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My 2023 BD 4 door MT or is currently setup with the factory rear locker, Bilstein 5100's set at ~1.5" of lift, and 285/70-17 MT Baja Boss AT's. This summer, I plan on taking it up an notch, as I am running more difficult rails. The pan is an M210 ELD in 4.89 front, regear the rear to...
When I first received my Bronco I almost immediately swapped out the dash and rear pod speakers for Polk DB 402 units. (As a side note, I like to taker my top off, and this means sometimes you get surprised and rained on. So I try to keep everything either water resistant or protected from...
2023 BD 4 Door, MIC top:
For the last two years I have been chasing a rattle coming from the passenger side, center section, forward latch area. Here is what I did to track this down:
Added vacuum port covers to the various pins. No change.
Carefully aligned all adjustable latch plates on the...
2023 Black Diamond (small screen)
Symptom: When starting the truck, the initial screen animation runs, the radio turn on (no matter if it was left on or off), and the screen goes black. No other symptoms, warning messages, etc. Backup camera works. USB ports have power.
Troubleshooting...
After a couple of years of frustration, I have found a reliable method of having my iPhone (iOS 26.1) connect relatively quickly on the first try:
Use a quality cable. I have found Amazon Basics and Anker to be reliable. Truck stop specials not so much.
Wait for your radio to boot.
Unlock your...
As many have found out, the Bronco headlights become worthless in a snow storm. Sunday morning I was making my weekly Milwaukee-Chicago trip leaving the house around 5:30 in the morning. I was only getting around 20 miles until the headlights became worthless.
My led fog and driving lights in...
About one hour home driving to the Milwaukee area from Manitoba I went to get off the freeway for gas and couldn't find my clutch pedal. A brief but frantic search found it about 2" higher than normal.
The clutch stop must have failed. Operation is normal except I can feel a little click as I...
Update 3/24/2025: The tapping/rattling from the passenger rear side returned. returned. I reexamined the forward three panels. The passenger's side center panel latch pin was right up against one side of the hole laterally. I removed the panels and found the center latch strikes are adjustable...
We did two days of trail riding at Quarry Meadows. I had my daughter driving for the majority. The coaching was great and my daughter became an expert at loading the clutch in tight spots.
Daughter driving
Hill climb and woods
Since last years run I lifted my BD 1" and went to MT Baja Boss...
Hello all,
Has anyone patched marine grade vinyl? I have a working dog, and, very unprofessionally, let her ride in the back seat. I have (had) a neoprene rear seat cover. When she jumped in my truck yesterday morning it shredded and left two small tears in the vinyl underneath. I am not...
I just finished installing this radio in my Bronco. A couple of things aren't clear from the users manual.
1. Can I enter a channel from the mic? When I type a number from the mic it shows up on the main screen but I can't figure out how to confirm it.
2. Can you program the presets P1 & P2...
With an October Granger reservation and an ‘05 Xterra with 225k miles (that needs new front cats, a left side airbag sensor and is occasionally locking its rear axle uncommanded) I picked up this ‘19 GTI SE 6M to tide me through and let Hunter know I am waiting until ‘23. I will switch to a dual...
Disclaimer: I have a 7MT on order
Am I the only person that thinks the GOAT dial is stupid? Is it really that hard to figure out 2wd, 4a, 4wd, 4l, front locker, etc.? I know it adjusts shift points as well but with the MT I’ll have complete control of that.
I reserved a Black Diamond. Today I find out that there is no manual available with the mid-package. This seems the perfect vehicle to replace my ‘05 Xterra Off Road (215k Miles with only a new clutch, front drive shaft and rear differential rebuild) which has gotten me anywhere I’ve needed to...