Positive news from MAP Ford Employee about MIC top replacements and how they are being handled.

[threeonone]

There's a Ford employee in the FB group who has been giving production updates. He stated that they are working day and night to replace the MIC tops on the Dirt Mountain Broncos. Also said the day shift crew is staying overtime to help out. The replacements are all being done in the MOD center which is next to MAP and there should be no production interruption of new Broncos being produced. Once the roof changes are done at the MOD center they are taken back to MAP and the go through the whole final testing and inspection process again before they are released to shipment. So those of you worried about quality issues from sitting at Dirt Mountain for months can rest easy.

I know a lot of people with 9/13-9/30 build weeks have been pushed back, but he said new production will still be going full steam ahead.

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[Lakelife36]

I really want to believe that this is true

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Good update. Thanks!

 

[billybong420]

Any way you can ask if 2-doors are in the process as well?

 

[Bronco4]

Good news. Thank you for the update

 

[threeonone]

Any way you can ask if 2-doors are in the process as well?

He said yes. 2 door roofs are being replaced from Dirt Mountain as well.

 

[CMU_Chip]

I wonder if they are really following a protocol of FIFO or are they having to work through all the last builds to get to our early dirt mountain builds.

 

[threeonone]

I wonder if they are really following a protocol of FIFO or are they having to work through all the last builds to get to our early dirt mountain builds.

He said he doesn't know which vehicles are coming in. It a 3rd party that transports the vehicles back and forth to the plant.

 

[PowPow]

I would think there would now be a bottleneck at the testing center. If they're still producing broncos and testing those in the same center... There's only so much capacity.

 

[ATLColonial]

Has he given any indication of how many they're getting through each day?

 

[Bdisco]

Are the rear quarter windows removed from the defective top and installed in the MIC 2.0?

That is the part that scares me the most about having my dealer perform. What are the instruction procedures? RTV? Peel off headliner/felt reinstall?

 

[fraserjr]

He said yes. 2 door roofs are being replaced from Dirt Mountain as well.

Any idea if those being built this week and next week are getting the MIC 2.0 tops? My FE is scheduled for Friday and my Badlands is/was supposed to be next week. Although it may have gotten pushed by now.

 

[JimL]

Hats off to all the workers at MAP. They’ve been stuck in the middle of these roll-out woes.

 

[Bronco4]

9/13 build week here... And you say 9/13 thru 9/30 being pushed back but not affecting production? Kind of sounds like it is if these dates are being pushed.
Still hoping for a window sticker this week but losing faith. Maybe time for Ford to lower their production numbers yet again.

I get the feeling that alot who switched to soft top (due to need or desire for a sooner build) might not have done so if it wasn't going to help anyways, and would've just rolled the dice with the desired hard top. Just a thought.

Any idea if those being built this week and next week are getting the MIC 2.0 tops? My FE is scheduled for Friday and my Badlands is/was supposed to be next week. Although it may have gotten pushed by now.

yes

 

[threeonone]

Has he given any indication of how many they're getting through each day?

He said he's not sure on the actual numbers.

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