There’s no need to have at the dealer before the end of the year. It just needs to be started/built by the end of the year. Not delivered.I have a 2 door HEL reserved from a dealer. My last build week date was 12/11. I just checked the tracker this morning and it’s now 12/18.
If the VIN # is assigned by the MY, how is Ford going to build a Bronco the week of 12/18 and have it to the dealer prior to Jan. 1st, ‘24?
OK - good to know. Thanks!
You should be fine if it is cancelled for ‘23 build, the dealer allocation will be rescheduled for ‘24.I have a 2 door HEL reserved from a dealer. My last build week date was 12/11. I just checked the tracker this morning and it’s now 12/18.
If the VIN # is assigned by the MY, how is Ford going to build a Bronco the week of 12/18 and have it to the dealer prior to Jan. 1st, ‘24?
I just checked in with the Ford chat line and asked for their update on my HEL’s production/delivery. The chat line said the vehicle’s production date was in scheduling and that the dealer would have the most up to date info. on the vehicle.
It isn’t looking good for 12/18 scheduled Heritages but you never know.I just checked in with the Ford chat line and asked for their update on my HEL’s production/delivery. The chat line said the vehicle’s production date was in scheduling and that the dealer would have the most up to date info. on the vehicle.
That leads me to believe it’s going to be canceled.
Right???? As if getting rear ended by Ford on a Friday night wasn't enough of a weekend killer!l
Got this spam email from Ford this morning to rub salt in the wounds.
Mine looks like this too with 12/18 -- However, when I log into my ford account and check "Reservations/orders" it says canceled.I have a 2 door HEL reserved from a dealer. My last build week date was 12/11. I just checked the tracker this morning and it’s now 12/18.
If the VIN # is assigned by the MY, how is Ford going to build a Bronco the week of 12/18 and have it to the dealer prior to Jan. 1st, ‘24?
Very nice, I'm still a sucker for the black and yellow california plates. The new options for Florida are nice too.Yea, that’s the regular DE plate. Of all state plates I’ve seen, I like Delaware plates the most as the colors look great and go well with every color car. Though Delawareans prefer the original Black plates which are still permitted as long as the numbers are in the original number range and there is a company authorized by DMV to make them for you. The low plate numbers are in such high demand that once a year DMV holds an online lottery and one day in person giveaway of available low numbers….people also send them to auction.
it really is amazing that a company with a 100+ year of making cars could be so inept at producing this vehicle. They’ll blame UAW and Covid but this production is a colossal management screw up
Yup, you can’t make this shit up! We are three years into production for gods sake. People can’t believe that I ordered (reserved) three years ago.
Jim, I also got the "Cancelled" message on the Ford website. Tracker shows us pushed to 12/18. I reached out to our dealer contact to see if they know what is going on, but if it is truly cancelled I would be interested in this--bout time for a trip to Alabama.
Big Thanks to @Lowcountry Bronco and @BigBendBW on sharing painting tips for accents. Finished my D-Ring little project to add some more Race Red pop to the HEL. Went with single stage acrylic enamel. Scuff up the original black paint with some 400 grit paper. Takes several light coats with 30 min dry time between coats and let them dry overnight. Onto the rears now.No worries, you start with the covers, there's 7 clips that hold each one, I didn't need to use a pry tool, just a good tug at each point and they pop off.
That'll open up the mounts and there's no need to unbolt anything if you're just doing the shakles. You'll need a center punch and hammer, I used a flat 1/4", there's plenty of clearance either way, just tap the pin out.
After they're off I scuffed them up, primed, and spray painted using OEM Race Red and clear from https://www.automotivetouchup.com but you could use whatever color or brand, I just wanted it to match the red Ford letters on the grille so I paid to color match.
Their products laid really well and I gave it three coats of each but give it at least 30 minutes between coats and then let dry over night.
You can paint them however you like, I hung mine up between a ladder with string and a wooden skewer cut short which let me get all the angles.
From there just reverse the process and install them back by tapping the pin back in and popping the cover back on.
Easy peasy but if I lost you on something let me know.
