Making my First Edition Bronco mine

[Grumpy]

@BLINDSIDE The only item I would suggest you look into purchasing is the tailgate reinforcement plate for your 37", it is a substantial weight increase over stock.

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[BLINDSIDE]

@BLINDSIDE The only item I would suggest you look into purchasing is the tailgate reinforcement plate for your 37", it is a substantial weight increase over stock.

Thought about it but less than 3 lbs difference from stock from what I looked up. Those forged wheels weigh 20.4 lbs and tires 70 lbs. Stock sasquatch wheels/tires look to be 87.5 lbs from what I’ve seen on this forum.

 

[AZ_BRONC]

Well done!

 

[Tunagates]

First Edition picked up from dealer in July of ‘22.
2,300 miles at purchase.

Dealer mods:
Blue lettering, brake calipers and tow points, blacked out windshield frame, color matched trail sights and fender flares, 35”x12.5r20 Ridge Grapplers on Fuel Vector wheels.

Making it mine:
Short antenna:

Mifab Steps:

RC 2.5” lift for Sasquatch:

RC Hidden 12k# winch:

RC Ditch Lights/Fog Lights/50” Light Bar:

Blue Rock Lights then switched out to White after run in with the law:

The day I decided to relocate my hidden winch and invest in mud tires:

Latest: 37x12.5r17 Trail Grapplers on Titan 7 T-AK1 wheels and new RC winch mount and 12k winch:

To fit 37s with no rub I removed the plastic In the front fender well and pulled back with zip ties and trimmed crash bar mounts:

Next (maybe!): power running boards and coilovers? We’ll see. Love the ride and look as is. Thanks for looking

A couple interior things…:

looks great man - but idk if you can reallly still call it a “First Edition”. Good news for me, one less FE out there!!

 

[Bronco Buster Wayne]

First Edition picked up from dealer in July of ‘22.
2,300 miles at purchase.

Dealer mods:
Blue lettering, brake calipers and tow points, blacked out windshield frame, color matched trail sights and fender flares, 35”x12.5r20 Ridge Grapplers on Fuel Vector wheels.

Making it mine:
Short antenna:

Mifab Steps:

RC 2.5” lift for Sasquatch:

RC Hidden 12k# winch:

RC Ditch Lights/Fog Lights/50” Light Bar:

Blue Rock Lights then switched out to White after run in with the law:

The day I decided to relocate my hidden winch and invest in mud tires:

Latest: 37x12.5r17 Trail Grapplers on Titan 7 T-AK1 wheels and new RC winch mount and 12k winch:

To fit 37s with no rub I removed the plastic In the front fender well and pulled back with zip ties and trimmed crash bar mounts:

Next (maybe!): power running boards and coilovers? We’ll see. Love the ride and look as is. Thanks for looking

A couple interior things…:

Is there any offset on your 37" wheels?

 

[BLINDSIDE]

Is there any offset on your 37" wheels?

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[OBXBronco22]

Awesome look. Did you paint the factory trail sites or paint covers?

 

[BLINDSIDE]

Awesome look. Did you paint the factory trail sites or paint covers?

They are painted

 

[They Call Me Bacon]

Why did you relocate the hidden winch?

 

[BLINDSIDE]

Why did you relocate the hidden winch?

After having both, hands down I will never do a hidden winch again. 3 reasons, can’t access it for clutch use or service, I like how it looks exposed much better, and I had to replace it when it got douched with mud because it got some kind of short from muddy water. It was killing my battery overnight until I disconnected it. Fortunately RC replaced the winch under warranty.

 

[PartsForBlue]

There are probably only a handful of clean FE Broncos left.

I don’t get it. Leave a FE alone, people.

 

[Bronco Buster Wayne]

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Thank you!

 

[BLINDSIDE]

There are probably only a handful of clean FE Broncos left.

I don’t get it. Leave a FE alone, people.

If you had read post one, you’d have seen it was modified some when I bought it. Do what you want with yours. I’ll do what I want with mine.

 

[PartsForBlue]

If you had read post one, you’d have seen it was modified some when I bought it. Do what you want with yours. I’ll do what I want with mine.

I read the OP.

Did you know there are “people” other than you?

Further, did you recognize what you bought or did you continue down the modification road?

Those are rhetorical questions.

 

[BLINDSIDE]

I read the OP.

Did you know there are “people” other than you?

Further, did you recognize what you bought or did you continue down the modification road?

Those are rhetorical questions.

Only your first question is rhetorical, but yes I specifically targeted a First Edition when I decided to buy a Bronco and I chose to build on what the dealer had already modified. I love the way it turned out so no regrets. No intentions to sell.

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