ADV Production Modular Hardtop!

[pakrat]

Also, what’s so cheap about the hardware?

Alex... I'll take fancy looking hardware that I'll never look at or notice for $2k extra

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[j_marinelli]

Alex... I'll take fancy looking hardware that I'll never look at or notice for $2k extra

 

[604Bronco]

Alex... I'll take fancy looking hardware that I'll never look at or notice for $2k extra

 

[j_marinelli]

I'll take, "It take all my money up front and gives me no product for 2 years Alex."

 

[Brisco2]

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.

 

[Pseudoko]

For me if the schedule pushes one more time with no firm date (I’ve been told late May-Mid June now for Batch 1) I may go towards Armadillos square back even though I’d be paying significantly more. I do like how quiet it is inside but there are a few things about the armadillo top that I wish could be addressed like the clamps (wish they were at least black so you don’t notice it).

 

[CTwaterfowler]

For me if the schedule pushes one more time with no firm date (I’ve been told late May-Mid June now for Batch 1) I may go towards Armadillos square back even though I’d be paying significantly more. I do like how quiet it is inside but there are a few things about the armadillo top that I wish could be addressed like the clamps (wish they were at least black so you don’t notice it).

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

 

[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.

 

[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

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