I went down to their shop about a month ago after they did some testing on my Raptor (pics attached). Hereās my takeaway from being able to play around with it and see their facility: They started out making truck shells and jumped at the chance to make a Bronco top, so the thing is solid like a truck shell. Itās also shockingly light, which means they can ship it to your front door which I thought was cool. The gullwing doors and rear window were MUCH bigger than I pictured them to be and Iām excited to see how they look with MOLLE inside and out. I also saw how they plan to bolt on a Raket roof rack to the top and while I wasnāt planning on getting a roof rack on my bronco, the system they have in place has completely changed my mind. The roof panels will fit in the back of your bronco if you want to take them off on the go which I liked. One area of contention is the hardtop structure is not really intended to be taken off, so you will cover up the painted roll bars of the bronco even if you take all the roof panels, gullwings, and rear window off. I would think in the long run this would make the ride quieter than OEM. The sound deadening I was expecting to be soft like the OEM kind, but is more of a hard marine grade foam and they have a bunch of cool designs (not Velcro compatible
). I think even without it, itās probably going to be quieter. I love how many ideas they had for accessories like MOLLE, cell phone booster, roof rack, etc. I can see how it looks a little āapocalypticā but I think the non-slant back and even the slant back in black look a LOT more sleek in person. I wasnāt sold on it until I saw it in person, but they just got a Bronco from Bronco Adventures out of Vegas so Iām anticipating theyāll be posting a bunch more pictures on IG. They arenāt on this Forum, but they are all over Instagram with updates. And no, Iām not sponsored or compensated by them, I just like their product and the story of their business!
Suitable for Machine gun mounts.
Although I donāt love it, it looks better than the digital renderings. Plus this is a non-finished prototype. I donāt think these would look bad on a Braptor but Iām not sure on a regular Bronco.I went down to their shop about a month ago after they did some testing on my Raptor (pics attached). Hereās my takeaway from being able to play around with it and see their facility: They started out making truck shells and jumped at the chance to make a Bronco top, so the thing is solid like a truck shell. Itās also shockingly light, which means they can ship it to your front door which I thought was cool. The gullwing doors and rear window were MUCH bigger than I pictured them to be and Iām excited to see how they look with MOLLE inside and out. I also saw how they plan to bolt on a Raket roof rack to the top and while I wasnāt planning on getting a roof rack on my bronco, the system they have in place has completely changed my mind. The roof panels will fit in the back of your bronco if you want to take them off on the go which I liked. One area of contention is the hardtop structure is not really intended to be taken off, so you will cover up the painted roll bars of the bronco even if you take all the roof panels, gullwings, and rear window off. I would think in the long run this would make the ride quieter than OEM. The sound deadening I was expecting to be soft like the OEM kind, but is more of a hard marine grade foam and they have a bunch of cool designs (not Velcro compatible
That Slant back looks horrible, what a loss of space!...the idea of them using aluminum and thinking outside the box is cool though..I went down to their shop about a month ago after they did some testing on my Raptor (pics attached). Hereās my takeaway from being able to play around with it and see their facility: They started out making truck shells and jumped at the chance to make a Bronco top, so the thing is solid like a truck shell. Itās also shockingly light, which means they can ship it to your front door which I thought was cool. The gullwing doors and rear window were MUCH bigger than I pictured them to be and Iām excited to see how they look with MOLLE inside and out. I also saw how they plan to bolt on a Raket roof rack to the top and while I wasnāt planning on getting a roof rack on my bronco, the system they have in place has completely changed my mind. The roof panels will fit in the back of your bronco if you want to take them off on the go which I liked. One area of contention is the hardtop structure is not really intended to be taken off, so you will cover up the painted roll bars of the bronco even if you take all the roof panels, gullwings, and rear window off. I would think in the long run this would make the ride quieter than OEM. The sound deadening I was expecting to be soft like the OEM kind, but is more of a hard marine grade foam and they have a bunch of cool designs (not Velcro compatible
They do have a square back with a similar slant to the ADV, I just never found myself using the top corner of the hardtop for extra storage
but weāll see how it all looks when itās polished off. This is an unpainted R&D version, not the newest or closest to their production model.
If the ADV top comes in by New Year's, I'm probably still inclined to go that direction as it looks like a great product (and I've already paid for it!), but it's good for everyone to have competition in this space.
I contacted them last week, and they told me my order was on track to ship in October, probably mid-month. Of course I still have an email they sent on 12/27/2022 stating "Your hardtop is just around the corner!" (I checked all my corners...)
Thank you for the uplifting info.
I wanna reach out as well since I ordered first few minutes, 1 piece, and I'm having them instsall. Might just wait til tomorrow
I think the true keys are the liner and the install video being released
Looks interesting but I'd prefer something more along the lines of my 1972 Series III Land Rover top shown below. Structurally the aluminum top has held up well for decades, even after the vehicle was rolled on it's side.I went down to their shop about a month ago after they did some testing on my Raptor (pics attached). Hereās my takeaway from being able to play around with it and see their facility: They started out making truck shells and jumped at the chance to make a Bronco top, so the thing is solid like a truck shell. Itās also shockingly light, which means they can ship it to your front door which I thought was cool. The gullwing doors and rear window were MUCH bigger than I pictured them to be and Iām excited to see how they look with MOLLE inside and out. I also saw how they plan to bolt on a Raket roof rack to the top and while I wasnāt planning on getting a roof rack on my bronco, the system they have in place has completely changed my mind. The roof panels will fit in the back of your bronco if you want to take them off on the go which I liked. One area of contention is the hardtop structure is not really intended to be taken off, so you will cover up the painted roll bars of the bronco even if you take all the roof panels, gullwings, and rear window off. I would think in the long run this would make the ride quieter than OEM. The sound deadening I was expecting to be soft like the OEM kind, but is more of a hard marine grade foam and they have a bunch of cool designs (not Velcro compatible
