What did you do TO your Bronco Sport today?

[Meanderthal]

Will this work to detach the glove box to change out the cabin air filter?

I have no idea why they made it so hard to detach and it looks like it'll break after some time.

Maybe that's why the dealer charges $100 to replace that filter.

The smallest hose plier that I have my set (Pittsburgh from Harbor Freight) were not small enough to fully compress that snap. I tried using a small socket on the end of an extension and pushing it onto the end of that clip, but that didn’t work. What did seem to work was a standard slip joint plier and I still had to apply some force on that arm to get it to pop off. I have a set of mini pliers that has a sort of stubby flat end plier (don’t know the name for this type) and that worked well too. Pretty much every tool box has a slip joint plier in it though.

I haven’t replaced the cabin air filter yet, but now I know how to do so. Thanks @davidg4781 for the video!

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[Chevo1468]

Looks great! What brand did you with? I have Baja Designs for lightbar and 5hey have a backlight, but their apilars/ditch are not backlit so leaning towards other brands. Love the backlight since the reg lights are so strong for road use that at least backlight is nice. Love Amber too!

Sorry for the late response. I'm actually using the pods that I had bought like 2 years ago. They came in a set of like 8 different lights I got on Amazon for like 100 bux. The yellow you see on the pods and the fogs is actually just yellow film. It's all mostly DIY including my brackets ??

 

[Babybronc21]

Sorry for the late response. I'm actually using the pods that I had bought like 2 years ago. They came in a set of like 8 different lights I got on Amazon for like 100 bux. The yellow you see on the pods and the fogs is actually just yellow film. It's all mostly DIY including my brackets ??

sounds great to me and look great too! I just picked up some laminx film for the fogs??

 

[strckerie]

Today our 2021 BS BB got new shoes. Vredestein Hitrac All Season, 70,000 mile tires. Took the new Blizzaks off after a mild winter. Needed to replace the original Continentals.
We'll never offroad, needing good traction and control in all non-winter conditions for city and highway. I haven't driven it yet, my husband says they feel great. Fingers crossed they are good as reviews have stated. I like too they don't look whimpy for an all season.

 

[Chevo1468]

Finally added the grill lights.

 

[Mark S.]

Today our 2021 BS BB got new shoes. Vredestein Hitrac All Season, 70,000 mile tires. Took the new Blizzaks off after a mild winter. Needed to replace the original Continentals.
We'll never offroad, needing good traction and control in all non-winter conditions for city and highway. I haven't driven it yet, my husband says they feel great. Fingers crossed they are good as reviews have stated. I like too they don't look whimpy for an all season.

I've read good things about Vredestein tires. Please give an update sometime down the road.

 

[strckerie]

I've read good things about Vredestein tires. Please give an update sometime down the road.

 

[DirtyLuke]

New tire goofin

 

[Meanderthal]

New tire goofin

I don’t know why tire shops refuse to line up the balance mark on the tire with the valve stem and then pile on 15 wheel weights.

 

[mwines]

Gave Bertha a bath
Covered the blue Ford badge
Added vinyl to letters on grill and back
Added flag graphic to rear 1/4 window

 

[Jmuns]

Gave Bertha a bath
Covered the blue Ford badge
Added vinyl to letters on grill and back
Added flag graphic to rear 1/4 window

You need a Dead sticker on there somewhere.

 

[mwines]

You need a Dead sticker on there somewhere.

This is my hitch cover. Thinking of a well placed black bolt as well somewhere.

 

[Mark S.]

I don’t know why tire shops refuse to line up the balance mark on the tire with the valve stem and then pile on 15 wheel weights.

It looks like they aligned the yellow dot with the valve stem on the spare, but not on the left front. I wonder if the spare was an accident, or the other way around?

EDIT: Just saw this post: Seems Discount Tire knows how to do it!

 

[Meanderthal]

It looks like they aligned the yellow dot with the valve stem on the spare, but not on the left front. I wonder if the spare was an accident, or the other way around?

EDIT: Just saw this post: Seems Discount Tire knows how to do it!

Unfortunately for me, my local Discount Tire basically gives me a line about the wheels being more out of balance. I really like @Discount Tire but this really irks me because I hate seeing multiple rows of wheel weights and also seeing that the balance mark is not aligned with the valve stem. Then when I show them the one wheel that “accidentally” is aligned and only needed 1 or 2 weights, they still give the excuse.

BTW, I suspect that in the OP’s pictures, the one tire that is aligned properly is coincidental.

 

[Dude]

How does the tire valve stem intended to relate to yellow, red and orange dots (if provided) on a tire? If you don’t know here is a synopsis on the topic:

Most tire manufacturers will place a yellow dot on the section of the tire where there is least weight. When fitting a tire to the wheel, line up this yellow dot with the valve stem as this is the heaviest point of the wheel. Continue reading below…

By aligning the lightest spot on the tire with the heaviest point on the wheel, the tire/wheel balance is as close to optimal as can be. So, you won’t use as many weights around the wheel to balance out the tire and wheel. Fewer weights make for a more balanced wheel, which then means a quieter, more comfortable ride, and a longer-lasting tire.

Tires have high and low points which occur where the belts are joined, and these points can cause vibrations when a tire is rolling. The red dot indicates the tire’s high point. Most of the time a wheel will also have a dot—either a drilled dot or a sticker to indicate its low point; if you have these marks, you should align the red dot on the tire with the mark on the wheel and ignore the yellow dot. By doing this you minimize the vibration caused by the high point of the tire. Continue reading below…

If both red and yellow dots are visible on the tire and if there are no dots or marks on the wheel, red takes precedence over yellow and you should align the red dot with the valve stem. Cancelling out the high point takes precedence over the lightest point of the tire, which can be addressed with wheel weights.

Not my info, was abstracted from this link:
https://www.tyrebaydirect.com/knowledge-base/tyres-explained-red-dot-vs-yellow-dot/

Info probably is on Discount Tire’s website but I didn’t check.

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