Side Mouldings?

[Gonchar]

Not sure on the correct terminology for these, but I'm talking about the side skirt/fiberglass mudflap things that the Bronco 2 XLS came with. Are these sold anywhere online? I want a set of them, but I'm thinking I'll probably have to cut off that chunk of the body to get it.

 

[Ranger850]

I'm sure it was just a fiberglass body kit

 

[Bird76Mojo]

They were indeed a molded body kit, but I remember them being more like a flexible, almost rubber-like plastic, and they're going to be extremely rare these days. I've seen one XLS BII for sale in the last 2 years online, but I generally only search within a 250 mile radius of central Illinois. It was nearly beyond repair due to rust, so I'm sure most of them have been scrapped by now.

 

[Gonchar]

I watched a couple guys do some custom bondo/fiberglass work, so maybe I could try that if nothing else. Won't be until way later, though. What about those roof spoilers that pop up every so often? Are those rare too?

I couldn't even find a picture of one for a B2, but here's one on a school bus

 

[Ranger850]

I see B2's with the cute spoiler all the time.

 

[91stranger]

Why does a bus need a spoiler?

 

[Bird76Mojo]

Why does a bus need a spoiler?

To keep the rear glass cleaner.

 

[Ranger850]

To keep the rear glass cleaner.

The rear glass cleaner is on the shelf, not the spoiler.

 

[adsm08]

To keep the rear glass cleaner.

The rear glass cleaner is on the shelf, not the spoiler.

It isn't really a true spoiler. That wing was common in the 60s and 70s on station wagons and other vehicles with a square rear end and a large back glass. It creates a vacuum behind the vehicle that reduces the amount of rain and such that deposits on the window, very handy if you have no rear wiper.

I need to find either one of those, or a new rear wiper motor for mine. I also need to find the rear washer tank so I can look at the pump.