Consider the MIC Hardtop DISPOSABLE - Ford Keep Shipping Broncos

[Monster1926]

Perhaps a dumb question, but I have a convertible where the tops were defective and they were all replaced subsequently with a recall so...

The crappy tops, are they somehow fixing them? If not, aside from the back end logistics issues, why not just ship the Broncos with the structurally sound but cosmetically jacked up tops and replace them at the dealer in a year or two? Or is there some rule against shipping a vehicle with a pre-existing recall sitting on it?

Recalls only matter if their a safety issue. Fords trying to make them right before they leave. After that it costs them a lot of money to correct it. They can either A stop production until the tops are right. Who knows how long that’ll be or B build them as best as they can and hope people don’t bitch. Either way someone will bitch about it.

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[MustangRanch]

Yeah still have lux, tow, sas, mod bumper, 2.7 all as holding things up. The MIC top is just the most obvious problem, but there are still a ton of issues with Ford’s supply chain

Mine is built, cleared qc and ready to ship. Supply chain isn’t the issue. Shipping seems to be the bigger issue for mine.

 

[mcdoogs]

Mine is built, cleared qc and ready to ship. Supply chain isn’t the issue. Shipping seems to be the bigger issue for mine.

You are luckier than the vast majority of us then

 

[MustangRanch]

You are luckier than the vast majority of us then

Same boat imho. We will have one at some point boat.

 

[Ares]

Im ok if a bad top is replaced under warranty.
but hell no am I going to spend 3k of my own money to buy an aftermarket hard top to replace a hard top. Thats a absurd thing to even suggest. If you really believed that, you'd get the soft top and buy the hard top later.

The complete void of prototypes or any pricing discourages me from doing that.

 

[Eric L]

This is all part of the master plan....ship crappy hard tops, extend the soft top switch a week, then ship mostly soft tops, then kick the hard top problem down the road...

 

[BEM-S4]

Recalls only matter if their a safety issue. Fords trying to make them right before they leave. After that it costs them a lot of money to correct it. They can either A stop production until the tops are right. Who knows how long that’ll be or B build them as best as they can and hope people don’t bitch. Either way someone will bitch about it.

That's fair. If you buy the twill soft top afterwards from Ford it's what $2,200? And if you upgrade to the MIC at order that's $695? So you could - if tops were all 100% OK now - buy both for ~$3K? Gesture of good will, and probably not far off cost, ship everyone soft now if they want and sell them hard later for $1,500.

 

[Monster1926]

That's fair. If you buy the twill soft top afterwards from Ford it's what $2,200? And if you upgrade to the MIC at order that's $695? So you could - if tops were all 100% OK now - buy both for ~$3K? Gesture of good will, and probably not far off cost, ship everyone soft now if they want and sell them hard later for $1,500.

That sounds excellent but it’s too bad the hard tops will be $2500+.

 

[BronchoPeat]

So they botched the MIC tops and took away the canvas bimini option? I think they owe everyone waiting for their Bronco 2,956,411 FordPass Points

 

[BEM-S4]

That sounds excellent but it’s too bad the hard tops will be $2500+.

Would be nice to know they actually cost, but freight to dealer would likely eat any discount they could offer people. Soft tops being f*cked would be an easier problem to solve.

 

[crowdpleazer]

I'm paying $40K for a brand new vehicle and if I have any top issues, they better be covered under warranty. Having to buy a whole top in a few years will genuinely piss me off.

 

[mattrb87]

The factory soft tops are looking much better right about now lol. Glad I switched and didn’t pay $700 for it. Hopefully the aftermarket comes out with a good hard top in the next year. I’m not a fan of the slanted back tops, just the boxy style

 

[Brongo]

Disposable? Wtf? I’m not buying a vehicle with a disposable roof and I’m certainly not paying extra to get one that isn’t a piece of shit, fix your shit Ford.

What if they made it edible? Mmmmm, honeycomb roof.

 

[Runningwaters]

In complete agreement.

If they’re just trashing the bad ones to replace with the good ones, just give us the bad one now and we’ll trash it for them when they send us a good one that’s available.

 

[BroncoJay]

Disposable? Wtf? I’m not buying a vehicle with a disposable roof and I’m certainly not paying extra to get one that isn’t a piece of shit, fix your shit Ford.

Ya some people are absolutely bronco “crazed” they are willing to piece part their $50-60k rig out and call it good...

I work to damn hard for my cash to say send me WTF ever shit quality u want as long as I can tell my friends look I’m driving a bronco...
Good god..

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