SHADOW BLACK Bronco Club

[Thomas1984]

Quite the rig! Sway bar disconnect works really good! Rock crawl mode is awesome Still zero rubbing from the 35’s! Handle the bumps and Yes mams beautifully!

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[Cfbeaver]

Today was the day. Ill add to this post in the next few days. But here are my thoughts after the first 50 Miles. im not going to post 1000 pics because I feel like we’ve all seen everything. But let me know if there’s something you’d like to see and I’ll happily snap a pic and post.

SIZE - I don’t remember the numbers on paper - but it’s bigger than my wrangler I traded in for it. Way bigger.

RIDE- it rides 100x better than the wrangler (even with the Sasquatch packsge) no doubt. No question. Rides incredibly.

SEATS - I love the marine grade vinyl. I was under the impression they did not come with heated seats even with Lux (I feel like they said this in a bronco nation walk around???) but these seats are heated and will burn your ass. They get HOT - which is great. but. The seats are a little stiff.…. Not terrible. But I noticed it right away.

SOFT TOP- looks… fine.? Little droopy in a spot or two. Not terrible. Way quieter than the soft top in my wrangler. Like way way quieter.

BUILD QUALITY - inside and out - outstanding. interior is utilitarian but solid. And honestly I like the materials. This is coming from someone that’s had top of the line audis, bmws, Jaguars and teslas. And the quality in here is great. Materials are what they are and utilitarian for a reason - but. all put together very very well.

CLIMATE CONTROL - It is STRONG!1 like I wish that fan setting 1 was fan setting 3 because it needs settings below 1 - fan speed 1 is still really intense.

VISIBILITY - read some comments where people were disappointed. I get that I don’t think it’s terrible - but the windshield feels short and I feel like the rear view mirror takes up a lot of space in terms of field of view. I did find myself bobbing my head around to look around it.

Those are my thoughts after 50 miles. Let me know what else you want to see ‘ hear.

 

[Cfbeaver]

Quick update from day 2: still rides great. I’m respecting the break in period - but this thing is no slouch. Feels as fast as my Audi SQ5.
Also - top goes up / down much easier than the wrangler soft top. The fact that there’s only a latch on the driver side for getting it all the way down is super easy. And it rotates / guides itself down much more smoothly / elegantly than the wranglers top.
Very easy to get rear windows in / out.
That’s all. More to come.

 

[kegerator244]

Picked it up yesterday...first impressions:

You can drive yourself crazy reading posts talking about the bass output, presence of glue specks on headliners, decibel level when driving at 73 mph on a four lane highway at dusk - I was starting to. Through all the delays, misinformation, complaints, etc. I was second guessing this purchase. That all disappeared the minute I saw this beast. Pictures do not do it justice - this vehicles has a presence. I stopped to grab a quick bite on my way home from the dealership - guy driving by in a Prius(!) pulled a hard left into the parking lot just to see it up close and take some pictures. Stopped at the Vince Lombardi rest stop and as I am walking back from to the truck there is another guy taking photos - tells me he thought in seeing the Bronco online it looked a little bit soft, but in person it is awesome - asked how he could order this exact one (I didn't have the heart to tell him he would be driving it 2 years from now...or let him know he was probably confused with the Bronco Sport). Took my daughters out for ice cream last night - one daughter (7) loves it, the other daughter (10 - and no longer in my will) called it the Fake Jeep (she has been salty since I got rid of the Wrangler). While we are enjoying our ice cream from a nearby bench, a third guy circles the Bronco, taking pictures from all angles and bringing them over to show his friends. Apparently this is something that I need to get used to, which is unfortunate as I dislike talking to people...

Anyways...a few random takeaways:

- agree lower gears are a little clunky when accelerating, but super smooth on the highway, even in rush hour traffic
- wireless charging pad overheated my iphone and shut it down after about 2 hours
- got caught in a torrential downpour last night, no evidence of any leaks in the top, wipers appear a little dainty though...
- B&O speakers sound good to me, keep it in surround mode
- got the center console vault, seem to have lost a decent amount of storage space with it
- averaging 17.4 mpg over first 250 miles, 180 on the highway, but a decent amount of stop and go traffic during that
- sight lines seem good, didn't notice any interference from the rear view mirror, pillars in good position when checking over the shoulder
- AC is blows very cold and cools down the interior quickly, placement of rear blowers will not be an issue
- Limited number of presets is kind of a bummer
- Exterior zone lighting looks really cool

Really looking forward to taking the hard top off and getting it a little dirty!

 

[Stache12]

Dealer Demo near me, put a 2" lift with RTR wheels and 35" Toyos

 

[Thomas1984]

Just because…

 

[Ricky_gibbs]

 

[Virtual-Chris]

Just because…

Nice aggressive looking stance. What wheel and tire setup is that? Brands, Sizes, offsets, etc?

 

[Thomas1984]

Nice aggressive looking stance. What wheel and tire setup is that? Brands, Sizes, offsets, etc?

Fifteen52 traverse HD wheels -0 offset, 35” Nitto ridge grapplers.

 

[Rhino67]

Picked it up yesterday...first impressions:

You can drive yourself crazy reading posts talking about the bass output, presence of glue specks on headliners, decibel level when driving at 73 mph on a four lane highway at dusk - I was starting to. Through all the delays, misinformation, complaints, etc. I was second guessing this purchase. That all disappeared the minute I saw this beast. Pictures do not do it justice - this vehicles has a presence. I stopped to grab a quick bite on my way home from the dealership - guy driving by in a Prius(!) pulled a hard left into the parking lot just to see it up close and take some pictures. Stopped at the Vince Lombardi rest stop and as I am walking back from to the truck there is another guy taking photos - tells me he thought in seeing the Bronco online it looked a little bit soft, but in person it is awesome - asked how he could order this exact one (I didn't have the heart to tell him he would be driving it 2 years from now...or let him know he was probably confused with the Bronco Sport). Took my daughters out for ice cream last night - one daughter (7) loves it, the other daughter (10 - and no longer in my will) called it the Fake Jeep (she has been salty since I got rid of the Wrangler). While we are enjoying our ice cream from a nearby bench, a third guy circles the Bronco, taking pictures from all angles and bringing them over to show his friends. Apparently this is something that I need to get used to, which is unfortunate as I dislike talking to people...

Anyways...a few random takeaways:

- agree lower gears are a little clunky when accelerating, but super smooth on the highway, even in rush hour traffic
- wireless charging pad overheated my iphone and shut it down after about 2 hours
- got caught in a torrential downpour last night, no evidence of any leaks in the top, wipers appear a little dainty though...
- B&O speakers sound good to me, keep it in surround mode
- got the center console vault, seem to have lost a decent amount of storage space with it
- averaging 17.4 mpg over first 250 miles, 180 on the highway, but a decent amount of stop and go traffic during that
- sight lines seem good, didn't notice any interference from the rear view mirror, pillars in good position when checking over the shoulder
- AC is blows very cold and cools down the interior quickly, placement of rear blowers will not be an issue
- Limited number of presets is kind of a bummer
- Exterior zone lighting looks really cool

Really looking forward to taking the hard top off and getting it a little dirty!

You can a boatload of presets actually. My wife was frustrated with this too, but she figured it out. If you can't figure it out message me and I'll have the wife tell me how she did it lol and I'll fill you in.

 

[Rhino67]

Picked her up a week ago. Figured I'd add a few basesqautch pics in here.

 

[Stache12]

Picked her up a week ago. Figured I'd add a few basesqautch pics in here.

Looks great, anytime I start leaning towards changing my build I just will have to look at these.

 

[Ricky_gibbs]

Picked her up a week ago. Figured I'd add a few basesqautch pics in here.

The base grill looks best with the shadow black in my opinion

 

[21BRONCO]

Here’s a few quick pics of my bronco, I took delivery today! The weather here is terrible! Pouring rain the last few days! 35’s fit surprisingly well! Zero rubbing in normal road conditions! I don’t even think they will rub much off-road! And they actually ride better then the standard badlands wheels!

Specs:

35x12.5x17 -0 offset Fifteen52 Traverse wheels 17x8.5!

More Info:
More info / Q&A see my thread @ New Pics of 2021 Bronco Badlands Looking Beefy With 35’s

keep em coming! Hands down the sickest Bronco I've seen. I got the same on order and thinking of the Analogs in black also.

 

[The Dmv]

Shadow Black Base with black steelies

Hey man, that thing is super cool. It’s the best looking 4d I’ve seen.

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