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Has anyone here taken their hard top off of the Everglades? I took ours off this past weekend to get the soft top on. Half the bolts holding the hard top on were impossible to remove with the hex tool. I had to use vice grips to remove them (destroying them in the process). We have a 2024 so we're curious if anyone else had an issue. Also, after getting the soft top on and bolted into place, the soft top itself was extremely difficult to close over the middle latches and front latches, so also wondering if anyone had that issue? Perhaps because it was a brand new top? It was placed correctly on the locating pins. It seemed like it was off (as in not far forward enough) by half an inch. Eventually did get it closed but we had to unlatch the back to get it forward enough in the front and then latch the rear part last.
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BlinkyLightMgr
BlinkyLightMgr
I think Ford has stock in locktight. Mine had a ton on the threads along with the plastic hardtop not perfectly aligned. I resorted to starting with the rachet to know I got them free then switching to power tools. I removed them as I was replacing them with rockworkx thumb screws. Glad I made the switch as I didn't want to deal with the bolts again.
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Kiff
That's good to know someone else had this issue. I see those rockworkx look pretty popular so I will order a set too. There was definitely different amounts of loctite on mine. The ones over the B pillar had none, but then the two in the furthest rear by the tailgate had a ton, same with the two directly behind the seats. At least you were able to get yours free sounds like with the ratchet. Mine had so much that it wouldn't work. Had to use vice grips about a millimeter at a time on the back two by the D pillar. Pretty awful and Ford really should figure out that production issue.
BMoreDogDoc
BMoreDogDoc
When we took the top off for the first time, my wife got the side that seemed to have all the loctite…
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Crazy Bronc
Crazy Bronc
How is the turbulence level in your soft top? I just bought a brand new soft top from someone who ordered the dual top option, but ended up not wanting the soft top It seems like the snorkel creates a lot of air turbulence on the right side of the top. Do you notice the same thing??
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Kiff
@Crazy Bronc Oh I actually commented just below here on this exact thing. Here you go: I do hear soft top flapping/slapping from what seems to be centering on the roof above the rear passenger seat and around the passenger side read window. I've never been in a 4 door bronco with soft top without the snorkel to know if that is where it always is. I don't notice it on the driver side so I suspect that the snorkel is causing the air to move that way.
mere44
@Kiff I put a soft top on my Everglades last year for summer use. The snorkel does cause turbulence, I have placed thick 2sided tape on the bows and it helps but does not alleviate the noise completely. Mainly noticeable above 70mph.
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boy843
boy843
Put a soft top on mine a couple of weeks ago, there is defiantly more noise on the passenger side most likely due to snorkel, had to loosen the front receiving bracket to get the front to close. Not the OEM doesn’t come with all the brackets needed and the Everglades isn’t fit for soft top install you will need additional brackets which are quite pricy from Ford.

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