Bronco Slipstream Security Enclosure

[Bronco4Joe]

Pretty slick!

I gotta wonder about rattle noise tho....

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Same. There is a ton of removable metal on metal

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[broadicustomworks]

I got a small bit of admonishment when I left a (mostly) positive review about it.
I can say with total confidence that the Slipstream is tons better than the Ford security enclosure.
A lot more parts, a lot more time to install, but the finished product is so much better.
The fit is better.
The robustness is better.
The actual security is better.
What little bit of squeaks and rattles I have found were remedied through either rechecking my gaps or panel alignment, retightening a couple of fasteners I did not snug all the way down, or application of some really thin felt in strategic places.
The only squeak I could not get rid of by adjustment or any of the above was the rubber u-channel on the very end of the "tail piece" that closes up the very back of it, follows the radius of the gate.
It vibrated and squeaked constantly.
I ignored it but found soon enough it actually rubbed the paint off of the interior radius of the gate.
Again, some 1/4" wide adhesive felt strips there remedied 100% of the squeak and it fits quite nicely now.
In all actuality I had to remove it in the end to install that IAG EZ-pull soft top system.
And lemme tell ya, you have to modify both the Slipstream lid (cut some rectangular openings on the back corners) and shorten the linkage bar in the EZ-up to make them work together.
No fault of either company, just how it ends up not being happy with the other product in relation to trying to occupy some of the same spaces.

Long story short, if you want the most robust, secure, and substantial cargo enclosure, Slipstream is where it's at.
It does cost a bit more, it does have a lot more parts, and it will require more time, more attention to detail to get it installed and installed correctly. But that is part of the design and the ability for it to do what it is designed to do.

The largest detail I personally think could require some refinement in the instructions, and the one part I had completely wrong the first time, is where that front wall base piece and the two "porkchop" side pieces mount in relation to each other.
A person could easily get the wrong one on the inside of the other and throw everything out of kilter that bolts on afterwards. I know two others who have the Slipstream and they made the exact same mistake the first time I did. And removing those bolts in that tiny space is not the easiest thing to have to go back and re-do.
It's the only and main advice I have really to refine those instructions a bit to clarify.

 

[tofudrifter]

I got a small bit of admonishment when I left a (mostly) positive review about it.
I can say with total confidence that the Slipstream is tons better than the Ford security enclosure.
A lot more parts, a lot more time to install, but the finished product is so much better.
The fit is better.
The robustness is better.
The actual security is better.
What little bit of squeaks and rattles I have found were remedied through either rechecking my gaps or panel alignment, retightening a couple of fasteners I did not snug all the way down, or application of some really thin felt in strategic places.
The only squeak I could not get rid of by adjustment or any of the above was the rubber u-channel on the very end of the "tail piece" that closes up the very back of it, follows the radius of the gate.
It vibrated and squeaked constantly.
I ignored it but found soon enough it actually rubbed the paint off of the interior radius of the gate.
Again, some 1/4" wide adhesive felt strips there remedied 100% of the squeak and it fits quite nicely now.
In all actuality I had to remove it in the end to install that IAG EZ-pull soft top system.
And lemme tell ya, you have to modify both the Slipstream lid (cut some rectangular openings on the back corners) and shorten the linkage bar in the EZ-up to make them work together.
No fault of either company, just how it ends up not being happy with the other product in relation to trying to occupy some of the same spaces.

Long story short, if you want the most robust, secure, and substantial cargo enclosure, Slipstream is where it's at.
It does cost a bit more, it does have a lot more parts, and it will require more time, more attention to detail to get it installed and installed correctly. But that is part of the design and the ability for it to do what it is designed to do.

The largest detail I personally think could require some refinement in the instructions, and the one part I had completely wrong the first time, is where that front wall base piece and the two "porkchop" side pieces mount in relation to each other.
A person could easily get the wrong one on the inside of the other and throw everything out of kilter that bolts on afterwards. I know two others who have the Slipstream and they made the exact same mistake the first time I did. And removing those bolts in that tiny space is not the easiest thing to have to go back and re-do.
It's the only and main advice I have really to refine those instructions a bit to clarify.

Great review and tips!

I am about to order the slipstream. I plan on installing with the softtop in place and shake it down for a week before removing my softtop completely.

Hopefully the softtop side bolts wont cause any issues

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