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What about buying some rolls of cheap black vinyl sticker and covering the back of the bumper where it's likely to be contacted? Might not survive much scuffing, but would be replaceable.

It might not be able to take the heat soak from being inside the engine bay. And if it goes bad from overheating it most definitely wouldn't get covered by warranty, whereas this soaked ECU should.

Right, those connections are generally safe from splash, but would be submerged during a slow water wade event. I'm still surprised this ECU got fried, as all those connections should be sealed against water intrusion. Ford did test for this sort of thing.

FYI that isn't the main ECU harness. The ECU and main connection are on the other side of that metal plate/bracket.

Ehhhh it's close, but the hood bulges are actually ~4 inches inboard of the tire's inner sidewall.

Correct, the screw-in stick antenna is just for AM/FM. You can ditch it entirely if you never listen to radio, or find an aftermarket shorter antenna. I believe some folks have done that without much loss in reception.

They'll just move on to whining that the BS isn't Body On Frame, or whatever next gatekeeping goalpost they think up. Let em complain. It will get awfully hard to hear them when you're off having fun somewhere in your Bronco :rockon:

Maybe his For is different than the loaded one I drove recently. There was a lot of idle NVH (felt like a motor mount was broken!), and throttle tip-in was extremely hesitant. It felt like anytime I asked the car to accelerate it would huff and puff and go "FINE, alright, I'll go!" Ride was...

I think the two will perform close enough that it'll come down to driver skill and tires. Forester CVT is definitely a big weak point. And in general the Forester is going to be miserable to drive :)

No lift will help with tire clearance because the limiting factor is the body pinch wild flange rearward of the front tires. Sounds like more than a few people have been able to up the section size to 245 without issues, but I'd be really hesitant to go beyond that.

It'd be a real pain, you have to drop the headliner to access the retaining nuts that hold the rack down.

Correct, that is the limiting factor. You also have to consider dynamic clearance to that flange - your worst case is going to be driving ~15mph with the wheel slightly turns inboard and stomping on the brakes.

Maybe I'm out of the loop, but hasn't Off-Road Trail Control only been introduced as a feature within the past couple years, whether on 4Runner or Bronco?

Welcome!!

I'd be curious how a resonator delete would sound on BS 2.0L. That was just enough on my old Focus ST.

Primarily there for aerodynamics, but will also keep dirt and road debris off your fuel/brake/evap bundle. There is a metal skid plate protecting the carbon canister on Badlands.

Snow chain design was restricted to 10mm chains on the base 225/65R17 or 225/60R18 tires. Probably not a big deal if you use 6-10mm chains/cables on the 235 Falken tire and take it easy.

This cluster was originally designed for the Ford Kuga, so the engineers in Europe placed the button next to the (right hand drive) driver. The blank switch on the other side would be used for the heated windshield option on the Kuga. I've been trying to get them to change it =/

That's how most Fords will be from now on. Just have to pull the interior latch twice, and the hood is free to open. No more fumbling around trying to find a latch under the hood.

Glad you're enjoying your BS and putting it through its paces! Did you use a ski rack, or toss everything in the back?