Options for '78
This is a comprehensive list of all the options that were available in
'78. It also shows what the difference is between the Custom & Ranger
According to my '78 Edition of "Light Truck Buying Made Easier" put out
by Ford, the Custom is the base model, while the Ranger had some extras
Here it is word for word from the book
BRONCO CUSTOM (BASE MODEL) STANDARD FEATURES
Exterior-
1) Bronco emblem
2) Bumpers, front and rear - painted black
3) F-O-R-D bright letter on hood and tailgate
4) Glass, clear windshield laminated, others tempered
5) Grille, black with argent surround
6) Horn, single electric
7) Hub caps - bright
8) Lighting and reflectors
Round single headlamps
Front, combination turn signal and parking (amber)
Side, combination marker/reflector (front amber, rear red)
Rear, combination tail, stop, turn signal, backup and reflector(red)
Rear, license plate, two
9) Locks, key reversible (doors and ignition)
10) Locks, glove box with security lock group
11) Morros, rearview - bright 5 1/2 x 4 1/4, right and left hand door
mounted
12) Roof, rear removeable - fiberglass
Choice of black or white exterior; interior always white
13) Tailgate, swing down type with power operated window
14) Windshield washer
15) Windshield wipers, two speed electric
Interior-
1) Armrests, left hand and right hand with integral paddle type door
latch handles
2) Ash tray
3) Coat hooks, two, left and right hand
4) Courtesy light switches, front door
5) Dome light
6) Door checks, 2 position
7) Door trim panels
8) Door lock buttons, push pull with keyless locking
9) Emergency lamp flasher
10) Floor mat, front only, black carpet grain with scuff plates
11) Footwell behind front seats for improved seating comfort with
optional flipfold rear bench seat
12) Freash air vents, left hand and right hand blend air control
13) Gear shift and turn signal levers, bright with black knobs
14) Glove box door with push button release and cable check strap and
"Custom" plaque on woodgrain applique
15) headlining, hardboard, front cmopartments - white
16) Heater and defroster, fresh air with 3 speed fan
17) Instrumeent panel, padded with black finish panels, bright knobs,
speedometer (dual band - Miles per hour/Kilometers per hour), fuel and
engine temperature gauges, green backlighting, blue high beam indicator
and red brake warning light.
18) Jack, mechanical 1 1/2 ton
19) Mirror, rearview, windshild mounted (10" black framed)
20) Seats with black pedestals:
Driver, bucket eype with forward tilting back and 5" fore aft
adjustment. Passenger, bucket type with fixed back; seat pivots forward
on front mount to provide access to rear area
Trim Patterned vinyl in black, red, blue, jade, and saddle
21) Insulation, optional package
22) Seat belts, black, 3 point continuous loop lap/shoulder combination
for driver and passenger with instrement panel metered timed waring
light and buzzer
23) Sterring wheel, black and black hornpad with argent surround stripe
and Ford oval
24) Sun visors, energy absorbing left hand and right hand, white sponge
grained with white center retaining clip and brackets.
25) Turn indicators with lane changing signal feature
26) Vent window handles, wedge type with push button lock, for front
doors only
BRONCO RANGER XLT PACKAGE (Requires Power Steering)
Items in addition to or in place of custom features:
Exterior-
1) Single rectangular headlamps (2)
2) Bright Bodyside molding with black vinyl insert
3) Bright Bumpers front and rear
4) Bright Drip rail moldings
5) Bright Ranger XLT emblem
6) Bright Rear side window moldings
7) Bright Taillight bezels
8) Bright Upper & lower tailgate moldings
9) Bright Wheel lip moldings
10) Bright Windshield molding
Interior-
1) Carpeting, but pile, front to rear including cowlside, wheelhousing
and tailgate
2) Cigar/cigarette lgither
3) Door trim panels with woodgrain insert and combination
bright/woodgrain molding
4) Headlining, front compartment, perforated vinyl over hardboard with
bright molding
5) Instrument panel combination bright/woodgrain moldings, driver and
passenger side.
6) Insulation added to door and quarter trim panels, front headliner,
front and rear floor and foil board under rear floor.
7) "Ranger XLT" plaque on glove box door
8) Seat bolts deluxe with bright buckles
9) Seat pivot covers, brright, with optional front bench seat only
10) Spare tire cover with standard inside carrier only, black grained
vinyl ( Not availlable with 10 X 15 tire)
11) Steering wheel hon pad, black with woodgrain surround with argent
periphery and blue "Ford" oval medallion (Simulated leather wrapped)
12) Sun visors with plastic center retaining clip and brackets
13) Trim panels, rear quarter patterned vinyl
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SELECTED BRONCO OPTIONS
"Free Wheeling" package:
Free wheeling package (Not available with any Tu-Tone, Chrome Bumpers or
Protection Group; the following itms are deleted from XLT option when
both are ordered: Bright Chome Bumpers, Bright Drip Rail Molding and
Vinyl-filled bodyside Molding) Included:
1) Bumpers, pained black with Ranger XLT
2) Rased whie letter tires (L78-15C)
3) Sport steering wheel (Power Steering required)
4) Styled white 15 x 6 steel wheels
5) Tri color tape stripe (blue/white/green or orange/tan/cream) on hood
and bodysides
6) Western low mount black 9" x 6" mirrors
Off-Road Handling Package:
Includes rear stabilizer bar, quad front and rear shock absorbers. Five
10 x 15C on/off road tires with 15 x 8.0 steel wheels are recommended.
Additional Selected Options:
Quad front and heavy duty rear shock absorbers
10-15C raised white outline letter on/off road tires(Goodyear)
10-15C raised white solid letter on/off road tires(Firestone, Goodrich
or Uniroyal)
Forged aluminum wheels, 10 hole center web (Bright Polished)
Forged aluminum wheels, 5 slot center web
Insulation package, includes floor deadener and insulation added to
door, quarter-trim panels and headliner (available Custom only)
Bright recreation mirrors
Side support bucket seats
WHEELS AND WHEEL COVERS
Standard:
Five, 5 hole disc wheels with 15x5.5 rims
Optional:
Five, styled steel painted white 15x6 (not available with with 10-15C
tires)
Five, styled steel painted white 15x8.0 (with 10-15C tires only)
Four, forged aluminum wheels with 5 slot web, dull polished 15x6.0 (With
15" x 6.0" steel spare)
Four forged aluminum wheels with 10 hole web, bright polish finish
15"x6.0" ( with 15: x 6.0" steel spare)
Wheel covers, mag style (not available with styled steel or forged
aluminum wheels)