Actually test driving it is what made me want it. I was so thrilled with the drive of it, I didn't meticulously look over the vehicle for cosmetic problems. I'm in the PNW so the rain made it pretty difficult to properly get a good look at the exterior details as well. I didn't notice the gap...
Now that the top is a little less crazy. Can someone help with why this is happening? It's worse than it looks on that receiving side. I haven't got many more door openings before a large piece of the rubber coating is about to rip off.
I was able to adjust as you and a couple others recommended. I loosened all the bolts to the top, but primarily it was the top two that I was able to shift a fairly good amount once loosened. All bottom bolt locations dont have any room for shifting. to my surprise I was able to make it better...
My view is from the back cargo. In the bottom image those two lines should be much closer in length to match the proper alignment of the passenger side. The upper right corner of the shell (I think) is glued together with too big of a gap. Whatever spacer or tool they use when gluing maybe...
That whole right panel (I believe there are 4 pieces glued together that make up the rear shell) is further out than it should be in just that corner and that notch should be covered by that gasket. It's like the measurement tolerance got screwed up in late 24 models because I'm not the only...
Here is the gap on my drivers side. as seen from the inside as well. I dont get how this should be expected on any vehicle. And yeah I did look over the vehicle, and yeah maybe I should have asked for 2 hours to check over every detail but I did have some degree of faith in the qc from factory I...
Can you or someone clarify on adjusting the tip of the window. I think this is what needs adjusting. I'll admit im not the best at following these technical instructions either but from what I gather its just saying:
"Add more or less tip and or out as needed. The neutral state would put the...
I appreciate it. I have tried to get some traction to my original thread that shows the driver side MIC top gap but it really didn't gain much traction.
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/mic-top-misalignment-of-top-to-sides.110583/
I did figure out it seems to be primarily late 24 models...
This all actually reminds me a bit of a concert I went to recently. The guy next to me mentioned the band didn't sound quite as strong this show and that the last time they were in town, it was better. The woman in front of him overheard the comment and turned around to berate him. Who is he to...
I'm definitely beginning to see the crowd here that align with Ford and will brush off any and all complaints.
Also, I lived in a heavy republican/conservative area for a while and now live in Seattle which is solid liberal/democrat. Both sides drive me absolutely crazy at times with their...
After reading so many of the replies that others dont have the qc issues. I do wonder if mine was assembled on a Friday by someone with a hangover, as others have mentioned.
You all might be right the my expectations on this fo
This is part of the reason I went with the Big Bend. I knew there were some risks with the MIC tops which they all use and didnt want to be 70,000 in with all the bells and whistles while waiting for my 3rd or 4th replacement top like some...
I thought I did, but I guess the top alignment wasn't an issue prior to the late 24 models. I was busy looking for all the other defects people were finding, like bubbles and cracks on the top.
I'm working on that. I have a road trip coming up. Maybe after some rocks fly at it and I get some good time with the full top off, I'll find some peace with it. :)
At the end of the day it is the most fun I've had driving a vehicle. I think what I find annoying about the bronco is how close to perfect it is.
At the end of the day it's the QC issues that bug me. Not really the materials or options given. I was kinda wondering if they save the better tops...
I'm not near the vehicle at the moment but in general there are spots in the black painted underbody areas. Again this is just new for me to see on a new vehicle. I know there are threads about drive shaft and axel rust. but im not really referring to that.
There's a semi sticky pad of material you can see that isn't stuck up there anymore in the photo. I have since put some pressure on it to try to "re-seal" it, but it doesn't seem like it will stay long term with heat and moisture. I'm not sure if that material is on all the tops or if ford put...
I thought I looked it over pretty well and there was also some expectation that there were pretty decent QC checks. Like I said, this is a first for me to notice things like this on a new vehicle. Maybe I was just lucky previously and this is actually the new normal.