Bronco Soft Top how-to video -- folding, removing and window removal

[Headsong]

I thought they were making the bronco better than a jeep? lol.

I'm not sure how you'd make it better. This is pretty close to Best Top design.... Which is great. I'm happy, hard to admit. And thanks to bn finally.

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[broncoSJ]

wheres video to remove hard top?

they don’t have one yet

 

[kermitfrog]

Uhm, shouldn't those side panels only be removable from INSIDE the car? Anyone can come along, pop them out, steal all your shit, and your car too while they are at it, and not have to break anything.

Edit : I was hoping to live with the soft top for a year until the white modular comes out, but the fact anyone can walk up and just open the top is a joke.

If it's anything like Jeep hard tops, there are bolts to hold down the hard top in the Bronco too. And those bolts are only if you want to completely remove the soft top, which I won't be doing hardly. That's the whole reason to leave the soft top attached - to always have the top with you whenever you need it.

I am pretty sure also there is bolts that hold the hard top in postion(on one picture of the rear inside interior you can make the bolts that hold the hard top in place).

 

[ausherpharmd]

A thief isn't going to be nice and take out your rear window and set it beside your Bronco, they're going to slash the top and take what they want. I never locked my convertible, ever, they could take whatever they wanted and it would be cheaper than replacing the soft top. Only practice is to not leave anything in the vehicle of value or that you're willing to lose.

You all are opening a cab of despair for all those who have never owned a soft top before. Probably never crossed minds that it's super easy to cut.??

 

[Lilj4425]

they don’t have one yet

Episode 2. Lol.

 

[Sjbiss]

Glad they finally posted this video. Being able to prop the back of the top up to load the rear is a great feature, one of my biggest pet peeves with the jeep is how hard it is to load the back with the soft top on. The rest seems generally inline with what I would expect although the step 1 fold back seems to sit a bit high.

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

Looks fantastic. Easy to remove the panels. I love the flip up rear, and how easy it is to completely remove the top. A lot of people in this thread have apparently never seen a Jeep.

 

[Khayze427]

Uhm, shouldn't those side panels only be removable from INSIDE the car? Anyone can come along, pop them out, steal all your shit, and your car too while they are at it, and not have to break anything.

Edit : I was hoping to live with the soft top for a year until the white modular comes out, but the fact anyone can walk up and just open the top is a joke.

It’s much faster to use a box cutter or even a pocket knife : )

 

[Broken Machines76]

I wish I could do a soft top but car theft is an issue in metro Atlanta,,,,,,

 

[Garemlin]

Having to use tools to fully remove the top is a bit of a PITA. And I wonder how long those clips will last with repeated use. That is a big potential fail point IMO.

 

[VictoryLights]

I actually like the paint, it's area 51, right? I also like cactus gray but confused by the different versions I have seen on the web...

Yes, that’s Area 51.

 

[Gamecock]

How do you Jeep people store your windows now? Does the top come with bags to keep them from getting scratched up when off the vehicle?

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Uhm, shouldn't those side panels only be removable from INSIDE the car? Anyone can come along, pop them out, steal all your shit, and your car too while they are at it, and not have to break anything.

Edit : I was hoping to live with the soft top for a year until the white modular comes out, but the fact anyone can walk up and just open the top is a joke.

So think about what you’re saying. The thief’s choice is pop off the window (or unzip it in the case of my Jeep) or slash it open with a knife (which they probably will do anyway).

The only physical security you have with a soft top is the two lockable compartments (glove box and center console storage) and the security tray shown on the overland concept. This mindset change goes for any convertible.

Depending on where you live, a year is doable. I lived the Spartan life in Northern Virginia/ DC for three years with no break in in a Miata. And 12 in the Raleigh Durham area with a Jeep - including a lot of times with no windows at all.

It all comes down to leaving nothing out in plain view.

(Edit) As an owner of two Jeeps, this is a nice top for several reasons:
1) the prop open feature on the tailgate bar (I have to unzip the window on both side, twist the bar out, and flip the window and bar up over the top)
2) no zippers, and not many slides (zippers are a PITA, especially as they get dusty and jamb up)
3) the driver side release to drop the top from sun rider position to fully down (I either need someone on each side or have to release one side then the other)

I think the clip down feature is cool too, but I’ve never had a problem with the top just laying down under it’s own weight.

 

[Sjbiss]

How do you Jeep people store your windows now? Does the top come with bags to keep them from getting scratched up when off the vehicle?

They sell aftermarket storage bags, does not come with the vehicle.

 

[Toccoa]

I wish I could do a soft top but car theft is an issue in metro Atlanta,,,,,,

To be honest. It doesn’t make a difference. Cutting things with a knife takes time, unless you’re carrying around a really sharp knife. Much easier and quicker to just bust the glass with a rock, get what you came for and leave.

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