Bestop eTop Power Soft Top for Bronco debuting at SEMA (Nov 8)

[Dral97]

I don't think there's much overlap in the Venn diagram of customers who want a one-touch power open/close soft top and customers who are willing to get out and remove the side windows. The latter defeats the purpose of the former.

I guess I'm the few in the center of that. I would rather the option was there. I would take them out a decent amount. I guess they'd have to be a zipper install though, which would make that more difficult. My goal would be windows out during the summer and put the top down at the push of a button when I feel like it. That means less fabric back there. With the way that top is now, the back seat folks are going to feel like they're sitting in a roofless fortress lol.

Probably wouldn't sell as much, but I'd be more likely to buy this top if the windows came out. Also, I'm not sure what happens with the back window. I'm assuming it has to 'zip' up and such to get full use of the tailgate.

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[KillerPenz]

Nobody's going to address the elephant in the room?

Which part? Those ugly ass "hood" rims? Or the big doofy looking fender flares? Either one would make the aftermarket happy because unless you live in the inner city or Florida (sorry Florida peeps but you have a reputation), ain't nobody going to rock either of those from the factory.

 

[CarmeloS]

Does it come in 2dr?

 

[swooshdave]

Does it come in 2dr?

You already know the answer.

 

[Dadsquatch]

So it's just the myTop re-branded / bought-out by Bestop. We've already seen this then.

 

[Mdsuits]

No 2 door and still doesn’t fold all the way down….another swing and a miss for bestop. We don’t need gimmick stuff. Just a simple 2 dr square back top that folds ALL the way down.

 

[Ozzy]

Nobody's going to address the elephant in the room?

You mean the 5-lug wheels?

 

[Cobrafang]

Nobody's going to address the elephant in the room?

Atleast you saw it.

 

[rguest3]

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/10/ford-bronco-and-jeep-wrangler-get-power-soft-top-from-bestop/

• Bestop will use the SEMA Show to introduce a power retractable soft top for the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco.
• The eTop can be raised or lowered in a matter of seconds at the touch of a button.
• The roof features triple-layer construction as well as tinted vinyl windows.

"The eTop is the result of Bestop’s acquisition of myTop and the roof will come with a 24 month warranty. There’s no word on pricing, but myTop has the Bronco’s roof listed at $4,995. The company also charges the same price for the Wrangler’s roof and one is apparently in the works for the Gladiator."

It would be great if there was a Soft Top design that actually went all the way down. No chance seeing out the back with that top.

 

[Ninjak]

The pics are from the MyTop site. I guess if that is the top, then MyTop is fdoing well selling this to Bestop and Ford.

 

[Imaginary Friend]

What is missing is the obvious first choice: the 2-door version. The 2-door only came with the hard top. 4-doors came with the soft top by default, so unless someone ordered only the hardtop, the potential customer would have to be willing to ditch their OEM soft top just to pay for the power upgrade, which is a bigger pill to swallow. This is a case where I think the 2-door market is potentially equal to the 4-door market.

This.

I want nothing to do with the MIC hardtop. I'd buy a ragtop 2-door Bronco tomorrow if I could order it that way. While I'm dreaming, I want framed door glass too.

 

[Ninjak]

Well........I'll drop this here.

 

[Toccoa]

That's a lot of fabric to deal with. What would you have done differently?

Tuck and fold. Tuck and fold.

All kidding aside, assuming it could be done differently, I would see if there was some way to get the top to drop into the cargo area more. This would reduce the visible height of it in the down position and look more like it was topless vs. wearing a backpack.

 

[SDBRONCO]

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[DefNotBuddyLee]

Wish I was going to SEMA to see it and ask questions. It appears to sit higher (when open) than the factory soft top does. Without the locks for the frame, I wonder how much abuse the lift mechanism takes trying to hold the top down when driving at high speeds.
Also agree with others on wishing the side and rear windows were still removable. @Dral97 , I don't think the zipper install would be too big a deal seeing as how the Wrangler has done that from the TJ on with little issue. I honestly would have preferred that over the buckle clips currently used on the factory top.

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