2023 MOD Top Close-Up Photos and Technical Review

[Tricky Dick]

It does look very nice. Zero interest from me though. @dingle87 may have a point about it alleviating a bottleneck, could be a win for everyone.

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[dingle87]

I think the Ford top will be less due to scale

I won't be getting a MOD top, so I hope you're right for the people who might want one after they take delivery.

 

[Tricky Dick]

I won't be getting a MOD top, so I hope you're right for the people who might want one after they take delivery.

If I were ordering a 4dr I'd be tempted to spec a mod top and sell it for a tidy profit, then get a Bestop instead. Shoot I'd probably do it for a 2dr too, they should be sought after by MY21/22 owners. I may never put my 2dr MIC back on again but there's no market for it so it sits.

 

[BlueBronco]

Guys, your not close. $1895 is NOT the retail price from the factory. Its the upgrade price over a soft top, which the price of is buried in the vehicle cost. So assume $2k for the soft top and the factory cost of a mod top is close to $4k. Then the fact that add ons are always much more at the parts counter than from factory. Then freight. You will not buy a mod top at the parts counter for $4k, it will be much more.

+$1500 to have it painted.

 

[Dayton1984]

If I were getting a 2-door, I would absolutely want the MOD. Being able to take out the "sun roof" and windows makes it so you can actually get an outdoor experience without taking off the whole back part.

With the 4-door, it is less interesting. Combined with the MIC-texture fenders, it is yet less interesting still. Not interested at this time.

ford offers steel painted fender flares on the outer banks so maybe possibly can get gloss black fenders to match the top?

 

[Ksjrb03]

+$1500 to have it painted.

Yup, forgot about that one. Jeep tops come raw to the dealer, who has to paint them. Very likely ford does the same, especially seeing how they crate MIC tops to the dealer with glass uninstalled and a glass company needed.

 

[Something Wild]

Been so long I forgot this was even offered.

 

[BroncoBoy22]

Dang I’m praying Ford has some program to buy a MOD top for those of that had to pick a softie to get a build date

 

[Cable Guy]

Dang I’m praying Ford has some program to buy a MOD top for those of that had to pick a softie to get a build date

They will. It will be called the R-E-T-A-I-L program. They won’t give a one cent discount.

 

[Scomi21]

I’d be surprised if I can add it to my base model order when I get punted to 23. Can only hope.

 

[Beach_Bum]

Dang I’m praying Ford has some program to buy a MOD top for those of that had to pick a softie to get a build date

It will be the same calculus that others that wanted a MIC HT but opted for the soft top will have figured out. As has been mentioned, the cost to add it to an ordered Bronco will be substantially cheaper than ordering through the parts department and having it painted/installed (glass is shipped out of the frame). It likely will be cheaper to order a new Bronco and sell the one you own.

 

[VoltageDrop]

https://www.advfiberglass.com/products/2021-2022-ford-bronco-hardtop?variant=39547147747430
This one is nearly $6k. I'd bet add $2k to this and you might start getting close to buying a MOD top from a Ford parts counter.

This sounds like a good guess. MIC is $10k retail from Ford as of now.

 

[OhhhhhhSnap]

What's the over/under Ford scraped the removable rear windows? The molds look exactly the same as the MIC. If it was just a latch or something on the inside they would have done that done that with the MIC.

 

[Dayton1984]

Yup, forgot about that one. Jeep tops come raw to the dealer, who has to paint them. Very likely ford does the same, especially seeing how they crate MIC tops to the dealer with glass uninstalled and a glass company needed.

Or dealers having to reinstall windshields

 

[Bdisco]

Is it just me or does the front section not line up with the rear?

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