I don’t want to worry 2DR buyers but this doesn’t look good.

[tyrobronco]

Bad Ass is a good term. Unfortunately Ass and Roof are different terms.

Michael Jackson would disagree.

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[dwbronco]

Okay, so you folks need to get a hobby or something. We now have prospective Bronco owners stalking the manufacturing facility, trespassing, and taking unlawful spy photos of production units and posting them on social media. So OP, do you know exactly what "Bad Roof" means? Like rdass623 said, this is a fraction of a days' or weeks' production, none of us knows what bad roof means and what the QA procedures that are (a) correcting these few units that you've photographed, and (b) what manufacturing procedures are being instituted to mitigate whatever issues are causing a "bad roof" condition.

You guys really need to step away from the internet, realize your toys are not coming on your birthday, and let Ford resolve its issues. It will be far better for your mental health. Just calm down, "Bad Roof" written on a few production units is not the end of the world, doesn't reinforce that the Bronco launch is the biggest fiasco ever in the history of automotive manufacturing, and doesn't mean any of us 2-door order holders are not going to get our new Broncos.

Just relax.

Folks cannot be happy, unless they are pissed about something. Gossip and drama are central to their being.

 

[EvlNvrDys]

we dont know what the challenge is. perhaps the issue isnt engineering related, could be a shortage of a material

If it was a shortage why did Ford engineers step in?

 

[Sooner]

Maybe they were just being scolded and put in time out until their attitudes changed?

A little to Bronkie for the general public?
wouldn’t trailer up!

 

[The Dmv]

Good to see how cool those base stealies look though.

 

[BC33]

Something like this maybe.... Now if we could unselect the MIC top....

If they had charged that much for the hard top I’m sure a lot more people would have gone with the soft top off the bat and probably wouldn’t have had as much of an issue!

 

[Lazerus]

Lol unexceptable, does that mean you can’t take exception to it? Sorry I had a good laugh at this, I’m not trying to be a spelling nazi.

I wouldn't take exception if they had found it unacceptable.

Stupid spellchecker missed that one darn it...

 

[Woodwalker]

Once again.... WHY wasn't Ford keeping an eye on this shit for the last 2 years? They wait til now to say Uh Oh... Houston we have a problem! This truly is yet another Ford failure to launch.

Maybe it's a good time to tell EVERYONE... you get a soft top, you in back get a soft, you over there get a soft top... and because WE fucked up, we'll sell you a hard top for the same upgrade price you see in the B&P tool!

Ford screwed me with my 08 Superduty 6.4 diesel that I had to lemon law and it looks like they haven't learned their lesson. As long as they make money they don't give a crap about their customers.

 

[Freyer]

So I just linked to "1five1 garage" and they posted a video 4 weeks ago with a.....wait for it....

a 2 door Badlands Bronco with a soft top...link below...the next shoe to drop is...they make one so why not offer it...

 

[HBTFD]

Perhaps the most botched product launch in history.

Look up the edge launch at oakville assembly.

 

[PREMiERdrum]

Not as bad as it appears, not great. Etching in the glass and misaligned latches have been consistent issues with some tops from Webasto.

Decidedly concerning that units were paired with bad tops during production. More concerning that several units have been delivered with these issues.

I expect some adjustments when the plant starts cranking again on Monday. Brass is fully aware now and the magnifying glasses are out.

FWIW my MIC hard top is flawless, and she went thru her first car wash yesterday just to check the seals. It's a GREAT design that unfortunately got sent to a crappy vendor.

 

[mpeugeot]

Sooo this is a bit off topic (I couldn’t figure out how to start a new post), but I went by my Dallas area dealership today to change the color of my Bronco since I am most likely a 2022 delivery and when I pulled in, I thought the dealership was going out of business, no kidding. They probably had less than 50 new cars on the entire lot.

So, last week my friend had a rather nasty crash (ran off a 2 lane in TX) which totalled her 2019 RAV4.

She got the insurance news today, they are cutting her a check for almost the MSRP of the vehicle new due to the market forces.

She was pretty lucky to be able to replace the vehicle with a 2021 Honda CR-V EX-L (nearly the same as the RAV4 XLE) at MSRP. There was maybe 10 cars on the lot total and other local dealers were doing ADM's etc.

In the end, she came out $$$ ahead and at a lower finance rate (4.79% to 2.19%), but the lack of inventory is crazy.

 

[Lou-Q]

Perhaps the most botched product launch in history.

Same as the 2020 Shelby GT 500. It sucks!!
Lou

 

[SpringTXOR]

Not as bad as it appears, not great. Etching in the glass and misaligned latches have been consistent issues with some tops from Webasto.

Decidedly concerning that units were paired with bad tops during production. More concerning that several units have been delivered with these issues.

I expect some adjustments when the plant starts cranking again on Monday. Brass is fully aware now and the magnifying glasses are out.

FWIW my MIC hard top is flawless, and she went thru her first car wash yesterday just to check the seals. It's a GREAT design that unfortunately got sent to a crappy vendor.

So could this be the reason why a lot of us have bee stuck in "production" for almost three weeks now? Cause the dealer has no earthly idea what is going on.

 

[GreyBronco]

[Update / Info from @PREMiERdrum]

Not as bad as it appears, not great. Etching in the glass and misaligned latches have been consistent issues with some tops from Webasto.

Decidedly concerning that units were paired with bad tops during production. More concerning that several units have been delivered with issues.

I expect some adjustments when the plant starts cranking again on Monday. Brass is fully aware now and the magnifying glasses are out.

FWIW my MIC hard top is flawless, and she went thru her first car wash yesterday just to check the seals. It's a GREAT design that unfortunately got sent to a crappy vendor.



Original post:

Every 2 door I saw at MAP had “bad roof” written on the back window. Also I didn’t know the back window on the hardtop was removable and hadn’t seen the Sasquatch badge yet.

This should concern every owner, and the fact they didn't just push them out is a good sign. Every model will have quirks. Read the reviews of the 2002 Thunderbird, another retro vehicle that ford tried to cash in on. So to me go ahead and get it right, before I have to pay the first payment. By the way, you probably wont see issues till after few months. Keep us updated on yours. And please dont take that in a wrong way.

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