The Run Arounders (MIC, VIN, no date)

[fraserjr]

I don't know if I trust it but I just reached out to my dealer to check on my build dates for my FE and Badlands (with MIC) which were previously scheduled for 8/30 and 9/6 build weeks.

My FE is still in for 9/6 and the Badlands has moved to 9/16. I have no confidence that those will hold, but I thought it was interesting that they are actually scheduled for September.

Sponsored

 

[Nobody]

and the Badlands has moved to 9/16

Do you mean 9/13?

 

[fraserjr]

Do you mean 9/13?

9/16 is what my dealer said, so I guess that's an actual build day, which I assume was your point.

 

[Nobody]

9/16 is what my dealer said, so I guess that's an actual build day, which I assume was your point.

yes, that was my point. I didn't think you could get a build DAY a this far out. Do you have a window sticker?

 

[DREWR13]

We have a couple hard tops with scheduled build dates in sept.

1 FE for 9/8
1 BL for 9/16

EDIT - I don't have much faith in these dates though.

 

[fraserjr]

yes, that was my point. I didn't think you could get a build DAY a this far out. Do you have a window sticker?

Not yet.

 

[balynn1971]

We have a couple hard tops with scheduled build dates in sept.

1 FE for 9/8
1 BL for 9/16

EDIT - I don't have much faith in these dates though.

A MIC BL with a September date? You confirmed that with someone within last week or so OR was that the date you had prior to delay announcement. Sorry for the skepticism but this is the type of thing I'm interested in. To see if Ford let's non-FE MIC's trickle off the line somehow before October. Strange....

 

[Jdyount]

A MIC BL with a September date? You confirmed that with someone within last week or so OR was that the date you had prior to delay announcement. Sorry for the skepticism but this is the type of thing I'm interested in. To see if Ford let's non-FE MIC's trickle off the line somehow before October. Strange....

My build (BL MIC) was is still showing week of 9/13 (the last email I got was for 8/30) but there is no way, it'll get pushed.

 

[DREWR13]

A MIC BL with a September date? You confirmed that with someone within last week or so OR was that the date you had prior to delay announcement. Sorry for the skepticism but this is the type of thing I'm interested in. To see if Ford let's non-FE MIC's trickle off the line somehow before October. Strange....

That build date hit today actually. It was showing scheduled to week 9/13 yesterday but now shows the build date of 9/16.

 

[BroncoOvrlndr]

I’m right here with this group, we’re just one big happy family!

I’m a release night reservation about 2 hrs in, 4dr BL MIC SAS 2.7 High A51. Got my VIN and first build date back in May for 7/16 and now been pushed back 5 times. I spoke to my dealer and he said the system shows me scheduled to build day on 9/14, but I think that’s just a place holder since Ford told us they would restart MIC Bronco production first of Oct.

 

[DREWR13]

Yea I'm assuming these are not accurate build dates. I can't believe Ford has redesigned the MIC and got them ready to go this fast.

 

[P52Ranch]

The new tooling has yet to be installed. Give it a few weeks.... ish.

Unfortunately, I think this has more to do with filling the order books in accordance with their currently planned timeline. FE reservation holders should feel good about getting their rigs this year, but I think any getting built in September is incredibly optimistic

If you missed either of these posts by the man keeping the beat for B6G, the end of September is when we should expect the action to start.

Assuming a total of 8,000 to 9,000 hard top Broncos need tops replaced and/or are FE's to be built, the earliest those of us in the Run Around group could expect to get Bronco's built is the end of October or first of November.

Big question in my mind is haw many Non-FE MIC top Run Arounds are there? I'm guessing another 8,000 to 9,000. That wild ass guess is based on MIC top production being stopped somewhere around July 22nd and Ford having released the August production VIN's back on July 1st. Does anyone have a better number of how many Non-FE MIC Run Arounds there are?

If the Webasto version 2 MIC top production can maintain an output of 300 to 500 tops per day then all scheduled VIN's should get built in 2021. But there's not any wiggle room in the schedule.

 

[Bronco4lyfe85]

This is what it feels like to be a Bronco hard top order.

 

[projectbadlands]

Same boat as everyone here. 4dr, Badlands, 2.7, Sasquatch, MIC. Original build date Juy 26, then Aug 16, currently Aug 30th.

Contacted dealer to see if I can switch to a soft top and they supposedly contacted the regional rep and he said because a VIN # was already assigned, no changes could be made. Dealer shows build week of sept 27 but I have yet to receive that email.

We are at the back of the line but what brings me comfort is knowing my bronco is not sitting somewhere on a dirt lot with rodents everywhere, tires rotting away, maybe getting flat spots, and with grueling weather on its way. My bronco will be built and shipped.

 

[IDyeti]

Not sure if still possible (they released an email about no more changes) but I was able to change my order to a soft top on Aug 13th. I have had a vin since April. My Bronco in in production right now with build date of 9/2. Just throwing the info out there if anyone was wishing they could swap to a soft top.

Interesting, was wondering if punting to 2022 for green would be an option even though a VIN has been issued. Or for those with VIN's is the only change being allowed is to a soft top?

Sponsored