🛠 3/14/22 Build Week Group

[StephLuna0211]

I have the nerf bars somebody in here (@MOBroncoSTL?) posted about way back when. They're sitting in a box waiting for me to do the pinch weld delete. Hopefully I have that done and the nerf bars on this weekend and I can tell you what my 5'2" wife thinks about them.

Yes please let me know how she likes them. We vertically challenged need to stick together

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[StephLuna0211]

Here is a link to the TAC nerf bars that I have for my 2 door. I love the look of them and they are pretty functional. They also seem to be well made. The two drawbacks are that they aren't the greatest for stepping on to lift yourself into the truck. I think it may be a combination of being round in some parts and they don't stick out far enough. Also, the rubberized stepping pad seems to always be dirty. Neither of these bother me much thought as it just takes a minute to clean them after coming out of the car wash and I only use them sometimes when entering or exiting the truck. They sell flatter ones as well fyi. Here are the round 3" ones I bought. https://www.tacautoparts.com/produc...lack-side-bars-nerf-bars-off-road-accessories I will definitely be keeping them as the pros outweigh the cons by far for me.

Thank you, I’ll check them out!

 

[TroutHunter]

well well well, look who decided to come home!!!!! Soooo excited.

Hooray for you!!!

 

[StephLuna0211]

@mpmcgaughey thank you!!!! You are so awesome!! Love it!

 

[mpmcgaughey]

@mpmcgaughey thank you!!!! You are so awesome!! Love it!

Yay! So happy you got everything @steph.luna0211 Wanted to send ya something to represent the @fordbronco community the best I could so the air freshener and Priority 99 decal are courtesy of @adventures_of_maepearl, the @bronco_b.a.b.e.s decal is from @iammtheprincess and the Hot Wheels are from me in the spirit of the Queen of Bucks @broncobabenellie I know it’s been a long wait since our 3/14 build week for ya so had to do something special for ya! Enjoy them and your Bronco now chick

 

[First BaseMan]

Yes please let me know how she likes them. We vertically challenged need to stick together

Initial review is, they are a bit awkward for me to use, but I can get in without stepping up anyway and they don't quite stick out far enough that it causes issues getting in without them. My wife said they make getting in "a thousand times easier." I don't know if there is a scientific basis for "a thousand times," but she gave them a thumbs up. They were also incredibly easy to install.

 

[MOBroncoSTL]

Ha ha, like a kid in a candy shop StephLuna. FirstBaseman, I agree. Sometimes I use them but when I forget they don't get in the way. I personlly love the way they look and I do think they block some gravel and spray on the doors. For the price, I love em.

 

[First BaseMan]

Ha ha, like a kid in a candy shop StephLuna. FirstBaseman, I agree. Sometimes I use them but when I forget they don't get in the way. I personlly love the way they look and I do think they block some gravel and spray on the doors. For the price, I love em.

I've already heard them get pinged a couple of times so I think you're right that they are blocking at least some rocks. First day of school today, and it helped the kids (4 and 6) scramble up for sure.
I also hit the pinch weld with Wurth High Build as described in this thread. https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/making-the-pinch-weld-‘disappear’.36082/page-2
Didn't get a chance to get before and after pictures because I was burning daylight and had to get the nerf bars on, but there are plenty of pictures in that thread and elsewhere. Probably a YMMV thing, but the pinch weld always caught my eye in a bad way and now I don't even notice that area.

 

[MOBroncoSTL]

I've been happy with these

 

[Cysquatch]

I’m here guys and gals

Sorry for not replying sooner!!

I’ve been a ghost of late. Just wanted to thank you for the 3-14er sticker! Love it!

 

[Cysquatch]

I feel you - I got the recall notice two days before I drove in for PPF, I was going to have PPF applied to the windshield too!

I'm heading to the dealership to order some floor mats with my FordPass points finally...

I “conveniently” got blasted with a rock on the highway and now have a 12” crack in my windshield. $594 for OEM glass (base model here) and no labor since that will be covered via the adhesion recall. I didn’t know you could add PPF to the windshield. Is that common?

 

[Cysquatch]

Just hit 5k miles on the BaseSquatch. Mods so far:

- Rigid triple fogs (amber backlit 2 radiance, one scene)
- Rigid radiance A-Pillar ditch lights (Amber backlit)
- Buck your Bronco picatinny rail accessory mount
- Custom “Cysquatch” side emblems

Coming soon:
RC high winch mount w/20” light bar with X-Bull 13.5k winch
Fab fours rock sliders
Bilstein B8 6100s (adds 1.7” lift to Sas)
TrailRax roof rack with Rak Pax (pumps up the dynamic load rating to over 250lbs)

Here’s a pic showing the Rigid’s back lights that are tied into the parking/DRL. Used SPVparts plug n play harnesses

 

[Tilzbow]

Wow! Saw this thread pop up and wondered what was going on… I didn’t know there were still a few waiting. Nearly 5 months later and everyone has their rig!!!

It seems like yesterday we were all getting exciting about seeing our window stickers pop, waiting for the “built” update on the tracker to show up and then calling the rail company five times a day getting transit updates. Congrats everyone and it sounds like we’re all enjoying our new rigs.

I finally finished my last mod (for a while) this week but there are too many to list so I’ll just say I’m really having fun driving this thing. I’ve driven big pickups for 40 years and it’s nice to finally have a “tiny“ and fun rig.

Lastly, shout out and a big thanks to @mpmcgaughey for the cool sticker!

 

[j_4260]

I “conveniently” got blasted with a rock on the highway and now have a 12” crack in my windshield. $594 for OEM glass (base model here) and no labor since that will be covered via the adhesion recall. I didn’t know you could add PPF to the windshield. Is that common?

Sorry to hear your windshield got sacrificed

Not sure if it's common - but the shop that installed my PPF has it as an option (and I've ready about it elsewhere). I'm impressed by the PPF so far - the rig got kissed pretty hard by the trail a few weeks ago and no marks, scratches, or tears in the PPF (warrantied for 10 years).

 

[mpmcgaughey]

How many of y’all have gotten your windshields redone? One of the admins in our Houston Bronco Club said that their dealer can pop out the windshield and apply adhesive in a day if you don’t want to replace the entire windshield and I’m thinking of going that route as ours is ceramic tinted and (knock on wood) we don’t have any cracks, dings, chips in our windshield yet and I know when we take ours in for its first oil change…yeah, we haven’t cracked 4,000 miles yet lol…that it’ll be addressed and we’ll face to go down that road.

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