Question: Any 2dr owner have MIC top issues?

[rugbysecondrow]

Yes.

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/delivered-base-2dr-2-7-auto-mic-top.20067/#post-718201

thanks. I had not seen that post.

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[Abundigas]

I did stumble across a Youtube video of a 2 door being delivered, it was Dark Blue, and noticed on the drivers side rear window the words " GOOD ROOF " written in grease pen.. so there is that. @ 4:40 time stamp...

 

[Carolina Jim]

Barring a big issue, I will take ownership of the Bronco and address any issues that arise.

yeah....but the question is HOW to address them:

• If the top laminate coat is insufficient to hide the beehive, nothing you can do
• If the roof mounting panel warps/flexes, nothing you can do
• I pinged my dealer to inquire about sealing unfinished edges; got this reply: "I can’t help you find a homemade solution to any issue that may arise. We would not modify any customer’s tops here at the dealership. Dearborn isn’t telling us anything either"

At this point I'm happy to let my 7/15 build ripen at MAP for awhile & see what it looks like in a month. Hopefully they don't swap tops just prior to shipping

 

[Carolina Jim]

At least the one MIC problem I'm not hearing about is spontaneous combustion:

• GM has issued a second recall of its 2017-2019 Chevrolet Bolt EVs due to fire risks.
• The automaker is recalling the vehicles after at least two of the electric vehicles that were previously repaired for the problem erupted into flames.
• The recall comes about a week after GM told owners of the vehicles not to park their vehicles inside or charge them unattended overnight following the fires.

 

[indio22]

yeah....but the question is HOW to address them:

• If the top laminate coat is insufficient to hide the beehive, nothing you can do
• If the roof mounting panel warps/flexes, nothing you can do
• I pinged my dealer to inquire about sealing unfinished edges; got this reply: "I can’t help you find a homemade solution to any issue that may arise. We would not modify any customer’s tops here at the dealership. Dearborn isn’t telling us anything either"

At this point I'm happy to let my 7/15 build ripen at MAP for awhile & see what it looks like in a month. Hopefully they don't swap tops just prior to shipping

And I think some folks are being a bit too cavalier in their expectations of later replacement tops. Blatant defects will be easier in terms of replacement - some big crack or delamination. But tops that have more marginal or cosmetic issues - that could be more of a struggle.

I think you really want to start out from the get go with everything nice and solid. Then sure, down the road things can happen to any vehicle, hopefully under warranty. But you don't want to start out at the gate with issues. A main reason I'm interested in a new vehicle, is to NOT have aggravations and hassles.

Hopefully Ford gets a handle on the tops, because otherwise it's a great vehicle.

 

[Carolina Jim]

And I think some folks are being a bit too cavalier in their expectations of later replacement tops.

Agreed.....free pineapple pizza to whoever gets a second top for free

 

[WhiteMamba]

yeah....but the question is HOW to address them:

• If the top laminate coat is insufficient to hide the beehive, nothing you can do
• If the roof mounting panel warps/flexes, nothing you can do
• I pinged my dealer to inquire about sealing unfinished edges; got this reply: "I can’t help you find a homemade solution to any issue that may arise. We would not modify any customer’s tops here at the dealership. Dearborn isn’t telling us anything either"

At this point I'm happy to let my 7/15 build ripen at MAP for awhile & see what it looks like in a month. Hopefully they don't swap tops just prior to shipping

Pretty obvious the way you address new tops going forward is a thicker layer plastic wrapping the honeycomb, make it more rigid and you wont see the bs inside. May have to make mold overlap edges and hand trim and machine sand edge so that it isn't delaminated.

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