📣 Ford announces MIC hardtop solution (program 21B49): unscheduled orders will get MY2022, delivered & built Broncos will have tops replaced

[Kos]

Ford has been building vehicles for over a 100 years. They drop the ball! Fire them all!

I hate it when people say this because it's total BS. Yes they have been making cars for 100 years, but what it takes to build a car today is not the same as a car 100 years ago. What it takes to build a car now is not what it took to build a car 10 years ago.

Manufacturers are forced with every new model to push the envelope further and further. If they don't, they go under. Look what happened to Pontiac, Oldsmobile, Plymouth, and Mercury. All marquee brands in their heydays. Each stopped innovating and started pumping out the same tired designs year after year. Now they've gone the way of the Dodo. Same thing is happening right now with Dodge/Chrysler.

Everyone complains when a new Apple product launch doesn't go well, but they still line up to buy an iPhone because they push the envelope. When was the last time you bought a Gateway Computer?

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[Brew3x]

I think it’s hilarious that y’all think you’re getting MY 2022 try 23-24

 

[Jewbacca5521]

Have new tops been put on any Broncos already built? The correspondence from Ford says Broncos affected were built from January 28, 2021 through July 21, 2021.

My blend date was July 23 and I've been "in production" since then. Did I get lucky and miss the affected window?

 

[wigid]

This would be more acceptable / tolerable if Ford would just lock in a price for us for a MIC hardtop. I would be happy with driving around a soft top for a couple of years if I knew the MIC top would cost me say $1000 in 2023. The part that worries me is that the dealers love to make a dollar on parts so it would not surprise me that a top could be $5000 or more.
All Ford has to do is lock in a price and we can all make an informed decision. But this no price bull S#!T scares me.

 

[Bullitt]

Price protection is for a “comparable build” so be careful making any changes.

Well, Ford could at least take care of the 21 reservation holders by going the extra mile with the Warthog. Either way, I'm locked into any Bronco at invoice...my good friend owns a Ford dealership. I'd be happy simply to be in front of the line in getting one since I reserved in 21. He'll take care of me on the pricing.

 

[cashgolfer44]

Don't know what I am feeling right now.....my 2 door Badlands was supposed to be blended into the line today. Guess I am stuck in purgatory. Glad we have a path forward, just wish it would have (and should have) been delivered sooner.

 

[Compta38]

Ford should have done this MONTHS ago. I was fully expecting to not get my Bronco until early next year and now I can 100% make plans around that.

In a way I'm kind of actually glad as I thought trying to find a factory roof rack after purchase would be a bitch and I'm hoping that carpet on the backseats of BD is replaced with plastic or something for 2022. Also depending on any new colors that get added I might change my orders trim level.

At the end of the day I'm not really bitter and it'll get here when it gets here.

 

[RedHotFuzz]

Ford ignoring the MIC water leak issue worries me. I bet they will deny the warranty claim if I let the snow and ice sit on the MIC Top for a week and it leaks and damages the interior.

"Ford Motor Company USA has determined you took your 2021 Bronco through a touchless carwash. Your warranty claim is thus denied."

 

[Hemisfear]

Ditto. Best decision I made a few months ago as I watched this shitshow unfold.

Only until you realize that 99ing for a '22 just turned into a '23! lol

 

[Gamecock]

How do you change your order to a softtop? Go back to the dealership?

 

[bytheway]

You know it's bad when my boss just forwarded me an Automotive news article citing this forum to let me know about bad bronco news.

 

[Ricky_gibbs]

I just had the front two on the wifes tinted. That stinks sorry to hear that.

I think what sucks is that I really like the bronco. With the base not having any tint that is going to look ridiculous for a little bit

 

[KareBear]

Hmmm. My Bronco was built yesterday. Still shows "In Production" on the tracker, but the modules are showing active.

I wonder what the cutoff date is for those that have to have roofs replaced, and ones that have the satisfactory roofs are.

Mine was supposed to be built today, but the modules aren’t populating, so I’m guessing today is the cutoff...

 

[RedHotFuzz]

This would be more acceptable / tolerable if Ford would just lock in a price for us for a MIC hardtop. I would be happy with driving around a soft top for a couple of years if I knew the HIC top would cost me say $1000 in 2023. The part that worries me is that the dealers love to make a dollar on parts so it would not surprise me that a top could be $5000 or more.
All Ford has to do is lock in a price and we can all make an informed decision. But this no price bull S#!T scares me.

1000X THIS!

 

[gentlemanbronco]

Welp, there it is. Not even an email to address us, just throw it up on the site. Well done once again @Ford Motor Company .

I mean the info was provided..... Does having these docs emailed to you vs posted on a forum you frequent really do anything different? A auto generated greeting with your name in an email version of this going to soften the blow somehow?

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