Changed Order to a Soft Top!!!

[710-oil-614]

I'm not suggesting it is tire noise. I meant if you are used to driving a car, it has smaller wheels, and you would be used to a very quiet vehicle. On the other hand, I've been driving a diesel, then an F150 for the past 17 years, so I'm used to a little vehicle noise. I don't find the soft top to be very loud. To me it sounds like my rear truck window is cracked just a little.

Yep. My 2014 Subaru Forester creeks and rattles and lets in a significant amount of road and tire noise. I always have my driver's side window cracked with the side window shade.

The Tacoma has 33" knobby M/T tires and you hear them driving down the road.

The Badlands I test drove was quiet, to me.

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[StPeteBronco]

The change order to soft worked and brought me to an august 30 build date. The owner of Welker Ford in Clearwater Florida said it should take no more than a week to roll that thing off the build line. Changed to white vs orange but kept the luxe 2.7 and sas so looking forward to rolling this bronco soon. I am a bit nervous on the wavy soft top windows. I mean we have a 2021 wrangler and those windows are as straight as glass. But don’t plan on having the top up much here in Florida.

 

[jonwithanelcamino]

The change order to soft worked and brought me to an august 30 build date. The owner of Welker Ford in Clearwater Florida said it should take no more than a week to roll that thing off the build line. Changed to white vs orange but kept the luxe 2.7 and sas so looking forward to rolling this bronco soon. I am a bit nervous on the wavy soft top windows. I mean we have a 2021 wrangler and those windows are as straight as glass. But don’t plan on having the top up much here in Florida.

I’d take that time frame with a grain of salt

 

[RHPD]

Reserved noon PT on Day 1
2/5/21 Big Bend 2.3 w/MIC & running boards in Cactus Grey ordered
5/27/21 assigned a VIN and Prod date of 7/19/21
7/4/21 Prod date changed to 8/9/21
7/30/21 Prod date changed to 8/16/21
8/7/21 Prod date changed to 9/13/21
8/13/21 Received the news on MIC tops being an issue
8/13/21 Switched to Soft Top (only change) hoping to get it in time for the wife's b-day 9/19
8/24/21 Still not Scheduled

There is a question here for the better informed... I've seen that others made the switch and almost immediately got a new build date. Do I need to be a squeaky wheel with the dealer or is it not as straight forward as simple builds with Soft Tops getting built now?

 

[TxBadlands]

Reserved noon PT on Day 1
2/5/21 Big Bend 2.3 w/MIC & running boards in Cactus Grey ordered
5/27/21 assigned a VIN and Prod date of 7/19/21
7/4/21 Prod date changed to 8/9/21
7/30/21 Prod date changed to 8/16/21
8/7/21 Prod date changed to 9/13/21
8/13/21 Received the news on MIC tops being an issue
8/13/21 Switched to Soft Top (only change) hoping to get it in time for the wife's b-day 9/19
8/24/21 Still not Scheduled

There is a question here for the better informed... I've seen that others made the switch and almost immediately got a new build date. Do I need to be a squeaky wheel with the dealer or is it not as straight forward as simple builds with Soft Tops getting built now?

Did your dealer have any issue with you switching to a soft top this month? I just spoke to mine and he was almost afraid to switch mine and started saying things like rebuilding my order now and I freaked out a little because I don’t want to rebuild I just want to switch tops not trusting the MIC 2.0 will be any better than the first since it will feel rushed IMO. He had no answers for me at all. I was blown away at how little he knew. I specially stated I did not want to rebuild only to get thrown into the 2022 order bank and lose my place in line from a year ago. I almost feel like I’m being pressured to keep the MIC on my order at this point.

I know the dealerships are not well informed but the call felt all wrong. Ugh.

 

[nightowl]

Does anyone have intel if the ’hardtop prep kit’ will actually be installed during production, or they are just going to throw that s&*^ in the front seat with the license place frame?

It should be installed

 

[nightowl]

Reserved noon PT on Day 1
2/5/21 Big Bend 2.3 w/MIC & running boards in Cactus Grey ordered
5/27/21 assigned a VIN and Prod date of 7/19/21
7/4/21 Prod date changed to 8/9/21
7/30/21 Prod date changed to 8/16/21
8/7/21 Prod date changed to 9/13/21
8/13/21 Received the news on MIC tops being an issue
8/13/21 Switched to Soft Top (only change) hoping to get it in time for the wife's b-day 9/19
8/24/21 Still not Scheduled

There is a question here for the better informed... I've seen that others made the switch and almost immediately got a new build date. Do I need to be a squeaky wheel with the dealer or is it not as straight forward as simple builds with Soft Tops getting built now?

Good luck! I am hoping for a October/Early Nov delivery...fingers crossed!!

 

[StPeteBronco]

I am a few hours new to the forum and looking forward to learning from all of you who have taken delivery. I took some advice from the forum on changing my Badlands order from an MIChard top to a soft top prior to hitting production in hopes I can jump ahead will still a 2021 delivery. Hoping this change helps me.

My revised order has arrived and will be here in St Pete Florida by the weekend!! Cannot wait. Glass I moved from the MIC top to soft.

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