Ford Performance C-Brace install with hardtop

[Mean Green]

I’ve been price shopping for the B&C kit for a while. I might just break down and buy it as it does not appear to be coming down in price…

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[Robs94Bronco]

I’ve been price shopping for the B&C kit for a while. I might just break down and buy it as it does not appear to be coming down in price…

Waiting for the Ford 25% discount is an option.

 

[Mean Green]

It seems that even with the discount, many of the Ford distributors are cheaper in general. I thought about building up my points and the discount codes… End of the day, a few bucks is just my excuse for holding off a bit longer… if I ever found it in the $600 range, I would be wiping out the card on the spot! lol.

 

[Robs94Bronco]

It may eventually drop. I know that the tube doors where $2,500 when they first came out. Now they're $1,250. Which I'll be buying on the next discount run.

 

[23OBX2.7]

It may eventually drop. I know that the tube doors where $2,500 when they first came out. Now they're $1,250. Which I'll be buying on the next discount run.

Wow there was a local guy with new set for CAD 500 that's USD350....

 

[Robs94Bronco]

Wow there was a local guy with new set for CAD 500 that's USD350....

That never happens in California!

 

[23OBX2.7]

That never happens in California!

Yeah only two months summer in Canada no one wants them haha.

 

[wakblak]

https://turnoffroad.com/products/fo...Tb0t5abAWyfGovR_BA7vJ9RVDiiftuPwzrXDZ-AsGuY-2

Saw this...

 

[Robs94Bronco]

That would be the "B" brace version of the Ford Performance part that as it seems can only be purchased as a $1,040 kit.

https://www.ford.com/product/20222024-bronco-b-c-bow-brace-kit-p2936754803

 

[bellboyfab]

https://turnoffroad.com/products/fo...Tb0t5abAWyfGovR_BA7vJ9RVDiiftuPwzrXDZ-AsGuY-2

Saw this...

Yes there are other b pillar braces out there, couldn’t tell you how they stack up rigidity wise. Turn off-road, lobo off-road, DV8 and goat fab to name a few sure there are more. Lobo off-road road ties there’s into an overhead mounting system.

 

[wyattburp]

Has anyone installed this on a 25 model? I know the 25 now has two dome lights on that panel and the kit would basically remove one of those lights? Just wondering if the 25 Raptor still has one dome light or two like the other models?

+1

I want the kit but have held off after hearing about fitment issues with the dome lights

 

[F-Spot]

I just installed the C-Bow brace on my ‘21 with the hardtop intact and without fully removing the side trim pieces. I pulled on the driver’s side intending to remove it, but it got hung up somewhere and the tabs were still partially engaged. I managed to pull it away enough for me to pull out the main crossbeam trim pieces on that side. I then loosely pulled on the passenger side trim piece and fully removed the center trim. The only issue I ran into was the side threaded insert on the driver’s side rear roll bar. I should have chased it but honestly it seems more like that threaded insert was installed at an angle which prevents me from getting a screw started. For now, that is the only anchor point that I don’t have bolted down.

 

[Robs94Bronco]

I just installed the C-Bow brace on my ‘21 with the hardtop intact and without fully removing the side trim pieces. I pulled on the driver’s side intending to remove it, but it got hung up somewhere and the tabs were still partially engaged. I managed to pull it away enough for me to pull out the main crossbeam trim pieces on that side. I then loosely pulled on the passenger side trim piece and fully removed the center trim. The only issue I ran into was the side threaded insert on the driver’s side rear roll bar. I should have chased it but honestly it seems more like that threaded insert was installed at an angle which prevents me from getting a screw started. For now, that is the only anchor point that I don’t have bolted down.

Hmmm... I had two screws that were very tight going in. Luckily, I have metric drill and tap set and I also chased those threads.

 

[Techun]

You still have plenty of room. On my Badlands, I had a B brace, of course, on the BRaptor I have both now. It does make a difference.

Pic below with an AAL M.A.S.S. unit installed. I also have a Ford Slide-out Tailgate. Plenty of room.

I regularly use that space with some folding chairs that fit perfectly vertical there.

Not that it matters for me because I don't have those mounting holes :/

 

[Motovita]

Has anyone installed this on a 25 model? I know the 25 now has two dome lights on that panel and the kit would basically remove one of those lights? Just wondering if the 25 Raptor still has one dome light or two like the other models?

The Ford website says "This does not fit your 2025 Bronco".

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