I know Ford had to cut corners to keep costs down…

[AZSky]

Any treatment for the plastic ..?

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[Deleted member 32220]

Yes, catalog the part numbers, replace as necessary

 

[Tricky Dick]

My wife's rings and purse are messing the door panels and the side of the console up. I wish I would have have done PPF on the inside. I can't imagine what it's going to look like in 2 years.

Due to this reason, this family has never had a car with a glove box that wasn't scratched to hell.

 

[HotdogThud]

2-doors, stick shift, top comes off... it's competing with the Mustang.

Broncos are running over people at Cars and Coffee now too?

 

[AK SNO RIDER]

Agreed. Wiping the dash down with a microfiber somehow creates scuffs. It's ridiculous.

 

[gryphon1231]

…but even if you just stare at the plastic interior the wrong way it will form and show scratches along with scuff marks. That’s how bad and cheap it is.

115lb Doberman and a 200lb Great Dane. Doesn’t matter how great or cheap the plastic is they use, mine will have scratches.

scares build character!

 

[Underflow]

I look for forward to many scratches and dents — hopefully for years to come.

 

[RedHotFuzz]

This is my biggest worry about my incoming Bronco. I’ve been spoiled by VW interiors, whose quality belies the price point. Not looking forward to a cheap interior in a $50k vehicle.

 

[hellahella]

Truth.
I seriously don’t mind that there’s so much plastic, and probably prefer it for such a utilitarian vehicle like this but the plastic for some reason scratches so easily. For the first few weeks i thought i just had to apply lotion on because i thought it was just my skin that was leaving these white marks but now I’m getting used to it.

 

[sniffHound]

I am not worried about this. I expect this to be fixed in 26 when my Bronco arrives.
Pays to wait.

 

[Beach_Bum]

It was probably the sand that scratched the plastic not the cloth sand is abrasive

It wasn't. There were a few grains of sand. They were on the floor of the cargo area perpendicular to the side plastic trim. I wasn't "rat-tailing" the plastic trim. But I was "windmilling" or whipping out the sand. The towel made contact with the side and marred the plastic. It's not a huge deal. There will be more scratches and marred plastic. But a towel shouldn't mar plastic.

 

[Bronco21fan]

It wasn't. There were a few grains of sand. They were on the floor of the cargo area perpendicular to the side plastic trim. I wasn't "rat-tailing" the plastic trim. But I was "windmilling" or whipping out the sand. The towel made contact with the side and marred the plastic. It's not a huge deal. There will be more scratches and marred plastic. But a towel shouldn't mar plastic.

 

[flip]

We went off-road for the first time and all of my flares are now stained a light grey. My detail folks tried a bunch of different stuff but it appears the plastic is permanently stained. Was it a reaction to the mud/dirt? Is it so porous the microscopic dirt particles embed in them? I can say from experience, this is some of the worst plastic I've seen Ford use on any of their modern vehicles. Not sure if it's an eco, weight, cost, engineering or supplier thing but this is one thing I'm really disappointed with.

 

[Dirty Bronco]

We went off-road for the first time and all of my flares are now stained a light grey. My detail folks tried a bunch of different stuff but it appears the plastic is permanently stained. Was it a reaction to the mud/dirt? Is it so porous the microscopic dirt particles embed in them? I can say from experience, this is some of the worst plastic I've seen Ford use on any of their modern vehicles. Not sure if it's an eco, weight, cost, engineering or supplier thing but this is one thing I'm really disappointed with.

Flip, have you tried the scrubbing bubbles product? There was a recommendation here on the forum for this product and it really has been one of the best products I've used on the flares.

 

[ColoradoKid26]

I'm on my 30th Ford product, and came from a Ford Dealership in my youth.
I can say with experience that the plastic and trim quality in the Bronco is shit.
I have a '22 F-150 Tremor to compare it to.

This is like the Ford paint from the early 90's....

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