What did you do to your Bronco today?

Acadist

We had a huge laugh with that one too!

Yeah some of the "dealer install" options and fees on the Ford Accessories site are a good laugh. Like throwing a backpack in the back.

Padams7

Exactly what the title states - putting a thread together where we can come and post little tidbits of anything we have done today, and as we build them to our own tastes.

Installed the Putco Bronco LED logo replacement. It is bright.

WAThoff24

Installed the Putco Bronco LED logo replacement. It is bright.

Looks brighter than the ones I got from Oracle. I do like mine, but yours will get more attention. Looks good!

This is an old picture right after we installed.

Paid taxes and tag at the local gov. office, always love visiting there.. so much fun.

Polaris425

Paid taxes and tag at the local gov. office, always love visiting there.. so much fun.

Spendy here in MT.

Took this photo. For fun.

Tufskin ’Bronco’ over glovebox, and took wifey on a hike up to Maxwell Falls - Nice day!


Trails here are pretty clear of snow & ice up to about 10,000ft. This trail’s ~ 9,000’.

Cheers

Put my winch on

Spent the weekend at the Wild Horses Bronco Roundup. 180 Broncos in Lodi on Saturday, 35-40 at Prairie City SVRA on Sunday. Can't wait to go next year!

WeakNinja

Spent the weekend at the Wild Horses Bronco Roundup. 180 Broncos in Lodi on Saturday, 35-40 at Prairie City SVRA on Sunday. Can't wait to go next year!

A DR in the wild-ish!!! I wonder if that Cali plate is slightly double exposed or one of the new 3D letter plates.
In a world of Jeeps be a Bronco! That's perfect.

Washed, detailed, and found her first scratch. Probably from a rock. From these stupid rock grabbing Goodyears.

OrangecrushBronco

A DR in the wild-ish!!! I wonder if that Cali plate is slightly double exposed or one of the new 3D letter plates.
In a world of Jeeps be a Bronco! That's perfect.

The DR was for sale....

Gave Pokey a rest since he is going to the Inland NW Stampede this weekend. But the new edition of Bronco Driver came so I got to show him he made the magazine! Page 92

BTW the Idaho sticker is on the side of my Brother’s ‘72

Added some stickers to the Everglades today.

I gave my old Valentine One (gen. 1) that I've had since the late 90's or early 2000's to my nephew a few years ago, and I kind of missed having one. I didn't know until a few days ago when I was shopping for a new one that Mike Valentine, for the first time since he launched Valentine Research, had made an all new model. Nor did I know about the existence of apps that take advantage of Bluetooth to greatly expand the functionality of high-end detectors like the Valentine. I'm not particularly given to high speed (except when I'm in special places the desert southwest), but I do like the cat and mouse aspect of radar detectors (it's kind of like a game to spot speed traps) and I also get more than a little satisfaction from the telltale beeps when some asshole blows past me in heavy traffic at 100 mph only to see them pulled over up ahead. I placed my order on Wednesday of last week. After all the goodies finally arrived today, I did the installation. It's not overly complicated, but I'll go ahead and summarize it below just in case the information helps anyone out.

Equipment:
1. Valentine One Generation 2 (V1G2) radar locator from Valentine Research - made in Cincinnati, Ohio.
2. BlendMount billet aluminum rearview mirror mount - made in California (part number BV1-2001R).
3. MirrorTap power cord kit - made by BlendMount in California (part number MTX-1015).

Electrical procedure:
Time - about 15 minutes.
1. Disconnect the adapter from the back of the mirror.
2. Volt meter identified the white wire as positive and the black wire as negative (0 V with engine off, ~11.9 in accessory mode, and ~13.2 with the engine running).
3. From the MirrorTap kit: I inserted the pin on the MirrorTap red connector into the hole with the white factory wire, and I inserted the pin on the black connector into the hole with the black factory wire. NOTE: MirrorTap includes four different sized connectors - to physically fit, the positive hole required the smallest red connector and the negative hole accommodated the second smallest black connector. The fit is snug and secure. Be careful not to break the pins.
4. Attach the other end of the red and black connectors to the MirrorTap-supplied short RJ-11 cable. If you have heat shrink tubing on the cable, position it over this junction and apply heat.

Mounting procedure:
Time - about 45 minutes to 1 hour for "good enough" or 2 hours for perfection.
This wasn't exactly a bear to accomplish, but it did take some time to get everything perfect. I suggest that you mostly follow the BlendMount instructions, with a few alterations. I'll not detail the entire procedure here - just changes I made and some suggestions.
1. The Bronco's mirror stem is 7/8" - I measured with calipers. Remove the bushings from the clamp on the BlendMount - they're for 3/4" stems.
2. BlendMount says to perform the installation while sitting in the passenger side. This will not work (at least on some Broncos) because a large plastic housing to the right of the mirror stem is in the way. REVERSE THE POSITION of the jaws on the clamp so that you can turn the Allen screw from the driver side when you attach the clamp to the stem. In reality, you'll be sitting on both sides multiple times throughout the installation process as you repetitively tighten and untighten various bolts until you get your positioning and angles just right.
3. The Bronco mirror stem pivots at the window and at the mirror. This will help you. Fitting the Allen key is awkward at times, and you'll be making many 1/6 and 1/3 turns with it before you're through.

Results:
One perfectly positioned and secured Valentine One on the vertical, horizontal and longitudinal axes. I used my level on the iPhone for horizontal and vertical fine tuning, and I used the compass app on the iPhone to match up the heading of the Bronco and the heading of the long axis of the V1. I have a two hour trip tomorrow and can't wait to play with this thing. Is engineer and guru Mike Valentine the founder of a cult? Quite possibly, and it's good to be back in it.

Here are a handful of photos below to show the finished result and positioning.

WeakNinja

The DR was for sale....

Wonder if they'll take a kidney as a down payment.

Bronco ][

I gave my old Valentine One (gen. 1) that I've had since the late 90's or early 2000's to my nephew a few years ago, and I kind of missed having one. I didn't know until a few days ago when I was shopping for a new one that Mike Valentine, for the first time since he launched Valentine Research, had made an all new model. Nor did I know about the existence of apps that take advantage of Bluetooth to greatly expand the functionality of high-end detectors like the Valentine. I'm not particularly given to high speed (except when I'm in special places the desert southwest), but I do like the cat and mouse aspect of radar detectors (it's kind of like a game to spot speed traps) and I also get more than a little satisfaction from the telltale beeps when some asshole blows past me in heavy traffic at 100 mph only to see them pulled over up ahead. I placed my order on Wednesday of last week. After all the goodies finally arrived today, I did the installation. It's not overly complicated, but I'll go ahead and summarize it below just in case the information helps anyone out.

Equipment:
1. Valentine One Generation 2 (V1G2) radar locator from Valentine Research - made in Cincinnati, Ohio.
2. BlendMount billet aluminum rearview mirror mount - made in California (part number BV1-2001R).
3. MirrorTap power cord kit - made by BlendMount in California (part number MTX-1015).

Electrical procedure:
Time - about 15 minutes.
1. Disconnect the adapter from the back of the mirror.
2. Volt meter identified the white wire as positive and the black wire as negative (0 V with engine off, ~11.9 in accessory mode, and ~13.2 with the engine running).
3. From the MirrorTap kit: I inserted the pin on the MirrorTap red connector into the hole with the white factory wire, and I inserted the pin on the black connector into the hole with the black factory wire. NOTE: MirrorTap includes four different sized connectors - to physically fit, the positive hole required the smallest red connector and the negative hole accommodated the second smallest black connector. The fit is snug and secure. Be careful not to break the pins.
4. Attach the other end of the red and black connectors to the MirrorTap-supplied short RJ-11 cable. If you have heat shrink tubing on the cable, position it over this junction and apply heat.

Mounting procedure:
Time - about 45 minutes to 1 hour for "good enough" or 2 hours for perfection.
This wasn't exactly a bear to accomplish, but it did take some time to get everything perfect. I suggest that you mostly follow the BlendMount instructions, with a few alterations. I'll not detail the entire procedure here - just changes I made and some suggestions.
1. The Bronco's mirror stem is 7/8" - I measured with calipers. Remove the bushings from the clamp on the BlendMount - they're for 3/4" stems.
2. BlendMount says to perform the installation while sitting in the passenger side. This will not work (at least on some Broncos) because a large plastic housing to the right of the mirror stem is in the way. REVERSE THE POSITION of the jaws on the clamp so that you can turn the Allen screw from the driver side when you attach the clamp to the stem. In reality, you'll be sitting on both sides multiple times throughout the installation process as you repetitively tighten and untighten various bolts until you get your positioning and angles just right.
3. The Bronco mirror stem pivots at the window and at the mirror. This will help you. Fitting the Allen key is awkward at times, and you'll be making many 1/6 and 1/3 turns with it before you're through.

Results:
One perfectly positioned and secured Valentine One on the vertical, horizontal and longitudinal axes. I used my level on the iPhone for horizontal and vertical fine tuning, and I used the compass app on the iPhone to match up the heading of the Bronco and the heading of the long axis of the V1. I have a two hour trip tomorrow and can't wait to play with this thing. Is engineer and guru Mike Valentine the founder of a cult? Quite possibly, and it's good to be back in it.

Here are a handful of photos below to show the finished result and positioning.

For many many years when I was younger I used a Valentine One. It sure did save me from a lot of tickets back in the day. I finally got rid of mine when a lot of police started using "Instant On" radar which caused too many close calls for me. Now I'm a 9mph over guy so usually not an issue anymore.

Not to my bronco but purchased this officially licensed metal sign from a local farm implement store.




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Cool Buck'in Bronco there!

Our Bronco picked up a load of river rock. Wifey's very happy with landscape addition - i'm happy the Elk won't eat it & no watering needed!!



Cheers

Today was the one year anniversary since I brought my Bronco home so i threw it a little party…. 18k miles and many memories… he loves watermelon!!’
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