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Looks great! I installed a 60”x49” Pioneer Platform on my BL and like you say after several adjustments was able to get full clearance for the sunroof. Love how low profile it is, even with the standard spare tire mounted on top, still fits in my garage.

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL B288087C-10D5-4639-AFBC-1FF0B34AA243


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL DEA9C8C6-B316-4FDE-AE73-1A134B71887C


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL EED8929F-35A0-46CF-9601-6C5EBB54FE8F


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL F03723D5-A023-4EC2-826C-8E013DAD1138


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 811B75C8-3A01-44E6-9DF4-610EC4D419C7
What were the adjustments that you made? I have a FE with sunroof.
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Since I haven’t seen too many mentions of Rhino Rack platforms on here I thought I’d post what I installed over the weekend. I wanted a lower profile platform rack that was still aluminum and light weight. Rhino rack has an option on their website for the BS but it runs the length of the roof and would cover the sunroof on my Badlands. After a lot of close measurements I figured I could mount the 52x49 and still have a full functioning sun roof. It’s close and took a little adjustment but here is the result!

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL A896A522-9D8B-4A91-B1D2-6871A8ABBF9F


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 3E2383FA-1CA9-4E2F-A9CC-B67F97C7BDC1


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL E02A4EE0-3648-4226-9A7A-677787DF9452
What were the adjustments that you made? I have a FE with sunroof and want a low profile.
 

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What were the adjustments that you made? I have a FE with sunroof and want a low profile.
So the adjustments I used to position the 60x49 Pioneer Platform I installed were to space the 3 cross braces as follows:
Front crossbar at 46 cm
Center crossbar at zero cm
Rear crossbar at 46 cm
One of the cool things about the Rhino Rack is they have a “ruler” imprinted right on the underside so super easy to make sure you are aligned correctly.
Once the crossbar spacing is set, I installed the SX feet so that the rear attachment point was at the rear most end of the factory side rail (see photos).
There was plenty of room for the sunroof travel and the leading edge of the rack aligns with the sunroof opening perfectly when fully opened, so you get a full view.
I also reduced the wind noise significantly by installing the wind screen from Rhino Rack.

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL D08D0872-77C8-434A-AA7C-03CA47AEF9D1


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 84DFFE80-B492-4A48-9CC5-F51B6E654481


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 44808A4C-35E2-4377-B55F-D0323CC16B35


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 0F8D087E-9475-4040-8645-16AC8C56AD3B


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 5634AE54-8E2E-4D58-A11D-B5D9B112EE64


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So the adjustments I used to position the 60x49 Pioneer Platform I installed were to space the 3 cross braces as follows:
Front crossbar at 46 cm
Center crossbar at zero cm
Rear crossbar at 46 cm
One of the cool things about the Rhino Rack is they have a “ruler” imprinted right on the underside so super easy to make sure you are aligned correctly.
Once the crossbar spacing is set, I installed the SX feet so that the rear attachment point was at the rear most end of the factory side rail (see photos).
There was plenty of room for the sunroof travel and the leading edge of the rack aligns with the sunroof opening perfectly when fully opened, so you get a full view.
I also reduced the wind noise significantly by installing the wind screen from Rhino Rack.

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL D08D0872-77C8-434A-AA7C-03CA47AEF9D1


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 84DFFE80-B492-4A48-9CC5-F51B6E654481


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 44808A4C-35E2-4377-B55F-D0323CC16B35


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 0F8D087E-9475-4040-8645-16AC8C56AD3B


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 5634AE54-8E2E-4D58-A11D-B5D9B112EE64


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 5CA42FAA-ADC2-4A51-AC85-6125FD80F6FE
Thank you, that looks great!
 

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There is a bit of noticeable wind noise. Closing the moonroof curtain helps quite a bit. I have the Rhino Rack wind fairing ordered and will see how much that helps. I have the KC HiLites LED curved 45” light bar mounted to the Pioneer Platform also, and was surprised it didn’t much if any additional wind noise. By the way KC HiLites has this 45” light bar on clearance at a great price! The mount spacing matched the side slots perfectly on the 49” wide platform.
Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL ADCED3B9-AA7B-4F1A-A8E2-51ACFAFFC06B
Hello, were you able to install the wind fairing already? wanted to see/learn how it went before i go all out and start ordering :) thanks!
 


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Yes I was able to install the wind screen and feel it did help with the wind noise overall. I ran into an issue with the windscreen kit as provided thought, due to the newer Pioneer Platform design, the spacing for the outer support arms needed a little modification. I did the modification simply by adjusting the spacing on the clamp (see photos). I contacted Rhino Rack USAbdirectly for other options but was told they didn’t have an updated windscreen kit yet.

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 1BB125E5-6ED0-4E38-A4DC-5677C5AA7941


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 09D4C00C-B0FE-4A5C-8ECC-77095754A595


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 51C1CD9C-9CD3-4BAE-8A64-7DEF80860759
 

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There is a bit of noticeable wind noise. Closing the moonroof curtain helps quite a bit. I have the Rhino Rack wind fairing ordered and will see how much that helps. I have the KC HiLites LED curved 45” light bar mounted to the Pioneer Platform also, and was surprised it didn’t much if any additional wind noise. By the way KC HiLites has this 45” light bar on clearance at a great price! The mount spacing matched the side slots perfectly on the 49” wide platform.
Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL ADCED3B9-AA7B-4F1A-A8E2-51ACFAFFC06B
What size hole plug did you use to cover the hole to get to bracket?
 

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The plugs for the holes actually came with the kit, so I can’t recall since I just measured and chose the drill size. Really just large enough to get Allen key through, maybe 1/4 inch. Maybe these photos can help.

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 441F63F7-E60F-4C86-8330-1CA30749B6AC


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL B62FFA4E-04FB-4D18-B13A-4129AB1E2926


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 281236D9-4230-4E42-8D49-229FA1E9B943


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL C832D8F3-4124-4062-BD64-B75CE5798A7E
 

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The plugs for the holes actually came with the kit, so I can’t recall since I just measured and chose the drill size. Really just large enough to get Allen key through, maybe 1/4 inch. Maybe these photos can help.

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 441F63F7-E60F-4C86-8330-1CA30749B6AC


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL B62FFA4E-04FB-4D18-B13A-4129AB1E2926


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 281236D9-4230-4E42-8D49-229FA1E9B943


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL C832D8F3-4124-4062-BD64-B75CE5798A7E

thanks
 

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For anyone that has already installed the pioneer platform… I got the front to back spacing perfect because of the measurement, but does anyone have any tips on getting it centered left to right?
 


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For anyone that has already installed the pioneer platform… I got the front to back spacing perfect because of the measurement, but does anyone have any tips
Tighten little by little and keep measuring as you move from side to side.
 

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Looks great! I installed a 60”x49” Pioneer Platform on my BL and like you say after several adjustments was able to get full clearance for the sunroof. Love how low profile it is, even with the standard spare tire mounted on top, still fits in my garage.

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL B288087C-10D5-4639-AFBC-1FF0B34AA243


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL DEA9C8C6-B316-4FDE-AE73-1A134B71887C


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL EED8929F-35A0-46CF-9601-6C5EBB54FE8F


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL F03723D5-A023-4EC2-826C-8E013DAD1138


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 811B75C8-3A01-44E6-9DF4-610EC4D419C7
Thank you for sharing! I just order one and am so excited to find something low profile that accommodates the moonroof.
 

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Since I haven’t seen too many mentions of Rhino Rack platforms on here I thought I’d post what I installed over the weekend. I wanted a lower profile platform rack that was still aluminum and light weight. Rhino rack has an option on their website for the BS but it runs the length of the roof and would cover the sunroof on my Badlands. After a lot of close measurements I figured I could mount the 52x49 and still have a full functioning sun roof. It’s close and took a little adjustment but here is the result!

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL A896A522-9D8B-4A91-B1D2-6871A8ABBF9F


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 3E2383FA-1CA9-4E2F-A9CC-B67F97C7BDC1


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL E02A4EE0-3648-4226-9A7A-677787DF9452
i just got this rack because of the forum and I love it! But how do you synch down the sx lexs once you have them clipped in the platform? The nut to tighten them sits flush with the railing and I just can’t figure this out! Feel so dumb.
 

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i just got this rack because of the forum and I love it! But how do you synch down the sx lexs once you have them clipped in the platform? The nut to tighten them sits flush with the railing and I just can’t figure this out! Feel so dumb.
You have to drill a 1/4 inch hole, if you look up a couple post you will see azwildbronco has pictures of it
 

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Since I haven’t seen too many mentions of Rhino Rack platforms on here I thought I’d post what I installed over the weekend. I wanted a lower profile platform rack that was still aluminum and light weight. Rhino rack has an option on their website for the BS but it runs the length of the roof and would cover the sunroof on my Badlands. After a lot of close measurements I figured I could mount the 52x49 and still have a full functioning sun roof. It’s close and took a little adjustment but here is the result!

Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL A896A522-9D8B-4A91-B1D2-6871A8ABBF9F


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL 3E2383FA-1CA9-4E2F-A9CC-B67F97C7BDC1


Ford Bronco Sport Rhino Rack Pioneer installed on BL+BL E02A4EE0-3648-4226-9A7A-677787DF9452
Late reply, but wondering if there's any way to get a photo from inside looking out the moonroof with this attached? Mostly wondering if the rack impedes visibility or casts any shadows inside of it. This seems like the route I want to go once my BS arrives, but also don't want to cover up the moonroof.
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