Dust Infiltration Test Video

[PlayBallVegas]

How does one procure a "truck wash guy"?

We have tons of mobile car/truck wash businesses around here (Vegas). They come to your home or office and wash and detail your vehicles.

Most of them are fantastic. The one we use makes sure that every little thing is sparkling when they're done. It looks like a brand new rig, plus he cleans under the hood too. I'm too old to do it myself anymore.

I'll take it to the do it yourself place when we've been in the mud to get the crud off before the wash guys do their thing, but Vegas hasn't had any rain for well over 200 days now.

For regular wash, wax, and detailing, Victor takes care of us. Prices are about the same as taking it to a regular hand car wash.

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[Appalachia_Ewok]

 

[bgcfman]

Love the xterra. I had a 2000 with a few calmini extras. They were one of the few companies that made a lot of great stuff in the early years of the xterra.

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Love that Orange T.

 

[Paint]

This thread is five pages long. FIVE.

And not a single person has typed one of my favorite words. Y'all slackin'.

That Bronco made its own HABOOB.

 

[Milamdj]

What good is the test without knowing the result. Anyone?

 

[Megawatt]

What good is the test without knowing the result. Anyone?

Just because you don’t know the results doesn’t mean the results are not in. Why do you think you are entitled to any test results? Test are not done for “Milamdj”. It would be cool if you knew, then you could share the info.

 

[Milamdj]

Just because you don’t know the results doesn’t mean the results are not in. Why do you think you are entitled to any test results? Test are not done for “Milamdj”. It would be cool if you knew, then you could share the info.

I think if im signed up to buy a 50k car, im entitled to know how it did in pre-production tests.

 

[timhood]

Dust infiltration test. We have put Bronco through a battery of excruciating tests and when I have asked to push harder, Ford has responded by developing new tests and standards to push the limits of off-road.

At first it just looks like a cloud of silt and dirt, but just wait.

Doors and roof off? Can't tell.

 

[NVCowboy]

You guys can have your pop culture references. I have mine.

 

[Hoofnmouth]

Id say the test was a complete success dust got all over it?

 

[Nickp]

What I was told is that this is a test mule for the next gen raptor, and also the Bronco R. The Bronco R shares a decent amount of mechanicals with the F-150 raptor as well (steering being one).

Edit; thinking back to my conversation about this with *someone* at ford I’m not sure if I am remembering correctly. I think they told me it was a ford performance bronco so I assumed the R, so it could very well be for the warthog. The front control arms definitely look warthog-esque and the width would make sense.

 

[Southern Girl]

We have tons of mobile car/truck wash businesses around here (Vegas). They come to your home or office and wash and detail your vehicles.

Most of them are fantastic. The one we use makes sure that every little thing is sparkling when they're done. It looks like a brand new rig, plus he cleans under the hood too. I'm too old to do it myself anymore.

I'll take it to the do it yourself place when we've been in the mud to get the crud off before the wash guys do their thing, but Vegas hasn't had any rain for well over 200 days now.

For regular wash, wax, and detailing, Victor takes care of us. Prices are about the same as taking it to a regular hand car wash.

You are so lucky! I don't think that is very common where I live, sadly.

 

[BAUS67]

I know for a fact that changes DO come from tests like these...as I am working on a change right now due to failure at one of these extreme tests...but it passed on the 'normal' testing. So I say keep testing these things to expose more areas/parts for potential improvements.

I can agree with that I saw an interview with Brad Lovell and he said about testing in Moab earlier and they weren't going over big enough obstacles so Ford to them to go over bigger stuff. Brad said they damaged the gas tank skid plate. So Ford reinforced the skid to make it stronger.

just putting that out there to confirm what you are stating for the record. A lot of doubters around lately.

 

[PlayBallVegas]

We got that powdered sugar texture dirt out here in parts outside of Vegas. When you come up on that stuff it’s like the desert exploded around you. The dirt splashes up like water and blinds you. I once stopped and check this out, you can’t feel the dirt when you step on it. Your foot just makes a “poof“ and it disappears In the dirt under you.

I can agree with that I saw an interview with Brad Lovell and he said about testing in Moab earlier and they weren't going over big enough obstacles so Ford to them to go over bigger stuff. Brad said they damaged the gas tank skid plate. So Ford reinforced the skid to make it stronger.

just putting that out there to confirm what you are stating for the record. A lot of doubters around lately.

The quality of the skids, sliders, and the bumpers are probably one of the most important things to me.

Nissan pro-4X models come with skids, but they are the thickness of cookie sheets. Their side steps are horrible, one tap on a rock, and they are dented and twist.

Hate to pay for the upgraded versions, and end up taking the truck to a fabricator to make real ones that can actually handle rock crawling.

 

[CanadianFord]

For all you guys who put K&N air filters in your vehicle's, don't do it. Lol

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