something the length of the vehicle from windshield to rear hoop?
@tyrobronco yeah you have to pick your trails wisely, and its not even the wet season yet lol. For Hardrock is that something you sign up for in advance or just show up day of? Pictures look crazy
Its an option, for sure, I did it in mine solely as a redundancy. Im using an Infinity BassLink Mini that uses an auto signal from the kick panel speakers which will turn it on and off, but the switch is just for peace of mind when I'm out in the woods or something and parked.