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I have taken mine through the car wash and have had no leaks. I have opened the top and even taken it completely off. After putting it back on, I still have no leaks going through a car was. Wonder if it's a mechanical issue with yours. Is this becoming a common issue?
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I'd much rather have a hard top, at least I could seal that.
You aren't supposed to go through a car wash with a soft top.
Mine does not do that. It sits completely flat like it did the day I bought it. Full disclosure, I have never tried sticking my hands through the top, because why?
We have quite a lot of high winds in FL and I have never experienced this, thankfully.
Mine is completely sealed. You couldn't put a penny in it let alone a finger or a hand. It sits flat and is a tight seal. Perhaps you bent something in the opening and closing process? Going on 10 weeks and no issues like what you are describing.
You really took it through a car wash?
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Jeep jk has plastic rails that the top would tuck under. It was always a major pain to put the soft top on and needed strong fingers to grip the top and pull it under the lip. I always dreaded doing it because it was such a pain in the butt and the tabs would stretch out loose their form and not hold very well over time. The Bronco top has a completely different design I’m guessing because of the frameless windows it just droops over the roll bar to make it super easy and quick for anyone to open and close. I understand why it’s designed this way but the convenience has its drawbacks. I’m fine with it has a awesome heater I just hope in the summer it stays cool inside like it stays hot in the winter.
I have had a Jeep JKU soft top(we have a JLU now, but the soft top is still in the basement in a box), so I was sort of expecting the Bronco design to be similar to a Wrangler. I guess I was mistaken.
I never really had any issue at all with the soft top of my JKU. It was mostly as quiet and held temps about as well as the hard top did. I was hoping the Bronco would be the same. I am more worried about excessive wind noise on the highway than I am about temperature though. Hopefully it doesn't sound terrible on the road.
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I have the soft top, and it's really good on the highway as far as wind noise, and it's super easy up and down. I really like it. The OP was mostly freaking out over nothing....just some drama. Nothing to see here, most who have it so far love the soft top.
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I've owned both Defender 90 and Wrangler soft tops. Since then, I've owned 3 Wrangler hard tops. I was done with soft tops long ago and never considered it for the Bronco. Unfortunately, this is a lesson you have to learn the hard way! We're quite happy with our Bronco MIC top.
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I don’t hear wind noise coming from any of the windows I hear it coming from the very back in trunk area. It’s not bad but you can hear it. Just reminds me of my jku. My main gripe of a soft top is you can hear everything outside. People talking, peoples radios and loud crappy car mufflers sitting at red lights. I use to jam my radio in my cars I don’t now because everyone can hear what I’m listening too.
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