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Hi folks. I purchased the white LED Bronco letters for the front grille found here prior to the arrival of my ordered Badlands. I intended these letters to be a simple but flashy focal point to make my Sport unique. The results speak for themselves.

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_175138

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_175108


Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_162344

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_162415

Looks great right? I encourage you all to go for it if you were thinking about adding them. But just a heads up, it turns out they were pretty tricky to install. I'm going to give any of you also interested in installing these a few pointers:
  • Install of these letters takes a full bumper removal. Your OEM Bronco letters are held in place with plastic pins on the back of each letter. These can only be accessed with the entire front end off of the Sport. Once they're removed, one small hole must be drilled behind each letter to run the single wire into the engine compartment. This may be wired into your running lights, headlights, or an aftermarket switch of your choice.
  • Make no mistake, these are molded and designed for the letters on the Big Bronco. There is about a quarter inch difference between the size of the letters on the big Bronco and the letters on the Sport. However, they will fit your Sport with some additional steps. (Detailed in next bullet).
  • These letters are installed with 3m tape. They have a peel and stick backing. The letters do not fit snug into the recessed area on the grille where the OEM letters were installed, and thus, do not adhere their entire surface area to the grille. To ensure better adhesion, additional letters of 3m tape cut to the size of the recesses of the grille may be built up and stuck to the 3m tape already on the back of the letters. This ensures the letters stick to the full recessed area and not just the very edge on a few of them. This was especially an issue with the letter "B" where only two small corners actually adhered without additional tape.
  • One other option you may consider is removing the OEM lettering and creating a smooth surface by filling the recesses with a product such as Bondo, then carefully sanding and painting to match your grille. This is an additional step, but Onyxthebronco on Instagram has a video showing his success with that method here.
  • If you are a Badlands owner with any desire to paint your tow hooks, they are easily removed with a single bolt when your bumper is off. Now is the time to do that. Kill two birds with one stone like I did.
  • If you don't want to deal with it, your local body or lighting shop might be willing to take a stab at installing these. They're a little tedious so please give your money to a local business, not a dealership who might cut corners, and compensate them fairly for their time.
I hope this helps! They were worth every penny, in my opinion. Really makes my Velocity Blue Badlands stand out even at night. Will update this post if I have any quality issues or if they burn out early. Happy trails!

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_175530
Sorry for all the questions that you have to pull the bumper and grill out for the install looks difficult to pull off if you had to do it
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As a heads up, they do chip pretty easily. My boyfriend picked me up from the airport and he said he heard a "plink" like road debris bouncing off. Washed the car today and found out what the noise was. I'm just going to touch it up with some white paint.

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As a heads up, they do chip pretty easily. My boyfriend picked me up from the airport and he said he heard a "plink" like road debris bouncing off. Washed the car today and found out what the noise was. I'm just going to touch it up with some white paint.

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20230220_170554
Thanks for this thread and the update. I intend to buy these once I get my shipping arrangemnt sorted south of the border (Iā€™m in Canada).

I wonder if decals would help to provide an additional layer of protection? I have bronze/copper coloured decals on my regular bronco sport letters. I really would like the same colour if I was to get these new letter lights, but I donā€™t know what size Iā€™d order!!

Please can you remind me, are these slightly bigger than our standard BS letters?
 
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Thanks for this thread and the update. I intend to buy these once I get my shipping arrangemnt sorted south of the border (Iā€™m in Canada).

I wonder if decals would help to provide an additional layer of protection? I have bronze/copper coloured decals on my regular bronco sport letters. I really would like the same colour if I was to get these new letter lights, but I donā€™t know what size Iā€™d order!!

Please can you remind me, are these slightly bigger than our standard BS letters?
I actually told him the same thing. If they keep chipping, I'll buy decals.

These are the same size as the letters on the full size Bronco, so I assume you'd just shop for decals for a full size. I bet your Bronze is super pretty. Do you have any pics?
 

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Hi folks. I purchased the white LED Bronco letters for the front grille found here prior to the arrival of my ordered Badlands. I intended these letters to be a simple but flashy focal point to make my Sport unique. The results speak for themselves.

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_175138

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_175108


Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_162344

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_162415

Looks great right? I encourage you all to go for it if you were thinking about adding them. But just a heads up, it turns out they were pretty tricky to install. I'm going to give any of you also interested in installing these a few pointers:
  • Install of these letters takes a full bumper removal. Your OEM Bronco letters are held in place with plastic pins on the back of each letter. These can only be accessed with the entire front end off of the Sport. Once they're removed, one small hole must be drilled behind each letter to run the single wire into the engine compartment. This may be wired into your running lights, headlights, or an aftermarket switch of your choice.
  • Make no mistake, these are molded and designed for the letters on the Big Bronco. There is about a quarter inch difference between the size of the letters on the big Bronco and the letters on the Sport. However, they will fit your Sport with some additional steps. (Detailed in next bullet).
  • These letters are installed with 3m tape. They have a peel and stick backing. The letters do not fit snug into the recessed area on the grille where the OEM letters were installed, and thus, do not adhere their entire surface area to the grille. To ensure better adhesion, additional letters of 3m tape cut to the size of the recesses of the grille may be built up and stuck to the 3m tape already on the back of the letters. This ensures the letters stick to the full recessed area and not just the very edge on a few of them. This was especially an issue with the letter "B" where only two small corners actually adhered without additional tape.
  • One other option you may consider is removing the OEM lettering and creating a smooth surface by filling the recesses with a product such as Bondo, then carefully sanding and painting to match your grille. This is an additional step, but Onyxthebronco on Instagram has a video showing his success with that method here.
  • If you are a Badlands owner with any desire to paint your tow hooks, they are easily removed with a single bolt when your bumper is off. Now is the time to do that. Kill two birds with one stone like I did.
  • If you don't want to deal with it, your local body or lighting shop might be willing to take a stab at installing these. They're a little tedious so please give your money to a local business, not a dealership who might cut corners, and compensate them fairly for their time.
I hope this helps! They were worth every penny, in my opinion. Really makes my Velocity Blue Badlands stand out even at night. Will update this post if I have any quality issues or if they burn out early. Happy trails!

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 20221209_175530
I just found this after seeing you a pic you posted on a recent thread. This is amazing and had been wondering about the Oracle lettering myself. How is the 3M adhesion holding up after 6 months of weather?

Thank you for detailing this. It makes me wanna consider it.
 


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I just found this after seeing you a pic you posted on a recent thread. This is amazing and had been wondering about the Oracle lettering myself. How is the 3M adhesion holding up after 6 months of weather?

Thank you for detailing this. It makes me wanna consider it.
The "B" was a little iffy to begin with but nothing has moved over 6 months. I went from 120 degree AZ weather to pouring rain in Western NC and they haven't moved an inch. I have a tube of 3M adhesive in my center console in case of emergency repairs.
 

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I actually told him the same thing. If they keep chipping, I'll buy decals.

These are the same size as the letters on the full size Bronco, so I assume you'd just shop for decals for a full size. I bet your Bronze is super pretty. Do you have any pics?
Sorry girl, missed this! Iā€™d happily share a couple of pics of my beast šŸ˜
Also , I am about to order the letters. Iā€™ll let you know how it goes šŸ¤žšŸ¼

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Sorry girl, missed this! Iā€™d happily share a couple of pics of my beast šŸ˜
Also , I am about to order the letters. Iā€™ll let you know how it goes šŸ¤žšŸ¼

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Daaaaaang. That color combo is beautiful. Great taste. Let me know if you need any help with your lettering. Gonna do it yourself or take it in to a shop?
 

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Daaaaaang. That color combo is beautiful. Great taste. Let me know if you need any help with your lettering. Gonna do it yourself or take it in to a shop?
Iā€™m taking it to a shop, for sure. I will do lots of things myself but I could totally wreck this šŸ˜‘
 
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I love this look, but I am not up to removing the front bumper.
 


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Iā€™m taking it to a shop, for sure. I will do lots of things myself but I could totally wreck this šŸ˜‘
Yeah, it was pretty involved. Make sure the shop sees this post and is aware that the letters won't be a perfect fit and they'll have to MacGyver a little. I could see them turning you away because the bumper removal is already so involved and they're worried it won't work out in the end because of the size difference.

Did you already order yours? Are you going with the amber or the white?
 
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Sorry for all the questions that you have to pull the bumper and grill out for the install looks difficult to pull off if you had to do it
I have been struggling with whether to buy Bronco LED grille letter lights before, until I saw your post, the simple modification added extra coolness to the Bronco, which helped me a lot!ļ¼š
 
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Have you shown the pictures to Oracle? Maybe suggest they could sell a lot more of these letters if they would make them in Bronco Sport size? I would definitely get them if they didn't have to be MacGyverā€˜d to fit. I wonder if my Orange caps would fit (in Bronco size)? I wonder if Oracle will ever Sport size the letters? Just curious, or some would say nosy. šŸ¤£
 
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Have you shown the pictures to Oracle? Maybe suggest they could sell a lot more of these letters if they would make them in Bronco Sport size? I would definitely get them if they didn't have to be MacGyverā€˜d to fit. I wonder if my Orange caps would fit (in Bronco size)? I wonder if Oracle will ever Sport size the letters? Just curious, or some would say nosy. šŸ¤£
So, I've spoken with Oracle a few times regarding these letters or product development. Here are the key takeaways from each:

1. I wanted to confirm before dropping hundreds on these that they would actually work on my new Badlands. They claimed these are made and designed for the Bronco Sport because they also jerry rigged them to fit on their show model Sport. I bought them not knowing they would need such significant modifications. I called them back when I first ran into trouble installing for some help, and all they said is that they do fit and sent me photos of their show model and a link to the directions I already had. No mention was made about any necessary modifications or the size difference between the Sport and full size lettering. They also told me they will not make a set for the Sport because that specific install specialist I spoke to claimed the letters were not different sizes. I sent them this and never got another response:

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 1694571534024


2. I sent them photos of my final install and told them they look great but I ran into issues. I gave them permission to use my photos as an example of the letters on a Sport on the item page on their website. They thanked me and raved about the photos, but never used them and still only have photos of the full size Bronco.

3. I ran into Oracle again at their booth at the Bronco Stampede. The vendor manning the booth said they are not currently developing any Sport-specific products. He seemed to be just a salesperson and may not have known about the R&D side, but that stinks if his word is the truth. They're continuing to develop products for the full size Bronco.
 

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So, I've spoken with Oracle a few times regarding these letters or product development. Here are the key takeaways from each:

1. I wanted to confirm before dropping hundreds on these that they would actually work on my new Badlands. They claimed these are made and designed for the Bronco Sport because they also jerry rigged them to fit on their show model Sport. I bought them not knowing they would need such significant modifications. I called them back when I first ran into trouble installing for some help, and all they said is that they do fit and sent me photos of their show model and a link to the directions I already had. No mention was made about any necessary modifications or the size difference between the Sport and full size lettering. They also told me they will not make a set for the Sport because that specific install specialist I spoke to claimed the letters were not different sizes. I sent them this and never got another response:

Ford Bronco Sport Oracle LED Grille "Bronco" Lettering Installed on Bronco Sport Badlands 1694571534024


2. I sent them photos of my final install and told them they look great but I ran into issues. I gave them permission to use my photos as an example of the letters on a Sport on the item page on their website. They thanked me and raved about the photos, but never used them and still only have photos of the full size Bronco.

3. I ran into Oracle again at their booth at the Bronco Stampede. The vendor manning the booth said they are not currently developing any Sport-specific products. He seemed to be just a salesperson and may not have known about the R&D side, but that stinks if his word is the truth. They're continuing to develop products for the full size Bronco.
I sent them a message through the contact us page. Iā€™ll see if the even respond. If they ever come up with Sport size letters, Iā€™ll probably make this mod, but I wonā€™t go through all you did. It looks great, but Iā€™m not that talented. šŸ’™
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