That (connecting a trailer harness) also disables your blind spot monitoring.
This is the one we use
https://www.stickerfab.com/products/autostop-eliminator-for-disabling-automatic-start-stop-2021-bronco-2022-maverick-20-21-escape
I sprayed mine with Plasti-Dip before spray painting. It held up very well, I just wanted to see, like you, if I liked the look. I spray painted them over powder coating as it's much easier to touch-up when they get rashed.
Aux 6 for me, I use the Bronco dash for inflation pressures, so I hook up my 4 tire inflator and reach in and hit the switch and watch the tires inflate from the dash.
Did you swap out the hardware that connects the plate to the tailgate? Mine came with Allen head bolts, I was going to swap them out so they looked the same as the ones that the accessory plate attaches with.
Not sure when they changed, if your header panel is notched in the center for the factory hard top latches then you have a version 2.
This is my version 1, the 2 has notches to allow it to sit down tighter.
Love ours, especially after getting the second generation model. If you have an early one contact Bestop and they’ll send you a brand new version two for free.
It’s much quieter.
Added the @hammerbuilt tailgate re-enforcement. I was really surprised at how much it stiffened up the tailgate, a VERY noticeable improvement. I was skeptical if it would really make a difference but it most certainly did.
Pretty straight forward install. Couple of observations:
1. I broke...
I gave a long time ago on that App (Apple user), it just never connected. The one time it did it seemed kinda neat but definitely not worth the hassle.