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I happened to have a bunch of MOLLE-Lok® hard connectors in various sizes handy, so I captured a few reference pictures. I like these connectors because they provide some structural rigidity to the connection, have a positive latch, and are drilled for screw-down hardware.
Sizes pictured are ML•1 standard depth (DOTS), ML•1-1/2 standard depth (DOTS), ML•2 with 4 mm depth (DOTS), ML•3-1/2 standard depth (Blade-Tech MOLLE-Lok "Short"), and ML•5 standard depth (Blade-Tech MOLLE-Lok "Long").
The vehicle is a 2021 Bronco Sport Badlands edition.
For cross reference, also pictured are that same series of MOLLE-Lok connectors on a Direct Action Gear Ghost Mark II®, specifically the front panel on the 3.5l detachable pouch. Direct Action uses a laser-cut MOLLE panel, so the vertical and horizontal spacing is standard MOLLE, but the cross-pieces aren't discrete runs of webbing, they're cut from a single sheet of Cordura® nylon.
MOLLE-Lok connectors sourced from Index Thermoplastics and Blade-Tech Industries, and are a mix of the Blade-Tech branded MOLLE-Lok Gen 3 and DOTS branded MOLLE-Lok models. My understanding is that Blade-Tech is a licensee of the DOTS design.
I didn't have any ML•2 standard depth connectors, and didn't take photos of ML•1-1/2 with 6 mm depth connectors, nor ML•1-1/2_to_ML•2 adjustable with 6mm depth or 12 mm depth connector variants (usually used with duty belts).
I also didn't work the connectors through past the hinge for the photos, but there was sufficient space to do so if done carefully. Typically this would be done so that the MOLLE-Lok connector remains anchored to the surface (in this case the seat-back), and the attached bag is released to slip-free of the pointed-end.
I'm game to grab additional photos if desired.
TL;DR: MOLLE webbing in the Ford Bronco Sport is a six-column-wide, five-row-tall configuration. Positive attachment can be achieved with ML•1, ML•3, and ML•5 connector lengths, and attachment with some vertical slop can be achieved using ML•1-1/2, ML•2, and ML•3-1/2 lengths.
Disclosure: I have no sponsor affiliation with Ford, Blade-Tech Industries, DOTS, Index Thermoplastics, or Direct Action Gear. I simply like their products.
PS: I have no sponsor affiliation with Sparrows Lockpicks either, if you're wondering about the object in the right-most of the bag photo. ;-)
Sizes pictured are ML•1 standard depth (DOTS), ML•1-1/2 standard depth (DOTS), ML•2 with 4 mm depth (DOTS), ML•3-1/2 standard depth (Blade-Tech MOLLE-Lok "Short"), and ML•5 standard depth (Blade-Tech MOLLE-Lok "Long").
The vehicle is a 2021 Bronco Sport Badlands edition.
For cross reference, also pictured are that same series of MOLLE-Lok connectors on a Direct Action Gear Ghost Mark II®, specifically the front panel on the 3.5l detachable pouch. Direct Action uses a laser-cut MOLLE panel, so the vertical and horizontal spacing is standard MOLLE, but the cross-pieces aren't discrete runs of webbing, they're cut from a single sheet of Cordura® nylon.
MOLLE-Lok connectors sourced from Index Thermoplastics and Blade-Tech Industries, and are a mix of the Blade-Tech branded MOLLE-Lok Gen 3 and DOTS branded MOLLE-Lok models. My understanding is that Blade-Tech is a licensee of the DOTS design.
I didn't have any ML•2 standard depth connectors, and didn't take photos of ML•1-1/2 with 6 mm depth connectors, nor ML•1-1/2_to_ML•2 adjustable with 6mm depth or 12 mm depth connector variants (usually used with duty belts).
I also didn't work the connectors through past the hinge for the photos, but there was sufficient space to do so if done carefully. Typically this would be done so that the MOLLE-Lok connector remains anchored to the surface (in this case the seat-back), and the attached bag is released to slip-free of the pointed-end.
I'm game to grab additional photos if desired.
TL;DR: MOLLE webbing in the Ford Bronco Sport is a six-column-wide, five-row-tall configuration. Positive attachment can be achieved with ML•1, ML•3, and ML•5 connector lengths, and attachment with some vertical slop can be achieved using ML•1-1/2, ML•2, and ML•3-1/2 lengths.
Disclosure: I have no sponsor affiliation with Ford, Blade-Tech Industries, DOTS, Index Thermoplastics, or Direct Action Gear. I simply like their products.
PS: I have no sponsor affiliation with Sparrows Lockpicks either, if you're wondering about the object in the right-most of the bag photo. ;-)
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