The Chronicles of CHEETO (Cyber Orange Bronco Build)

[BIg B. Bronco]

I’m happy to finally introduce - CHEETO

Reserved on 7/14/20 and picked up on 1/03/22
Converted to order on 1/19/21 as 2 Dr. CO BL, 2.3L w/ 7MT, High, MGV, MIC, Towing

5/29/22 - Pic after Oracle CHEETO letters installed:
@ORACLE Lighting
@JP_Oracle

1/03/22 - The first day home was inspiring. I’m standing there staring in disbelief that the day had finally come, crunching down on a bag of Cheetos. Suddenly I noticed that the Cheetos lettering kinda matched the Cyber Orange, and realized that my Bronco’s name was not going to be the previously thought of “Short Bus”, but instead it would be CHEETO!

1/04/22 - Having seen the custom backlit letters from Oracle, I knew what I had to do next. I threw together a Photoshop preview:

1/05/22 - I ordered the white/amber backlit letters from Oracle, and it took four months for them to show up.

Meanwhile I had decided I’d paint the letters to match, so I ordered a paint system from Automotive Touchup.

When the letters arrived and I was ready to install, I first tested them, then masked off the backlit portion and attached some coffee stirrers so I’d have something to hold on to while painting. Then after a test spray, I did prep pads, 2 coats of adhesion promotor, 4 coats of ground color, 4 coats of mid (pearl) and 4 coats of clear. CHEETO letters are wired to AUX 6. While I had the grille off, I installed three amber LED lights from Partsam on Amazon. They had to be modified to cut notches allowing them to slip into the grille slots. I wired them to AUX 5, which already controlled the amber light option that I installed previously from M&R Automotive.

These lights are terrible to capture at night vs. in person, but you get the idea:

This is a running list of installed Mods including vendor purchased from, some that I will likely link to more detailed posts later on:

• Stage 3 Motorsports - Bestop Trektop Twill Soft Top
• AR - Stirrup Black w/ Machined Top
• M&R Automotive - Mod Bumper Fog Opening Lights
• Rock Slide Engineering - Tailgate Table (Thread created previously)
• JCR Offroad - Bronco Front Door Pockets
• Redline Tuning - Bronco Hood Struts QuickLIFT ELITE
• AMBULL - 3/4” 70k Shackles
• HBTFD - Front Plate Holder
• NTA Automotive - Sprint Booster V3
• GPCA - Bronco Tie Downs and D-Ring Combo
• Etsy - Sinister Speed Shop - 2021+ Ford Bronco Gear Hooks V2 - Speaker Mount
• Bartact - Black/Dozer Yellow Grab Handles (front and rear)
• Fast Intentions - 2 Door Bronco Horse Logo Sill Guards (Active Orange)
• StickerFab - Various accents throughout
• Boomba Racing - BOV Adapter V2

Stay Tuned for the following Goodies:

• JCR Offroad 2D Tube Doors
• AR | Badlands BAM BYODR - Smooth
• AR | Badlands Console Badge
• JKS Tie Rod Steering Sleeves
• R/C Goodness, and other random fun!

That Cheeto up front is great!

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[mikeeshim]

Now that is one flamin hot rig.

 

[kbBronco]

Love the self awareness and leaning into the color you got with, what I’d say, is lots of success. Very cool rig

 

[Natai]

I continue to live vicariously through you.
Already have those paracord handles, and my FI sill guards are in the mail.

Still trying to decide what I'm going to get from StickerFab. Obviously have to get the aux switch labels, and I've been debating getting all the trim pieces to go around the various controls in active orange. Kinda makes me think of an aircraft with different areas highlighted in color.

How close does that GOAT mode ring match the rest of the interior trim, and which one did you get? (I think there are two, one is printed and one is not.)

 

[GToddC5]

I continue to live vicariously through you.
Already have those paracord handles, and my FI sill guards are in the mail.

Still trying to decide what I'm going to get from StickerFab. Obviously have to get the aux switch labels, and I've been debating getting all the trim pieces to go around the various controls in active orange. Kinda makes me think of an aircraft with different areas highlighted in color.

How close does that GOAT mode ring match the rest of the interior trim, and which one did you get? (I think there are two, one is printed and one is not.)

I have the aux switch labels also, just haven't assigned them yet. While I did most of the trim in active orange (some might not be available now), I went with the gray above the glove box to match the dash. For the GOAT mode ring, I went with this one and I think it matches just fine:

 

[Razorbak86]

That Cheeto up front is great!

Now that is one flamin hot rig.

Love the self awareness and leaning into the color you got with, what I’d say, is lots of success. Very cool rig

Go big or go home!

 

[Cbiggs]

Thanks for stopping by today! nice to see Cheeto and get some pics had to throw in the pic of Blue

 

[GToddC5]

Thanks for stopping by today! nice to see Cheeto and get some pics had to throw in the pic of Blue

Great seeing you too! Blue looking mighty cool, but Cheeto bringing some spice

 

[Ares]

were the shackles the yellow or orange color?

 

[andrusoid]

I’m happy to finally introduce - CHEETO

Reserved on 7/14/20 and picked up on 1/03/22
Converted to order on 1/19/21 as 2 Dr. CO BL, 2.3L w/ 7MT, High, MGV, MIC, Towing

5/29/22 - Pic after Oracle CHEETO letters installed:
@ORACLE Lighting
@JP_Oracle

1/03/22 - The first day home was inspiring. I’m standing there staring in disbelief that the day had finally come, crunching down on a bag of Cheetos. Suddenly I noticed that the Cheetos lettering kinda matched the Cyber Orange, and realized that my Bronco’s name was not going to be the previously thought of “Short Bus”, but instead it would be CHEETO!

1/04/22 - Having seen the custom backlit letters from Oracle, I knew what I had to do next. I threw together a Photoshop preview:

1/05/22 - I ordered the white/amber backlit letters from Oracle, and it took four months for them to show up.

Meanwhile I had decided I’d paint the letters to match, so I ordered a paint system from Automotive Touchup.

When the letters arrived and I was ready to install, I first tested them, then masked off the backlit portion and attached some coffee stirrers so I’d have something to hold on to while painting. Then after a test spray, I did prep pads, 2 coats of adhesion promotor, 4 coats of ground color, 4 coats of mid (pearl) and 4 coats of clear. CHEETO letters are wired to AUX 6. While I had the grille off, I installed three amber LED lights from Partsam on Amazon. They had to be modified to cut notches allowing them to slip into the grille slots. I wired them to AUX 5, which already controlled the amber light option that I installed previously from M&R Automotive.

These lights are terrible to capture at night vs. in person, but you get the idea:

This is a running list of installed Mods including vendor purchased from, some that I will likely link to more detailed posts later on:

• Stage 3 Motorsports - Bestop Trektop Twill Soft Top
• AR - Stirrup Black w/ Machined Top
• M&R Automotive - Mod Bumper Fog Opening Lights
• Rock Slide Engineering - Tailgate Table (Thread created previously)
• JCR Offroad - 2Dr. Tube Doors
• JCR Offroad - Bronco Front Door Pockets
• Redline Tuning - Bronco Hood Struts QuickLIFT ELITE
• AMBULL - 3/4” 70k Shackles
• HBTFD - Front Plate Holder
• NTA Automotive - Sprint Booster V3
• GPCA - Bronco Tie Downs and D-Ring Combo
• Etsy - Sinister Speed Shop - 2021+ Ford Bronco Gear Hooks V2 - Speaker Mount
• Bartact - Black/Dozer Yellow Grab Handles (front and rear)
• Fast Intentions - 2 Door Bronco Horse Logo Sill Guards (Active Orange)
• StickerFab - Various accents throughout
• Boomba Racing - BOV Adapter V2

Stay Tuned for the following Goodies:

• AR | Badlands BAM BYODR - Smooth
• AR | Badlands Console Badge
• JKS Tie Rod Steering Sleeves
• R/C Goodness, and other random fun!

We are all in your shadow.

 

[GToddC5]

were the shackles the yellow or orange color?

Yellow

 

[Tadertodd]

It aint easy being cheesy. From a 2 door cyber orange badlands owner to another I love it

 

[Stitchxp626]

You Sir, are a Hero among men!

 

[Broncie]

Were you in Shrewsbury, NJ this past weekend? I feel like I saw your ride

 

[CKBK]

Nice!!!
I'm naming mine 'Old Yeller'

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