The Tents+Tread Bronco Build Thread

Tents+Tread
Dec 31, 2021

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Dec 31, 2021

Just unloaded our JK and picked up a fully optioned out Wildtrak right before the holidays!

Pulled off the Jeep and am sorting ways to be fitted to the build:
7 BajaDesigns LP9s
ARB Dual Compressor
Warn VR Evo 12S
Rhino Rack Batwing 270 awning
Ikamper Mini
Max Traxx
Various Front Runner/Blue Ridge Overland bits
ARB 60L Elements Fridge


Sorted a way to mount the Baja roof light bar with 5 LP9s but will need to have a tinker with how to run the wires to the aux switch.
2 Amber LP9s may go to the wife's Tacoma build as the modular bumper is not thick enough to properly mount them

If anyone has roof bars they don't want please hit me up this one did not have that option. Also on the hunt for a winch bracket and the Warn team wont sell me just the mount.

ARB compressor may get mounted up in the rear storage area or similar to JK I will mount under the hood and run a line to the bumper.

The awning, recovery boards, and tent are on standby until I sort a solution for the Roof Rack..

The fridge is awaiting the drop slide from Alucab and the potential addition of GG plate or the Ford option drawers.

Supply chain issues are slowing the swap to BFG KM3s and Black Rhino Wheels but that will happen at some point.

Funding guns and issues with mounting a winch to the modular bumper has put a hold on the Baja Fogkit as I'm not sure if I still stay with this bumper or see if I can get CBI to do something with these.


Overall after coming from a Jeep I am very impressed with how this thing functions on the road with 35s under it. Additionally its a total caddy on the inside and has tons of space that is more than welcomed. The economy is playing a role but aftermarket support catch up as deliveries happen needs to happen a bit IMO!


Shots of the previous Jeep build that got us all over Europe and down the coast of Turkey and its Build Thread!






Photos from the drive; Just had our first child so looking like mid-Jan until our first real test of it!







Freelance Adventure photographer with lots of experience in publications and working directly with marketing teams at various companies like ARB-Front Runner-Black Rhino etc. If you have something you need dimensions for or photos of let's have a chat I often am open to working simply for parts!
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AzBronc, Burtoni Motors

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Feb 04, 2022

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Black Rhino Sandsorms 0 offset
35 KO2s
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TK1215, Deano Bronc

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Feb 20, 2022

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Some shots from a trail run in Davis WV two weeks ago. Tires did great.

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Building the harness for the lights this week. Positives are red and run to the high as you can’t power both high and low at the same time and I don’t really wanna bother with the use two switches. This will run into a 10G wire on the roof and then down to a relay due to the large amount of power 5 LP9s push to get that whopping 55k lumens. Waiting on the wago connectors to finish as I wanna try them to clean things up a bit

GMRS ordered and some dash lights as well
Going ghost antenna on a JCR ditch mount wired in to a wouxun KG-1000G 50W GMRS. Thinking the unit will get mounted separate from face but will need to see when it’s here
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Glabber20, SlashRacer

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Feb 21, 2022

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Tested harness tonite all passed. Running the 10G wire tomorrow up to the lights from the relay etc
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SlashRacer, Deano Bronc

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Feb 22, 2022

#23

success.

Although I will say don't run anything over 20A on the stock one that comes up to the windshield and also.. kinda dumb they ran it to passenger and not driver considering where the battery is.

I ran a 10G negative from the lights and grounded it up on the roll bar, ran the other 10G for positive and a 16G for the backlights down through the weather seal into cabin above driver then down the pillar behind the airbag and down to the floor than through the "plug" ford leaves in the firewall for you and over to a 70A relay. switch from relay connected to switch 6 and then fused power line from 30 side of relay to battery. backlight 16G ran to a random switch until I can figure out how to tap into the DRL as I cant find out what line or where the lines are to tap.

built my first harness for this project as both quotes to do it came out over $1000 for comparison this took me roughly 8hrs and cost 300$ in materials but I have leftover material so a shop who already had it on hand you're looking at 200 in parts.



GMRS is next , due in the next few weeks, going to stubby the FM/AM antenna this week, as well as install the Ghost antenna and the American Adventure Labs molle panels for the doors.
Unitl next time ladies and gents!
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TK1215, Bespoke Bronco

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Feb 27, 2022

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GMRS installed - main unit is mounted in the glovebox. Wires routed across and down pillar to main unit then behind radio out out driver side firewall for power/antenna. Antenna mount coming Monday
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TK1215, ResidualGenius

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Feb 27, 2022

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Mabett organizer installed


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TK1215, Deano Bronc

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Feb 28, 2022

#26
Where did you find the organizer??
Wildtrak ⁞ 4 DR ⁞ HOSS 3.0 ⁞ Area51 ⁞ Lux+Leather ⁞ Tow ⁞ MIC+Sunrider Top ⁞ Res 5/11/21, Rec'd 9/30/22

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Feb 28, 2022

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Where did you find the organizer??

mabett makes it they are on Amazon!
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TK1215, SuperMike

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Jul 16, 2022

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Hammer Built Tailgate Support Installed!
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