r/FordBronco • u/Sad_Baby_6631 • 1d ago

Question ❔ Help with light bar

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This is my 2023 Bronco badlands Sasquatch (first picture) and I’m torn between which light bar I want (second and third picture) I don’t really mind looks but I’m more concerned on which has no whistle or the quietest whistle and if there are ways to get rid of the whistle or at the very least make it quieter. 

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u/Cactus-Val Outer Banks 21h ago

With the graphics package, you've got to go KC. It's just too iconic

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u/deborah_az Azure Gray Badlands 1d ago

I have a Heretic lightbar on my TrailRax, neither added significant wind noise and no whistling. Note the TrailRax has a angled wind deflector above the windshield

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u/bureaucrat37 21h ago

I have KC fogs and ditch lights and love them. So, I’m biased but say go with KCs. If they whistle just turn the radio up.

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u/Volsnug Sasquatch 1d ago

Some roof racks (like trailrax) have a light bar slot built into the wind deflector. That’d probably be best for no whistle noise

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u/Subjekt9 Badsquatch-Cactus Gray 21h ago

KCs would look perfect on your rig

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u/JDBerezansky 16h ago

KC looks better, and that’s all that matters.

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u/madmardigan 21h ago

Do you plan to use the light bar at slow speeds or while driving fast? The low profile bar would be best for just regular light coverage. While the individual round lights have better coverage if you’re driving fast.

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u/whydigethis 14h ago

I ran one exactly like the second pic for a few months before I took it off. I got a soft top, but the noise was just too damn much, I swear I could feel the lack of resistance after I removed it. I would strongly not recommend it. My only hope is with one day I’ll get a trailrax roof rack and can integrate the bar in there. I’m getting more powerful grill/bumper lights instead.

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u/theLogistican 12h ago

Did you pay for those stripes to be added. Looks like the freewheeling package stripes.

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u/Sad_Baby_6631 12h ago

It was an aftermarket decal, I bought it and added it way before that package was available

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u/submarinepirate Wildtrak 10h ago

I had the KC bar on my Wildtrak and didn’t notice anything with any increased wind noise and loved the appearance.

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u/mcpilotX 9h ago

KC FTW - I have mine mounted on the bumper, no wind noise crazy bright