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You're making the assumption the individual mechanic at the dealer is going to do as good of a job installing the engine as the factory. Guess what? He's paid to do the job as fast as possible, not as quality as possible, as fast as possible. No way I want a dealer installed engine in my...

Then Ford should have named it the Base Camp, after all, the other models all have two syllable names. Base means basic, bottom, lowest part of something. It's not a terribly good name for a $30,000+ model.

Maybe halting Base production to use the tops to build the higher trims.

Heritage is a better name than Base anyway. "Base", what were they thinking?

There's many more crumbly bits on the front than on the side of a vehicle, so of course it looks worse. It's also designed to absorb energy and crumble.

Certainly someone at Ford can find the part numbers for the intercooler brackets without the tow hooks. These will be common collision parts, after all. I did see some information on line when I searched, but the illustrations were poor or missing. It looks like Ford does specify the brackets...

Also sorry, but every time this happens, this goes through my head.

Did you hear any strange noises?

Today, yes, but back in the day (70s-80s) it was cheaper to replace individual joints and boots. CV axles weren't as common then.

If that CV shaft failed enough to twist the boot I'd think it would have made a lot of noise.

Not so much :giggle:. If you catch a torn boot soon enough, most likely the CV joint is fine. Centrifugal force keeps moisture and debris out of the joint. I've seen CV boots completely torn in half, the joint almost dry of grease and upon disassembly of the joint, it was perfectly fine. (y)

The whole axle shaft. Probably overkill , because warranty and replacing just the boot and/or joint is more work than just installing the whole axle. The joint is most likely fine.

The boot wasn't installed properly or it was made incorrectly. Either it was installed twisted or the air in the boot wasn't equalized. There is enough grease in the CV joint that the boot can be installed inflated or in a state of suction. They need to be burped, like Tupperware :giggle...

I just use clean water on my tops and a soft brush if needed. Non detergent cleaners (as recommended by Haartz) only when necessary. Never an automatic car wash. I use the RaggTopp products. Best thing to do is keep the top out of the UV, either by garaging the vehicle, or using a top cover.

There is somebody out there with a website that's trying to collect an assembly line photo of every available color and model combination for folks that never received a photo. I can't find the link right now though. Sorry. 😐 Found it. https://www.productionlinephotos.com Click on "Gallery"...

Or $10K to $30K ADM and get it today! C'mon boys, don't be so cheap. Your local dealer has a golf club and yacht club membership to fund. And a new Rolex Submariner on his wish list (that can cost more than a new Bronco). 🤪

$900 sounds cheap.

Hell no. (and, I could afford it, if I wanted to). I don't care if you're Bill Gates, I'm still laughing in your face if you pay 15k over MSRP. You're enabling the dealers to do this crap, and once again, screwing over the Average Joe, who maybe doesn't have 15k to burn.

It's loud so you can hear it with the top off.

All in good fun. :giggle: