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- Matthew
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Have had my Bronco for two months now and love it. This one issue has driven me crazy and I can't see, to figure it out - although admittedly, I'm not very handy and this is first time ever with a soft top. Almost every time out, I get this whistling and whipping noise coming from the driver side at anything over 20MPH. The top latches fine up front and in position 1. I did think the clip in the middle and back was difficult when taking it all the way down. Took a bunch of times to get it to latch in fully down and then latch back up into position 1. But the biggest issue is the noise I can't kick. Normal wind noise is fine and expected on a soft top and I understand what that is. The passenger side seal seems tight and normal, but when I go to the driver side, it is clearly a fair bit more loose and seems to have a bunch of play in it, which I'm pretty sure is the problem. I just also got back from Vegas Off-Roadeo and all those soft tops were much tighter on the driver side than mine.
I actually had brought to the dealer who said off the bat when I explained it "That is why I would never buy a soft top. People are going to regret buying these" - which I knew was going to be a red flag. But he never listened to the actual issue of it being loose and when they called back just said, "that is the way it is". I just know that isn't correct because I've seen plenty of soft top Broncos and only have seen it as loose as mine. I can't help but feel that is what the whistle/whipping noise is. I was going to try a different dealer for service - but want to make sure I'm not crazy. Attached a video below showing how much more give there is than the passenger side. Anyone else experience this or deal with it? I search some threads, but the others seemed to revolve around the front latch, which isn't an issue for me. At this point, I would even pay someone to do it if the dealer doesn't budge, I know it can't be a very difficult fix. I'm just not good with this and this noise every drive is the only thing preventing me from enjoying this rig. Video below showing driver side (loose) vs Passenger side (tight).
I actually had brought to the dealer who said off the bat when I explained it "That is why I would never buy a soft top. People are going to regret buying these" - which I knew was going to be a red flag. But he never listened to the actual issue of it being loose and when they called back just said, "that is the way it is". I just know that isn't correct because I've seen plenty of soft top Broncos and only have seen it as loose as mine. I can't help but feel that is what the whistle/whipping noise is. I was going to try a different dealer for service - but want to make sure I'm not crazy. Attached a video below showing how much more give there is than the passenger side. Anyone else experience this or deal with it? I search some threads, but the others seemed to revolve around the front latch, which isn't an issue for me. At this point, I would even pay someone to do it if the dealer doesn't budge, I know it can't be a very difficult fix. I'm just not good with this and this noise every drive is the only thing preventing me from enjoying this rig. Video below showing driver side (loose) vs Passenger side (tight).
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