The Caballo Del Diablo (Devil Horse) Ford Bronco has always been a testbed for aftermarket offroad parts and here are five of the most useful parts we run.
1. TRUCK-LITE LED headlights
These direct replacement 7" round LED lamps make more light with less energy than the standard Halogen headlamps. They are plug and play for early (66-77) Broncos using the stock 7" retainer ring and standard H4 connector. While they provide a far superior light quality than stock they aren't too bright for the highway when directed appropriately for both high and low beam. They for sure need aiming when new to get the light where you want it. We love the light that these lamps make on the highway and what a difference in driving safely offroad at night.
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Truck-Lite 7" round LED head light
2. AXIA ALLOYS sun visors
The best thing about these other than the rad billet aluminum hinging mechanism, adjustable tensioning and low profile design, is the smoked shield which is basically a big pair of sunglasses you can swing down when driving into the sun. The window visibility on early Broncos isn't great and the last thing you want is to block too much forward vision and having a clear-smoked visor rules! They are available with a variety of diameters of clamps for attaching to roll cages of all sizes so they would work amazing in UTV's too. The quality of these is so high it's what we would expect to see in the cockpit of a private jet.
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12" wide Tinted sun visor with billet hardware
3. SWAG Action Packer Baja Bin
There is never enough room for tools, fluids, tape & zip ties and spare parts in an offroad car. Designed to securely hold an 8 gallon Rubbermaid Action Packer storage box (purchase separately), this laser cut aluminum cage is made of 1/8" material and weighs a modest 6lbs. The hinged top has a locking clasp with pin and lanyard and can be padlocked to keep things secure in open vehicles. The 8 gallon Action Packer storage box is big enough to hold plenty of gear with a modest footprint so it can fit in vehicles with limited space and the Baja Bin mount fits like a glove. We keep a soft cooler attached on top with clips using the tie-down points on the lid.
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Swag hinged Baja Bin mount for 8 gallon Action Packer
Rubbermaid 8 gallon Action Packer storage box
AO COOLERS 24 pack Carbon soft cooler
4. Mastercraft door bags
Pens, stickers, DMV registration, peso coins, pocket knife, energy bars, flashlight, dust rag, goggles, cigars & fireworks... these are just a portion of the things we've kept in these handy door bags from Mastercraft Safety. Tough vinyl coated fabric with a velcro flap, we just hose them off every year and they still look great after ten years (see above image). There are four grommets on webbing for attachment points and we simply use fender washers and sheet metal screws to mount them inside where they can be reached on both driver and passenger inner door panels.
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5. RAM Mounts
In today's world, we rely on devices to run apps that help us communicate, navigate, and monitor our everyday lives. Using our phones & tablets offroad presents an opportunity for vehicle mounting solutions necessary to keep them secure and accessible. A functional system for mounting just about anything, Ram Mounts is as much versatile as it is a rock-solid offroad ready mount for your electronics. Part offroad truck phone mount and part swiveling automobile tablet mount, but really what makes Ram Mounts so vital is their variety of options that all work in harmony. The entire system is based on a ball and socket connection when combined make an articulating joint that is not only rock solid but infinitely customizable. The selection of mounting plates for devices and surfaces is seemingly endless. There are gripping claws for quick attaching or super solid hose clamp solutions for roll cage mounting. For tablets and phones, there are spring-loaded holders that expand and contract for solid mounting but quick removal. In the Caballo Del Diablo Bronco we use Ram Mounts to hold POV cameras, phones and also rally tracking units.
Above the navigator's head on the interior roof, the rally timers and tracking devices are mounted using Ram Mounts.
The Ram universal marine electronics mount we use for timers and tracking devices. Buy it here
On the roll cage A-pillar we have a cockpit POV camera pointed with Ram Mounts.
Our BlackVue cockpit POV camera mounting solution is these three parts
