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Thanks for the good vibes, hope your enjoying yours. I get up to Rifle once in a while, I'll keep my eyes out for your CO 2dr.Awesome!!! I can't wait for you to get yours! It's been a long time coming...
Coming from Jeeps, I've always viewed the tops as a means to keep most of the weather off of you. This top does that and if all it did was leak a little, I'd let them look at it but I'd be content. It even looks good doing it. The construction of it is an entirely different story. Ford still has some work to do, especially after watching these unfinished edges expand with the freeze night before last. I was really questioning whether I was being overly critical until I watched the edges split. I now think it's on par with the broken mounting flange as far as my concerns go.Thanks for the good vibes, hope your enjoying yours. I get up to Rifle once in a while, I'll keep my eyes out for your CO 2dr.
What do you think of your top?
Yeah, I had an 05 Wrangler and was happy with the hardtop except maybe heat in summer. I like the looks of the MICs I've seen, but your right those edges look like trouble, I guess we'll see. I suppose it could be a warranty issue down the road, but Ford might be reluctant given how much they've suffered on this already.Coming from Jeeps, I've always viewed the tops as a means to keep most of the weather off of you. This top does that and if all it did was leak a little, I'd let them look at it but I'd be content. It even looks good doing it. The construction of it is an entirely different story. Ford still has some work to do, especially after watching these unfinished edges expand with the freeze night before last. I was really questioning whether I was being overly critical until I watched the edges split. I now think it's on par with the broken mounting flange as far as my concerns go.
Appearance: 8/10
Construction: 3/10
QC: 1/10
Thankfully, I absolutely love everything else about the vehicle.
Mine has the same but two, almost like to much pressure when someone shut it. I was wondering if the glue they used between the inner/outer might be sucking it down.I picked up my new Bronco on October 29th and completely missed this giant dent on the hood. It looks obvious in this pic, but I could show you dozens of angles where it completely disappears.
Anyways, does anyone else have a dent like this? I doubt it is any issue with the Ford tooling.
Does anyone have advice on how to take it out? I've reached out to the dealer but haven't heard back yet.
Update 1: The dealership is fixing it today. They gave me their mannequin as a loaner. An Area 51 Big Bend Sasquatch that rattles like a MFer. From what I can tell, the rattle is coming from the tailgate fold down table. I'll post pics when their PDR guy is done.
Yes, this is definitely a common issue. My dealer ended up fixing mine most of the way. If you have photos from the day you bought it that show the dent you can probably get them to fix it for free.Mine has it in the same spot too. Not nearly as bad as yours though.
This. It’s probably a pretty easy fix to free the mastic and re-adhere the layers but definitely leave it to the dealer. The mastic does provide structural integrity so will want to make sure it’s done properly.Yes, it (hood outer) and the hood inner are both bonded together by a mastic typically, but on aluminum components, a special mastic which is more like glue is used, and is heat treated to cure. This, plus rivets are how Ford bonds almost all of their aluminum vehicles components together, a technique developed by Jaguar. Spot welds are rarely used. If you look at the swing gate when it's open, you can see little perfect circles here and there on the inner panel. Those are rivets.
I wouldn't even think of "free supporting" this hood by the hinges with after market devices, such as pneumatic/oil struts or spring hinges. The hood assembly was not designed for it, and therefore will deform over time at the rear corners. Prop rod will ALWAYS be used on my truck.
Well, look what I missed!! I don't know if it's a bad paint job or a bad weld, but no matter what, Ford's Quality Control peeps should never had let this out of MAPS! I hoping a local dealership will correct the issue!I picked up my new Bronco on October 29th and completely missed this giant dent on the hood. It looks obvious in this pic, but I could show you dozens of angles where it completely disappears.
Anyways, does anyone else have a dent like this? I doubt it is any issue with the Ford tooling.
Does anyone have advice on how to take it out? I've reached out to the dealer but haven't heard back yet.
Update 1: The dealership is fixing it today. They gave me their mannequin as a loaner. An Area 51 Big Bend Sasquatch that rattles like a MFer. From what I can tell, the rattle is coming from the tailgate fold down table. I'll post pics when their PDR guy is done.
Yikes, my buddy's Bronco has a bad spot like that as well.Well, look what I missed!! I don't know if it's a bad paint job or a bad weld, but no matter what, Ford's Quality Control peeps should never had let this out of MAPS! I hoping a local dealership will correct the issue!
I stopped by a Ford dealership today while working and I showed him the photo....he said he'd need to see my Bronco, take digital photos, then send it to Ford to see if it's covered under Ford's warranty!Yikes, my buddy's Bronco has a bad spot like that as well.
That’s the bonding agent for the two layers of the hood having just been painted. Pretty ugly.Well, I looked under the hood and look what I found, another paint issue. A large glob of paint hanging under the hood. How I missed that is beyond me, but I was not thoroughly inspecting the engine compartment! Shame on me for not being more critical in doing a "once-over!" I posted a photo the other day about a bad paint job near the rocker panel (see previous post)! I guess I got to back to the local dealership and add this to the warranty request already submitted to Ford!