Anderson Composites Hardtop Update

[PhilCharnas]

I just ordered an Anderson Composites white hardtop through BMC Extreme Customs. Bruno at BMC seems very knowledgable about the product. A few tidbits and updates I learned from my discussions with him and the folks at Anderson:

• BMC alone has delivered 11 Anderson hardtops to date. One of the earliest ones had an issue with a gasket (I think on the rear window) coming unglued from the frame. I think the owner may be on this forum actually. Anderson determined that they were not allowing the glued gaskets to cure long enough so they are now building an additional 2 weeks into the lead time to allow them to cure longer.
• Current lead time is approximately 6 months. I placed on order on October 12th and received notification the next day that expected delivery date is April 26th. BMC indicated that early orders were shipping with a lead time of 3 to 4 months but most recent orders have been in the 6 month range.
• The UAW strike could, of course, impact lead times, but Anderson has indicated to BMC that it is making progress in qualifying alternative suppliers for some of the Ford OEM parts.
• At present, BMC is the only dealer that will facilitate shipments of Anderson hardtops to a residential address.
• Payment in full is no longer required at the time of order! Given the long lead times, Anderson no longer requires it. Now, BMC will issue a temporary "pending" charge at the time of order for the full amount against your credit card to ensure you have enough available credit to purchase the top. It does not transition, however, from pending to payment and the pending charge eventually falls off of your statement after a week or two. Once your hardtop is ready for production, BMC will contact you and ask for permission to then charge your card for the full amount. This is obviously a much more attractive model than what ADV is currently doing.
• Total cost to me is approximately $7k delivered. Anderson is in CA and I live there as well. Consequently, I am subject to the state sales tax that many of you would not have to pay which makes up $500-$600 of my above cost. Also baked into that cost is optional damage insurance and white glove delivery to my door for additional fees.

Hope some of you in the market find the above helpful!

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[604Bronco]

Hmm, other companies offer rubber glove treatment.

Yours sounds more enjoyable…

 

[MNBigfoot]

A 9% failure rate sounds far worse than the OEM top.

 

[USSCajun]

$7,000 for a top? Criminy!

 

[2023bronco]

Yeah for that amount I'll stick with FOMOCO MUFUPS. Which are just as expensive new, apparently. I guess aftermarket won't get cheaper unless/until Ford's do, which is unlikely.

 

[JediMcMuffin]

$7,000 for a top? Criminy!

Yeah, how about 4K, come on.

 

[Kyleshemesh]

I ordered my Andersons Compsite Hardtop from Vivid Racing. There's a bunch of other dealers out there that you can order the hardtop from.

 

[PhilCharnas]

I ordered my Andersons Compsite Hardtop from Vivid Racing. There's a bunch of other dealers out there that you can order the hardtop from.

Will Vivid Racing deliver it to a residential address? AC told me that BMC is the only dealer at present that will deliver residentially.

 

[Kyleshemesh]

Will Vivid Racing deliver it to a residential address? AC told me that BMC is the only dealer at present that will deliver residentially.

Yes they will, actually tried to change the delivery to their store but they didn't have space.

 

[Jordanyoung]

I ordered my Andersons Compsite Hardtop from Vivid Racing. There's a bunch of other dealers out there that you can order the hardtop from.

I ordered mine from vivid racing the end of april and they've delayed it a few times and i'm still waiting...

 

[PhilCharnas]

I ordered mine from vivid racing the end of april and they've delayed it a few times and i'm still waiting...

Thanks for the update. Please keep them coming as things develop.

 

[Kyleshemesh]

I ordered mine from vivid racing the end of april and they've delayed it a few times and i'm still waiting...

Did you reach out to them or did they send you an email telling you? I haven’t reached out to them since I bought it but haven’t heard anything either.

 

[royruiz]

I just ordered an Anderson Composites white hardtop through BMC Extreme Customs. Bruno at BMC seems very knowledgable about the product. A few tidbits and updates I learned from my discussions with him and the folks at Anderson:

• BMC alone has delivered 11 Anderson hardtops to date. One of the earliest ones had an issue with a gasket (I think on the rear window) coming unglued from the frame. I think the owner may be on this forum actually. Anderson determined that they were not allowing the glued gaskets to cure long enough so they are now building an additional 2 weeks into the lead time to allow them to cure longer.
• Current lead time is approximately 6 months. I placed on order on October 12th and received notification the next day that expected delivery date is April 26th. BMC indicated that early orders were shipping with a lead time of 3 to 4 months but most recent orders have been in the 6 month range.
• The UAW strike could, of course, impact lead times, but Anderson has indicated to BMC that it is making progress in qualifying alternative suppliers for some of the Ford OEM parts.
• At present, BMC is the only dealer that will facilitate shipments of Anderson hardtops to a residential address.
• Payment in full is no longer required at the time of order! Given the long lead times, Anderson no longer requires it. Now, BMC will issue a temporary "pending" charge at the time of order for the full amount against your credit card to ensure you have enough available credit to purchase the top. It does not transition, however, from pending to payment and the pending charge eventually falls off of your statement after a week or two. Once your hardtop is ready for production, BMC will contact you and ask for permission to then charge your card for the full amount. This is obviously a much more attractive model than what ADV is currently doing.
• Total cost to me is approximately $7k delivered. Anderson is in CA and I live there as well. Consequently, I am subject to the state sales tax that many of you would not have to pay which makes up $500-$600 of my above cost. Also baked into that cost is optional damage insurance and white glove delivery to my door for additional fees.

Hope some of you in the market find the above helpful!

Ordered mine end of April, built mid-November, delivered week before Christmas, installed last week of December, picked up 1/2/2024.

 

[PhilCharnas]

Ordered mine end of April, built mid-November, delivered week before Christmas, installed last week of December, picked up 1/2/2024.

First impressions? How’s the build quality?

 

[royruiz]

Still going over it, but so far it's looking really good.

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