What's the issue with Webasto exactly? (ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS)

[thatspecialbeat]

Just ship it and I'll hit it with a little Flex-Seal.

Lol. Custom JB Weld monotop.

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[GoTigersGoBronco]

Usually large plastic objects are not injection molded like a cup or a piece of trim. They’re using sheets and a honey comb layer. It’s partially an issue of cooling in the mold, but also sun resistance among other things.

 

[bluesun68]

Didn't last year somebody took a picture of the factory and it was a grass field? Did it get built? Do they have the machines? Are they running?

 

[Squatch]

The only thing that hasn't leaked about the new Bronco's hardtops is that Ford can't get it to stop leaking. Every new design equals new tooling and that ain't cheap. I would guess that they've had multiple failed designs at this point.

 

[IfIHMadeA2021Scout]

Don’t know why... but I do know they have a lot of positions available. Maybe they just don’t pay enough to get quality employees

The "No politics" rule kills any meaningful discussion of this issue.

 

[Jr87mustang]

The "No politics" rule kills any meaningful discussion of this issue.

Very true, a good part of this involves politics.

 

[2Jeeps&PatriotX1]

My thinking is its leaking issues and QC, hence why they threw headliners in for most people. Probably why my build is delayed is because I refused to add the free headliner to my BL.

 

[Broncodave]

The only thing that hasn't leaked about the new Bronco's hardtops is that Ford can't get it to stop leaking. Every new design equals new tooling and that ain't cheap. I would guess that they've had multiple failed designs at this point.

And that is my very biggest worry about ordering a Bronco.

 

[Erock]

Haven’t you folks heard of duct tape? Sheesh, it’s a non issue

 

[Baddie64]

We’ll get our answer if Ford delays delivery of mic top Broncos that have build dates.

 

[HBTFD]

When I worked for Ford the quality spec on water testing was an issue. The water test was a tunnel of high pressure sprinklers pointing in all directions. The water volume worked out to 44 inches of rain per hour. Most vehicles in a rain storm of 44 inches per hour will be underwater or blown away from the hurricane winds.

 

[Broncogoat]

I don't know their exact issue but do know there is a PVC shortage. At work, we have had suppliers of PVC fabricated material revise pricing of their products upwards of 20%. Also, labor is still is short supply.

can't be the issue they probably haven't used a silo of pellets yet! PVC isn't that scarce and the supply of oil is not a factor there is plenty. If Ford needs a source for PVC I have many sources as I sell the knives to the resin producers used in pelletizing usage dropped slightly in 2020, but is back to normal levels or higher now.

 

[Lashedup]

Right now both PP and PE plastic resins are facing two major issues - not enough product and very high prices. Here is the pricing trends and you can see it is more than doubled...

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The supply issues largely stem from the cold snap in Texas shutting plants down at a time when they were already barely meeting demand. So getting the resins to make the plastics is very, very tough at the moment.

Employment-wise, there are numerous things Webasto can do to improve that situation, especially if Ford is applying pressure.

And as someone mentioned, this also assumes that there aren't any issues with the quality of the tops that need correction.

Just .02 cents worth...

 

[AcesandEights]

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Just .02 cents worth...

I think your opinion is worth at least 100x that, by the way.

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