JUNK Hard Tops......and a question

[Deleted member 64921]

So we continue with these JUNK hard tops.......after 5 years Ford STILL cant find a vendor
that can make a decent hard top - my 2025 with 250 miles is showing signs of cracks - my
2024 cracked around 1200 miles - WTF FORD ??? Why cant you FIX this issue ??? Its been going on
for YEARS and they just continue to kick the can down the road UGH

Question - Do the factory painted hard tops crack ???
or are the cracks there and just masked by the paint?

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[Buck N Bronc]

I had mine painted so I couldn't see the cracks

 

[AzGrayHeritage]

Heritage , 2024 , no cracks knock on wood. They seem to be much different than the MICAs.

 

[Red Squatch]

23 Heritage my top looks like new. I can't recall anyone with a modular top having the cracking issue.

 

[Dadsquatch]

Ford has solved the issue……with the new painted tops. It’s a different construction type and finish. However, they continue to sell the unsolved junk MIC tops too.

 

[MFP2241]

Found my first crack a week after my warranty expired, contacted Ford, they told me to go fuck myself.

Still love my Bronco... but l'll never give another dime, for a vehicle or accessory, to that garbage company.

 

[allagash24]

My painted top is a 24. I’ve only had it for 3 months but it looks great and I don’t anticipate any cracks forming on it. Scratches easily though.

 

[RoLyMa27]

So we continue with these JUNK hard tops.......after 5 years Ford STILL cant find a vendor
that can make a decent hard top - my 2025 with 250 miles is showing signs of cracks - my
2024 cracked around 1200 miles - WTF FORD ??? Why cant you FIX this issue ??? Its been going on
for YEARS and they just continue to kick the can down the road UGH

Question - Do the factory painted hard tops crack ???
or are the cracks there and just masked by the paint?

Ok Adam, I have to ask...You knew the MIC top was junk, you owned one, but you bought a 25 with a MIC top anyway? Painted mod top is light years better than the MIC. It is not just a painted MIC.
https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/painted-top-fundamentally-different.108756/
Edit: Run, don't walk back to your dealer and look/touch a MOD top and see for yourself. Then trade for a MOD top. Take the hit.

 

[BroncoChallenger]

Our '24 has no cracks, 7k miles on it, sits outside 100% of the time. Has been waxed a couple times, only went through 1 car wash before discovering they warn you not to do that. Has been hand-washed at home since then.

From the pics I've seen, most of these are stress cracks that start at/near the windows...which is to be expected if the vehicle is seeing a lot of twisting and/or heavy shocks, though they should not be doing it this quickly.

 

[2023bronco]

From the pics I've seen, most of these are stress cracks that start at/near the windows...which is to be expected if the vehicle is seeing a lot of twisting and/or heavy shocks, though they should not be doing it this quickly.

Twisting or heavy shocks? These tops either crack while sitting in the driveway or in regular highway driving. I should know, it's happened twice to mine.

 

[CaliRaptor7201]

So we continue with these JUNK hard tops.......after 5 years Ford STILL cant find a vendor
that can make a decent hard top - my 2025 with 250 miles is showing signs of cracks - my
2024 cracked around 1200 miles - WTF FORD ??? Why cant you FIX this issue ??? Its been going on
for YEARS and they just continue to kick the can down the road UGH

Question - Do the factory painted hard tops crack ???
or are the cracks there and just masked by the paint?

My hard top is painted gloss black, I putt PPF and ceramic coating on it to hopefully prevent that from happening in the future. Only time will tell.

 

[Dral97]

21 with no cracks in the top. My issue is the airbag seam in the center hub of the steering wheel. On my third one and you can see a shadow of the seam the day they installed the latest one. It just seems to take one or two hard lays on the horn to start the seam really showing. Hope I encounter no jackwagons on the road and have to lay on my horn this time (impossible that that's NOT happening).

 

[J-Lugster]

So we continue with these JUNK hard tops.......after 5 years Ford STILL cant find a vendor
that can make a decent hard top - my 2025 with 250 miles is showing signs of cracks - my
2024 cracked around 1200 miles - WTF FORD ??? Why cant you FIX this issue ??? Its been going on
for YEARS and they just continue to kick the can down the road UGH

Question - Do the factory painted hard tops crack ???
or are the cracks there and just masked by the paint?

The painted tops are made from a different material in a more traditional tried and true manner. As a result they are a bit heavier than the MIC tops which are made of corrugated cardboard to make them lighter in weight.

I'll take heavier any day over the MIC option.

 

[EvilJim1971]

The design and build of the mod top should be the standard issue for all hardtop Broncos.
Mine is 2 years old and looks factory fresh.

 

[HighVelocity]

Mine has been drug free since 2023.

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