Unless you find an individual with a set, its cheaper to get the mountains to metal version. M2M also ships fast and its a very sturdy all metal latch. Ford thinks theirs are made of gold.
I did not purchase the plastic trim pieces. Haven’t decided if I want to trim out my original panels or wait and find a good deal on the soft top specific pieces.
Mountains to metal rear latches
M2DZ-78515A52-B top hinge RH
M2DZ-78515A53-B top hinge LH
M2DZ-7829452-B panel reinforcement
These are plastic mounting brackets. They’re removed after install
W707288-S442- bolts, sold individually
I purchased some M8 1.25x30mm bolts, the hard top bolts are...
I moved my rear latches down and it sits a little lower now. Looks more normal compared to others. I still need to adjust the middle brackets but it survived a 10 hour highway drive
I got the top installed last night, I'll try and get all the parts listed out. I do have an extra set of rear brackets and the plastic covers for the C pillar. I'm off to the Texas Offroadeo this weekend so it might be when I get back.
After the brackets were installed I drug the soft top out of the storage building and had my wife and daughter help set it in place. Then bolted the soft top to the brackets and fought to get everything in place. The b pillar brackets might need to be adjusted, and the front seems to be a little...
The cargo area has the 2 metal brackets for the support and bolt holes on the soft top frame. The parts I purchased came with some guide pins and torx bolts and an alignment piece. I just used the guide pins and ended up using the bolts for the brackets since the alignment piece is removed...
The bolts on the Ford site show a picture of 4, but they are sold individually, which is why I bought the others from Autozone. I also ordered too many brackets, again the website isn't very clear. Once everything came in and the rain and pollen stopped I started the install. I have a Jtops...
I purchased a soft top off a 23 model, wrongly assuming that it would be an easy swap. It was more work than it should've been, not sure why Ford doesn't include the brackets from the factory or why they don't offer a standalone kit for aftermarket purchase, but after a few months and finally...
I bought a factory soft top not knowing mine didn’t come with any brackets or hardware. So I looked through the forum and online and found what I needed. However, I have 3 bolts instead of 12 (needed 10). I’m assuming the roll bar brackets above the rear doors use the hard top bolts because they...
Where was this last Friday when I bought a factory soft top and found out mine didn't come with any of the brackets and after ordering totaled about $800. Just to have an easy hard top system made available.
I would love to have one.
It was an odd feeling, almost like the first 30% of the pedal was really weak then it caught. the steeda spring still shows awaiting shipment so who knows when it will arrive.
My clutch feel changed at 348 miles. Drove it to work that morning and when I left it felt different. It could've been the break in point maybe but its felt the same ever since. I'm at about 8500 miles now. The only noise is when its hot and the pedal makes a creaking noise, others have had...
I was told its normal noise and there was nothing mechanically wrong. I've been eyeballing the Steeda clutch spring and the B&M shifter. All the tall Stanley cups have created a shifter clearance issue.
AuggieM3 did you get any feedback from your dealer. I just called to check on mine and the service advisor told me they ran a diagnostic and that the pedal squeak is normal. I plan on going up there tonight or tomorrow to pick it up and ask some more questions. I don't remember any of my prior...