Recent content by Chaos

Well probably quite a few. Race Red is a very popular WT color choice and WTs are one of the highest produced trims from 2022-2024...... Very few WTs, aside from soft top 4dr demos were produced in 2021. As far as OBXs, I believe far less. The interior color options on the OBX do not lend well...

I agree. I find the modular bumper to be a great looking bumper and an amazing stock option, particularly when you think of other brands. I just wish it was heavier gauge. Same with the skids, the front skid is decent gauge, but the others are pretty light duty. I am not talking about Ford, but...

Literally parts of the manufacturing process are different or that is what has been concluded. I work with composite like this, but I have never seen a "MOD" top up close, so I can't say how different they are or not. But apparently they are different tops. The easiest way to think about it is...

Sorry for the double reply. It is basically semantics. Ford went down this road with brandable trim names instead of simple codes to create engagement and following. They could have simply had a base, and packages along with powertain options. But they pieced milled together branded trims...

Well, for many people doing the wiring and bolting is a whole lot easier than dealing with software. I would venture to say that most or equal numbers of people that do their own wrenching, would rather deal with the bolting and wiring then f-up a back up file or typing in the wrong code in the...

Parts of the manufacturing process are different. The 2dr obviously has a gunner hatch which for many was the quintessential aspect of the MOD top, and it was hoped to be included on the 4drs, along with the smooth painted surface. The removable windows went through a number of prototypes and...

The WT had purpose in all years. Ford was just unable to build them as they were intended and developed. The WT was intended to have what became known as the HOSS3.0 from the beginning. It was also suppose to have the painted gloss black MOD top as standard same with the FE. Ford was unable to...

The MIC top was never intended to be painted. It can be painted but requires a modest amount of prep. It would be highly unlikely that Ford is scrapping the MOD top in favor of only MIC tops given all the problems they have had with them cracking and deforming. I have fully expected that one of...

Rear HVAC is mentioned in Base trim guide as standard for 4 door with auto-trans. So not available on 2 door or 4 door 7 speeds. The guides build on each other, for instance Big Bend, is all Base standard equipment, plus.....

Yep, they are reducing the availability of the 2.7 and potentially hoping to bolster declining Raptor sales by eliminating trims.

I tend to think it is a hope a dream to improve Raptor sales, as well as just maybe reduce the number of 2.7s. This will be more evident once they release the 2025 build guide. Ford has been chasing their tail from the 6g bronco release. The whole branded trim names is a mixed bag a marketing...

Tube diameter. The bilsteins have a 1.9ish inch tube diameter. The Fox 2.5 are 2.5” diameter. This impacts all perched collars and some hybrid (collars and top puck) lifts designed for the bilsteins. Also some of the top pucks have too narrow of a center hole to accommodate the larger diameters...

Never had hard top issues like many others, no squeaks or noises from anywhere except plastic rattle around the sub with certain music. After a year or so I noticed a faint squeaking/metal/plastic bottle sound coming from the rear. Found the hard top cap passenger side fitment TSB, and yes mine...

I was wondering if advanced was going to use a core material/sandwhich layup or straight fiberglass which would be quite heavy. Looks like they went with Divinylcell/PVC Foam. That is what I we would have likely chosen as well, due to rigidity and stability, if we were building one.

Exactly, decibels are not a simple linear scale. 1 db difference is actually quite a lot in general terms. Trying to judge or quantify differences between these tops with using sound meters is really not effective. I think as many have indicated the big differences are the ambient noise while...