What did you do TO your Bronco Sport today?

[Escape2Bronco]

Didn't take a pic, but I hauled some 3/4" x 10' EMT conduit.
I managed to load it through the cabin and to the passenger footwell and the ends fit just inside the D pillar, angled, so that the glass closed and the conduit was not pointing at the glass. The middle fit into a "notch" on top of the rear seat between the headrest and buckle trim. I was willing make the short trip with the window raised if I had to but pleasantly surprised to find out it could load. Not sure if, oh, a half dozen lengths would all go in at once but that feels about the point where the glass has to pop open or maybe the seat fold.

I hauled a 24 x 24 x 66 cabinet in mine over the weekend. My wife wasn't very comfortable but we did it without the liftgate up or having to pull out the trailer. 10' copper would fit in the Escape, haven't had to try it yet in the Bronco.

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[Major Kong]

Spark Plugs hitching post
prep work
circular saw & chisel

 

[Budstang2k5]

I ordered the Rear Bumper cover yesterday. Hopefully it arrives this week.

I had the rear bumper cover ordered and it got mauled in shipping. Local Ford dealer refunded me. I took a look at it while I was there and it is a heavy gauge decal. Not a rubber mat like I was expecting. Its also $94. I see one on Amazon for $36 and $39, they have a TPU and a rubber version. Still not very thick but certainly thicker than a decal. I did see a video of someone installing the Ford version, not sure it will offer all that much protection but looks nice.
https://www.amazon.com/YEE-PIN-Bronco-Sport-2021/dp/B09BFN21Y9/ref=sr_1_34_sspa?crid=68CJMTAT7D6L&keywords=bronco+sport+accessories+2022&qid=1658434967&sprefix=Bronco+Sport,aps,107&sr=8-34-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzRjI0MkdSSVpSWDhGJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzA2NDk5RzFFSlU4UDNSOEdPJmVuY3J5cHRlZEFkSWQ9QTA4NjEyMjYzMEVSV0lNSjJaUEpCJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfbXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==

https://www.amazon.com/Bumper-Protector-Bronco-Guards-Accessories/dp/B09BMYRQP2/ref=sr_1_5?crid=68CJMTAT7D6L&keywords=bronco+sport+accessories+2022&qid=1658434967&sprefix=Bronco+Sport,aps,107&sr=8-5

 

[Elegance]

I made an internal promise that if I got a build date for my Badlands before I came back to AZ, I'd order one dream accessory of my choice.

I ordered a full set of "Bronco" white LED illuminated letters for the front facade. Gonna try my hand at grille removal and wiring all six letters to my running lights once my Badlands arrives. They're going to be sitting in the garage for a few months, but I'm super excited. I haven't seen these white ones on a Sport yet and have only seen one person install the amber LED letters. Hoping to be very unique with mine. For those curious, the website photos only show them on the full-size Bronco, but our lettering is the exact same size.

https://www.oraclelights.com/products/oracle-lighting-universal-illuminated-led-letter-badges

 

[Glamdring70]

I hauled a 24 x 24 x 66 cabinet in mine over the weekend. My wife wasn't very comfortable but we did it without the liftgate up or having to pull out the trailer. 10' copper would fit in the Escape, haven't had to try it yet in the Bronco.

That's what the roof crossbars are for. And if you have a sunroof option, she can duck her head down out of the wind!

But seriously, I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it would haul a 10' item. I had doubts. I think I would need to use the crossbars for a 10' PT4x4 and get creative on the front.

 

[Carolo]

I made an internal promise that if I got a build date for my Badlands before I came back to AZ, I'd order one dream accessory of my choice.

I ordered a full set of "Bronco" white LED illuminated letters for the front facade. Gonna try my hand at grille removal and wiring all six letters to my running lights once my Badlands arrives. They're going to be sitting in the garage for a few months, but I'm super excited. I haven't seen these white ones on a Sport yet and have only seen one person install the amber LED letters. Hoping to be very unique with mine. For those curious, the website photos only show them on the full-size Bronco, but our lettering is the exact same size.

https://www.oraclelights.com/products/oracle-lighting-universal-illuminated-led-letter-badges

I think the lit-up letters are cool, but I'm way too poor to pay $40 a letter. Looking forward to seeing the finished product!

 

[mustangmech]

Hoping my BL is built and ships soon!

 

[Elegance]

Today, I learned about removing the horror that is Shotgun Fungus from a car's exterior. The Airbnb we stayed at for 4 months in NC was in the middle of the woods and all the landscaping was just mulch beds. Between the mulch and abundant rainfall, Shotgun Fungus was everywhere but especially concentrated around their driveway. Every day I'd notice new black spores stuck onto my Bronco. I'd scrape off the spores with a credit card as I saw them, but didn't have all my usual exterior care products to fully remove the stains.

Flash forward to today - Currently 101 degrees in AZ and I just couldn't stand looking at the brown spots anymore. Just spent 3 hours outside in the heat and got most of it done, but didn't even get a chance to start on the roof yet before I overheated (and the roof is the worst of it). These spores are cemented onto my A51 paint. Even after scraping them off, I've got to go at them with the sponge for a full minute or two each to remove the brown splotches that are embedded in the clearcoat. And there are hundreds of them. This is the devil's organism put on this planet to make me angry.

Never again without a garage. Never again. Keep me in your hearts, folks.

Edit: I just ordered a Chemical Guys foam cannon and their wash and wax products. Gonna make the rest of this process easier on myself if I can help it.

 

[Cactusjk]

Today, I learned about removing the horror that is Shotgun Fungus from a car's exterior. The Airbnb we stayed at for 4 months in NC was in the middle of the woods and all the landscaping was just mulch beds. Between the mulch and abundant rainfall, Shotgun Fungus was everywhere but especially concentrated around their driveway. Every day I'd notice new black spores stuck onto my Bronco. I'd scrape off the spores with a credit card as I saw them, but didn't have all my usual exterior care products to fully remove the stains.

Flash forward to today - Currently 101 degrees in AZ and I just couldn't stand looking at the brown spots anymore. Just spent 3 hours outside in the heat and got most of it done, but didn't even get a chance to start on the roof yet before I overheated (and the roof is the worst of it). These spores are cemented onto my A51 paint. Even after scraping them off, I've got to go at them with the sponge for a full minute or two each to remove the brown splotches that are embedded in the clearcoat. And there are hundreds of them. This is the devil's organism put on this planet to make me angry.

Never again without a garage. Never again. Keep me in your hearts, folks.

Edit: I just ordered a Chemical Guys foam cannon and their wash and wax products. Gonna make the rest of this process easier on myself if I can help it.

I am sure you are glad to be back in AZ!

 

[Meanderthal]

Today, I learned about removing the horror that is Shotgun Fungus from a car's exterior. The Airbnb we stayed at for 4 months in NC was in the middle of the woods and all the landscaping was just mulch beds. Between the mulch and abundant rainfall, Shotgun Fungus was everywhere but especially concentrated around their driveway. Every day I'd notice new black spores stuck onto my Bronco. I'd scrape off the spores with a credit card as I saw them, but didn't have all my usual exterior care products to fully remove the stains.

Flash forward to today - Currently 101 degrees in AZ and I just couldn't stand looking at the brown spots anymore. Just spent 3 hours outside in the heat and got most of it done, but didn't even get a chance to start on the roof yet before I overheated (and the roof is the worst of it). These spores are cemented onto my A51 paint. Even after scraping them off, I've got to go at them with the sponge for a full minute or two each to remove the brown splotches that are embedded in the clearcoat. And there are hundreds of them. This is the devil's organism put on this planet to make me angry.

Never again without a garage. Never again. Keep me in your hearts, folks.

Edit: I just ordered a Chemical Guys foam cannon and their wash and wax products. Gonna make the rest of this process easier on myself if I can help it.

I would look at some decontamination soaps. I haven't gotten any yet, but I have seen videos where a high PH soap is used to remove stubborn road film and then a low PH soap is used to get mineral deposits. Of course you also need to do an iron remover and a clay bar step to get everything off. Paint correction would be next, if you are into that sort of thing. After all that, you would want to do a ceramic coating to prevent anything like this in the future.

 

[Glamdring70]

Today, I learned about removing the horror that is Shotgun Fungus from a car's exterior.

Those are just the worst. We have it on one side of the house where a neighbor (now previous neighbor) put down mulch. Nothing moves it. Painters pressure washed and scrubbed as much as they could. Used cleaner, bleach, simple green, antifungal Moss Out, etc with even scotch brite and we still ended up painting over it. Careful examination of the siding and you can see some bumps remaining. I recently replaced some screens and it was still on those! Window frames still have brown rings from where we popped the majority off by scrubbing. It's all dead and inert as far as I can tell, but it's a permanent feature until/if I resided. I doubt the wash and foam cannon will move it. Pay someone a couple hundo to clay bar it and I bet that'll get it.

 

[Elegance]

I would look at some decontamination soaps. I haven't gotten any yet, but I have seen videos where a high PH soap is used to remove stubborn road film and then a low PH soap is used to get mineral deposits. Of course you also need to do an iron remover and a clay bar step to get everything off. Paint correction would be next, if you are into that sort of thing. After all that, you would want to do a ceramic coating to prevent anything like this in the future.

I doubt the wash and foam cannon will move it. Pay someone a couple hundo to clay bar it and I bet that'll get it.

Appreciate the expertise from both of you. My current goal is "do the best I can" since it's being traded for the Badlands in a couple of months anyway. I did order a Chemical Guys wax along with my new foam cannon and soap, so I'll apply another wax coat once I've got it as clean as possible then call it good. My elbow grease today did work to remove the brown spots, but I'll give it another thorough wash when my new stuff gets here. My dealer is not going to get face-level with the paint and look for the most minor imperfections when giving me the value of my trade in under 5 minutes. As for the clearcoat, it's probably slightly thinner in the spots where I've removed the spores, but it is not visible and should be corrected by the dealership when they prep it to put out on their lot.

The Badlands, however, will likely be getting a ceramic coat. It will never not be kept in a garage. This 4 month work assignment was a special circumstance, but now I never have to live away from my own home ever again. Going to change up my care routine, wax regularly, ceramic coat the Badlands, and hope I never have to deal with Shotgun Fungus ever again.

 

[Major Kong]

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/r/advice/vehicle-engine-cleaning/safely-remove-artillery-fungus-from-your-car

 

[Oban]

Added some vinyl lettering, closest I could find to the hot pepper red. Looks closer than the pics show.

 

[kennyroo]

Tinted the headlights. They’re still super bright. The tint doesn’t affect night driving at all. 15 min install ez.

link? looks nice ??