Yeah, all the people who make fun of us complaining have no clue what they are talking about. I'm deciding if I should go ahead and purchase a Bestop or not.
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welp, add me to the list. I hadn't seen this thread, but noticed it getting droopy in the AZ heat the other day. tacked it back up and cranked the AC and the glue seems to set back up once it gets below 85-90 deg inside the cabin. Best guess for a black top in the heat here is that it was pushing 150deg on the fabric pretty easily. So they definitely didn't account for places where oranges grow in their materials engineering (arizona, florida, texas)
I wonder if this thread will come to rival the 2.7L failed motor thread by the end of summer? LETS GO TEAM! WE CAN DO IT!
I wonder if this thread will come to rival the 2.7L failed motor thread by the end of summer? LETS GO TEAM! WE CAN DO IT!
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What resolution did you end up reaching with Ford? I have the exact same issue. I was contacted by Drew from @Ford Motor Company, and told to bring it in for inspection. Dealer agreed that top is failing. Since then, crickets.
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You'd think these were made by webasto, too!
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I bought Gorilla Glue adhesive spray off Amazon and just fixed it myself using that. So far it has worked wonders.What resolution did you end up reaching with Ford? I have the exact same issue. I was contacted by Drew from @Ford Motor Company, and told to bring it in for inspection. Dealer agreed that top is failing. Since then, crickets.
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Add me to the list! We had a couple 90 degree days when I had it open. And the last 2 days have been cold and rainy! I looked up today and was shocked!
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I'm not quite there yet but watching. Glad I found this thread. I can see the edges every so slightly starting to separate. Probably because I'm sensitive now after seeing this, but easy to see how it happens. I don't live in a hot climate and the car is not daily drive / garaged most of the time....
Now add me to the list. 2 different seams are completely hanging down and unglued. 7000 miles in. I always rolled my windows down to prevent this but it still came unglued.
I am happy to report that after reading this a while back (well, over summer break), and pressing it to reseal, mine has not come apart again. I went back for several meetings this week in a very hot and sunny parking lot (like it was probably 113 or so in the lot), and my top stayed together. *Fingers crossed*
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I had this happen, took it to the dealer and they are currently replacing mine. BTW, Its a nightmare.
My dealership cant/ doesn't know how to replace the soft top (Ford ships just the material). It was outsourced and the company began to remove it, then figured out that they need a special rivet from Ford (not included with the top) to attach the new one(after 48 hrs.) So, now my 1-2 day replacement job has turned into a 2 week job due to the rivets not being available right away. SO.... if y'all take your tops in, Make sure you tell your dealer they are going to need a special rivet pack from ford to attach the top.
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Mine has come unglued as well. Local dealer has me going to an upholstery shop. If that does not work, I want a new top.
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Mines at the dealer right now with the same problem. They called the warranty hotline to get direction on what Ford wants to do. I’m sure I could just spray glue it, but I’m hoping the dealer has a better option.
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Mine started it this past week, oddly enough, with temps in the mid-upper 90's for well over a month now.
Pressed it back into place, but know that in the dusty environment I put it through, it is only a matter of time before the sticky is no longer sticky.
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Pressed it back into place, but know that in the dusty environment I put it through, it is only a matter of time before the sticky is no longer sticky.
And just because some of you need this 90's throwback in your lives:
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It happened to me too. It will only continue to get worse over time. I took mine into the dealer and to my surprise they didn't try and fix it with glue. Instead they ordered me a new soft top. It is on back-order (of course) with no date as to when it will arrive.
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