Yep, I think they issued the stop ship order 7/21 (although earlier builds got caught in it) 2 days short of my 7/23 blend. Now 71% of the 7/23's (not mine) have been rebuilt, not again, please not again.
I'd be interested to hear from MIC 1.0 owners who have had theirs for months to see if they really self destruct. Premeirdrum?
Ahh so the rough edge opened up. Thats a lil different. I wonder if ford would pay for people with the issue to take their tops to boat or surfboard shops to have the edges detailed or something. I dont think its something a regular autobody shop would be into unless they do alot of fiber work( i know its not fiberglass per say but similar in finish). I also wonder about the painted top folks. If ford is just thinking well half these people want to paint their tops and their gonna need to do prep work for that anyways.
Ford is aware and involved, so I expect we will hear something before too long.Ahh so the rough edge opened up. Thats a lil different. I wonder if ford would pay for people with the issue to take their tops to boat or surfboard shops to have the edges detailed or something. I dont think its something a regular autobody shop would be into unless they do alot of fiber work( i know its not fiberglass per say but similar in finish). I also wonder about the painted top folks. If ford is just thinking well half these people want to paint their tops and their gonna need to do prep work for that anyways.
I agree mine came in from dirt mountain no looking good at all. Roof showing some minor delamination starting, very dirty, two paint chips and some roof and bumper scratches and for good measure they left the window sealant on part of the mic panel.
Ford….. Ford…. Ford….
Updated photo from this AM. My hands aren't Samsquatch in real life, that's just the zoom level. You can see the fuzzy look on the edge, and that wasn't there when I picked it up 5 days ago. You REALLY have to be looking for it though.
Bad news, folks. This is a MIC 2.0 top built 10/1, delivered 4 days ago.
Top looked excellent at pickup. Did not notice any issues.. 4 days later, I notice I can see the old issue returning. Have not notified Ford yet.
Check your MIC tops CLOSELY on the rearmost panel by the windows. Appears to be pulling apart a bit.
I'll have a lot more photos and any other misc info coming shortly.
There is also slight honeycombing.
Edited for brevity.
Updated with some photos posted later in thread by @AJ_West_
There's not likely much Ford can do at this point. The design, engineering and manufacturing process can only be tweeked so much. I am betting this "delamination" of tops is going to end up being deemed "a normal charactheristic of the design that doesn't affect reliabilty or safety, no repairs are required at this time" in a future SSM by Ford. Ford will ultimately have a newly designed NON Webasto top for future Broncos in a few years. I hope I'm wrong, but I can seriously see it coming to that. Unless these things start flying apart on the freeway where a recall is isssued in the future, they're only replacing them so long and then it's just live with it. smh....
This. I could deal with the soft top in a slant back style. Factory one looks like shit in the back of it
I have the same thing going on with my FE. Really noticeable in pictures taken outdoors. The rear clamshell is darker. The 3 front pieces have noticeable snake skinning. Unfinished edges on rear clamshell (9/28/21 "Primer Applied" sticker). It looks a lot like they replaced the rear section but the fronts are the original MIC 1.0 that have 100 days more sun exposure than the rear from sitting on Dirt Mountain. The unfinished edges are sharp and I sliced my finger open on it. I'm seriously considering filing a NHTSA report on that issue.
Just inspected mine I've had two weeks and one side appears to be expanding slightly. If you look at this panel on the other side of the window the plastic covers this material I wonder why they didn't do this on the rear? At least you live in Phoenix not sure how this top is going to hold up after an Ohio winter. I'm not going to cry too much at least I have my bronco and hopefully this edge issues doesn't turn into a problem. For now I'm just going to enjoy the Bronco and look at the top again in the spring.
Updated photo from this AM. My hands aren't Samsquatch in real life, that's just the zoom level. You can see the fuzzy look on the edge, and that wasn't there when I picked it up 5 days ago. You REALLY have to be looking for it though.
Bad news, folks. This is a MIC 2.0 top built 10/1, delivered 4 days ago.
Top looked excellent at pickup. Did not notice any issues.. 4 days later, I notice I can see the old issue returning. Have not notified Ford yet.
Check your MIC tops CLOSELY on the rearmost panel by the windows. Appears to be pulling apart a bit.
I'll have a lot more photos and any other misc info coming shortly.
There is also slight honeycombing.
Edited for brevity.
Updated with some photos posted later in thread by @AJ_West_
