My Bronco sucks off-road! Terrible rock chips after 80 miles on county dirt roads.

[Cat]

Is there a listing of immediate practical mods needed for these things? I'm thinking about that hose that gets cut in 2.7Ls, and now bigger fender flares/ mud flaps.

Anyone else able to point me to a link for a thread like this?

Here my updated list of issues and items to check for...

Ford Pass Rewards Points:
200,000 for MOD to MIC roof
11,000 User Appreciation Points
20,000 Early Reservation Holder
42,000 New Vehicle Purchase
1,100 converting before March 19th

Customer Satisfaction Funds: $1,000. Have your dealer go to the FDAD CLAIM PAGE on the Dealers Bronco Dashboard, if they dont know about it.

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Extended Warranty: Floodfordesp.com. 8 yrs 100,00 miles. $1600 to Flood for 8/100,000. $200 deductible. Can use Ford Pass Points (see FAQs.)

Items to check (based on Bronco6g OP feedback):
Pulley rub/ proximity next to radiator hose
Coolant hose clamp tight
Battery terminals tight (negative loose)
MIC Hardtop rough/sharp edges, gaps, leaks, roof rattles, popping from guide pins, latches...especially seal in middle
MIC panels all match in color, not two-tone
Test all roof latches (some missing)
Check seat stitching and ensure seats match
Check seatbelt webbing for defects
Interior and trunk lights/bulbs work
Roll all windows up at once
Check window auto-drop
No license plate mounting (if mounting alternate location)
Owners Manual and Tool kit in glovebox
Tailgate hinge area and fuel door has paint issues
Any TSBs/ Service Alerts? A-pillar leak TSB: 21-2403
Paint bubbles/paint defects
Missing paint in door jambs/door brackets (may need to remove doors to see hinges in jambs), tailgate, fuel door
Body panel alignment/hood dents
Whistling mirrors
Sound deadening installed (hardliner)
Check underneath for corrosion
Check for transport damage
Check for rail dust (small specs of rust that will corrode). Must be clay barred off and repainted, or try iron/rust remover
Fluids all full (oil, washer, brake)
Confirm SEVEN Quarts of oil filled, not six. Ref:
https:///forum/threads/bronco-team-engineering-confirms-7-0-quarts-for-2-7l-engine-oil-change-is-correct.29047/
Full tank of gas (we paid for it!)
Door bags
Strut on back window unglued from hardtop (why not drilled in??)
Check all three bolts in the fuse box for looseness
Alternator belt installed backwards (smooth side against pulley)
Transfer case wire harness rubbing against drive shaft (missing plastic clamp)

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[BroncoBoy22]

Here my updated list of issues and items to check for...

Ford Pass Rewards Points:
200,000 for MOD to MIC roof
11,000 User Appreciation Points
20,000 Early Reservation Holder
42,000 New Vehicle Purchase
1,100 converting before March 19th

Customer Satisfaction Funds: $1,000. Have your dealer go to the FDAD CLAIM PAGE on the Dealers Bronco Dashboard, if they dont know about it.

Bronco Swag Bag (first 100 Bronco orderer)

Extended Warranty: Floodfordesp.com. 8 yrs 100,00 miles. $1600 to Flood for 8/100,000. $200 deductible. Can use Ford Pass Points (see FAQs.)

Items to check (based on Bronco6g OP feedback):
Pulley rub/ proximity next to radiator hose
Coolant hose clamp tight
Battery terminals tight (negative loose)
MIC Hardtop rough/sharp edges, gaps, leaks, roof rattles, popping from guide pins, latches...especially seal in middle
MIC panels all match in color, not two-tone
Test all roof latches (some missing)
Check seat stitching and ensure seats match
Check seatbelt webbing for defects
Interior and trunk lights/bulbs work
Roll all windows up at once
Check window auto-drop
No license plate mounting (if mounting alternate location)
Owners Manual and Tool kit in glovebox
Tailgate hinge area and fuel door has paint issues
Any TSBs/ Service Alerts? A-pillar leak TSB: 21-2403
Paint bubbles/paint defects
Missing paint in door jambs/door brackets (may need to remove doors to see hinges in jambs), tailgate, fuel door
Body panel alignment/hood dents
Whistling mirrors
Sound deadening installed (hardliner)
Check underneath for corrosion
Check for transport damage
Check for rail dust (small specs of rust that will corrode). Must be clay barred off and repainted, or try iron/rust remover
Fluids all full (oil, washer, brake)
Confirm SEVEN Quarts of oil filled, not six. Ref:
https:///forum/threads/bronco-team-engineering-confirms-7-0-quarts-for-2-7l-engine-oil-change-is-correct.29047/
Full tank of gas (we paid for it!)
Door bags
Strut on back window unglued from hardtop (why not drilled in??)
Check all three bolts in the fuse box for looseness
Alternator belt installed backwards (smooth side against pulley)
Transfer case wire harness rubbing against drive shaft (missing plastic clamp)

You’re a saint for putting all this together. Thank you!!

 

[Cat]

You’re a saint for putting all this together. Thank you!!

My Bronco has a build date week of 12/20. Today, i chatted with my dealer and discussed these manf. build and quality issues. He asked me to send it to him as mine gets closer to delivery. And he will have his guys use it in addition to their PDI process.

I update it daily.

 

[BroncoBoy22]

My Bronco has a build date week of 12/20. Today, i chatted with my dealer and discussed these manf. build and quality issues. He asked me to send it to him as mine gets closer to delivery. And he will have his guys use it in addition to their PDI process.

I update it daily.

Brilliant idea!!

 

[Elwood]

Here my updated list of issues and items to check for...

Ford Pass Rewards Points:
200,000 for MOD to MIC roof
11,000 User Appreciation Points
20,000 Early Reservation Holder
42,000 New Vehicle Purchase
1,100 converting before March 19th

Customer Satisfaction Funds: $1,000. Have your dealer go to the FDAD CLAIM PAGE on the Dealers Bronco Dashboard, if they dont know about it.

Bronco Swag Bag (first 100 Bronco orderer)

Extended Warranty: Floodfordesp.com. 8 yrs 100,00 miles. $1600 to Flood for 8/100,000. $200 deductible. Can use Ford Pass Points (see FAQs.)

Items to check (based on Bronco6g OP feedback):
Pulley rub/ proximity next to radiator hose
Coolant hose clamp tight
Battery terminals tight (negative loose)
MIC Hardtop rough/sharp edges, gaps, leaks, roof rattles, popping from guide pins, latches...especially seal in middle
MIC panels all match in color, not two-tone
Test all roof latches (some missing)
Check seat stitching and ensure seats match
Check seatbelt webbing for defects
Interior and trunk lights/bulbs work
Roll all windows up at once
Check window auto-drop
No license plate mounting (if mounting alternate location)
Owners Manual and Tool kit in glovebox
Tailgate hinge area and fuel door has paint issues
Any TSBs/ Service Alerts? A-pillar leak TSB: 21-2403
Paint bubbles/paint defects
Missing paint in door jambs/door brackets (may need to remove doors to see hinges in jambs), tailgate, fuel door
Body panel alignment/hood dents
Whistling mirrors
Sound deadening installed (hardliner)
Check underneath for corrosion
Check for transport damage
Check for rail dust (small specs of rust that will corrode). Must be clay barred off and repainted, or try iron/rust remover
Fluids all full (oil, washer, brake)
Confirm SEVEN Quarts of oil filled, not six. Ref:
https:///forum/threads/bronco-team-engineering-confirms-7-0-quarts-for-2-7l-engine-oil-change-is-correct.29047/
Full tank of gas (we paid for it!)
Door bags
Strut on back window unglued from hardtop (why not drilled in??)
Check all three bolts in the fuse box for looseness
Alternator belt installed backwards (smooth side against pulley)
Transfer case wire harness rubbing against drive shaft (missing plastic clamp)

Bless you, @Cat. Glorious.

@Administrator Is this worth tagging, for everyone's visibility? Not sure if it's redundant with content in another thread.

 

[sammy3boy]

Order splash guards to safeguard against door paint chips.

 

[BigSkyBadlander]

I'll give them a shout, The back edges are wrapped, the front are not. Don't know why.

What are your thoughts on vinyl wrap? Do they work?

 

[kpark_67]

Options
1. Get some rock sliders/steps that are the width of the fenders.
2. Get mud flaps. They protect from more than just mud.
3. Get full paint PPF.
4. Get tires that aren't MT's (like BFG KO2's). The voids on mud tires allow larger rocks to get in the cavities to be slung up to your body.

I am getting PPF as I write this. I am waiting on frame mounted sliders (c'mon Goat Fabrication). I will eventually replace my tires with KO2's, or something like them. Until I get the sliders I am taking it slow off road for this very reason.

 

[Los]

Is there a listing of immediate practical mods needed for these things? I'm thinking about that hose that gets cut in 2.7Ls, and now bigger fender flares/ mud flaps.

Anyone else able to point me to a link for a thread like this?

I'd suggest that before you get on the highway from the dirt road to do a tire inspection and remove the rocks, off course this is just a temporary solution until you can find the right mud flaps.

 

[Los]

and in other news…..dammit Ford, why is my double decaf latte spilling when secured in the cup holder…I know I bought a Bronco, but, but, but it’s supposed to ride like a Lexus!

It does ride like a Lexus....

 

[Los]

Yeah it looks Totally un-driveable! It’s practically falling apart at the seams. Forgive my sarcasm. I know those first scratches, dings, scrapes, and dents are always the hardest. But it’s an off roading vehicle, if you got it to look pretty, maybe try wrapping the whole thing to protect it. Cheaper than PPF from Ford dealers. Hard to catch sympathy from the grip of us still waiting on production scheduling. Been waiting over a year, listening to people trash this vehicle over and over. I’m planning on wrapping this thing right away. But also, really going to be proud of the pinstriping, and dents and dings I get from taking her off road. I don’t care about the paint job. I care about the ride.

Kudos my friend....

 

[BLB22TX]

People will buy these and add on the Sasquatch package not knowing what those tires will do. I'll be replacing mine with Nitto Ridge Grapplers the week it comes in. A much better tire for on road and type of local trails in my area. Having said that these vehicles are meant for off road. They are meant to look rugged. They are meant to get a few scrapes and scratches. A lot of off roaders are proud of their battle scars so to speak. They are meant to be big boy toys. Not so much a Escalade or Yukon Denali street Queen.

 

[BC overlanding]

WOW just WOW is all i can say

 

[AzGoat]

Perfect description...

HA! Can ya blame him?

 

[Taichi]

Every rock chip should have a great story attached to it.

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