MIC Top 1.0 inside construction & material (cross section) - pics

[Altitude]

Has to be scrapped.

Seems like a waste, even if the top isn't 100% perfect. I would suggest taking one and cutting it multiple times at slightly different angles and taking pictures in different places in the shop to use for future claims.

Also, can anyone confirm that these are actually NEW tops, and not just old tops with a new coat of primer on them?

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[Blue's B6G]

Has to be scrapped.

Thanks, Flip. Any idea why they care what happens to the old one? Probably don’t want crappy parts floating around but if the customer wants to keep it for parts or whatever, I don’t see why they would rather cut and dispose of it.

 

[flip]

Thanks, Flip. Any idea why they care what happens to the old one? Probably don’t want crappy parts floating around but if the customer wants to keep it for parts or whatever, I don’t see why they would rather cut and dispose of it.

Don't want it back in circulation for safety and profiteering of a known bad part. They originally wanted it repacked and sent back. Someone with a lick of common sense probably said that's going to cost $XXXXXX to ship then $XXXXXXX for us to get rid of it, f that. Pay the dealer 1.5 hours to swap tops and glass then let them pay to get rid of = WIN! I bet that person got a promotion and bonus, possibly stock options as well.

 

[GreyBronco]

Hello! My store recently replaced a MIC 1.0 top for one of our customers, and part of the replacement process required us to cut up the old top panels. Would anyone be interested in seeing the inside of the MIC top?


Edit: Below are some pictures that I took of the MIC 1.0. After inspecting the top and seeing just how thin that outer shell is, I can see why the honeycomb structure of the top was showing through when exposed to extreme heat/moisture.

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I wonder how safe this would be in a rollover or will it shatter in cold weather? Humm

 

[gentlemanbronco]

wow grey spray painted cardboard, fantastic!

 

[North7]

I wonder how safe this would be in a rollover or will it shatter in cold weather? Humm

Roll bars, are for rolls.

 

[JBowles]

paper honeycomb sandwich panel is fairly standard product in the automotive world, I'd bet some of you are driving a car already that has this.

 

[flip]

Roll bars, are for rolls.

Not roll bars! That would imply they are designed to protect you from harm in the event of a rollover and give some law firm litigation ammo. It's called a "Sport Bar", like suspension parts offered by Ford to bring the front end up is a "leveling kit", not a lift kit.

Word games, LOL.

 

[The_Viking]

Looks as if they may be high strength Nomex panels...not cardboard..

 

[Dads_bronze_bronco]

Why the fuck would they make a top out of cardboard couldn’t they just use like all plastic or even fiberglass

Many fiberglass boats have a foam or balsa core, wonder why they didn’t use foam? I guess cardboard is the core in this case.

Either way the real problem is fibers for the matting (or whatever) coming through the seams, and the outer layer (gelcoat equivalent) being too thin, not the cardboard. (This overlooks popping noise and leak problems, which we don’t know if they’ve fixed yet.)

Going to be a lot of jokes from the Jeep crowd about cardboard tops though …

 

[heavyD]

I don't have any issue with the construction. However for this design to keep its structural integrity it's imperative that the panels be sealed and protected from water contamination. From all the photos I've seen of these panels the edges are woefully finished and it's only a matter of time until they take in water. Building roof panels that are environmentally sealed shouldn't be a big issue in 2021 but I imagine Ford nickel and dimed the supplier to the point where properly sealing the panels is impossible at the price point. Big fail by both parties IMO.

 

[Jeffal]

I told you I bought the FORD extended warranty right?

Convertible tops and exterior body panels are specifically stated as not covered by the Ford extended warranties.

 

[Jmax]

If this bothers you then you never want to visit an assembly plant to watch how your vehicle goes together.

And NEVER NEVER walk into the kitchen of your favorite restaurant!!!!

 

[cowman]

Because they are same design, the engineers at Ford just reintroduced the 30% of the polyurethane they removed due to the Covid plastic constrain

Define... "just reintroduced".... time frame????

 

[The_Viking]

I would venture to say this is the material that a lot of the members on this board are claiming is cardboard. It took 2 minutes to search and find this, and I really don't believe an advanced car company beholden to its investors, would produce $40-60k vehicles with cardboard reinforcing the top...just sayin

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