ADV Production Modular Hardtop!

[Pseudoko]

well, a couple of weeks ago I was told mid late may (early batch one). I was just waiting on when they would start pushing it back.
ITS GONNA BE THE TOR TOP FOR ME IN THIS RACE.
especially when Todd sends out the revised shipping schedules reflecting the increased capacity.

Quite frankly I don't understand the fuckups with delivering these tops. Ford isn't making acceptable MIC tops from what i see , so people are getting the soft tops and are going to the aftermarket. 10 20 thousand per month. why hasn't anyone really jumped on this hard. I don't understand it, the market is there

Agreed. I work in construction so my biggest thing is transparency and communication. As previously mentioned, the beta top is awesome that my friend has. Unfortunately, ADV hasn't been able to ship any tops out to first batch reservation holders. If they had communicated better and mentioned that they needed to take the production overseas (safe to assume that at this point from this thread), no issue with me if they just kept customers in the loop about what was going on.

I preordered the ADV within the first minute of the window opening so I am a very very early reservation holder. But if the date gets shifted one more time (or if Armadillo Designs gives me a real date), I'll request my refund and order the Armadillo. I actually like the soft top but my wife hates how noisy it is. This video (at about the 5 min mark) is what sold me on the Armadillo top as plan B. Sounds like the noise level is insanely reduced and I can't even tell from the video if the top at that point had a liner.

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[R3LYK_]

... wish they were at least black so you don’t notice it.

They will be, Armadillo posted a picture on Instagram:

 

[nickyp1020]

Yeah, it's complete fluff. ADV spends more time fabricating updates than they do hardtops.

They aren't shipping hardtops to beta testers, they are buying time like I've mentioned in several posts.

they got my review taken down all together

 

[pakrat]

I wheel with one of the testers so I get to see the ADV one in person and see how it’s held up and I am impressed. I also like the look of the adv one the best out of all of the options , but the armadillo designs square back one is starting to grow on me too. The obvious struggle adv has had is getting a first batch of hard tops out to customers to restore faith.

I have been really impressed with what the ADV tops look like as well. But everyone needs to keep in mind, those "Beta" tops were built in house. Nobody has seen a mass produced China version yet. Heck, that is most likely the holdup in that the China tops came out like crap. So if you are holding out based on what they have posted you may or may not get the same quality. Sad that they can obviously produce a good top in house yet refuse to do so all to squeeze every last penny out of everyone.

 

[Pseudoko]

I have been really impressed with what the ADV tops look like as well. But everyone needs to keep in mind, those "Beta" tops were built in house. Nobody has seen a mass produced China version yet. Heck, that is most likely the holdup in that the China tops came out like crap. So if you are holding out based on what they have posted you may or may not get the same quality. Sad that they can obviously produce a good top in house yet refuse to do so all to squeeze every last penny out of everyone.

Very true. I know the armadillo guys are right now at the Super Cel, but I had already emailed them with some questions including lead time. so we'll see.

 

[lapazleo]

Gas will be 50 cents a gallon before ADV delivers a top to anybody.

 

[GotWake]

It’s absolutely crazy they don’t have real date for batch 1 at this point.

 

[Big Boss]

So what comes first now ADV top or a Bronco mid cycle refresh

 

[SubmarineNuke]

After waiting patiently for a few months for my white TOR top, finding out here they are not making them, ordered my Anderson white top today.

Local dealer is telling me a few weeks not months. We shall see.

Good luck to any ADV holdouts.

And that's the thing, If Anderson really does have tops on the ground right now, ready to go, you're just looking at shipping. I don't know how many white tops were in the batch they had made that mine was in, but they apparently had a few.

Another plus from Anderson, since it's a 1:1 of OEM, if you need to replace anything you can go to Ford. Nothing is custom made or hiding in a warehouse in China somewhere. Ford has all the parts. Go to your local dealer and get all the stuff you need.

 

[Descent]

Hard to believe people would still give money to them for a hard top

 

[indio22]

And that's the thing, If Anderson really does have tops on the ground right now, ready to go, you're just looking at shipping. I don't know how many white tops were in the batch they had made that mine was in, but they apparently had a few.

Another plus from Anderson, since it's a 1:1 of OEM, if you need to replace anything you can go to Ford. Nothing is custom made or hiding in a warehouse in China somewhere. Ford has all the parts. Go to your local dealer and get all the stuff you need.

"Another plus from Anderson, since it's a 1:1 of OEM, if you need to replace anything you can go to Ford."

Question about that. Is it just dimensions that are same as OEM? Or materials also?

The OEM outer skin seems a key concern in terms of cracking and robustness. Does Anderson use some other material or thickness compared to OEM?

 

[BroncoBoy22]

"Another plus from Anderson, since it's a 1:1 of OEM, if you need to replace anything you can go to Ford."

Question about that. Is it just dimensions that are same as OEM? Or materials also?

The OEM outer skin seems a key concern in terms of cracking and robustness. Does Anderson use some other material or thickness compared to OEM?

Just the dimensions, glass, and wiper/defrost. The rest is different

 

[SubmarineNuke]

"Another plus from Anderson, since it's a 1:1 of OEM, if you need to replace anything you can go to Ford."

Question about that. Is it just dimensions that are same as OEM? Or materials also?

The OEM outer skin seems a key concern in terms of cracking and robustness. Does Anderson use some other material or thickness compared to OEM?

Anderson is fiberglass, unless you're a baller and order the carbon fiber. It's all on their site. It's not the same materials as the OEM MIC top. They do use the same glass, and fittings and j-hooks and clamps, etc etc

 

[B_Wagon136]

I have been really impressed with what the ADV tops look like as well. But everyone needs to keep in mind, those "Beta" tops were built in house. Nobody has seen a mass produced China version yet. Heck, that is most likely the holdup in that the China tops came out like crap. So if you are holding out based on what they have posted you may or may not get the same quality. Sad that they can obviously produce a good top in house yet refuse to do so all to squeeze every last penny out of everyone.

This is the exact point I was getting ready to make. At this point do the beta tops even offer a shred of evidence as to what actual order-holders are going to be receiving? Certainly doesn't seem like it. Is there a beta-top owner out there that would sell theirs lol?

 

[Granite Gorge]

I canceled my ADV 1st day order Nov. 1st 2023 why? I didn't want it delivered during the Winter. Now it's almost May and they still haven't shipped anything. Now that I'm smarter I'm waiting for a Tan colored top from Rally ordered Feb. told it should ship May - June. Wish I had ordered a Rally top in 22.

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