Installed today. Fairly easy after watching this video and the official install video. I didn’t tighten the rear clamps until I had the rear crossbar installed. Otherwise it would’ve been necessary to loosen it which would’ve been annoying. This seems to be pretty well made. I suspect the aluminum hardware won’t last long if removing the rack frequently. I plan to have it on the roof only for ski season. If I was truly using the rack to carry overlanding gear I would’ve gotten a more expensive, full featured rack. But I’m not a pack rat when I off-road and travel fairly light. I just need this for skis and the thought of spending $1k on a rack just for ski season steered me to this Chinese knockoff of the OEM rack. On sale for $350 - not bad.
Yeah I agree with everything you said. I wouldn’t mess with the hardware too much but for a cheaper OEM style roof rack it will do the job. Did you notice any additional wind noise with yours (unloaded)?
@@doublegstudios1123well I’ve got the ski rack on now which creates it’s own wind noise. Not sure about the rack on its own. But with a rack and loaded with skis there’s definitely more wind noise. But I expected that. But hey, the Bronco ain’t exactly a quiet car on the highway without a rack! I don’t mind.
No. I tried to remove them and the front hook latch mechanism didn’t seem to clear the frame. Seems like it would have enough verticals clearance otherwise though.
Could not get the rear crossbar on regardless of loosening everything and trying for over an hour just to get this on. Returning. I would NOT RECOMMEND.
It certainly was tough for me. I believe they had some manufacturing issues. Could always reach out to Broaddict and see if they will rectify the issue for you.
For fitting the rear crossbar, I put one bolt through the hole on each side and threaded them about 80%. After that was done on each side, I placed the second bolt on each side and had no issue. Thanks for the video though - the instructions had me scratching my head.
I've read several reviews on this replica Ford roof rack. No matter whom you purchase it from, it is just a rebranded unit from China. You'll see these racks all over Amazon and Ebay from several vendors rebranding them. The problem is always the rear cross bar not fitting correctly. The issue is that the replica was originally made from copying the kit made for a 2 door Bronco. Ford actually makes a roof rack with an entirely different part number for the 4 door. The dimensions are slightly off which leads to the difficulty fitting the rear bar on a 4 door Bronco. The holes that the bolts fit through may need to be elongated slightly using a dremel tool so that the bolts will be able to be fastened down with less interference.
Like I said. I recently installed mine and it fit perfectly. I use it only for a ski rack and then will remove in spring for top off driving. I wouldn’t put weight on it. Perfect for my needs. Would never use it for a rooftop tent
If you are talking about the rear most cross bar, this one was a bit tricky. You need to place the edges of the cross bar on top of the lip on the clamps. Put one side bolts in loosely so it can still move back and forth then put in the other side. My holes didn’t perfectly align and I needed to push the clamp section in a bit to get it to go in. If yours are wildly off you might need to contact Broaddict support or drill out the hole a little bigger.
Thank you so much. Could never have installed without your video! Took me 4 hours, but got everything on but the crossbars. Mine did not have a front indicator, so trying to make sure I install properly.
Installed today. Fairly easy after watching this video and the official install video. I didn’t tighten the rear clamps until I had the rear crossbar installed. Otherwise it would’ve been necessary to loosen it which would’ve been annoying.
This seems to be pretty well made. I suspect the aluminum hardware won’t last long if removing the rack frequently. I plan to have it on the roof only for ski season.
If I was truly using the rack to carry overlanding gear I would’ve gotten a more expensive, full featured rack. But I’m not a pack rat when I off-road and travel fairly light. I just need this for skis and the thought of spending $1k on a rack just for ski season steered me to this Chinese knockoff of the OEM rack. On sale for $350 - not bad.
Yeah I agree with everything you said. I wouldn’t mess with the hardware too much but for a cheaper OEM style roof rack it will do the job.
Did you notice any additional wind noise with yours (unloaded)?
@@doublegstudios1123well I’ve got the ski rack on now which creates it’s own wind noise. Not sure about the rack on its own. But with a rack and loaded with skis there’s definitely more wind noise. But I expected that. But hey, the Bronco ain’t exactly a quiet car on the highway without a rack! I don’t mind.
How get the bolts into back crossbar???
Do front panels come off?
No. I tried to remove them and the front hook latch mechanism didn’t seem to clear the frame. Seems like it would have enough verticals clearance otherwise though.
Could not get the rear crossbar on regardless of loosening everything and trying for over an hour just to get this on. Returning. I would NOT RECOMMEND.
It certainly was tough for me. I believe they had some manufacturing issues. Could always reach out to Broaddict and see if they will rectify the issue for you.
For fitting the rear crossbar, I put one bolt through the hole on each side and threaded them about 80%. After that was done on each side, I placed the second bolt on each side and had no issue. Thanks for the video though - the instructions had me scratching my head.
Rear crossbar was easy to install for me
I've read several reviews on this replica Ford roof rack. No matter whom you purchase it from, it is just a rebranded unit from China. You'll see these racks all over Amazon and Ebay from several vendors rebranding them. The problem is always the rear cross bar not fitting correctly. The issue is that the replica was originally made from copying the kit made for a 2 door Bronco. Ford actually makes a roof rack with an entirely different part number for the 4 door. The dimensions are slightly off which leads to the difficulty fitting the rear bar on a 4 door Bronco. The holes that the bolts fit through may need to be elongated slightly using a dremel tool so that the bolts will be able to be fastened down with less interference.
Like I said. I recently installed mine and it fit perfectly. I use it only for a ski rack and then will remove in spring for top off driving. I wouldn’t put weight on it. Perfect for my needs. Would never use it for a rooftop tent
How get the bolts into back crossbar???
If you are talking about the rear most cross bar, this one was a bit tricky. You need to place the edges of the cross bar on top of the lip on the clamps. Put one side bolts in loosely so it can still move back and forth then put in the other side. My holes didn’t perfectly align and I needed to push the clamp section in a bit to get it to go in. If yours are wildly off you might need to contact Broaddict support or drill out the hole a little bigger.
Thank you so much. Could never have installed without your video! Took me 4 hours, but got everything on but the crossbars. Mine did not have a front indicator, so trying to make sure I install properly.
IIRC the crossbars kind of look like tear drops and the back of the drop (tail) goes to the rear.