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  1. gatornek

    Badlands 2.0 Transmission Clutch Failure

    I've never had to deal with a major warranty repair like this in my life. Never a better time than the present, I guess. So on Friday, in the middle of my drive back from the office in the evening, the vehicle began to stall out at stops and very low rpms. I had to restart the vehicle...
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    Spark Plug Check

    I like to stick with Ford Motorcraft, so the SP550X it is, but can anyone confirm for me the manufacturer's gap and has anyone had any success in shortening it?? Google has a variety of answers on the SP550x "factory gap", but since my Mustangs plugs always come plus .30, Im guessing the same...
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    Second Catalytic Converter?

    Come to learn on another thread, that these 2.0s have 2 cats?? One 'smallish' one on the downpipe, where I imagine the O2 sensor is plugged in and reading the EFR? And a larger one right after, that looks like it does the majority of the scrubbing? Can someone elaborate why they chose this...
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    Commute times and distances - Best/Worst

    A tangent on another thread led me down a bit of a rabbit hole looking for the 'current' worst municipal areas for traffic. I found this study by a non profit. https://www.llc.org/worst-commutes-in-america/ According to this study, I spend close to 10 days a year in a car, waiting in traffic...
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    Removing swirls from the C-pillars

    Excuse me if this is an obtuse question, but can the C-pillars be 'polished' for swirl and defect removal with a dual action polisher and the right type of pad and product, just like I can the paint and clear coat are able to? Are we talking about the same exact type of material and clear coat...
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    Auto Stop Start Breakdown

    Goes into some excellent detail about how the different systems interact with the Auto Start/Stop function.
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    New Car Buying Strategy

    It occurred to me by going through some other threads, that there are some knowledgeable fellows here on this particular subject. My wife's RAV4 is nearing the end for her. Its a 2014 XLE, no accidents; not even a ticket for her...ever. The engine is a champ. 115K miles. Never an issue...
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    When Did You Replace Your Battery?

    Lots of battery talk lately. The BS has been out for 3, 4 years now. Plenty of time for people to need a new one and get them replaced. So got me thinking that I wanted to see what the different experiences have been on that. Please don't answer unless it applies to your BS. Also if you...
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    Speaker Install Help

    The good news is, I can take the door panel on and off in a matter of minutes now, with the help of my trusted right angle Milwaukee. The bad news, is that I only learned this because I took each door panel off to ensure that the harness they sent me was an ill fit. So I got nowhere with my...
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    Key Fob holders and sleeves

    It's been a year. I don't want to wait until my fob is all beat to hell before I try and protect it. I need to start now. Link me your best, please. Show me what you guys got.
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    Insurance companies getting driving data?

    I’ve worked “Enterprise IT” for what is quickly approaching 25 years. Trust me when I say that any data not in your physical possession, or that is synced to a vendor cloud, is essentially Publicly accessible, for the right price...
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    Auxbeam placement help

    I got a sweet deal on Black Friday for a Rough Country lightbar that I coudln't pass up. I've been waiting on my Auxbeam purchase to get it installed though, because I want to make sure to get the Auxbeam in first because I definitely want to add a couple of other gadgets in the future. So now...
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    Cobb Tuning - 2023 Ford Bronco Sport

    Will be coming up on a year of ownership in a few months, and have hit 11K on the odometer. I finally feel safe enough to start planning my Cobb tune upgrade. However, when I reached out to Cobb, I was disappointed to find out they HAVE NOT released the tune for the 2023 models and up. They...
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    SuperDuty rescues Tesla Cybertruck

    https://www.benzinga.com/news/23/12/36189627/tesla-spinning-its-wheels-snow-challenged-cybertruck-gets-rescued-by-rival-pickup
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    First Trip to the Great Smoky Mountains.

    As I've noted previously on this forum, I came from a tuned 2.3 Mustang that left me enamored with the possibilities of the Ecoboost platform ... which ended up pushing me down the road of looking into the Badlands 2.0 when I needed something with more "utility". I'll be honest, and it very...
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    Marmot Bronco Hoodie - ON SALE!

    Thought y'all might want to take advantage and grab another hodie for the upcoming winter, like I did. :) https://www.marmot.com/men/tops/mens-marmot-x-bronco-logo-hoody/AFS_195115085650.html
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    Taillight Out

    Noticed this BS in front of me having issues with a taillight. Wanted to try to get side by side with them to let them know (in case, sometimes, people are oblivious) and also find out how old it was. Haven’t really heard anyone in here chirp about the taillights. But a good LED twilight should...
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    How Strong of a Receiver Shackle Mount?

    Obviously, our vehicles aren't huge 8ton animals, so I was going to cheap it out with a $40 aluminum receiver shackle mount for my recovery point on my new hitch. My main purpose in getting my aftermarket Curt hitch was for an upcoming trip to the Rockies where I wanted to do some offroading...
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    Best "NON-straight-from-the-factory" Hitch

    So I chimed in on this thread, a couple of months ago, to try to generate some opinion on which is the best hitch to install for those of us who weren't lucky enough to get it straight from the factory. Best Tow Hitch for '21 - Using for Beach | 2021+ Ford Bronco Sport Forum -...
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    Bronco Nation Tool Roll

    This item is back in stock after basically being out of stock since I've owned the BS. The price is great and comparable to any other similar tool roll, except this one is branded "Bronco". For anyone looking for a tool roll for their BS, get 'em befgore they go out of stock again...


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