Bad news about MIC 2.0 quality after a few days

[Zero_chance]

Updated photo from this AM. My hands aren't Samsquatch in real life, that's just the zoom level. You can see the fuzzy look on the edge, and that wasn't there when I picked it up 5 days ago. You REALLY have to be looking for it though.

Bad news, folks. This is a MIC 2.0 top built 10/1, delivered 4 days ago.

Top looked excellent at pickup. Did not notice any issues.. 4 days later, I notice I can see the old issue returning. Have not notified Ford yet.

Check your MIC tops CLOSELY on the rearmost panel by the windows. Appears to be pulling apart a bit.

I'll have a lot more photos and any other misc info coming shortly.



There is also slight honeycombing.

Edited for brevity.


Updated with some photos posted later in thread by @AJ_West_

I’d be more inclined to think you missed them on pickup versus 5 days of driving causing issues to suddenly arise. Either way you have a warranty, bring it to Fords attention and they can get images sent to engineering. Would have probably been a better first step as opposed to posting them on a forum to get peoples reactions don’t you think?

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[Bronco cat]

If this is what we are calling innovated, Ford can keep their innovation. We're on version 2 of this "innovation" so far and it looks equally as much of a flop as the first.

Reread my post. Top aside a lot of innovation in the bronco the Jeep should have done a long time ago. Sway bar disconnect on the fly, the locker system is faster and easier to engage. IFS which kills the wrangler in 99% of situations with the exception of extreme scenarios which sadly 95% of people will never use their rigs for. Jeeps response to the bronco was to stuff a bigger engine in it and hope people don’t realize they haven’t kept up. Part of maintaining leadership in anything is innovation and improvement something jeep hasn’t really done. Hard tops aside which is a huge fail ford knocked it out of the park.

 

[Deleted member 13702]

Doubt that was Ford.... I blame the 18 year old working midnights at Webasto and his dope smoking buddy in QC....

Say again? I’m having trouble understanding your post.

 

[Theherofails]

I’d be more inclined to think you missed them on pickup versus 5 days of driving causing issues to suddenly arise. Either way you have a warranty, bring it to Fords attention and they can get images sent to engineering. Would have probably been a better first step as opposed to posting them on a forum to get peoples reactions don’t you think?

No. I don't. If I did, I would've done it that way. I have no loyalty to Ford - my concern lays with the people paying $60k or more for a vehicle that could come with major defects.

Mighty presumptuous of you to feel you have the place to 'advise' me on my actions. There are dozens of members presenting evidence of the same issue and many more who posted but failed to gain traction.

 

[Bronco21fan]

Just picked up my 2DR

FE 10/22 and noticed a crack just now!

Someone flood mike levines Twitter with all these shit top pics

 

[Heffe66413]

Does anybody know if Ford will produce the modular hardtop in-house or will it be outsourced as well? If the problems with the mic continue - they would be wise to start production of the modular.

 

[Bronco21fan]

A soft top with hard top prep kit for two door models would have provided a temporary solution for this fiasco. Oh well, looks like I will be getting MY 23 Mod top…maybe in white…..

the mod tops will be shit too you wait and see

 

[SpringTXOR]

My question here is, if this is truly a 2.0 then why move the 1.0 production label to it? Did they just apply some kind of primer to the old one on 9/16 and call it 2.0?

 

[Tilzbow]

This entire thread is based on the assumption that the defective tops are in fact MIC 2.0 and that Ford followed through on a promise discussed on the forum that Broncos built after a certain date would be built with the new top. The “Primer Applied” shown earlier in the thread sticker isn’t exactly a “Manufactured on xx/xx Date” label…

Not saying for certain they aren’t MIC 2.0 but I’m not seeing any proof and I can come up with several other possibilities.

Edit: The picture above sure seems to indicate a reworked MIC 1.0.

 

[Theherofails]

This entire thread is based on the assumption that the defective tops are in fact MIC 2.0 and that Ford followed through on a promise discussed on the forum that Broncos built after a certain date would be built with the new top. The “Primer Applied” shown earlier in the thread sticker isn’t exactly a “Manufactured on xx/xx Date” label…

Not saying for certain they aren’t MIC 2.0 but I’m not seeing any proof and I can come up with several other possibilities.

It's a safe assumption, seeing as we all got emails saying our builds were delayed waiting for MIC 2.0, and here we are with Broncos. Either Ford misspoke when they said we were delayed, or these are supposed to be MIC 2.0 tops.

I'm open to some reality where there is a position between those two. I am biased, as we all are.

 

[Bronco21fan]

We need the @premieredrummer to come forward with his inside knowledge on the subject. Hopefully marching band season done soon so he can come back out of the shadows

 

[Petek70]

I assume they knew they couldn't get the new tops made in order to deliver 2021 broncos so they decided to dress the 1.0 tops up and send the broncos home. I bet all of these tops will end up getting replaced with the true 2.0. Who knows though.

 

[flip]

Except the best Bronco doesn't have a soft top option.

Pfffffft

 

[NatureMan]

Is he Mike Levine's evil twin? Or is that his alter-ego when he has to go out in public?

Someone in this forum called him mark a while back, so i followed.

 

[Meandeane]

Spoke too soon, mine appears to have some minor separation on the unfinished edges on the rear clamshell. Three out of the four notches are showing it.

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