Possible Soft Top Issue - air and/or water coming in?

[Beach_Bum]

Oh JOY .... now we have problems with the soft tops?

There always was. People just chose to ignore them in a compromise to get their Bronco quicker.

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[akturbo]

I'm going to start a rollover thread just to see if anyone has rolled one, yet.

Totally, and maybe pre-stage a tire issue thread just in case: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firestone_and_Ford_tire_controversy

 

[ilbastarge]

Ugh. Like a Wrangler.

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[ilbastarge]

Now that I look at it…I do see a STRONG potential for fading….has anybody had any major fading problems yet? Has anybody had both leaks and fading? Anybody with leaks, fading, and wind problems? This is highly concerning…

That little sequence reminds me of these notes:

 

[rdass623]

welcome to the world of any soft top or convertible owner. unless you are the owner of a luxury convertible. you will experience this. my old jeep wrangler used to leak driving at speed during rain storms. every convertible leaked around the windows or windshield with the exception of my porsches. welcome to soft top life. don't worry about someone smashing a window to break in either...

 

[Contact]

Looks to me it's not installed correctly. Time for a do over and then test it.

 

[chobit]

Ugh. Like a Wrangler.

Just saying My 2018 JLU has zero issues in Seattle Rain & Touchless Car Wash on both hard/soft top, my Jeep is parked on my driveway regularly.

 

[chobit]

welcome to the world of any soft top or convertible owner. unless you are the owner of a luxury convertible. you will experience this. my old jeep wrangler used to leak driving at speed during rain storms. every convertible leaked around the windows or windshield with the exception of my porsches. welcome to soft top life. don't worry about someone smashing a window to break in either...

My understanding is that the older Jeeps do have that rain/leak issues, but I wouldn't necessary say you need to have a luxury car to avoid that problem. I have no rain/leak issue on my currently owned 2018 JLU, 2019 Miata, and didn't have problem with my 2018 M235 Cab & 2006 997.1 Cab.

 

[Southern Girl]

welcome to the world of any soft top or convertible owner. unless you are the owner of a luxury convertible. you will experience this. my old jeep wrangler used to leak driving at speed during rain storms. every convertible leaked around the windows or windshield with the exception of my porsches. welcome to soft top life. don't worry about someone smashing a window to break in either...

That's weird. My EB has a Best top that never leaks. I have no doors, but the top never leaks.

 

[88to21bronco]

I've had my softtop for nearly two weeks, and driven in rain several times. There have been no leaks.

 

[BroncoKong Jr.]

Just saying My 2018 JLU has zero issues in Seattle Rain & Touchless Car Wash on both hard/soft top, my Jeep is parked on my driveway regularly.

Referring to when you open the doors and rain pours inside.

 

[vrtical]

My convertible top leaks.... on my 35 year old car

 

[chobit]

Referring to when you open the doors and rain pours inside.

In that case, yes, but mostly on the hard top, minimal on the soft top. To avoid water dripping into the front cabin, it works better if I park with the front pointing downward. (Back into the driveway). For the Bronco w/soft top, I probably don't get to find out until Oct/Nov this year.

 

[BroncoJay]

Soft tops suck
Soft tops are awesome

hard tops suck
Hard tops are awesome

Ford sucks
Ford is awesome....

Everyone has an opinion that they believe is the best...

I can’t wait for my soft top bronco....
And it will be Awesome or it might suck but I doubt it..

 

[PDiddy]

Ugh. Like a Wrangler.

I was just about to say the same thing. If they are like Jeep, they won’t fix it. LOL. Good thing I live in Northern California, where it rains 5 ones a year.

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