What did you do to your Bronco Raptor today?
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that’s a great idea. just ordered one.
It works great and you can use it as a hold to stand on the tire even. There’s a grab bar or the one in my picture.
So got the hand controls installed on Monday and picked her up Wednesday. Took it a little over 200 miles home while testing them out.
I'm not entirely sure but, I believe this is the first and controlled Braptor in the country.
The handle twists down to control the throttle and you push the whole thing forward for braking.
I'm not entirely sure but, I believe this is the first and controlled Braptor in the country.
The handle twists down to control the throttle and you push the whole thing forward for braking.
Impressive CRAZYACE63. So glad you are going to be able to experience your Braptor.
So let me get this right, it rotates for gas and pushes in for brakes?
If this is the first set of hand controls, I’m asking to see the first hand controlled burnout.
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That's a clean setup! I helped a buddy install an older version of this on his Gen 1 F150 Raptor. It was just a metal handle and it was up a lot closer to the steering wheel. I want to say it was left-hand operation.
Roughstock
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Installed Baja Designs Raptor Kit for front lights. It comes with nice strong brackets and the adapter plugs. Upgraded to S2 Pros from sports. Checked them out awhile ago once dark. Didn't drive just turned them on. Real bright - perfect for remote dirt roads and off roading. On Wednesday installing Fast Intentions spare tire bracket and extension wiring harness with two S2 pros, amber. Will post pics when done. Bought all from Fast Intensions. They helped with what I needed for the install and aided in making my decision with upgrading to the S2 pros. Kevin was very helpful and knows what he is talking about.
Real happy so far with these so far.
Real happy so far with these so far.
Roughstock
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How are the controls working? They look great. It would be nice to hear how they are working for you after your first 200 miles
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They work great. A little disconcerting since my controls were on the left side for the last 22 years. The throttle is way touchy but that is what a drive by wire setup is. I was at around 700 miles when I did the 200 mile drive and now am at close to 1k. Been fun driving it everywhere and getting so many compliments and questions about it since not many people knew there was a Raptor version of the Bronco.
My local hobby shop was one of the best places, since the younger kids coming in were just in awe of the truck. People are also really surprised that I own it and can drive it all on my own with out any help. Good thing I lost around 75 pounds over the last couple years since I knew I was going to own one of these.
Haven't gotten it out to the dirt yet. Planning on doing that after I get the ppf installed. Don't want this paint to be scratched up too soon.
Johnny Rebel
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Have you replaced your tires with smaller ones? Seems like I remember reading a while back that you were thinking of doing that to help with entry/exit of the truck. If you have, I'd love to see some pics of that setup.
Yes I did. I went with some Toyo open country AT 33x12.5x17. I will try and get some pics later today when it's light out.
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Here are the pics of the Tires and a few of the upgrades I have done.
Tires: Toyo Open Country A/T 33x12.5x17
Lights: 40" Rigid, 30"rigid on the bumper, Dual Rigid pods at the mirrors, and front trial sight lights.
Shorty antenna
Sto N sho front license plate holder
Tires don't look too bad when not next to a stock one. I was worried about the fender gap and it still fits nicely.
Almost forgot, got my custom plates off the challenger and switched over to my new toy.
Tires: Toyo Open Country A/T 33x12.5x17
Lights: 40" Rigid, 30"rigid on the bumper, Dual Rigid pods at the mirrors, and front trial sight lights.
Shorty antenna
Sto N sho front license plate holder
Tires don't look too bad when not next to a stock one. I was worried about the fender gap and it still fits nicely.
Almost forgot, got my custom plates off the challenger and switched over to my new toy.
Johnny Rebel
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Thanks for that. Been wondering for a while how it would look to have smaller tires on it. I like it. Nice looking truck!
Roughstock
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Did the chase light the other day. As per my post above Fast Intentions supplied everything. Kevin the Ops Mgr. is great to deal with. You can't see it in the pic but there is a small Raptor R on the mounting bracket which is a nice touch. The bracket is strong and it attaches to the two lug nuts they provide. They come off easy to rotate or use the spare.
The wiring is pretty straight forward. Fast Intentions has a wiring harness that runs from the lights to the inside of the truck below. From there there is one of the wires Ford pre wired for the 6 Aux. switches. The wire running up goes to the ground. It is just resting up there for now and the bottom wire connects to the pre wire. After running the wire through the tail gate you run it to below and connect it. Then behind the glove box you connect a couple of wires and under the hood you do the same. Of course you have to take off some trim and a side panel as you can see. I am glad my buddy Jason did it for me. I could have done the job; however, he does it day in and day out so I didn't have to stress myself out popping everything off. I would be concerned about breaking a connector. It happens sometimes. I have done it before. No big deal you buy another one. Easy to say when you don't break one.
The Baja S2 Pros are the way to go if you run in a lot of dust. Kevin and his team run a few times in the Baja and he said you can't see the sport lights until you are about 15 -20 feet or so away from the guy in front in heavy dust. I will only put these on in heavy dust. I did a night run at KOH and a guy had a pair of amber lights at the back on, for what reason I don't know , there wasn't any dust. They were super bright and I was 6 Bronco's behind. My buddy was just behind him and he said it was blinding.
Good to have if you run in dust. Glad I've got them. If you've noticed all my Bronco pics my truck is dirty. Hard to keep clean here.
The wiring is pretty straight forward. Fast Intentions has a wiring harness that runs from the lights to the inside of the truck below. From there there is one of the wires Ford pre wired for the 6 Aux. switches. The wire running up goes to the ground. It is just resting up there for now and the bottom wire connects to the pre wire. After running the wire through the tail gate you run it to below and connect it. Then behind the glove box you connect a couple of wires and under the hood you do the same. Of course you have to take off some trim and a side panel as you can see. I am glad my buddy Jason did it for me. I could have done the job; however, he does it day in and day out so I didn't have to stress myself out popping everything off. I would be concerned about breaking a connector. It happens sometimes. I have done it before. No big deal you buy another one. Easy to say when you don't break one.
The Baja S2 Pros are the way to go if you run in a lot of dust. Kevin and his team run a few times in the Baja and he said you can't see the sport lights until you are about 15 -20 feet or so away from the guy in front in heavy dust. I will only put these on in heavy dust. I did a night run at KOH and a guy had a pair of amber lights at the back on, for what reason I don't know , there wasn't any dust. They were super bright and I was 6 Bronco's behind. My buddy was just behind him and he said it was blinding.
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Anyone have the awe exhaust yet? Is it much louder than stock? I've been bummed with the exhaust options so far. Nothings loud. SPD downpipes helped a ton but I want more
Just finished up my B&O speaker upgrade. Infinity reference 407s in all the 4" locations, left the kick panel speakers alone. Replaced the weak B&O sub with a Kicker Comp R 8" and a Kicker Key 500.1 amp. NOW it sounds like it is supposed to. Totally forgot to take pics of the speakers before I put all the grilles back.
Wolfbox G900 installed.
TurboSmart atmos-dump installed.
S&B Dry Extendable Filter received. Will install next weekend.
@Johnny Mo love the audio upgrade! That is my next pri0 (mobridge, every speaker replaced, and rear pods upgraded to 6.5 via MTI), along with better sliders and an expo1 rear swing out to get the weight off the rear door.
TurboSmart atmos-dump installed.
S&B Dry Extendable Filter received. Will install next weekend.
@Johnny Mo love the audio upgrade! That is my next pri0 (mobridge, every speaker replaced, and rear pods upgraded to 6.5 via MTI), along with better sliders and an expo1 rear swing out to get the weight off the rear door.
