Repainted Scratched Rear Cargo Panels Prior to Installing Rear Molle Panels Over Them

[Panzer948]

Hard to tell in picture, but does the flat black color match well to the cargo panels or would you recommend a charcoal gray. I know it will not be perfect either way, but hoping to get close in color. Rather use it for touch up then paint the entire back.

It actually matched really well. Better than I expected. I am certain that any kind of charcoal gray will be to light.

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[DD214]

Man, I like these.
one question though is I am looking to have a hard top and a soft top. why are they top specific?

 

[83XLT]

Man, I like these.
one question though is I am looking to have a hard top and a soft top. why are they top specific?

I actually installed these last night on my hard top. It mounts to your bronco in 4 places. If you have a hard top, there is nothing to bolt the top front part of the molle panels to. It's still pretty sturdy.

 

[DD214]

I actually installed these last night on my hard top. It mounts to your bronco in 4 places. If you have a hard top, there is nothing to bolt the top front part of the molle panels to. It's still pretty sturdy.

thanks for the clarification

 

[Shazamalingo]

I'm just glad others have noticed the truck area scratching so easily. It drives me nuts. I have a 2016 Pilot and have jammed tons of stuff in there over the years and there isn't a single scratch. I put a cooler in the Bronco trunk and after a 30 mile ride on the freeway it had rubbed a few scratches into the truck plastic. A cooler! During a ride on the highway! Killing me, Ford...

 

[Panzer948]

I'm just glad others have noticed the truck area scratching so easily. It drives me nuts. I have a 2016 Pilot and have jammed tons of stuff in there over the years and there isn't a single scratch. I put a cooler in the Bronco truck and after a 30 mile ride on the freeway it had rubbed a few scratches into the truck plastic. A cooler! During a ride on the highway! Killing me, Ford...

I agree, I got scratches pretty bad the first week I owned it when I bought a large screen TV and put in the back. Obviously the box is made out of cardboard and somehow that put some major scratches. I just don't understand it.

 

[AZSky]

Would the paint only give enough scratch protection ?

 

[Panzer948]

Would the paint only give enough scratch protection ?

No, I doubt that unless you put clear coat on it but then you are dealing with a partially flexible surface and I don't know enough about clear coat to say that would really seal it but not crack.

Maybe you could try another option I thought of as an alternate. If you really want to protect that cargo area, you could buy one of those dog protector liners to use when you are loading stuff and then can remove that when just normal day to day operations. That should protect it when you have stuff back there that could scratch it. Heck, even lining it with old blankets would work in a pinch. I did look for other fabric or alternate cover liners that are cut to match the panel lines for a more permanent install but the only thing I could find is only available for the back of the seats; not the side panels.

 

[JMY217]

Where are you getting your different mounts from?

 

[Panzer948]

Where are you getting your different mounts from?

Is this to me? What do you mean by mounts? The accessories that connect to Molle? All from Amazon. You can type Molle accessories or something similar and spend hours looking?

 

[JMY217]

Is this to me? What do you mean by mounts? The accessories that connect to Molle? All from Amazon. You can type Molle accessories or something similar and spend hours looking?

My bad, was definitely to you Thanks for the response

 

[M&M Beer]

Don’t you get a clang clang sound if you have all that stuff hanging on the panel?

 

[Panzer948]

Don’t you get a clang clang sound if you have all that stuff hanging on the panel?

No, its quieter now then when I first put in the creaky rear Ford Accs table with nothing on it. It took some work but I quieted it down. There are a ton of vids out there on how to make the Ford table quiet. Believe me, I don't like hearing "clanks"either so I would take these down if it did it. Most of the Molle items are velcro/fabric or bolted on tight and can't "creak". The Molle Panels themselves are on very tight at several key junctions. The only creaks I get are from the soft top hardware now.

I will putting this to the real test in a couple of hours. Meeting a convoy of Broncos for Uwharrie for the day.

Here is how it looks now:

 

[Hockey13]

Can you show a close up of the seatbelt attach point? I tried to install mine but the seatbelt point seemed off. If I put the rack between the seatbelt and body, it ses to squish the plastic paneling pretty bad. I didn't even torque it back to spec. I tried putting blot>belt>panel>spacer>collar>body but when tightening, it prevented the seatbelt from pivoting. I ended up leaving the upper panels off. Any guidance and tips are greatly appreciated.

 

[NVCowboy]

Realizing I might have a tendency towards too many molle panels I promised myself I wasn’t going to be “That Guy.” Black Diamond for the seat backs, perhaps some door pockets, and front passenger console should do it without over doing it. What’s that?! The rear panels protect the cargo area from scratches? Shit.

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