Partial Roof Panels / Doors Removed Bronco Mock-Ups.

I wanted to see what the 4 door Bronco would look like with just some of the doors/roof panels removed so I went ahead and (crudely) mocked up various roof panel/doors removals with the B&P and MS Paint to give a better idea of what it will look like.





Additional ones by @Username_not_found. 4 door with roof rails on and the front roof panels off.

This is awesome! Thanks

Appalachia_Ewok said:

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Maybe I don't need the bimini top... interesting.

mootruck98 said:

Maybe I don't need the bimini top... interesting.

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I'm not totally sure leaving just the front panels is an option, but I really hope it is. If anything just the front latches will probably hold it fine at slow on trail speeds.

Or maybe just some C clamps at the rear...

You inspired me to do a very lazy attempt at doing the two I haven't seen but wanted to see. 4 door with roof rails on and the front roof panels off.

Nice work.

Username_not_found said:

You inspired me to do a very lazy attempt at doing the two I haven't seen but wanted to see. 4 door with roof rails on and the front roof panels off.

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This is how I'm planning on running mine most of the summer.

Hopefully someone comes up with some sort of quick top that can easily be taken on and off with the rack on.

Ford rep aside it's only held on by the front with two clips.

It's likely to stay on in most situations, but, the risk of aftermath when it bounces off on a trail is far lower than if it comes off at 80mph on the highway.

Agree the front panels have to be somewhat robust in hanging on given what they’ve shown in the testing.

Sounds like what you plan on doing with your $40,000+ truck may be different than what I plan on doing with mine. Any time I'm going to be at extreme angles or large rocks (which will be a rarity anyway) I'm gonna go slow, and any time I'm on a smooth(er) forest road or something it's still gonna stay under 25mph. I don't plan on doing the Baja 500 haha. I wouldn't trust it at speed because of the wind catching it and bending stuff. Jostling around a little should be OK.

Vortexes are crazy man. I'm not a physics guy or anything but in a pickup truck the aerodynamics roll the wind and blow it back forward. Which is why if you open the rear window on a pickup and have leaves/trash in the bed it all blows into the cab. By leaving the front panels on the Bronco and removing the rear ones you're creating a similar situation to a pickup bed. With only clamps on the front it's asking for trouble IMO. But hey, if it doesn't cause a problem, great, I'm just cautious.

Appalachia_Ewok said:

Sounds like what you plan on doing with your $40,000+ truck may be different than what I plan on doing with mine. Any time I'm going to be at extreme angles or large rocks (which will be a rarity anyway) I'm gonna go slow, and any time I'm on a smooth(er) forest road or something it's still gonna stay under 25mph. I don't plan on doing the Baja 500 haha. I wouldn't trust it at speed because of the wind catching it and bending stuff. Jostling around a little should be OK.

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Some random food for thought when it comes to the now-daily arguments about the Bronco being a $40K rig, your 2002 PT Cruiser adjusts to essentially $30,000 in today's dollars (I have assumed you have limited trim, since the base bronco is $12K under your stated price argument)

The Bronco won't be too far off the adjusted price of your PT. Do you feel your PT was too luxurious and opulent to drive it as designed? (Serious question, I have friends with HHR's but not PT's. To a man they say the HHR is a roached-out POS vehicle).