Chill cashâŠdude asked for our experienceâŠI gave mine. Yours may be different. No one here supports the problem. Go for a Bronco ride with the top and doors offâŠyouâll feel better.
Probably a dumb question here and hope it fits with this thread somewhat...
- I have stock 255/75/17âs (32â)Donât want to spend the money for new 35â tires yet but would be willing to once the stock tires wear out
- My Big Bend is a daily driver, not an off-roader...but we do live on a mountain...
Temporary fix is to wrap the seam where the halves of the mirror housing join in black electrical tape. It blends in somewhat with the black plastic and seems to get rid of most of the whistle. My dealer says Ford is working on a fix.
Thought I'd post a video/audio clip of the side mirror whistle...this is more than just wind noise that one would expect with a top down vehicle. It's clearly a loud whistle. You'll notice when I put my hand on the outer corner of the mirror housing, the whistle goes away. Starts at ~50mph...
Itâs definitely a fitment issue where the plastic housing is not coming together correctly. On the drivers side where whistling is worse, I can move the back half slightly and feel a click like itâs connecting with the mating half, but it doesnât stay there after a bounce or two. The whistling...
Have had my BB A51 4D 2.7 for a week now and still love it. But there is one problem that is annoying the snot out of me...
My side view mirrors âwhistleâ at speeds greater than 50mph. The faster the louder the whistle. If I collapse the mirror or simply put my hand on the outer lower corner it...
Day 2...
Still love it. Did some joy riding today with front doors off (easy, but not elegant...though I wish I had the door bags) and the soft top back (also easy). Drives extremely well and the turbo kicks in for that extra punch when you need it. 2.7L has plenty of power (wife liked that...
Wifeâs Response: Youâre getting a what?!??
Just kidding...she got most of them right. But sheâs tired of hearing about it. On the other hand sheâs glad I have new âfriendsâ on the forum to talk about it with so she doesnât have to listen as much.
<<Edit>> Sorry I posted this in the wrong thread...Big Congrats to LadyLiz!!
Good news, bad news...
She arrived at the dealer today! BB 2.7L Area 51 Soft Top. Scheduled ETA 7/5. Bad news Iâm not available to get her til Monday. Pumped!!!!
Still a
Still showing âAwaiting Transportationâ, but also still shows ETA 7/5/21. Dealer hasnât been much help. They check when I ask, but not proactive. Hoping to see her roll off the truck Monday.