Interior panel fitment peculiarities

[annieVonBebop]

6 weeks in, 1100 miles, absolutely loving it so far.

Except my OCD has a few words on a couple of things

Noticed this about 2 weeks after delivery and am taking it to my dealer's body shop to get fixed next week. Pics are hard, but basically the body isn't flush above the passenger tail light.

Good side:

Bad side:

Once I had the keen eye for weird (hopefully) cosmetic issues, I noticed this inside:

The interior panels aren't flush above either side ‍

And the seams on the back pillar are also leaving a lot to be desired:

Has anyone else noticed similar issues with their interior? The reason this thread has this title is because holy hell there's a rattle I cannot track down. I don't think it's the same soft top rattle there have been other threads on and I'm definitely planning on taking it all the way off then back on when it warms up this weekend to see if it helps. Going over rough asphalt (which we have a lot of in CO) throws it around a bit more than I would expect, side to side lite thrashing and I'm a tad concerned that there's more vibration than there ought to be. I get it's an off road rig and the issues are probably unrelated, just seeing if anyone else has these weird fitment issues.

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[MVBB]

its a car... things move. nothing lasts new forever

 

[annieVonBebop]

its a car... things move. nothing lasts new forever

Shouldn't come from the factory like this, and should last longer than 6 weeks of pavement driving tho, no?

 

[Butzy]

Fit and finish were never a ford thing. You might have set the bar a little too high for an offroad vehicle

 

[Pilsner]

I have a couple complaints. Yes I have noise in the top. My passenger side door is out a touch from the body. 1/8" difference from the other side at least. I don't see the taillight difference in your post. The left pic is more overhead though. The interior pic didn't bother me. I'm not sure there isn't supposed to be visible paint there. You probably don't want that plastic touching the top or out would make more noise.

 

[annieVonBebop]

Fit and finish were never a ford thing. You might have set the bar a little too high for an offroad vehicle

And I'm okay with accepting that's how they come, I just need someone to tell me their was/is like this too and it's normal

 

[Bronco cat]

I’m not seeing what the problem is other than the OP might consider getting medicated.

 

[Butzy]

And I'm okay with accepting that's how they come, I just need someone to tell me their was/is like this too and it's normal

Mine is stuck somewhere in production land so I can't compare. But I have owned many, many ford's and my 17 F150 is the closest I have been to owning a flawless one

 

[Pilsner]

Other than the door offset and the 2 tone MIC top, it is pretty decent. Honestly, I think these are pretty damned cool. Yes, they have had some issues. But I'm not disappointed in the end product overall. Can't wait for warm weather to pull the top off. Should be quieter lol.

 

[AK SNO RIDER]

The gaps in the interior trim are 100% normal for a Ford.

 

[Daktari]

it's a mass produced consumer good, looks fine to me.

May I suggest you look at https://www.rolls-roycemotorcars.com/en_US/home.html


;-)

 

[annieVonBebop]

I’m not seeing what the problem is other than the OP might consider getting medicated.

Did I not say in my first post that it was difficult to get pics? The exterior body panel above the tail light isn't fastened all the way and you can push it in/out about a quarter of an inch. That can let moisture and water in.

The interior issues are also hard to photograph and all I'm after is some feedback from other people in the community with whether they've noticed anything similar.

I actually don't really care about how it looks, I'm trying to gauge whether it should look like this or not and get a baseline. If it shouldn't, then other people should also know this is a thing if they do care about things like this.

But okay yeah seeking external feedback on something from a community = meds

 

[Bronco cat]

It’s called levity…… maybe don’t use such a sensationalist thread title next time.

 

[Min_Ahn]

You might have set the bar a little too high for an offroad vehicle

My non-offroad Mustang has a horrible panel alignment and interior trim fuckery too. Typical Ford QC at its finest.

 

[annieVonBebop]

Fit and finish were never a ford thing. You might have set the bar a little too high for an offroad vehicle

First ford I've owned so no past experience with it being an issue.

Bar's not too high - my last big purchase, which was my first house - had a foundation that epically failed on us after a year and it started with cracks. So seeing weird gaps on my Bronco is striking a bit of a chord with me of course the structural integrity is compromised lol

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