Could this have been the cause of the Bronco with all the snow inside? (Soft top issue)

[ILoveTacos]

Video demonstrates an issue with his soft top not latching into place on the sides. I'm wondering how many people might unknowingly not have their soft top secured properly, allowing the sides to come up.

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[Pseudoko]

possibly i need to go rewatch that lite brite video to see if it looked like it was latched or not when the 80 mph was lifting the soft top.

Update:
Yup at about 8:50 of that video you can see it lifting so I think they have the same issue.

 

[zgoods]

Video demonstrates an issue with his soft top not latching into place on the sides. I'm wondering how many people might unknowingly not have their soft top secured properly, allowing the sides to come up.

Agreed, I didn't realize I had not latched mine back up for a few days but I don't think this is an actual soft-top issue. I have to manually latch mine.

 

[EXO Bronco]

I actually think the fact it's that tight may be intentional and a good thing... once pushed and locked down, it will be MUCH more snug, and less prone to buffeting and vibration.

 

[WuNgUn]

Video demonstrates an issue with his soft top not latching into place on the sides. I'm wondering how many people might unknowingly not have their soft top secured properly, allowing the sides to come up.

Have you seen the Lite Brite video??

 

[Bdisco]

Have you seen the Lite Brite video??

 

[Kekov721]

does that hook not move forward when you fold the rest of it down?

 

[Bonnie6G]

does that hook not move forward when you fold the rest of it down?

Yes, those hooks are supposed to snap in place around the bolts. The videos out there show this as being a simple press and snap-in so if they are not latching properly, then the parts of the soft top need to be adjusted a bit for a proper fit.

 

[SPITmadFIRE]

I always thought it was by design that the soft top latches take a little extra force to lock into place -- otherwise, there wouldn't be any load firmly pressing down on the weatherstripping seals?

While the soft top definitely takes a little bit of force to lock into place, it's not excessive by any means. You just need to make sure you hear the click and try to push up on the latches before driving off.

 

[SPITmadFIRE]

possibly i need to go rewatch that lite brite video to see if it looked like it was latched or not when the 80 mph was lifting the soft top.

Update:
Yup at about 8:50 of that video you can see it lifting so I think they have the same issue.

Can someone grab a screenshot of where they're seeing the frame of the soft top lift in the video, and not just the fabric itself? If that middle latch isn't locked in, that'll 100% cause the issue they had.

 

[Stache12]

Lite Brite said in the other thread they checked the mid latch and it was properly latched. Not the issue.

 

[Cpalms]

Do you mean of the guy left is soft top all the open and folded back then maybe, if it's just some little latch not pushed in - not a chance. The video was BS.

 

[HeliPilot]

The answer to the original question is no. Even with the frame latched/locked into place, the fabric can be lifted off the frame just above the rear door. There is no mechanism to lock the fabric to the frame. Tension and gravity is all that holds the top down to the frame above the rear door. Strong winds can, and does raise the fabric off of the frame.

 

[DasQball]

I thought that latch had to be pushed back up if you wanted it locked in position 1 or closed. If its down, it can be moved to position 2, or all the way back if the windows are removed.

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