MIC top installed incorrectly by factory (front bracket mounted on top screw rather than through it)

[95Bravo]

Also, the screw and bracket are on the top of the B pillar

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[DETT]

Whats up with this mess right here?

Don't worry, it's just cosmetic

I'm guessing it's caused from the extra interference with the other panels corner being that it's riding on top of the screw head.

 

[Mama_Dropt_Me]

Hahaha… what a fiasco. Good God!

 

[Boxer4]

looking at 2 door hardtop removal videos (here's 2 that I found), neither of them actually mentions removing bolts above the B pillar. So maybe the installation/assembly is fine, it's just a design issue?

Top Bolts are only on the 4 door. - From the manual REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE REAR ROOF PANEL - 4-DOOR
" Remove the two fasteners that secure the rear roof panel at the C-pillar using the provided head driver and ratchet "

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

 

[95Bravo]

The “hole” is intentional—it shows a molding seam around the entire circumference, and it appears on both driver and passenger sides. It looks like the hole is there to locate a metal tab from underneath to hold the rubber seal in place. See pics, left and right.

 

[JTK37]

Took my hard top off for the first time and discovered that it came from Ford incorrectly installed. The front bracket was mounted on top of the screw rather than through it. Not a big deal, but I'm wondering if this is true for other owners and whether it is contributing to the popping and creaking noises many owners are experiencing.

Do you have a picture after installing it correctly?

 

[95Bravo]

Top Bolts are only on the 4 door. - From the manual REMOVING AND INSTALLING THE REAR ROOF PANEL - 4-DOOR
" Remove the two fasteners that secure the rear roof panel at the C-pillar using the provided head driver and ratchet "

I’m not sure I follow your comment. But the two-door top has a bracket above the B pillar that the screw goes through (when it’s properly installed).

 

[95Bravo]

Do you have a picture after installing it correctly?

Not yet because my top is still off.

 

[JR007]

Took my hard top off for the first time and discovered that it came from Ford incorrectly installed. The front bracket was mounted on top of the screw rather than through it. Not a big deal, but I'm wondering if this is true for other owners and whether it is contributing to the popping and creaking noises many owners are experiencing.

I have not personally heard the this, other than on the TFL video. But it stands to reason that this indeed could be the culprit.

 

[Socal71]

Took my hard top off for the first time and discovered that it came from Ford incorrectly installed. The front bracket was mounted on top of the screw rather than through it. Not a big deal, but I'm wondering if this is true for other owners and whether it is contributing to the popping and creaking noises many owners are experiencing.

Took my hard top off for the first time and discovered that it came from Ford incorrectly installed. The front bracket was mounted on top of the screw rather than through it. Not a big deal, but I'm wondering if this is true for other owners and whether it is contributing to the popping and creaking noises many owners are experiencing.

wow, makes me want to remove my top again to see if I have the same issue?

 

[ssolypop]

Whats up with this mess right here?

I was wondering the same thing. That doesn't look good at all!

 

[Dallasbronco]

I wonder if that's part of the recall on the tops.

 

[BigHoof]

Do you have a picture after installing it correctly?

In the TFL video referenced in the beginning of the thread, you can see good old Tommy remove the bolts up top.

 

[Lowcountry Bronco]

If quality is job #1 why do we keep getting #2?

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