Base Model Bronco Thread

[Incognito]

Need some "Stig" level inside info, or some solid logical speculation on this one.....

If you pull the carpet out of a Base model after taking delivery, and install some high-quality waterproof seat covers, what other technical modifications would be needed to make the interior as weather resistant as the Black Diamond?

Pull the body drain plugs out.
Coat the floor with bed liner.
Katskin leather seat covers.

Don't use neoprene seat covers in hot/humid parts of the country. They will give you Swamp ass under most conditions.
Out here in Arizona, they will give you a heat rash down your back and down where you really don't want a heat rash.

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[Slyder]

BullyLiner

U-pol/ RaptorLiner

These would be the DiY versions of Line-X and either of these, or Line-X, would work to coat the floor with.

Seat covers would depend on your budget. I prefer Katzkin, but that may be more than some are willing to spend.

 

[Jarvis]

So no locker available on the base, is the 4.46 rear with the manual at least a limited slip?

 

[drive21bronco]

I wonder if Armorlite will make something for the floors in the bronco. https://goarmorlite.com/

 

[drive21bronco]

So no locker available on the base, is the 4.46 rear with the manual at least a limited slip?

It is not, it is an open differential

 

[Slyder]

I wonder if Armorlite will make something for the floors in the bronco. https://goarmorlite.com/

My guess would be if they don't already plan to make something, they most likely will if they get enough people inquiring about it.

If enough interest is generated, it would be hard to pass up a potential money maker.

 

[Jarvis]

That's a shame. Should at least be an option then with a mild tire upgrade.

 

[KH_59]

Question of the day....will the "Sasquatch Package" total cost for 2-door Base and 2-door/4-door Big Bend be changed from $4995 to $7385 to reflect the two other "required options" (4A @ $795 and 10A @ $1595)?

Or....... will the "all in" cost wind up actually being $8980 ($7385 Sas, but only including the 4A) and you have to add another $1595 for the 10A transmission?

Considering their stated plan of eventually offering Sasquatch with the 7MT, it would make sense to price the package independent of the transmission choice.

 

[Incognito]

It was always a hidden charge on Base and BB.

A4x4 comes on WT and Badlands, and is optional on BD and OBX.
Ford took the easy coding way out, and made the top tier price the default.
Then stacked extra costs as you go down trims.

 

[Kdog]

No price change to my base 2-door MT. It’s the base of the base and provides everything I need. It’s wonderful to have MT as an option, ooops, as standard equipment.

 

[DonM]

All I know is that my Base 4 Door 2.7 Sasquatch builds are still within my mental budget limit. So are my Big Bend 4 Door non-Sasquatch builds. Comes down to this: Do I want big tires and HD gear and a color I'm good with or Do I want a little more comfort and a tow package and the color that I want? Now, there is still the flyer of just going Base 4 Door 2.7 non-Sasquatch and add tires/wheels/heated seats later!

 

[dgorsett]

I was waffling around with a base sasquatch, but I'm back on the base base train and building it how I want aftermarket. Would have been really nice if Ford could have offered the locker like on BB, there's no way in hell I'm paying an extra 5k for the B.S to get up to a BB.

I'm in the same dilemma. I was prepared to spend $35K, but willing to stretch to $36K, now it's $37.5K for Squatch and, although still fair for what you get, out of budget. So a $32K Base AT looks good but I really want a locker. So if I add $1000 for bigger tires, $1000 for a locker (if it can be easily done) and maybe another $K for wheels I'm at $35K.

The BB intrigues me, I like the wheels, tires are OK, I can get a 4.27 locker, tint and grill are nice and it opens up A51, the package looks sweet IMHO. But I'm at $37K. I figure you're getting about $3K in value for the $5K the BB costs.

So $35 to $37.5K for what I want....not getting any easier

 

[Fly by Nite]

Not exactly...I posted this a couple of times on other threads, but it's buried now:

Last night when they first changed the price on Basequatch, I logged in and checked my build. The site actually itemized everything as follows:

Original price on Sas = $4,995
+ Wheels and tires $2,390
+ Auto $1,595
= $8,980

The extra $2,390 was the for the wheels and tires - I'm not kidding. They've since removed that line item pricing from the pop-up when you select Sasquatch and just bumped the price up to $7,385 without explaining the increase.

They probably realized charging extra for them looked bad, especially since they've been advertising all along that Sas includes wheels, tires, front and rear lockers, lift, etc. so they just increased the price.
....

That $2390 is also the cost of the required options: Auto @ $1595 and adv 4x4 @ $795= $2390.
Squatch package is (presently!) described as including wheels/tires:

Squatch @ $4995 plus required options @ $2390 is $7385, not the $8980 B&P is adding.
Sure hope it's double billing for the automatic, that'll keep the price increase to $1595 instead of $3190.

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