Issues with fitment/hardware, flawed design, needing to modify just to make the install work, instructions unclear, product damaged and price only slightly less than OEM. Yeah, this is why I donāt buy anything off Amazon
Nothing but Fords for me. First car was an 03 Ranger, had a 72 F250 with the 392 4 speed for a while. Then an 18 F150, picked up an 01 Ranger to drive while I waited for my Bronco to come after buying out the lease on my F150 and flipping it for a decent profit.
2 door BD with 7 speed. Had all the off road goodies I wanted: steel bumpers, rock rails, bash plates, chunky 32ā ATs, low gearing, diff lock, with none of the stuff I didnāt want. Sure, I probably couldāve gotten a Badlands, but I also much preferred the interior and exterior trim on the BD...
It looks to me like theyāre taking unused allocation and rather than just ordering a stock unit theyāre letting customers build one to their liking. I guess if Ford isnāt going to be taking any new retail orders for 2023 itās a way to get a Bronco built to your liking if you donāt already have...
You can also check these guys out:
https://www.seatbeltplanet.com/
I spoke to them at SEMA, nice group of folks. But yes, you will have to remove the seat belt assembly from the vehicle and send it to them for rewebbing. Their prices include return shipping.
Youāll definitely get an airbag light on your dash but you wonāt cause any damage to the airbag system by leaving one disconnected. Not 100% sure how it would react in the event of a collision though. Once you plug the airbag back in the light on the dash will clear but there will likely be a...
Trail control will maintain a set speed over terrain, using the brakes to slow the vehicle if necessary. Hill Descent control works a little differently in the sense that it will brake each wheel individually to reduce wheel slip. The last thing you want is for one or more of your wheels to lock...
I think one of the biggest reasons was due to the electronics. Swapping an engine in physically is one thing, but getting all the engine/trans electronics to play nice with the BCMs and all the other tech is the issue.
I got around 15ml after the first 1000km or so after installing. Since then itās been very little. Iāve only been checking it every 5000km or so.
I have the Mishimoto can on mine.
Evidence suggests your seat has a heating element installed on it. Since your Bronco doesnāt have mid package the rest of the system isnāt there so itās useless. Iād chalk it up to an assembly line error.
My assumption would be itās for the heated seats. 2 door has manual seats so thereās not much else for electronics in the seat back. Rest assured itās not for the airbag though, that would be a yellow plug and youād have an airbag light on the dash if it were disconnected.
Does your Bronco have...
I did the first one at 5k miles, and one every 5k since then. Personally donāt like the idea of going upwards of 8-10k miles between changes, especially on a DI turbo engine.