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What part of SoCal is everyone from?

North Diego…. Un incorporated San Diego

Los Angeles/Ventura County - I will eventually make a post but anyone looking for people to head out with in these areas feel free to hit me up. I've been doing everything alone to this point which is a bit risky.

San Gorgonio Pass

Hi,

A few days ago I acquired a Bronco Wildtrack, it has always caught my attention off-road, I live in Long Beach originally from Baja MX, looking for friends to go out on the road or places to camp and use those big tires. Ha

H.

Congrats on the WT purchase! I love mine

What's up friends!

Been having trouble finding folks to hit the trails with. I usually have a pretty high risk tolerance so I don't have any issue trying different things by myself but all I hear from everyone is that I need a partner for safety. Obviously I understand that but so far my choices have been go alone or don't go out at all. I'm within range of most of the popular SoCal spots with a day or so notice.

If anyone is ever looking for a trail partner ' for safety' of course lol feel free to reach out.

Happy Wheeling!
-Mid

Forgot to mention, I'd also recommend "JustRuns" justruns.com

@Neps

@Neps Appreciate the response - really good info. I am still taking it pretty easy because I'm always solo. Will look into the recommended sites as well.

I’m in the same boat. I’d say I’m prepared but lack experience to push it solo. I’d be down for something like Burns Canyon starting in Rimrock and end up in Holcomb Valley area to finish off. Planning on the BBBB but would like to meet up before if possible.

@Shrek27

@Shrek27 I was considering hitting up Bronco Knoll early Friday and then exploring from there. I may also be down for the Burns trip too depending on when.

Got work Fridays and looks like another good storm coming in this weekend (also Easter). I should be free at least one day on most weekends and a few Mondays in April though.

@Shrek27

@Shrek27 Yeah shoot me a message and we can set something up. My plan was to end in Big Bear so if weather is a big factor I may just skip it this weekend as well.

Hey SoCal owners, I'm new owner of a 2023 2-door Wildtrak. Also new to SoCal area. I'm located in Hermosa Beach. Can anyone recommend an off road specialty shop that could work with me to help add some mods to my Bronco?

You should join https://www.facebook.com/groups/socalbroncos6g/

Hey fellow Socal Bronco owners, I'm in OC and selling my OEM 4Door TUBE STEP BARS. fits years 2021- 2024
Check out this item on OfferUp if you're interested.
https://offerup.co/dZcrfRarCHb

What is an easy 2-3 day camping trail in the socal area? I’m not new to camping, but new to trail camping and have only done a few light off road trails.

There are a LOT of options. Do you prefer the mountain or the desert? This time of year, however, can get tricky. You're probably better off in the desert right now. Just watch for flash floods. If you want to go to the desert, there are a lot of places to camp in Anza Borrego, for example. Here's a guide to camping in AB. https://www.outdoorsocal.com/posts/the-complete-guide-to-anza-borrego-camping/ I would pair that with an off-road mapping program, like OnX (www.onX.com) and build yourself a route that lasts the amount of time you want to be out.

I second what Joerg said. There are so many options the possibilities are almost endless. If planning out a route seems to daunting you could do something as simple a camping in Hungry Valley for a few days and hitting trails there, they have the full spectrum of the difficulty range there.

There are so many that one can spend weeks trying to find one ideal… is there a group trek that this group does…. I have done a lot of mono treks but no group ones yet.

Hello everyone,

Just joined the group. Just picked up my Wildtrak today, so I’m looking forward to learning from everyone. Has anyone done the Roadeo? If so, which location, and was it worth it?

I went to Moab. Can’t recommend it enough for both noobs and experienced off-roaders.

I haven't taken advantage of the roadeo yet, but I'm thinking about NV in Sept. Glad to hear that it is worth it.

I did Las Vegas, it was great and I was able to drive there, do it and drive home to South OC in one day. I don't recommend that for the faint of heart, I was going to dry camp nearby. But during the dinner part of the event, I figured that if I stayed for the fun, music and fellow Bronco owners by the campfire, and then went out to find a spot, by the time I actually laid down to sleep I'd be almost home if I left then and I could sleep in my own bed. Traffic on a Saturday night going to SoCal was moving fast and I was home in no time.

LV is on private property and it's a great site, Moab is on public lands and a great way to experience Moab, but I would make that a week long trip and wheel Moab and visit the NP if doing that one; make it a vacation. Did it for last year's safari and it's 800 miles each way. In a Bronco you can choose MPG or time, it's posted 80 MPH in Utah, so your choice is to burn more fuel and go 80 (all or most of the way), burning an extra tank of fuel but with proper timing can save two hours ... Or more if you avoid Sunday traffic from LV to SoCal. Or, keep it between 65 & the low 70s, maybe middle 70s and save a tank of fuel at a two hour plus time expense.

Who will be at King of the Hammers this year?
A friend and I will be brining our Broncos and tent camping with Bronco Nation. I camped with BN last year and really enjoyed their set up, it's nice this year that tickets are included.

Looking forward to a fun trip!

I hope so too! See you there

I thought I missed you at KOH, but I just saw your post with your RackIt installed. I was walking by your rig in camp and stopped to ask you about the Rack. I mentioned I was hoping to get just the upright molle panel pieces for my 2 door. Should have introduced myself

@W8N4A23

@W8N4A23 good meeting you! I remember that

Was great to meet you and do Soggy Lake trail ride on Sat! @the.sassy.bronco

@Danny W

@Danny W great to meet you as well! That was a fun ride

Hey there. Anyone have black front tow hooks that is interested in swapping for red ones? I bought the red ford performance ones and they are just the wrong color against my HPR. They are a direct fit for the mod bumper.

Long Beach

Wanted to follow up and say thanks Chris, it was good meeting you even if we were rushed through pulling off bumpers as the light faded. The red looks good on your rig, and the black disappeared on mine. Thanks again.

Been meaning to post in here. It was great meeting you and I do have to say that red looks better every day I look at it.

So I finally did it, I installed the sway bar disconnect on my Wildtrak. It works perfectly on switch 6. But now I have a question for the Badlands owners out there. I'm trying to figure out how the wiring is routed. With the center shaft in one direction and the exhaust in the other, I'm curious which route Ford went and the service manual picture aren't helping me. Anyone local want to let me take a look at theirs? Oh, and I have a stock Wildtrak sway bar if anyone is interested. Should fit on any model except Raptor...

Well, crawled up under enough of them to get it working, customized a harness that it works great!

Hello everyone! rainy day here!

Quick photos from local scouting runs within 2 hours away from LACO. I have chosen these areas with an emphasis on daytrips with no technical rock crawling. There's so much available.

Lower Lytle Creek Divide Road

Lytle Creek Ridgeline (3N31 Fontana)

Lytle Creek Divide Road

Sespe Condor Preserve Squaw Flat Rd (6N16 Fillmore)

Lavic Lake lava field (Yermo)

Lavic Lake cinder

Lower Cleghorn road Santa Fe train easement (3N47 Fontana)

Santiago Peak radio towers at the end of Maple Springs / Harding Truck trail (5S04 Irvine)

Please comment if you have any questions on where and how to get there.

appreciate this, definitely gonna check em out

Big thank you for sharing these! I search a lot online but seems hard to find trails out here. There's also Rowher Flats in Santa Clarita area, and north of Santa Barbara is West Camino Cielo road with beautiful views of the Pacific

There’s more than just Rowher Flats up here near Santa Clarita. As a matter of fact we have a scenic run on the Old Ridge Route and Leibre Mountain Rd set up for Jan 21st. There’s lots to explore up here.

Has anyone been up to Palomar mountain recently? Was thinking about making the drive up to the lookout tower one of these lazy weekends.

I only took Nate Harrison grade to the Ca State park. Where is your trailhead?

I ended up taking Palomar Divide road (9S07) up to the firetower. As of yesterday there is a little bit of snow at the top! Then I took North Palomar Divide Road (8S07) back down the mountain. North Palomar Divide road was a lot more fun and technical with optional sections to test your rig.

@JakeMangan

@JakeMangan are there any locked gates? Whats the starting cross intersection. Any photos of the fire tower?

good morning folks,

it's about time for an oil change & looking for any recommendations you might have for a dealership. I've seen the conversations of doing it yourself vs getting it done at a local dealership for the track record in case anything were to happen. I'm in redlands, but I'm willing to drive out if it means getting it done right. had my fair share of people within the service department that really don't care and it shows.

While I am not a fan of the Fritts Ford sales team, their service desk (Terry specifically) has been wonderful. Normally I do my own work, but had them do an oil change and used my For Pass points to cover it. They had to do a warranty repair on some plastics, so I had them do it at the same time.

just curious, what plastic repair did you get done? the edges on my front dash look like it’s already peeling

The rear wiper motor cover was smashed on and broken and the driver's side roof lever cover, same deal. These were just replacement pieces, not fixes. That sucks that the dash is peeling. I would assume that a replacement is in order.

Hi all! Just picked this up yesterday! Went out of state to get it and saved a lot, no markup for it being a hardtop, no market adjustment fee either! I'm in Riverside, Orangecrest area. Driving it home from Vegas tomorrow.

Congrats, let me know if you want an OEM softop, never used.

Congrats!

Congrats! Oh, and howdy neighbor, I'm in Woodcrest. I am out an about all the time, if you want to meet up, let me know.

Did anyone pay attention to transit time from MAP?

My July 2020 reservation finally got built and shipped this week, so I'm now anxiously trying to figure out when it may get here.

About a month from built to dealer for me. Depends on timing of the full load at MAP and transport truck at the end. Can kick around the rail yards for a week or so on either end. The trip to SoCal is about a week.

Thanks, maybe before 2024

My first Bronco, a 2021 Badlands, shipped 12/6/2021 and arrived in SoCal on 1/2/2022. Then it sat there for 2 days before it got delivered to my dealer in Ontario on 1/4/2022. There was a week or so in the middle of that when it was in Wyoming and didn't move at all due to the holidays, but I'd guess you're looking at 3 to 4 weeks.

Hi my lovely Bronco owners! I have a long time dream to organize dinner for Bronco owners old and new to bring amazing interesting people together to talk about our beloved Broncos, features, updates and life. The location is Surf Canyon Malibu. I just wonder who would be interested to pay for event like this and participate. Please reach out [email protected]

What's your favorite Southern California off roading spot? I am partial to Johnson Valley since I am more familiar with the area,

Los Coyotes

It's hard to pick a favorite. I love the trails in Big Bear. There are some fun ones near where I live in Santa Clarita. If you're old school, Miller Jeep Trail up near Gorman is iconic.

anyone interested in some stock black diamond steelies? it’s got about 5.8k miles on em, no damage. gonna order some new wheels here pretty soon. willing to negotiate

Sorry for the short notice. I'm going to lead a run up here in North LA County. We will hit Leona Divide and Tule Divide, and then stop at the rock Inn for beverages and Bronco bonding.

I've posted an even here, as well as that other forum. Note the link to the form you need to fill out with your emergency contact info, etc. I'm limiting the run to the first 15 folks to fill out the form.

I'm going to try to make it. Hope to have my FDU swapped out by then

Everyone loves a good FDU swap!

Selling my OEM 4 Door Roof rack - for 2022 Bronco. I upgraded to the BA tents full roof rack. Some scratches from RTT mount but excellent condition otherwise.
$500 OBO
Local pickup only.
Here’s a pic attached and full description on the offer up link

If you don’t end up selling it I’d be willing to purchase the front plastic mount that bolts to the windshield. I snapped mine and ford wants me to buy a full rack.

Good morning folks!

I got my OBX about 6 weeks ago and absolutely love it. Great out of the box with lots of projects available, both big and small.

So I was curious if anyone had suggestions on a reputable shop in The SoCal, IE area?

Id like to get a lightbar installed. I have the aux switches and just get nervous dealing with wiring and drilling the hole for the wire.

Thank you for you time and I look forward with crossing paths will fellow members.

No drilling needed

Where are you placing the light bar?

You're in the IE, but where?

https://www.jbmoffroad.com/

Located in Corona, I got my sliders from Zroadz:

https://zroadz.com/c-everything.5.h...2||make=FORD||model=BRONCO||submodel=WILDTRAK

Both companies are in the same building.

Note: Zroadz, used my Bronco for finial fitment on the sliders, so I wasn't a retail customer. But they were great to work with and I've been in the shop and it all was good and looked good too. Very happy with my Zroadz sliders, way better than the first pair I had on, beefier.

My light bar is mounted to my Bull Bar, and wiring it to the aux switches was easy, same for the A-pillar lights (no drilling) and the fog lights in the Mod-bumper. We can help you with that kind of install.

Thanks for the response.

I currently live in Ontario but used to work in Corona so Im familiar with the area.

My current plan is to mount an RCI roof rack with a lightbar attached to the rack.

https://rcimetalworks.com/product/2-door-full-length-roof-rack-21-present-bronco/

The info Ive found to wire up the lightbar with the Aux switches seems relatively straight forward as does the rack install.

I was contemplating having the whole thing done by a shop as it will make my wife feel better. Drilling holes in the new car doesnt really excite her. The other option is to have the lightbar installed and then put the rack on myself when it comes in.

Thanks again for the time.

Hello everyone. I’ve been converted to a Bronco guy a few weeks ago. I used to own a jeep and was in love with it. Had to sell it for personal reasons. Finally got back in the market for an off road vehicle when I came across the bronco I ended up getting. Fell in love with it so far. Now looking to meet others in the same community.

Hello everyone one. I’ve been enjoying my bronco for a few weeks now. I though I should find some other enthusiasts that know more about off-roading. I stay in Moreno Valley so if anyone’s near by or not I don’t mind a drive let me know.

Hello and Welcome!
I recommend checking in with https://cal4wheel.com/events. Many local clubs are members of the larger Cal4Wheel, they have good events where you can find like minded people and local clubs you may be interested in joining.

Hey Everyone,
I posted a new event in the events section. With all this heat coming, we're going to head over to Brewery-X to cool off with some brews. Check the events section for it. I also have a link to the club FB page.

Link: Lunch & Brews

Cheers,

AJ

Link seems to be broken

Just had someone test it and it works for them

maybe try it again

Just found this

Just found?? This group?

Yeah, this group. Been focused on adding stuff to my beast in the garage

ayyooo

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