It definitely happens on my '23 Badlands. Not always, or even repeatably as far as I can tell, but enough that I got annoyed with it and went searching through the forums to see if it was a common problem, which is how I found this thread.
I have one, as I figured it was worth it just to protect the leading edge of the hood from rock chips. I don't think it does much for bug splatter when driving at highway speed, though. I still get TONS of that, noticeably more than on any other vehicle I've ever owned. I suppose it MIGHT keep...
Just got mine installed today. Drilled some holes in the spare tire carrier and bolted in some Diode Dynamics SSc1's from 4x4TruckLeds. Very pleased with how it turned out. Much brighter than stock reverse lights, and I think it's a pretty clean, unobtrusive look with my non-sas Badlands wheels.
I've noticed when it becomes unresponsive I can sometimes unfreeze it by toggling it in and out of fullscreen mode. (Not sure whether that points to it being Ford's bug or Google's.)
Thanks for that reply, you make some very good points. I'm still thinking there might be SOME advantages to just a pair of lights on the roof vs. a whole bar, mainly less wind resistance and associated potential for whistling or other noise. But I'll probably have to give up on the idea unless I...
I'm considering mounting just single a pair of off-road lights (like Diode Dynamics SS3) to the roof accessory mount points. I see lots of kits available to mount a whole light bar between these points, but none for mounting just an individual light to each point. Has anyone made a bracket for...
Thanks for the update. I may have to try this. I have a 2-door non-squatch Badlands, and compared to my other vehicle (Jeep Grand Cherokee), the FAR harsher ride of the Bronco over bumps in the road is my only major complaint with it.
If you want to see what you're doing before you drill, I'd suggest unscrewing the accessory mount panel and prying out the hero switch panel. You'll then be able to shine a flashlight under the tray you're drilling into to verify you aren't going to hit anything.
I've had mine for just over a week now. Only fairly subtle customizations so far, including replacing the fender badges with a small mountain graphic and some pinstripes.
Starting at around 18:50 in the video, he talks about a "clutch-type locker" that allows the diffs to slip when needed. This is the first I've heard about that. Anyone have any more information on it? Is it part of the "Advanced 4x4" package that's standard with the BL, FE, and Wildtrack?
My thinking is that I'll have to get out of the vehicle to air down the tires at the start of any serious trail anyway, so wouldn't that be a good time to manually disconnect the swaybar? I'd still prefer the electronic disconnect, of course, but a manual disconnect doesn't seem like it would be...
Even if only 25% of the reservation holders drop out, it seems like they should be able to get the rest in by the end of MY22 unless they run into some pretty serious production problems. (Which is always possible, I suppose, but hopefully not likely.)
Try refusing some dealerships' "generous offers" of an extended warranty and you'll get to hear them tell you all about how unreliable their own cars are, how you really NEED to protect yourself because the model you're buying is such utter crap it's been known to break down as soon as it's...