I guess that was a long way of saying, what leaks have there been?
I have a '23 Big Bend (4dr.) soft top. The rain drips were solved with the thick piping just inside of the 90-degree curve where the top meets the door. No issues with water or leakage. The wavy plastic windows may be a bit better but is inherent in the design. As you fold the top the windows fold as well, when the top is fully up, the windows still have some flex and waviness, it doesn't bother me, but I've had multiple convertibles and it's part of the tradeoff. That said, if I was getting another 4 dr. I'd get the hard top as the removable hatches for fresh air are just as easy as folding back the heavy and stiff top.
Wow. That's some serious emotional baggage over a soft top. Just know that this is a safe space for all former Jeep owners and everything will be okay, you drive a Ford now.The primary issue with the softop remains the same - anyone who buys one and has not a) owned a Bronco or a Wrangler with a soft top b) rented one through Turo or c) accumulated $7000 to burn to correct what is likely ba self goal should not buy one.
It remains a specialty item for a few diehards willing to put up with its many, many downsides for the sake of a single upside.
I now retreat behind my flame shield because the onslaught is likely to be swift and vigorous
Disclosure: I drove a Wrangler with a soft top for 7 years and will never again drive a soft top vehicle unless someone is paying me serious money
Before buying a Bronco I rented a BL SAS with a soft top on Turo for 3-4 days. I will say that the Wrangler soft top is a work of art in comparison to the Ford abomination. I almost did not buy a Bronco because of the unbearable noise level and flop of the rental. So the emotional baggage comes from that.
