7Mary3 Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Love to hear the reasoning behind this one. Because there isn't any rational reason. Ford is on drugs...... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolScoop Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 https://fordauthority.com/2022/12/2023-ford-bronco-subwoofer-delete-option-is-now-mandatory/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 This stuff is just f’n ridiculous at this point and yet another reason for me to question the value of Bronco with their increased prices they are charging. How about leaving shit in place so these vehicles can be easily retrofitted instead of complicating matters for the customer who likely wanted this option and all the other deletes they have done in the past for that matter. There has to be a better way. I really don’t like a lot of the decision making being done by Ford nowadays. It makes me wonder if other automaker fans are seeing the same things from their manufacturers or is this just Ford’s nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolScoop Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 What's really puzzling is why go to the expense of installing the fully wired amp with no componets on the circuit board and the subwofer assembly without the magnet. Why not just cap off the wiring harness... that's crazy, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-dubz Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 This is one of the craziest things I’ve seen. So much money wasted manufacturing and installing these fake parts. If you aren’t installing the sub, you’d think that whole area would be empty. Why include fake parts and the enclosure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7Mary3 Posted September 22, 2023 Author Share Posted September 22, 2023 1 hour ago, CoolScoop said: What's really puzzling is why go to the expense of installing the fully wired amp with no componets on the circuit board and the subwofer assembly without the magnet. Why not just cap off the wiring harness... that's crazy, lol. That's just it. Why manufacture and install a bunch of parts that add no value to the vehicle whatsoever? I can certainly see leaving non-essential components off due to supply constraints to get the vehicle in the customer's hands as soon as possible. Either don't charge the customer for the missing parts or install them later when they become available. But this is ridiculous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 From someone on bronco6g Quote It’s because the 2023MY builds have already been validated at that point. If they change the build process, they would have to re-validate the 2023MY Bronco with those changes, which means they get to complete a bunch of test builds and send a dozen or so Broncos to the crusher. If you install fake non-functional components… build process doesn’t change and they can keep pumping out Broncos. I’m sure someone somewhere at Ford did a cost/benefit analysis and determined it was cheaper & faster to do it the way they did it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbone Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 3 hours ago, akirby said: From someone on bronco6g How about you just make it so they can be retrofitted instead. That really doesn’t make sense to me for that type of part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deanh Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 13 hours ago, tbone said: This stuff is just f’n ridiculous at this point and yet another reason for me to question the value of Bronco with their increased prices they are charging. How about leaving shit in place so these vehicles can be easily retrofitted instead of complicating matters for the customer who likely wanted this option and all the other deletes they have done in the past for that matter. There has to be a better way. I really don’t like a lot of the decision making being done by Ford nowadays. It makes me wonder if other automaker fans are seeing the same things from their manufacturers or is this just Ford’s nonsense. actually we received a bulletin from Ford stating Subwoofers were a commodity issue...so dare I say it , but there was most likely a credit on teh Window Sticker....installing them non op is interesting, but there was most probably an unavailable part and form a manufacturing standpoint, probably easier to have everything else installed ( most likely an automated process ) so as not to mess up the assembly line.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolScoop Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 (edited) It would be fun to take one to a car audio shop and ask them to troubleshoot why the subwoofer isn't working... imagine their surprise, lol!! Edited September 22, 2023 by CoolScoop 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twintornados Posted September 22, 2023 Share Posted September 22, 2023 I hear an ice cream truck rolling by on the video...now I want a Good Humor bar....lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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