A lot of us made this change, almost all of us got expedited in build order as a result. Honestly I've had no issues at all with the soft-top, and as a fellow Floridian myself its truly convenient here with almost zero trade-off (exception: rear access via glass tailgate, roof rack).
I am...
This was in effect before the first builds were delivered, and here we are. Not to mention if Ford does follow through with this after the deed is done by the dealer, the dealer makes absurd ADM, customers with reservations at said dealer get screwed, new inventory continues to trickle...
Infinity Reference 4"s in dash and rear pods, Infinity BassLink Mini in rear (concealed underneath home build leveling platform).
4" speakers: https://www.crutchfield.com/p_108R4032CM/Infinity-Reference-REF-4032cfx.html?tp=102
BassLink Mini...
Welcome brother. You're going to love it, perfect Florida vehicle.
My rig: 2.7 BL, Sasquatch, soft-top, vinyl interior.
Part of me wants to get the hardtop when available but having a soft-top in Florida is clutch. The ability to open/close without needing space to store panels is huge...
I plasti-dipped mine first week of October. Since then I've driven 6000 miles across the country and tackled Moab, amazingly its still holding up. Here's a shot from a month or two ago
Its definitely not totally lopsided comparing the two particular vehicles, but in my opinion it really isn't a legit "versus" comparison. Give it some time and let this guy build his rig the way they have done with Step-Child and I have no reason to believe that they won't match up reasonably...
Is it necessary? Depends on your satisfaction upon inspection.
I washed, clay bar'd, corrected with orbital buffer/mid-cut compound, ceramic coated almost immediately. The wheels can also be coated which helps with cleaning tremendously.
As someone very correctly already said, ceramic is in no...