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Oxford White Base 2-Door with keypad and mud flaps (off production line)
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I'm gonna have to take extra good care of my keys. I can't take that big thing stuck on the car.
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Back at the reveal, I was all in on Badlands. Then I fell back to Black Diamond. As I continued to read/discuss option on the forum, I was lured by the idea of the Base and modifying as I see fit. Such an attractive price for a fully capable rig, but one of the deal-breakers was the privacy glass. As you know living here in Florida, the sun seems to have a personal vendetta on us humans. The privacy glass at least allows for a cooler interior (better yet with a white top). Now, I'm back at the Big Bend for the privacy glass as a minimum.
My tint guy charges $30 a window. So $210 to get a 4 door Base tinted to just south of legal.
This is the one I have on my Fusion right now. It's nice and completely hidden unless you know it's there and touch it to activate the keys. You can even use the Sync screen inside to update the code (vs looking up how to reprogram the old pads in the manual).
But I'm not holding out hope for this version on the Bronco. Without the frames around the glass I just doubt it is possible. Someone who posted about moving the one on their truck to inside the gas door is pretty clever though.
That said I have only used it ONCE in the 3 years I've had the car.
But I'm not holding out hope for this version on the Bronco. Without the frames around the glass I just doubt it is possible. Someone who posted about moving the one on their truck to inside the gas door is pretty clever though.
That said I have only used it ONCE in the 3 years I've had the car.
I have used this more often (on my phone and watch). However the above single time I used the keypad was because I parked my car in a remote area with questionable cell service. If you are out in the wilderness with your Bronco don't count on FordPass to work. And remember: even if you can get limited service on your phone doesn't mean the car can connect too. You have to rely on two cell connections to be functioning! This is something Apple CarKey could fix because it only uses NFC... but no support from Ford for it yet.
Where was I with no cell service and no place to store my keys?
Came here for the OJ White Bronco, leaving because 6 pages of keypad whining. Don't like it? Don't get it.
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Thank you for the suggestion. I just came back from YouTube showing comparisons using heat lamp and UV sensor. The difference was dramatic. What was interesting is that there is a clear ceramic film for the front windshield that has the same properties of blocking UV light and heat.
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I have the same feelings about the privacy glass. For the price we are all paying for the Bronco, I want the tint imbedding into the glass. I am not 16 years old anymore adding aftermarket tint to a 10 year old vehicle. I cannot be that cheap.
Ford marketing/bean counters got it right. They forced me up a least one trim level over tint. Know I might even climb the trim ladder higher.
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