I keep periodically seeing some black billet side badges for the hard tops across social media reposts, but the product isn't anywhere on the Turn website. @Turn Offroad how does one go about procuring a set of those? The black & white laminate badges installed on my top are shedding the first...
Looks killer with Carbonized Gray! Tell me more about that reverse light coordination you've got going on with the supplied pod lights...not that I forgot to do anything with mine or anything 😅
Update: After much back and forth, and wire testing, I figured out my issue. The parking harness male end on the left side of the bumper refused to seat properly into the connection point mounted to the rear quarter. Once I applied some wood working clamp pressure to it, it clicked in place and...
I stripped once per section (at the license plate light on the bracket & at the Ford OEM plate light connector), and connecting in between with the supplied wire and crimp connectors. Worked for all of 2 minutes, then never again. I even swapped out the light bulb itself to make sure it wasn't...
The more I'm splicing and chopping into the license plate line of my rear parking harness with zero luck, the less I'm recommending this bumper and any that require a license relocation bracket. Now I'll likely need a new rear sensor harness, as I've irreparably modified/damaged the license...
As presented, factory defects (case by case QC issue) + critical parts missing + ineffective video instructions, I would not buy this twice at full retail (~$1200). A Black Friday sale would heavily sway me though, as the only alternative of this exact style and look is Expedition One.
When it's all said and done, I am happy to not have my spare tire hanging off my door with those iffy hinges from Ford, but man this was a struggle that didn't need to be so rough. Granted, I'm looking at it through the lens of "Expedition One is over 2K in most places, this is half that. Half...
Much appreciated!
Overall, Turn needs to address supplier issues (I received a dented swing gate arm, quite a few scratches down to bare metal in random spots that wouldn't be possible during shipping, didn't have enough backing nuts for the tire carrier stem, and have no extended rubber bump...
Finish Line (60 minutes my 🫏):
Still have to address my license plate light being out (my fault entirely for wire stripping too well and ripping the negative out of the connector). Would I do this again, or recommend this...absolutely not. There's way too much information missing and QC issues...
Gotta love good craftsmanship:
Now the bearing seal this needs to sit on won't fit unless this crazy dent is addressed. I'm slowly regretting not going Expedition One and paying the extra grand.
For whatever reason (incorrect product being the most likely culprit), I had to semi-hollow out each sensor retainer to allow it to seat and lock both tabs on either side. Luckily, everything fit, and no errors or false alerts so far. However...that license plate relocation bracket wiring...good...
Update #3: Started the day with the first water intrusion test. Driver side passed, passenger side failed with several drops. Re-seated new seal on passenger side and followed up the entire underside with JB Weld.
While not final, wanted to at least make it close to the same colorscheme for...
Update #2: Ended up using Ford's midsection seal, and modifying it to work in the valley of the Turn hardtop (shout out to Turn Offroad for keeping the mold so close to the OEM top). The excess material where the side seals wrap around at the rear passenger windows were removed completely.
The...
Fit and finish looks great, but my back aches just looking at that front panel. It's heavy enough with just the fiberglass, I can't imagine how maneuverable that panel is.
Update 1: Procured the Ford latch receiver plate (2) and test fit the angle against the built in "hump" of the Turn seal section:
It looks like the angle should work and not overly stress the fiberglass portion or the MIC panels in any way when locked. No I-75 wind tunnel testing done yet to...
Hey @Turn Offroad, any rough ETA on the next batch of swing gate mounted license plate relocation brackets? I've got one on order, and unfortunately can't do much with that awesome swing out tire carrier bumper until that shows up.
APG's site (now somewhat restored) is not much better. Copyright from 2020 (ironic, given how quickly they allegedly stole the hard top patent), home page redirects at every click...they can take your money all day long, but can't pay their web developers.
Turn's style of top is about as close to a one-piece as you can get in the market currently. The targa panel is so hefty, I treat it like a one-piece and rarely remove it.
Hey all, I've had my @Turn Offroad hard top for quite a while now, and have always glanced at it with the envy of APG/ADV beta tops. By no means am I throwing any abject disdain towards the wonderful folks at Turn, I LOVE their products and am seriously satisfied by the performance of their hard...