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List of what’s done so far
Valkyrie Rack
Autohome Columbus Variant tent
Valkyrie license plate holder
Cheap Amazon bullbar
Lasfit amber and white fog lights
Lasfit 42” light bar
Auxbeam 6 light controller
DV8 fog light mount
ARB fridge
Redarc 25 Amp DC DC charger
American adventure lab Blue sea switch mount
M.O.R.E. extinguisher mount.
Deltran 5 amp charger
Cobra 500W inverter and remote
3 x Full Throttle FT230 batteries
Solar SB50 plug, 110V plug, Noco charger plug, dometic fridge plug
Mabett door pockets
OEM Transfer skid
Mabett transmission skid
Barnes shock skids
RCI fuel tank skid
Zroadz rock sliders
JCR Table gate table
Window tint rear
Thor compressor mount
Viair 400P compressor
Mabett cargo mat set
Curtis hitc
I thought I would post a few notes for the build. I have spent a lot of time on the forum figuring out the build and there were a few things I worked through that I figured would help as people search the forum.
First, I forgot to add aux switches to my order, which really bummed me out. Went with a Auxbeam 6, was able to mount the control unit above the fuse box with some custom brackets. Looks clean. Ran switch on wire to the ignition coil fuse under hood.
Spent a lot of time figuring out how to run wires from the light bar down. Found a ford light bar wiring diagram and followed it. Essentially it wraps around and under the weather stripping. I caulked the wires in place on the inside edge return then down the A pillar. Lots of room in there and super clean. Way better than drilling or running down windshield. Mounted Auxbeam control where the bronco plate sits by gear shift. Super clean look.
Went with Valkyrie roof rack. They build some really nice stuff, but I wouldn’t do it again. First was something little -they shorted some bolts and wouldn’t ship them withoutme Paying for shipment as they only have a 30 day warranty. Literally sat unopened for months as I waited on my bronco. When I said sure to that, I got no response back. But my bigger issue was chasing down squeaks. Putting my tent on foam pads helped…but was getting a lot of squeaking up front. Finally isolated it to the front mounting plates. Looks like they punch them out and then bend the steel resulting in mid shaped holes in the front plate. I believe this is where the squeaking came from. Eventually made it better with silicone spray.
Also regardless of rack be very careful with the front mounting points above the windshield. One of mine was all messed up from the factory, I think too much paint. I would run thread cleaners on all of it before reinstalling and don’t over tighten. Eventually I got most of the squeaks out. And the rack looks great, there is clearance to remove both panels and it looks wicked with the light bar. If I had to do it over again I would have done the factory rack and added the single rear bar from a Valkyrie. Or gone with Zroads. There are fewer potential issues with rattles and their sliders are awesome.
Next, I spent a ton of time working through a dual battery set up. I am in the battery business. Don’t want lithium in the back. But wanted decent capacity. While having everything hidden. I ended up running a American adventure lab blue sea switch bracket up front. Ran 2 gauge wire to the rear, to a red arc dc to do charger mounted behind the driver side panel. Also mounted a Deltran charger behind same panel. And last installed a 500w inverter mounted to the roll bar. Rather than drilling used slip on nut brackets on outside edge. And a custom interior bracket. Hid bus bars and fuses. Then ran dometic fridge plug and a 110v plug on the removable panel. Drilled in a spot for the inverter remote. Ran wires under the rear cargo area to have a noco plug for the inbound line for charger and an sb50 connector for solar panel. And last and most important installed 3 x ft230 in the rear storage container. 20ah each for 60ah. Similar to a regular full sized battery and found the Full Throttle brand to be excellent. It required some trimming of the center area and rebuilding some plastic . Just formed a chunk of random plastic over the area I cut and glued in place. Turned out pretty good. One day I might have a new box fabricated for the area. Went back and forth on whether to run two batteries with no cutting or 3 and cut. I am overall happy and glad to have capacity without running a lithium bank.
As I ran power to the rear I figured I would mount my compressor in the rear. Thor compressor mount turned out great, and way less than ARB up front. I’m a little concerned about eye candy in the rear but with a cover and tinted windows looks great.
Done for now. Been really happy with the end result.
Valkyrie Rack
Autohome Columbus Variant tent
Valkyrie license plate holder
Cheap Amazon bullbar
Lasfit amber and white fog lights
Lasfit 42” light bar
Auxbeam 6 light controller
DV8 fog light mount
ARB fridge
Redarc 25 Amp DC DC charger
American adventure lab Blue sea switch mount
M.O.R.E. extinguisher mount.
Deltran 5 amp charger
Cobra 500W inverter and remote
3 x Full Throttle FT230 batteries
Solar SB50 plug, 110V plug, Noco charger plug, dometic fridge plug
Mabett door pockets
OEM Transfer skid
Mabett transmission skid
Barnes shock skids
RCI fuel tank skid
Zroadz rock sliders
JCR Table gate table
Window tint rear
Thor compressor mount
Viair 400P compressor
Mabett cargo mat set
Curtis hitc
I thought I would post a few notes for the build. I have spent a lot of time on the forum figuring out the build and there were a few things I worked through that I figured would help as people search the forum.
First, I forgot to add aux switches to my order, which really bummed me out. Went with a Auxbeam 6, was able to mount the control unit above the fuse box with some custom brackets. Looks clean. Ran switch on wire to the ignition coil fuse under hood.
Spent a lot of time figuring out how to run wires from the light bar down. Found a ford light bar wiring diagram and followed it. Essentially it wraps around and under the weather stripping. I caulked the wires in place on the inside edge return then down the A pillar. Lots of room in there and super clean. Way better than drilling or running down windshield. Mounted Auxbeam control where the bronco plate sits by gear shift. Super clean look.
Went with Valkyrie roof rack. They build some really nice stuff, but I wouldn’t do it again. First was something little -they shorted some bolts and wouldn’t ship them withoutme Paying for shipment as they only have a 30 day warranty. Literally sat unopened for months as I waited on my bronco. When I said sure to that, I got no response back. But my bigger issue was chasing down squeaks. Putting my tent on foam pads helped…but was getting a lot of squeaking up front. Finally isolated it to the front mounting plates. Looks like they punch them out and then bend the steel resulting in mid shaped holes in the front plate. I believe this is where the squeaking came from. Eventually made it better with silicone spray.
Also regardless of rack be very careful with the front mounting points above the windshield. One of mine was all messed up from the factory, I think too much paint. I would run thread cleaners on all of it before reinstalling and don’t over tighten. Eventually I got most of the squeaks out. And the rack looks great, there is clearance to remove both panels and it looks wicked with the light bar. If I had to do it over again I would have done the factory rack and added the single rear bar from a Valkyrie. Or gone with Zroads. There are fewer potential issues with rattles and their sliders are awesome.
Next, I spent a ton of time working through a dual battery set up. I am in the battery business. Don’t want lithium in the back. But wanted decent capacity. While having everything hidden. I ended up running a American adventure lab blue sea switch bracket up front. Ran 2 gauge wire to the rear, to a red arc dc to do charger mounted behind the driver side panel. Also mounted a Deltran charger behind same panel. And last installed a 500w inverter mounted to the roll bar. Rather than drilling used slip on nut brackets on outside edge. And a custom interior bracket. Hid bus bars and fuses. Then ran dometic fridge plug and a 110v plug on the removable panel. Drilled in a spot for the inverter remote. Ran wires under the rear cargo area to have a noco plug for the inbound line for charger and an sb50 connector for solar panel. And last and most important installed 3 x ft230 in the rear storage container. 20ah each for 60ah. Similar to a regular full sized battery and found the Full Throttle brand to be excellent. It required some trimming of the center area and rebuilding some plastic . Just formed a chunk of random plastic over the area I cut and glued in place. Turned out pretty good. One day I might have a new box fabricated for the area. Went back and forth on whether to run two batteries with no cutting or 3 and cut. I am overall happy and glad to have capacity without running a lithium bank.
As I ran power to the rear I figured I would mount my compressor in the rear. Thor compressor mount turned out great, and way less than ARB up front. I’m a little concerned about eye candy in the rear but with a cover and tinted windows looks great.
Done for now. Been really happy with the end result.
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