22 outer banks tires, bars, etc for non off road daughter!

[Dregw]

Any help would be great for tires, bumper bar, etc to make her new Alto Blue outer banks look "cool". 99% use will be on interstate to college and around her new college town in Abilene, TX. We are based in Dallas, TX area so snow performance very rarely needed. Wet and dry performance for tires! Thanks in advance as I've never done something like this and it is a graduation gift for her.

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[MJE]

Awesome congrats to her! I hope it works out great.

 

[Mark S.]

Any help would be great for tires, bumper bar, etc to make her new Alto Blue outer banks look "cool". 99% use will be on interstate to college and around her new college town in Abilene, TX. We are based in Dallas, TX area so snow performance very rarely needed. Wet and dry performance for tires! Thanks in advance as I've never done something like this and it is a graduation gift for her.

Honestly, the tires that come on the car are probably going to provide more than adequate performance if you don't plan to take it off road. If it's looks you want consider paint and/or vinyl. Here're a couple of ideas:

https://fordauthority.com/2021/12/2021-ford-bronco-sport-badlands-by-baja-forged-live-gallery/

https://www.autoblog.com/2020/10/20/2021-ford-bronco-sport-wins-class-rebelle-rally/

The Bronco Sport featured at the second link was driven by Shelby Hall and Penny Dale to win first place in its category at the 2020 Rebelle Rally.

 

[Benanza]

Agreed, stock tires are perfect for that. Just the idea of taking our personalized suggestions doesn't make it hers. You have the perfect daddy daughter moment before she goes off to school. Show her the options and budget so she makes it hers.

 

[Elegance]

Dang, wish you were my dad! That's crazy generous.

Rough Country makes a great little bull bar with a few different options for light configurations. You've also got a ton of options for tires. Wildpeaks and KO2s are the most popular for off-roading, but I will completely echo that she should stick to the stock tires if she doesn't plan on off roading. You'll get more noise and less gas mileage if you go with a larger, heavier tire. Not worth it just for looks in my opinion, especially with so many other mod options that will look awesome but not interfere with on-road performance.

Something I've really enjoyed as a woman who has an eye for unique details is shopping for decals and small accessories on Etsy and other sites like Vortexsigns. It can really set your Sport apart if you install a unique combination of conservative decals and cosmetic mods. I've got a few cosmetic mods on mine such as the fender flares and mud flaps seen below. I'll also leave the roof bars up all the time since they look great and only reduce my fuel economy if the basket is installed. Additionally, as a young woman, she might appreciate the quality time spent shopping for a few neat things. Way to go, dad! Hope you guys have fun together before she's off to school.

 

[GulfCoastBronco]

Dang, wish you were my dad! That's crazy generous.

Rough Country makes a great little bull bar with a few different options for light configurations. You've also got a ton of options for tires. Wildpeaks and KO2s are the most popular for off-roading, but I will completely echo that she should stick to the stock tires if she doesn't plan on off roading. You'll get more noise and less gas mileage if you go with a larger, heavier tire. Not worth it just for looks in my opinion, especially with so many other mod options that will look awesome but not interfere with on-road performance.

Something I've really enjoyed as a woman who has an eye for unique details is shopping for decals and small accessories on Etsy and other sites like Vortexsigns. It can really set your Sport apart if you install a unique combination of conservative decals and cosmetic mods. I've got a few cosmetic mods on mine such as the fender flares and mud flaps seen below. I'll also leave the roof bars up all the time since they look great and only reduce my fuel economy if the basket is installed. Additionally, as a young woman, she might appreciate the quality time spent shopping for a few neat things. Way to go, dad! Hope you guys have fun together before she's off to school.

I don’t see enough shots of those flares but I really like them. Any chance you have more profile shots?

 

[Elegance]

I don’t see enough shots of those flares but I really like them. Any chance you have more profile shots?

Sure! They're pretty subtle compared to the other Ford OEM ones with the fake rivets, but that's what I was looking for. The adhesive holding them on seems strong enough and they're definitely functional as well as stylish. Seems like every time I look they've got a new little scratch from where they protected my paint from road debris, which is great. Much easier to just apply plastic restorer than it would be to fill paint chips.

 

[Meanderthal]

Sure! They're pretty subtle compared to the other Ford OEM ones with the fake rivets, but that's what I was looking for. The adhesive holding them on seems strong enough and they're definitely functional as well as stylish. Seems like every time I look they've got a new little scratch from where they protected my paint from road debris, which is great. Much easier to just apply plastic restorer than it would be to fill paint chips.

Thanks for showing me that mud flaps can work with the fender flares. I have the same flares waiting for my BS whenever it comes.

 

[Elegance]

Thanks for showing me that mud flaps can work with the fender flares. I have the same flares waiting for my BS whenever it comes.

It took some very creative cutting, but they can work. Had to trim some chunks off the top of the front mud flaps. Luckily none of the trimming is visible since it's all hidden behind the wheel. The back flares and flaps played nicely and required no mods.

 

[Jrl]

It took some very creative cutting, but they can work. Had to trim some chunks off the top of the front mud flaps. Luckily none of the trimming is visible since it's all hidden behind the wheel. The back flares and flaps played nicely and required no mods.

Looks great.

 

[Dregw]

Some nice looking bronco sports in this thread! Thanks for the ideas so far. Crazy how much better they look with the little touches. That being said, those off road tires look amazing! I'm definitely doing the fender flares!

 

[Rick Brazil]

Any help would be great for tires, bumper bar, etc to make her new Alto Blue outer banks look "cool". 99% use will be on interstate to college and around her new college town in Abilene, TX. We are based in Dallas, TX area so snow performance very rarely needed. Wet and dry performance for tires! Thanks in advance as I've never done something like this and it is a graduation gift for her.

Congrats on her graduation and greetings from Brazil! Yes, Ford is also selling Bronco Sport around here. I just got mine this week and went straight to a tire shop to replace the 225 65 R17 (Pirelli Scorpion ATR - OEM) to a set of Yokohama G015 235 65 R17 (optional oem dimension for the US market, no Falken´s here unfortunatelly). The difference is very subtle, but the car get the look it deserves, little more robust look.

Also, I got the optional rubber mats which is sold by Ford (US only again, so I had to order internationally and pay shipping + customs).

Here´s a pic at the tire shop after tire swap.

 

[Tigger]

Yes make it her own. I highly recommend VortexSigns for the quality. As for accessories, I think the Ford parts are pretty cool on the Outer Banks. Here are a couple of things on my exterior.

 

[MoFoCo]

I drove to college in a 16 year old Volvo station wagon that still had my little brother's cheerios under the back seat. Had to paint my own ironic racing stripes to make it "cool".

Lucky kid!

 

[Mark S.]

I drove to college in a 16 year old Volvo station wagon that still had my little brother's cheerios under the back seat. Had to paint my own ironic racing stripes to make it "cool".

Lucky kid!

For some strange reason I decided to search on Google for "ironic racing stripe." This link was near the top.

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