Defending Fords decision for the CG MIC Hard top

[Bronc-O]

To all those who haven't seen the MIC top in person, it doesn't look bad at all and actually matches the fender flares and other plastics pretty well.

Here is a picture I took at SuperCel east:

Don't trust the cgi images from Ford

The rest of the trim looks much lighter than most pics suggest. Seeing this is a custom rig, I wonder if they put some effort to make everything match?

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[acetdeucy]

They out guessed them just like the interior color combos.

It’s fine. Designers hit and miss what wildly accepted as good looking. Only question now is how long will it take them to correct it

I can easily guess... at least 1-model year. Ford has likely given out contracts and their specifications, to all their supplier's by now. Each of those suppliers has likely written Purchase Orders for all of the needed materials and patterns that they need to fill orders for this next contract year.

As far as seats/colors/patterns go, I'm pretty sure we're all SCREWED!

 

[acetdeucy]

Leave it to Ford to announce that black soft tops are not available and Ford will come out with grey soft tops instead!

good one!!!

 

[Washbjj88]

i'm okay with fading if they had started from white

Yes, white would fade a lot less then gray.

 

[Carolina Jim]

The sheets used for the MIC roof have a limited shelf life. That means that there isn't a warehouse full of sheets just waiting to be molded into a finished outer shell. A color change could be made in a matter of days and implemented not long after. We have yet to produce a single panel that will be used on a consumer vehicle so there's still time for Ford to make a change.

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[BroncoBoy22]

I can easily guess... at least 1-model year. Ford has likely given out contracts and their specifications, to all their supplier's by now. Each of those suppliers has likely written Purchase Orders for all of the needed materials and patterns that they need to fill orders for this next contract year.

As far as seats/colors/patterns go, I'm pretty sure we're all SCREWED!

I fear you’re right ugh. Sucks to have to make interior swap trades and paint the roof right out of the box but that’s life I guess. Blessed to be able to afford it

 

[bbqbronco]

This is the build that my wife and I want. We did at least 50 iterations to get here. We have absolutely no interest in using a soft top. We are not color blind and, we cannot imagine how crappy this will look with a gray top. What are we supposed to do, change all of our color preferences inside and out so that they won't look horrid with a gray top? Build an entire vehicle around the color of the top? Really? I predict lots and lots of cancellations and/or deferrals because of this simple issue. This is simply insane. Hope they get it fixed before order time.

It's annoying but you make it sound like they're giving you a bronco without an engine vs a color top that's not your preference.

Zero chance of them changing it before order time unfortunately. Remember when they released mansquatch to take the attention off delayed B&P? Easy for them to say here you go, the 5 people that wanted it can have mansquatch! But like...a lot later.

 

[BroncoBoy22]

Another thing that’s funny to me is I LOVE the carbonized grey Badlands grille. I just don’t want the roof grey lol.

Carbonized grey grill is like a modern take on a chrome grill IMO and looks fantastic.

Carbonized grey roof looks like poop

 

[mdepll]

No one wants grey. So why handcuff overly passionate customers. It’s a question they really need to answer. Products are for consumers. What do consumers want here ?

 

[firefox33]

It's annoying but you make it sound like they're giving you a bronco without an engine vs a color top that's not your preference.

Zero chance of them changing it before order time unfortunately. Remember when they released mansquatch to take the attention off delayed B&P? Easy for them to say here you go, the 5 people that wanted it can have mansquatch! But like...a lot later.

This is the build that my wife and I want. We did at least 50 iterations to get here. We have absolutely no interest in using a soft top. We are not color blind and, we cannot imagine how crappy this will look with a gray top. What are we supposed to do, change all of our color preferences inside and out so that they won't look horrid with a gray top? Build an entire vehicle around the color of the top? Really? I predict lots and lots of cancellations and/or deferrals because of this simple issue. This is simply insane. Hope they get it fixed before order time.

 

[mdepll]

Well said. Agree ?

 

[Vigor]

This is the build that my wife and I want. We did at least 50 iterations to get here. We have absolutely no interest in using a soft top. We are not color blind and, we cannot imagine how crappy this will look with a gray top. What are we supposed to do, change all of our color preferences inside and out so that they won't look horrid with a gray top? Build an entire vehicle around the color of the top? Really? I predict lots and lots of cancellations and/or deferrals because of this simple issue. This is simply insane. Hope they get it fixed before order time.

Sexy obx tbh. The cgi there makes it all come together. Too bad the top seems much lighter than that in photos

You mean the hardtops that aren't going to be available until sometime next year?...maybe?
So instead their devious plan was to make gray tops so every one cancels their orders until next year.

That's genius!!!!

No need to cancel. Believe in December they have the black tops as options. Its just delayed. Sorely

Another thing that’s funny to me is I LOVE the carbonized grey Badlands grille. I just don’t want the roof grey lol.

Carbonized grey grill is like a modern take on a chrome grill IMO and looks fantastic.

Carbonized grey roof looks like poop

Agreed. That badlands grill looks amazing. I'm choosing to get my wildtrak and just wait for when the black top is available. Is what it is. But the badlands interior and grey grill keep making me think twice ?

 

[dnvrBronco]

i'm okay with fading if they had started from white

White fades to gray?

 

[JW55]

White fades to gray?

He was saying white doesn't fade.

I had a 1984 GMC K-5 Jimmy with a white top (they were all white) and when I sold it in 2002 the original blue paint had faded but the top was still snow white.

 

[GordoJones]

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