Yes, the vehicle is prewired for it. Just plug it in. Id venture to guess the Base is wired up the same as a First Edition.
The hardtop would have the motor and wiper assembly already installed on it.
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The hardtop would have the motor and wiper assembly already installed on it.
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Are they? That's awesome. I hadn't heard this before. Thanks!
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Unfortunately I haven't seen the soft top...does seem like Ford is hiding that from us. The MIC and modular tops do have the same mounting points. I was told by the rep that the soft top will use the same mounting points, but he did not provide an answer regarding the wiring and washer hose on a vehicle that only comes with the soft top.
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That's great news, really. I haven't seen the new Bronco yet, the full size bronco top just screwed down to the bed and with the trim pieces inside could take a while to disengage, plus with it one piece and having huge windows was pretty heavy. The new tops sounds a lot easier to move
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Thanks for the replies. Im guessing that yes, Ford will sell me one and if I want the defroster and wiper working it will be more than just a bolt on.
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Yeah, the old tops are stupid heavy. Had the opportunity to help remove my friend's on numerous occasions. Fun truck to drive, though.
I am a bit concerned with the weight of the 2-door MIC rear shell. Those windows are pretty big.
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I think it will be fine comparativelyYeah, the old tops are stupid heavy. Had the opportunity to help remove my friend's on numerous occasions. Fun truck to drive, though.
I am a bit concerned with the weight of the 2-door MIC rear shell. Those windows are pretty big.
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You will be able to buy a hardtop. You won't be able to order one painted to match. No way will Ford want to stock that many part numbers to cover all the possible color combinations. They will likely offer that standard Black & Gray options and have a paint ready option. This is what the do for the door handles and mirror caps on the F-Series trucks. You can order the black plastic or a ready to paint.
This video has been around for awhile, but here's a showing of the MIC reinstalling on a 2 door.
You can see wires attached to the back glass.
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I bought a used but very nice condition factory hardtop ($800) for my Jeep Wrangler TJ. Hardtop fit fine. But to use the back window defrost and wiper, yes I would need to wire it up. So there is that aspect of swapping.
One consideration - maybe the modular rear side windows will be swappable into the non-modular hardtop. Unless Ford manufactures the window surround differently between the two tops.
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I'm sure they'll be glad to sell you a primed/paint-ready hard top.
Hopefully. So far no Ford reps have answered this question.
The window surrounds look different in how they attach
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It is much cheaper for Ford to use a single wiring harness across the board than to have several different P/N's to inventory. Reduces the possibility of mistakes.
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People are concerned because that's what Jeep does. No wiring harness (or rear defroster button, or rear wiper controls) unless you get the hard top.
Maybe. Everything so far is pre-prod and it's quite possible they've built them all with HT support. Projecting from there that the actual production models will have all this built in is kind of a stretch at this point.
