Bronco Hardtop Wind Noise:Anthony's Take on theBronco vs. Jeep Debate
Roof whistle starts the conversation, then Anthony gets into Bronco versus Wrangler: cabin space, daily driving, trail width, removable roofs and the aftermarket.
A noisy Bronco roof does not automatically need another seal, headliner or trim piece. Locate the whistle first—or risk buying the right part for the wrong problem.
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Well, well, well, guys, what do we have? An interesting topic. Everyone's talking about the, uh, new Ford Broncos. Everyone's finally realizing that, you know, they are actually whistling in certain areas, whether it be the seals around the roof or the C-pillars.
Uh, you know, all cars have their issues, right? Um, my personal take on the Bronco, they look good with the bigger wheels and everything like that. Um, you know, but they are still IFS, a glorified Jeep. Uh, my personal opinion, right?
Uh, it's a lot smaller inside, right? I'm six foot five. I fit in the JL a lot better than I do fit in a Bronco Raptor. Um, but, you know, most Ford guys, they, uh, they love, love saying how Jeep is garbage and how they leak and there's wind noise.
Well, guess what, Ford guys? The leak caught you too. Um, all cars are going to have their issues. Some less than others, some more than others, right?
Bronco and Jeep, people are always going to say, Oh, the Bronco is better. The Jeep is better. But there are two completely different cars, right? One is a glorified Jeep mall crawler, right?
IFS. Um, again, cool car, right? Probably funner than an everyday car cause you can remove the doors on it. You can remove the roof on it, just like you can with the Jeep, but the Jeep does have that solid front axle.
Um, yes, of course you can put portals on it and drop 20 grand under your $90,000 truck and you can put, you know, 40s on it. Um, the other thing is, is right. The Raptor does come with the 37s, but it's super wide for the Northeast. Um, do I personally like the Raptor?
Yes. Would I drive one? Yeah, probably, but only the Raptor. Um, but other than that really, right?
I feel like this finally is starting to solve some sort of debates here between, you know, the roofs on Jeeps leak and well, yours seeps air. Um, again, you know, every car make is going to have their issues, whether it's going to be the Bronco, whether it's going to be the Ford, whether it's going to be the Jeep, whether it's going to be Toyota, right? Um, at the end of the day, it's, you know, what you prefer, what you like, what you're using the vehicle for, right? Not everybody is getting a Jeep with the intent to off-road it.
So that person would probably prefer a Bronco. It drives better. It's smoother. It's more of an enjoyable ride.
Still gives you the option to take the doors off, the roof off. Um, as far as aftermarket, right? Jeep's been around for so long, meaning the Wrangler, right? I'm, I'm not saying the Bronco hasn't been around, the new, we all know the new Bronco is not the old Bronco.
Um, the new Broncos are pretty fairly new, right? They just came around not too long ago. So there's not much aftermarket for them as much as there is for the Jeeps. Um, which I also feel like kind of makes the Jeep more of a toy opposed to the Broncos.
Kind of like you're gonna, you're not going to do as much modifications as you would with the Jeep because the Jeep parts are more accessible. There's a lot more variation of different things for them. Um, but yeah, you know, as far as Bronco guys and Jeep guys going back and forth, uh, hate to say it, but it's only a matter of time before the Bronco issue starts to show like they're starting to show now, right? The Jeep issues are so prominent because they've been around for so long, because there's so many of them out there on the road.
The more Broncos there are on the road, the more people start to get them, the more people start to use them, the more we're going to start learning about their issues, right? So for you Ford guys, you guys are not better than us. You guys are still leaking and you guys are just glorified Jeeps, but we still love you. You guys are still always welcome.
Um, again, each car is made for a different person. Each car is made for a different type of use. I personally have a Wrangler. I love it.
I wouldn't trade it for a Bronco, but that is because I plan on going big. I do plan on doing some serious off-roading with it. Um, in some tight trails where exactly the Bronco wouldn't exactly fit, which is another big downside in my eyes to the Bronco Raptor. Other than that guys, see you later.
Catch you on the next one.
