I will tell you what I have been told when I asked this question of someone in engineering years ago, they said that more joints fail from people pumping grit and dirt through dirty grease fittings than from not being greased. I'm not sure I agree with this, but that was the reason he gave. I...
If they were brass prongs or contacts I don't believe the door would engage them properly, I imagine the door being lifted and angled up as it is removed. I think they will use a plastic plug on a cord with some sort of dust cover when it's off the vehicle.
My 80 series Land Cruiser has a curb weight of 4760, so a 2 door Badlands should weigh as much or more than it. To me this is good news, it should mean that the Bronco is over built, especially when you consider the higher aluminum content compared to the 80 series. For reference the 80 series...
Around 1999 I looked at new KLR650 at a local dealer, it showed about 300 miles on the odometer, I came back a couple of weeks later, the same bike has around 80 miles on the odometer. I haven't been back to that dealer since.
I would look for a different dealer if they are absolutely mandatory. Every new vehicle I have purchased (5), I have negotiated the price with the salesman as an out the door price. I refuse every add-on that they offer, if the final price is not the agreed price, I will walk away. If the dealer...
Interesting that you say that, just for a test I put a large bar of steel on the front frame horns of my Willys to see if extra weight would help a death wobble problem, it did not seem to make much difference.