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

[Bronc-O]

So I've read the FAQs, read some headlines from Ford nation, 6g, etc but I'm seeing conflicting info.

It says (not talking FE) if you do not have a build date, you will be pushed to 2022. This means that everyone with a build date will still be getting their bronco in 2021?

Seems that's what they are saying in a backwards way. I'm priority 01, have had a vin and a date for end of August for over a month now. Never had the option to switch tops from my MIC. No idea what to expect.

Normally, once a VIN is issued it's too late for changes. This isn't a normal situation, so hard to tell this early if Ford will make changes. I believe many will be pushed to 22, some may get the option to switch tops if it can otherwise be built. Time is running for 21 model year. By the time Ford/Webasto have new tops starting to arrive, order banks will be open for 22's.

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[bigtexyahoocom]

Those doors :-( Still sad we'll never get them.

That thing was truly a concept car. Just not production at all. It was straight up dirty to show that at the “reveal” and act like that’s what they were making.

 

[mbryant1985]

It's like starting all over again on reservation day.

"Deliveries should take place Summer of next year"

F******ck........

 

[TheHitmanHenson]

My bronco was built July 22nd, that's one day after those affected, according to the info released. Anyone willing to bet my build will be lost in the mix? I'm thinking I'm a long way from "released to ship" update, or any email for that matter.
1st day reservation
BB
2.7L
4dr
MIC
Squatch

 

[62chad]

The real collector item will be the 2021 Wildtraks that have already been produced. Likely more rare than first additions.

 

[WhiteMamba]

That thing was truly a concept car. Just not production at all. It was straight up dirty to show that at the “reveal” and act like that’s what they were making.

I took Lightning blue on my FE, but I would have absolutely took CO with the brown and black interior and those donut doors

 

[CKXVII]

@Ford Motor Company

Why aren’t you offering more Ford Pass Reward Points for early reservation holders who were compelled to change their order from MIC top to soft-top because of your recommendation in addition to the supply constraints, issues, & flaws? You put some of us in a tough situation with all of these setbacks, I.e. we had to sacrifice the hardtop + FREE sound deadening headliner ($395 MSRP) bonus just to help improve our chances of getting a MY2021…because we need a car.

Additionally, hard tops won’t be available to MY2023 and at a higher price + cost of freight?

You should provide additional reward points for early reservation holders who converted to soft-tops (which is something that can be proven/confirmed/validated by correspondence between consumers and their respective dealerships).

Sincerely,
07/15 Reservation

 

[bigtexyahoocom]

What's absolutely mental to me for fellow Dirt Mountaineers is how poorly they are addressing units built and just sitting around.

1. If it's cosmetic only, like they say, give us an option to waive Ford liability and accept a bad QC roof at which point FMC is out = Money Saved
2. If you can't waive liability like that (not a Lawyer so who knows...?) send the jank MIC, and charge me freight on the new one you're giving me anyways = Money Neutral
3. Offer to toss on a soft top and refund MIC, if I want one later I'll buy one = Probably money lost due to the labor required off the line
4. Run around with heads cut off trying to make tops like crazy and let 2k Broncos sit around while our customers get increasingly annoyed = Money assuredly wasted

Why you would choose 4 I have no idea. It's honestly the worst solution to this I think they could have come up with?

It’s the cheapest solution. Remember, if you get mad and cancel your reservation they’ll just sell it to someone else, and this way they don’t have to do anything.

 

[FutureShawn0058]

Did Ford by any chance send an email on this yet?

 

[WhiteMamba]

@Ford Motor Company

Why aren’t you offering more Ford Pass Reward Points for early reservation holders who were compelled to change their order from MIC top to soft-top because of your recommendation in addition to the supply constraints, issues, & flaws? You put some of us in a tough situation with all of these setbacks, I.e. we had to sacrifice the hardtop + FREE sound deadening headliner ($395 MSRP) bonus just to help improve our chances of getting a MY2021…because we need a car.

Additionally, hard tops won’t be available to MY2023 and at a higher price + cost of freight?

You should provide additional reward points for early reservation holders who converted to soft-tops (which is something that can be proven/confirmed/validated by correspondence between consumers and their respective dealerships).

Sincerely,
07/15 Reservation

You were compelled if you wanted your Bronco sooner which you will receive sooner than someone with a MIC top, want to wait? you'll get a MIC top eventually.

 

[TheHitmanHenson]

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.

 

[mpeugeot]

Dear Customers,

Stay Pumped!!!

 

[Bacon]

The schedule is optimistic, but the new tooling will be installed by the end of next month. Once that happens, it really shouldn't take THAT long to build out the 3,000 or so necessary units to address shipped rigs and the sandlot kids. From there they'll be able to finish all the FE units and then a few lucky non-FE MIC trucks.

Ok, so have a VIN and 9/20 build week for OBX MIC. Is it realistic to get by end of year. How far into 2022 can Ford keep producing 2021 Bronco’s?

 

[Monster1926]

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.

I would say they’re gonna cost $2500-$3000 delivered to the dealer plus the $500 head liner if you want it.

 

[Thomman]

My first Ford vehicle, and I'm effing disappointed at this huuuge dumpster fire!

Regardless, it is what it is, and I think FMC's plan is likely the best as long as they replace the roofs in the order that I think they have outlined - those already delivered, those in purgatory, those in production, those scheduled, and finally the remaining FEs.

While I feel for you guys who are in purgatory and I know you want to get out of there by either confessing your sins (i.e., take the shitty hard top now and have FMC replace it later) or atoning for your sins (i.e., switch the shitty top for a soft top now and buy a good hard top later), I'm pretty sure it won't happen coz' FMC would not want a bunch of shitty tops running around (bad image) plus they'd have to pay huge costs to ship the good tops later to you guys.

I'm a 1st 24-hour 4DR BL reservation, and have not heard a peep yet from FMC. Now I'd be really pissed if I see a bunch of stock units for sale at the dealer with the "new and improved" hard top before I see mine. And given the shitshow with FMC so far, I wouldn't be surprised if that happens .....

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