What did you do to your Bronco today?

Padams7

Dec 14, 2021

Exactly what the title states - putting a thread together where we can come and post little tidbits of anything we have done today, and as we build them to our own tastes.

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Mar 31, 2026

#6440

Polaris425
yea much lighter. I originally got the panel to mount a jerry can to but, I just can't bring myself to pay what companies want for the can and mounting hardware. it's insane. Especially since I'm never really that far from a gas station here in the southeast. Not sure what I'll ever hang from it. Trail trash bag maybe. Backup/work light??

Where do you keep your spare now?

22 badlands; 4door, manual transmission, soft top, non-sas, lux pkg and a big dog.

Mar 31, 2026

#6441

Finished my new front and rear bumpers - and designed and built a removable platform to level the back with the seats so I can install my accessories drawer for all my recovery gear.

Deano Bronc, Unicorn

Apr 01, 2026

#6442

Peter K

Finished my new front and rear bumpers - and designed and built a removable platform to level the back with the seats so I can install my accessories drawer for all my recovery gear.

Nicely appointed Bronco! What brand are those bumpers, or are they custom-made? 😍

Chris here. I drive "Lebowski," a 2-door Velocity Blue 2023 Ford Bronco Badlands Sasquatch. Lux package. 2.7L V6. Automatic transmission.

Apr 01, 2026

#6443

Kseannau
Where do you keep your spare now?

back corner of the shop. lol. I carry a repair kit and compressor so as long as it's not a blow out or a slash in the sidewall I'll be ok.

'24 Badlands Sasquatch

Deano Bronc, Unicorn

Apr 01, 2026

#6444

BuckYeah
Nicely appointed Bronco! What brand are those bumpers, or are they custom-made? 😍

Thank you - I actually ordered them from Amazon. They are Vijay, they are very nice quality I did paint the light covers to match my theme of Badlands orange.

Deano Bronc, BuckYeah

Apr 01, 2026

#6445

Polaris425
Finally got around to some house keeping items. I did the spare tire delete a while back but left the cables coming thru the rubber grommet so first up was to pull them back and pass them thru the vent behind the plate. Then i covered the hole with some vinyl. Gonna see if they make a plain rubber plug for it but the vinyl didn’t turn out too bad. Removed the tire bumpers as well. I also took the opportunity to paint the plate behind the mount orange. I wanted to do this originally but only had white paint. I put a fresh coat on the plates under my steps too. I made a plate to go behind the iag logo on my tailgate hinge panel but I didn’t have enough stainless steel bolts to mount it. No black ones either. Will have to pick some up.

Do you off-road it? If so, what's the plan if you get a flat out in the middle of nowhere? Tire repair kits do work but.......

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Polaris425, JoergH

Apr 01, 2026

#6446

raqball
Do you off-road it? If so, what's the plan if you get a flat out in the middle of nowhere? Tire repair kits do work but.......

On top of that, a lot of club runs require you to have a spare.

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4 Door BadSquatch | Soft-top | Velocity Blue | 2.7 Auto

raqball

Apr 01, 2026

#6447

raqball
Do you off-road it? If so, what's the plan if you get a flat out in the middle of nowhere? Tire repair kits do work but.......

Indeed. As you recall, I got a flat tire “in the middle of nowhere,” and it was no picnic changing the spare. At least the factory supplied jack performed satisfactorily on the forest floor, with the help of a jack stand. Good to know. 🤓 That said, it would have proven costly to have a rescue service come out to me!

Chris here. I drive "Lebowski," a 2-door Velocity Blue 2023 Ford Bronco Badlands Sasquatch. Lux package. 2.7L V6. Automatic transmission.

OrangecrushBronco, raqball

Apr 01, 2026

#6448

BuckYeah
Indeed. As you recall, I got a flat tire “in the middle of nowhere,” and it was no picnic changing the spare. At least the factory supplied jack performed satisfactorily on the forest floor, with the help of a jack stand. Good to know. 🤓 That said, it would have proven costly to have a rescue service come out to me!

I highly recommend the Badlands 1.5 ton jack it takes up some room but so glad I had it this past week.

BN 1100, Desert Sand Everglades. Reservation 7/30/20. ordered 1/22/21, reordered 10/15/21 dropped tow and hard top, reordered 3/9/22 changed to Everglades. production date 9/7/22 rescheduled 9/14/22 completed 9/26/22, shipped 10/7/22, arrived 10/31/22, delivered 11/03/22

Deano Bronc, TK1215

Apr 01, 2026

#6449

Jakob1972
I highly recommend the Badlands 1.5 ton jack it takes up some room but so glad I had it this past week.

I use mine all the time in the shop. Dont really travel with it much.

Got my orange plate put behind the iag logo.

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'24 Badlands Sasquatch

WeakNinja, Jakob1972

Apr 01, 2026

#6450

I don’t know why yall are so concerned with my not having the spare. I don’t do club runs. So no one can force me to have a spare to “ride with them”.

Also, the cost of a 5th 37” tire for a spare is rediculous. Plus the cost of upgrading the mounting hardware to take the weight of the said 5th tire.

Also not only am I not carrying the spare, I don’t even have a matching one! 😁 the tire on the 5th rim is a 35” tire. I guess I COULD hang it back up there for emergency’s. But why?

'24 Badlands Sasquatch

Apr 01, 2026

#6451

BuckYeah
Indeed. As you recall, I got a flat tire “in the middle of nowhere,” and it was no picnic changing the spare. At least the factory supplied jack performed satisfactorily on the forest floor, with the help of a jack stand. Good to know. 🤓 That said, it would have proven costly to have a rescue service come out to me!

If I recall, we were on a small off-shoot trail at the time which I assume would have added significant cost to any recovery...

Worse case, we could have loaded your tire into @OrangecrushBronco or my vehicle and drove it to a tire repair shop (probably at least 40 m miles away), had it repaired, and brought back to your Bronco. Or we could have used my tire repair kit. A serious PIA either way...

I'm still wondering what caused the flat in the 1st place since we didn't find any signs of the protrusion...

The spare came in handy and only put us down for what, like 10 minutes before we were back on the trails?

Was a super fun day though.. 👍

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OrangecrushBronco, BuckYeah

Apr 01, 2026

#6452

Polaris425
I don’t know why yall are so concerned with my not having the spare. I don’t do club runs. So no one can force me to have a spare to “ride with them”.

Also, the cost of a 5th 37” tire for a spare is rediculous. Plus the cost of upgrading the mounting hardware to take the weight of the said 5th tire.

Also not only am I not carrying the spare, I don’t even have a matching one! 😁 the tire on the 5th rim is a 35” tire. I guess I COULD hang it back up there for emergency’s. But why?

I'm only concerned if you are out on a run with a group, club run, whatever. Other than that, it's up to whoever you're out with. If the group doesn't mind you potentially inconveniencing them by holding up the entire group for a long time then that's up to them. But I can tell you from experience (not me, but someone with your attitude about no spare) it's a great way to stop getting invited to group runs.

The good news is that plug and patch kits have improved over time, so there's a pretty good chance you can get it repaired enough to get you off the trail using one of those and inconvenience the group less. So it's a question is how much risk are you, and the group, willing to take on.

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4 Door BadSquatch | Soft-top | Velocity Blue | 2.7 Auto

raqball, Unicorn

Apr 01, 2026

#6453

Polaris425
I don’t know why yall are so concerned with my not having the spare.

Not concerned at all. I asked a question.. My general opinion and observation is that people should never venture off-road without a spare.

Polaris425
Also, the cost of a 5th 37” tire for a spare is rediculous. Plus the cost of upgrading the mounting hardware to take the weight of the said 5th tire.

The price of a single recovery, if needed, would cost significantly more than a tire and reenforcing the tailgate.. Just sayin'.

I personally would never go out off-roading without a spare and I would be very hesitant to go off-roading with someone who does not have one but to each their own.

Just my .02

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BuckYeah, JoergH

Apr 02, 2026

#6454

Installed some amber Laminx fog light skins.

CO OBX 2dr. 2.7l, 4.27 rear locker, tow, Lux, Aux switches, roof rails, Roast Leather. 7/14/20 res, 1/30/21 order.
12/13/21 build week. Blend date 12/16/21 Built 12/29/21 Brought home 1/1/22

Deano Bronc, Unicorn

Apr 02, 2026

#6455

From today - installed plastic door 'pockets' over the mesh/ net pockets. Perfect fit, color and texture not bad. Also, with the mixed feelings - dashboard cover... :)

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European Bronco Badlands, Velocity blue.

Deano Bronc, BuckYeah

Apr 02, 2026

#6456

didod1
From today - installed plastic door 'pockets' over the mesh/ net pockets. Perfect fit, color and texture not bad. Also, with the mixed feelings - dashboard cover... :)

Have seen them for years, but never understood the need or usefulness of the dashboard cover…. Can someone school me, please? Maybe protect from UV damage? I live in the PNW and have never owned or used such a cover…

Riding OB1, 23 4- door Outer Banks, SAS, MOD, MIC, Lux, Ordered 10/20/22, delivered 1/13/23

Apr 02, 2026

#6457

Guess it’s a good thing I don’t run with groups. Won’t ever have to inconvenience anyone for holding them up. Besides, if I’m going for a trail ride it’s not like I can’t stick the 35” spare I’ve got up in the back.

'24 Badlands Sasquatch

Apr 03, 2026

#6458

Bluestreak57
Have seen them for years, but never understood the need or usefulness of the dashboard cover…. Can someone school me, please? Maybe protect from UV damage? I live in the PNW and have never owned or used such a cover…

My reasons - It all begins for me 7-8 years ago. I had one Lexus GS430, nice car, with perfectly flat, gloss grey dashboard. And when you drive towards the sun, it happened few times I was not able to see anything outside - just some grey ''curtain'' on the windscreen. Too much reflections. Then I bought my pickup Mitsubishi L200 with matt grey dash. Not so much reflections, but still. And one day I've installed dash cam to record my journeys. Quite often there were reflections, on the windscreen from dashboard, in the videos. So I took one cover again. Now, with this angle of the windscreen and the material of the dash of the Bronco, it is almost impossible to have reflection, but still happened few times. So this is for me - not for protection (although maybe there is some), but some functionality. :)

European Bronco Badlands, Velocity blue.

Deano Bronc, BuckYeah

Apr 03, 2026

#6459

didod1
My reasons - It all begins for me 7-8 years ago. I had one Lexus GS430, nice car, with perfectly flat, gloss grey dashboard. And when you drive towards the sun, it happened few times I was not able to see anything outside - just some grey ''curtain'' on the windscreen. Too much reflections. Then I bought my pickup Mitsubishi L200 with matt grey dash. Not so much reflections, but still. And one day I've installed dash cam to record my journeys. Quite often there were reflections, on the windscreen from dashboard, in the videos. So I took one cover again. Now, with this angle of the windscreen and the material of the dash of the Bronco, it is almost impossible to have reflection, but still happened few times. So this is for me - not for protection (although maybe there is some), but some functionality. :)

Thanks for the great explanation… Being from the PNW, I’m not sure I know what this sun you speak of is…

Maybe I’ll need to add a dash cover for my wintering-in-Arizona stints…

Riding OB1, 23 4- door Outer Banks, SAS, MOD, MIC, Lux, Ordered 10/20/22, delivered 1/13/23

Deano Bronc, TK1215

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