Photos of Bronco Sport Badlands underside / undercarriage

After driving some 200 miles this morning, w/1290 miles on the odometer, I decided to stop at my local Ford Dealership and have my first oil change done.

Normally on a new vehicle, I would do just the oil filter at that mileage, adding replacement oil as needed, when I use to do my own oil changes, since the oil is still perfectly OK, but I wanted to switch over to Full Synthetic Oil, especially w/the Turbocharger.

I also wanted to get a good look under my vehicle up on the lift in order to get a better look at what the underside really looked like on my Badlands, as well as what skid plates that it had.


The Engine (Just a Metal Cover)





The Catalytic Convertor (Just a Heat Shield)

The Passenger Side Floor (NOTHING)





The Driver's Side (Some Cheap Fiber Material)

Finally, the Fuel Tank (The only Real Skid Plate)

Good pics, will save a few people from having to roll around on the pavement..

BL has a metal guard over the evap canister which is concealed by the driver-side felt cover. I already tore my felt cover between a rock and this guard, and several folks with BB/OB trim have damaged their canisters. The felt does provide some noise damping to improve cabin noise levels, otherwise if you're spending much time off-road, you should remove it.

MoFoCo said:

BL has a metal guard over the evap canister which is concealed by the driver-side felt cover.

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Thanks for confirming. I was pretty sure this is the case, but I couldn't bring myself to actually walk out to the garage and check.

I tore the front of the carpet loose on the driver's side the first time I went off road with my BL. It appears there are electric and gas lines that it is supposed to protect.