Dealer Said

[PapaWE]

Dealer finally contacted me for the first time since March. Said that if I wanted to get my Bronco sooner I could change to a soft top or continue to wait. I have had a VIN since the end of May. Is there any validity to what I am being told, or could this likely drop my order altogether? This forum has certainly been more helpful than my dealer has been by far so I am sure someone has a concise answer. @Administrator if this is already a fully covered topic I apologize.
*UPDATE* So the GM called after the salesman did and addressed my concerns. Apparently he has done this with 4 other orders so far and gotten them scheduled. He is asking all of the hardtop order holders. I have some issues with this. If everyone switches to softop , how long before the soft top is a constraint? Also, if the next scheduling is for late September and the hard tops are starting again in October, how much time would one suspect that they could save changing at this point?

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[Headsong]

Search, but I think once you've got your VIN, you're done.

 

[Tonka1]

It certainly could be valid. The delays with the hard tops are well documented.

 

[BlueBronco]

Once you have been issued a VIN you are unable to make any changes. There have been a few rare circumstances where customers have had paint color changed post VIN but the underlaying issue was the dealer ordered the wrong color.

I am thinking that the salesperson was just spewing their talking points on how best to get a MY21 without understanding it does not apply to those who already have a VIN>

 

[mjbk12]

Dealer finally contacted me for the first time since March. Said that if I wanted to get my Bronco sooner I could change to a soft top or continue to wait. I have had a VIN since the end of May. Is there any validity to what I am being told, or could this likely drop my order altogether? This forum has certainly been more helpful than my dealer has been by far so I am sure someone has a concise answer. @Administrator if this is already a fully covered topic I apologize.

You can search for the answer, but what I heard back from Granger was once i had my VIN and a scheduled production date that i couldnt change to a soft top. And my first production date was July 16th.

 

[DREWR13]

I changed my Build after getting a vin. I switched from MIC to soft top on 8/12/21. I have had my VIN since april.

My build has updated to a build date of 8/30 now.

 

[bdub2you]

I changed my Build after getting a vin. I switched from MIC to soft top on 8/12/21. I have had my VIN since april.

My build has updated to a build date of 8/30 now.

Pretty sure 8/30 is simply a parking date they're using for all current orders with VINs and not a real build date. I still have the MIC and I'm allegedly 8/30 also (along with a large number of people on this forum).

 

[Exomodo]

I wonder, if the dealer tries to ADM the vehicle, you lose your shit and cause a scene, cite delay after delay, identify the sales person as uneducated [about the product, delays, general lack of communication and just lacking in general], you could manage to pin them to at invoice or dealer cost... worth a shot, some fun, video it and get some relief...

 

[Bob 07064]

I've read several posts saying that if you have a vin and your date has been moved, it's because you truck is actually built but since ford considers the tops defective then they won't consider the truck "built and ready" for delivery. They kept moving the goal posts hoping the new tooling would be in place and ready to go...

 

[Bronco21fan]

Dealer finally contacted me for the first time since March. Said that if I wanted to get my Bronco sooner I could change to a soft top or continue to wait. I have had a VIN since the end of May. Is there any validity to what I am being told, or could this likely drop my order altogether? This forum has certainly been more helpful than my dealer has been by far so I am sure someone has a concise answer. @Administrator if this is already a fully covered topic I apologize.

Dealer finally contacted me for the first time since March. Said that if I wanted to get my Bronco sooner I could change to a soft top or continue to wait. I have had a VIN since the end of May. Is there any validity to what I am being told, or could this likely drop my order altogether? This forum has certainly been more helpful than my dealer has been by far so I am sure someone has a concise answer. @Administrator if this is already a fully covered topic I apologize.

 

[PapaWE]

I've read several posts saying that if you have a vin and your date has been moved, it's because you truck is actually built but since ford considers the tops defective then they won't consider the truck "built and ready" for delivery. They kept moving the goal posts hoping the new tooling would be in place and ready to go...

I think if that were true for everyone then there should at least be a window sticker available. I have no window sticker. Just push after push since first build date of July 26. Like many Badland builds

 

[Daktari]

if it's something you'd consider doing, just tell the dealer to go for it, see what happens. Apparently at least one person here could do this change, maybe the type of roof is not coded into the info in the VIN? And with the MIC problems maybe Ford is allowing this one change after you got a VIN? Worth a try if you'd be happy with a soft top (I know I will be) and want to try to get it faster. I got my VIN and build week 8/30 last week, but very much expect that date to shift around a couple of times. But at least I can be pretty sure that I'll get mine this year.

 

[Wanted33]

If I had a VIN I would sit tight, and get my Bronco the way I want. But, as others have said I don't think you can change after you get that VIN. But who knows at the point, the situation seems to be quite fluid.

 

[DREWR13]

Pretty sure 8/30 is simply a parking date they're using for all current orders with VINs and not a real build date. I still have the MIC and I'm allegedly 8/30 also (along with a large number of people on this forum).

My build week was 9/20 when I had the MIC I changed it and it moved build week 8/30 and now I'm scheduled to the day of 8/30. My preview shows soft top now as opposed to the MIC.

I am a sales mgr at my Ford store btw. So I just changed it in the WBDO system myself. Did it for science .

Everything looks like it worked far as I can tell.

 

[Bob 07064]

I think if that were true for everyone then there should at least be a window sticker available. I have no window sticker. Just push after push since first build date of July 26. Like many Badland builds

That's what I thought but several have said that's not the case. Some have gotten deliveries without the virtual window sticker....

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