What did you do TO your Bronco Sport today?

[Goinbroke2]

I found a set of focus rims which were the right bolt pattern but wrong offset.
Since I had the wheel off fixing the inner fender(more on that in a minute) I decided to see if 35’s would fit

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[Goinbroke2]

But… on to what I did to it….
So far we have tore off two skid plates, ripped out the inner fender, broke the windshield and the latest.. tore apart the “skid plate cover”??

wife bottomed it out while trail riding with her girlfriend, I taped it but that lasted until it hit the highway the first time.
So, pulled the cover off;

Pulling it off

Laid it out and made a template

 

[Goinbroke2]

Then used a piece of aluminum (it just looks like an aluminum road sign… nothing to see here, move along..

Now I’ll have to undercoat it to cover the screws!

 

[Goinbroke2]

Damage….

broken windshield…

tab to hold inner fender to the outer one snapped off so there’s nothing to put the button into;

The rest of it has been fixed already, but more to come

 

[Goinbroke2]

It is for off roading… right??
Lol!

 

[Econoline]

But… on to what I did to it….
So far we have tore off two skid plates, ripped out the inner fender, broke the windshield and the latest.. tore apart the “skid plate cover”??

Do you think any of the aftermarket skid plates like the Rally Innovations would have survived any better?

 

[Goinbroke2]

Do you think any of the aftermarket skid plates like the Rally Innovations would have survived any better?

Oh yes for sure. When I say skid plate though, I should clarify, it’s not really skid plates as much as it is an aerodynamic cover over the actual skid plates. I was tempted to leave this cover off completely and make a proper skid plate, but I just fixed this one.
The issue is tearing the …. Ummmm… plastic/felt/whatever it is, (cover ?) or pulling it off over the nuts that hold it in place. The first time, it was hanging down because the nut was pulled off. The next time, it was pulled down over the nut. The last time it was ripped when the wife bottomed out on a rock and slid forward to get off instead of backing off the rock.
So, an actual aluminum or steel skid plate wouldn’t of been damaged, but I’m guessing the cover helps with mpg.
A concern I do have is the ecu being inside the front left fender… not sure what ford was thinking there. Maybe they wanted an “off road looking” truck to replace the escape and never considered people would do what I’m doing?? Awd and goat modes should do 99% of “soft roading” but what happens when someone does take it out in the “holy crap” area’s??
At some point I’m going to go over the underneath and add actual skid plates if/where required as well as look at the front skid plate which I think is a little light.
So, short answer is yes, aftermarket plates would be awesome but you still have to deal with the felt underbody cover and felt inner fenders.(again, felt, held in with plastic push pins, ford, what were you thinking???)

 

[Jonnie T]

New Aeroskin II, and, missing under dash panel installed.

Still need to get rid of the residual leftover bugs from pre-installation. LOL.

 

[Meanderthal]

Then used a piece of aluminum (it just looks like an aluminum road sign… nothing to see here, move along..

Now I’ll have to undercoat it to cover the screws!

I wonder if spraying those things with bedliner would be a good preventative move?

 

[spiritedcharm]

Just added these adornments. I've gone sticker happy!

 

[ScotyA]

FWIW When Ford contacted me via email I gave a thorough review of everything from the dealer to the vehicle. I advised them that it seemed petty to omit an engine shroud cover. I also advised the same as omitting seat back protectors and fog lights from the "BB Package" I was able to get my seat back protectors by not the window sticker but the actual build sheet specifications. It was based on production date of the vehicle. The decluttering seemed to change as supply lessened(common sense). I still feel that even on a $31,000 compact SUV minor things like the seat back protector and engine cover should be there. The fog lights I understand but that could be retained also.

I put the flairs on my Sport, really like em!

 

[thekingprawn]

I've gone sticker happy!

My wife has started learning. I can't to see what she comes up with when she makes stickers for something other than the cricut.

 

[cmc16]

Finally getting around to posting these after decals were installed. Tinted the front windows to match the back, added the topographic vinyls on the quarter glass, and installed the Yakima roof rails.
getting clear bra done on the front tomorrow since I already have a rock chip and looking for some beefier tires.

 

[Major Kong]

I wonder if spraying those things with bedliner would be a good preventative move?

Installed nerf bars
Needed to intersect and perforate liner
Used Kydex to fit form cut zone (worked great)
After thought was this

I may run a test on one side just to see how well it performs
Not a skid
But better than plasti-felt

 

[Oxford White]

Added the center console organizer and dashboard storage. It really adds depth behind the screen.

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