2025 MIC Top Question

[mpeugeot]

The latest painted hardtop with the white interior is totally different and superior.

look at the 2025 hardtop (painted white outside) and looks like MIC inside (16:38 of the video).

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[Beach_Bum]

look at the 2025 hardtop (painted white outside) and looks like MIC inside (16:38 of the video).

Yeah, that is the "version 2 painted HT" that I itemized earlier in this thread. Early MY'25 Broncos with the painted top are showing up with both the "unfinished" black interior and the newer white interior. Seems the best explanation is the early builds of MY'25 are exhausting the backlog inventory of painted HTs from MY'24.

 

[Dantenatas]

Yeah, that is the "version 2 painted HT" that I itemized earlier in this thread. Early MY'25 Broncos with the painted top are showing up with both the "unfinished" black interior and the newer white interior. Seems the best explanation is the early builds of MY'25 are exhausting the backlog inventory of painted HTs from MY'24.

Wouldn't the one in the video be one of the "early" ones though, since it was one of the first ones they got on the lot?
I'm still waiting to see what the 2 door painted tops look like inside, but I haven't seen any photos or videos pop up yet. Mine has a build date of 3-31 and I'm curious what I'll get!

 

[Ducati1098]

Wouldn't the one in the video be one of the "early" ones though, since it was one of the first ones they got on the lot?
I'm still waiting to see what the 2 door painted tops look like inside, but I haven't seen any photos or videos pop up yet. Mine has a build date of 3-31 and I'm curious what I'll get!

All painted 2 door tops will likely be the same painted Mod top that the heritage 2 doors have always had.
It will still have the gunners hatch, but not the removable windows.

I don’t believe there is any new 2 door top with the white interior similar to what the 4 door has.

 

[Mdsuits]

If I was ordering a 25 I would definitely go painted…my 22 is in getting a new top right now. Sadly I don’t have high hopes for the replacement lasting much longer than this one did…but who knows.

 

[jrollo7]

look at the 2025 hardtop (painted white outside) and looks like MIC inside (16:38 of the video).

That attached video does show an an interior like the old MIC honeycomb roof material. It could be because it’s a 4 door? Every painted hardtop that I’ve seen offered by Ford that has a white interior does not look like MIC inside. It’s completely different and upgraded. It’s better than my own ‘24 Heritage that has a painted white hardtop (standard for the Heritage) but mine is not as nicely finished on the inside. But my interior roof is not a honeycomb MIC roof, and I know that because Ford didn’t put sound deadening material around my latches same as in the video-BUT my interior’s bare latch spaces show me it’s not honeycomb MIC. It’s fiberglass or some other metal type material. Definitely not MIC honeycomb.

 

[jrollo7]

All painted 2 door tops will likely be the same painted Mod top that the heritage 2 doors have always had.
It will still have the gunners hatch, but not the removable windows.

I don’t believe there is any new 2 door top with the white interior similar to what the 4 door has.

Would you agree that a late ‘24 Heritage 2 door with the white painted top is NOT a MIC honeycomb materiel but rather some type of fiberglass material. You are right that the 2 doors don’t seem to have the white interior roof.

 

[Ducati1098]

Would you agree that a late ‘24 Heritage 2 door with the white painted top is NOT a MIC honeycomb materiel but rather some type of fiberglass material. You are right that the 2 doors don’t seem to have the white interior roof.

It doesn’t matter when the top was made. The construction of the 2 door painted top has never changed.

But here is a good explanation of what they’re made of/how they’re constructed:

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/thre...ailure-to-the-list.110026/page-7#post-2477811

 

[BAUS67]

If I was ordering a 25 I would definitely go painted…my 22 is in getting a new top right now. Sadly I don’t have high hopes for the replacement lasting much longer than this one did…but who knows.

Wow man, I haven't seen the edge separation issue in a long time. An early ('22) survivor that finally let go.

 

[Mdsuits]

Wow man, I haven't seen the edge separation issue in a long time. An early ('22) survivor that finally let go.

All the edges in the back were pretty thin. I imagine they all would have done the same eventually.

 

[Dadsquatch]

Switch to the painted! I’m pretty sure the MIC tops being installed on MY ‘25s are just the recycled ones from all the warranty claims, lol.

 

[cmtaz]

So I ask this question as a perspective buyer, I currently have a 24 Rubicon X. My 3rd wrangler so I know most of the issues with Jeeps (it's usually one of the batteries). What are the issues and causes of these top failures? I've been looking at broncos and scrutinizing the hard tops but I have not found any issues with the ones I've seen. Is this a case of some / a few issues, or most are failing, or it takes several years to develop, happens in cold or hot climates etc.

I can live with having to reinforce tie rods (minor issues - unless it's breaks on a trail ), but the idea of needing a new top, and not being able to easily get one concerns me.


Thanks

 

[C6ZZGT]

So I ask this question as a perspective buyer, I currently have a 24 Rubicon X. My 3rd wrangler so I know most of the issues with Jeeps (it's usually one of the batteries). What are the issues and causes of these top failures? I've been looking at broncos and scrutinizing the hard tops but I have not found any issues with the ones I've seen. Is this a case of some / a few issues, or most are failing, or it takes several years to develop, happens in cold or hot climates etc.

I can live with having to reinforce tie rods (minor issues - unless it's breaks on a trail ), but the idea of needing a new top, and not being able to easily get one concerns me.


Thanks

Don`t reinforce tie rod--you then break the rack.

A forum is a magnifying glass for issues ,no way of knowing how many tops actually have an issue but they do.

 

[TheShark]

Would you agree that a late ‘24 Heritage 2 door with the white painted top is NOT a MIC honeycomb materiel but rather some type of fiberglass material. You are right that the 2 doors don’t seem to have the white interior roof.

I believe there is another thread on somewhere on here that shows it's unfortunately made the same as the MIC, honeycomb cardboard. I've looked really closely at my MOD top and I swear I see a bit of honeycomb. It will probably last longer though since it's painted.

 

[J-Lugster]

If I was ordering a 25 I would definitely go painted…my 22 is in getting a new top right now. Sadly I don’t have high hopes for the replacement lasting much longer than this one did…but who knows.

My god that is so pathetic.

Webasto & Ford should be ashamed of that.

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