I have booth the MIC hardtop and the Factory soft top. I live in New England. I run the soft top in the summer an the hard top in the winter. Both have pros and cons.
Soft Top
Super easy to open half way and easy to full open
Can fold the top back down super easily when it rains
Soft top is...
You have to adjust the brackets that mount in the rear cargo area. For my Bronco they had to be adjusted so they were almost completely forward on the slots. They can only be adjusted with the top removed but you don't know if the adjustment is correct until the top is installed. It takes...
This is an idea that's long overdue. The ability to remove the front and center panels, take them with you and not lose any storage space. Doesn't get any better than that.
I do like the white Interior. Its just personal preference I guess. I wish the exterior was painted in a matte black rather than gloss. If I was ordering a new Bronco I'd go for the color matched top.
I would change to painted. I think the painted tops are manufactured by a different company than the MIC tops (better quality). I also like the white interior finish on them better than the dark gray of the MIC
All digital gauge cluster
Better quality hard top
Hard top side windows that open
Better color offerings, bold, in your face colors
A 2dr trim level in the $35K range, bare bones, basic
I installed a factory soft top on my hard top Bronco last weekend. The person I bought the top from provided me with all the brackets. The install was fairly easy but I had to remove the top a couple times to adjust the cargo brackets so the top would latch over the windshield and the side...
These brackets do have side to side adjustment. If you loosen the two bolts you will see that the mounting slot allows for a fair amount of adjustment.
There are also (2) brackets in the rear cargo area behind the plastic panels that need to be removed.
If anyone finds themselves with these soft top parts and you want to get ride of them I'd be more than happy to take them off your hands.
Do they use road salt in Alaska? I live in the Northeast and the amount of salt and brine they use on the roads is disgusting. 5-6 years and your new car is reduced to a pile of rusty metal.
I'm thinking about booking in September in NH. I'm on the fence between going locally to the NH Offrodeo or making a trip of it and attending the Vegas Offroadeo
How was your experience in NH?