I eliminated that by driving a short distance with the rear glass up (not rubbing on anything) and the noise still persisted.
We can definitely send you a replacement screw. Those are easily replaceable if its something you'd like us to walk you through! Or if you'd prefer to wait and bring it in we're happy to do it then too!
Lubing up all of the seals back there including the OEM seal that sits against the tailgate should eliminate that. Back there in the rear there's the rear window seal, the tailgate seal, & the hardtop glass seal that touches the tailgate. Lots of rubber contact so lubing up all of those seals is a good idea.
If yours seems to be making too much contact you may benefit from adjusting your rear window downward toward the tailgate. You can just loosen the allen head bolts that go through the rear glass into the hinges, slide the glass downward and retighten.
Thank you for the reply. Mine seem to be pressing in consistently on both sides, and I rarely open and close it, so I’ll keep an eye on the issue. I’ll also investigate your recommendation of attempting to adjust the glass. Maybe when the wiper is available I’ll attempt it all at once.
The odor should subside within the next couple of weeks. As @604Bronco stated leaving windows open when parked at night helps a lot.
I would 100% recommend going over your hardware that is touching the glass to see if anything is a bit loose. Just slightly tightening it a little should let you know if If you can feel the vibration in the glass I'd guess that maybe the strut mount is a bit loose or the gas strut might need a pinch of lubrication. Also you can remove the struts completely to check and see if that may be the source. Check out this link on how to remove this kind of strut.
That is normal. The seals are soft and over time the bolts/ bracket nest into the seal. The seal should not tear or rip due to this contact and over time will just develop a small indentation.
At some point, could you create a video with solutions to those noises?
We'd love to except for every situation thus far has been unique and often times these sounds are turning out to be unrelated to the hard top. That's why for now we're addressing each question that comes up individually.
I have the factory hardtop, but you earned my business for other bronco accessories for taking care of customers after the sale.
Turns out the culprit was the struts. The heads of the struts screw on & off and all of mine were loose. Problem solved!
Looks like I know what we’ll all be checking. Might have to crack out my thread locker again…
A little movement is normal since they connect with a ball in a socket. There should not be any movement between the body (which says signature) and the plastic head. Both the top and bottom screw on and if left loose can contribute to some odd noises when the tension momentarily is relieved over a bump.So is there supposes to me a little bit of movement in this? It doesn't look like you can tighten or loosen it - It's either in or it isn't.
