OEM Soft Top compatibility?

[5PC24]

When a customer orders a dual-top what soft-top do they get? Do they get the Webasto or BestTop?

Info I had indicated it was the Webasto as long as it was the dual top option. If you ordered the MIC hard top option and one of the other soft top options then you got Bestop

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[derichio02]

Any way to tell the specific manufacturer of a soft top? I’d be down to have one for my Raptor as well

 

[derichio02]

I think that there is some confusion here. Maybe it's just me.... haha There are technically two "Ford" soft tops. One that's made by a company named Webasto who also makes the hard top. The Webasto soft top is ONLY available by ordering a soft top Bronco from the factory. The second soft top is the soft top that Ford sells as an option to purchase individually. This soft top is made by BesTop

The Webasto top fits the Raptor 100%.

So in theory if I buy a takeoff oem, from the factory, soft top from another 2022 Bronco then it will fit on the Raptor?

Does this interfere with or require removal of the center brace or are the mounting points behind the brace/bracket?

 

[erniecombs]

Mind helping me with a little issue I'm having....

I bought a 2021 OEM soft top off someone for my late 2022. The mounting holes on both sides do not line up at all.... Can you maybe help out with your experience...

I just posted the issue on the forum. Am I missing something...?

https://www.bronco6g.com/forum/threads/soft-top-mounting-holes-changed-on-newer-bronco.68641/

Yes you are just missing the brackets. The top two bolts on each side mount to a bracket and the bottom bolt on each side mounts to the body. This also happened to me last summer. You just need to ask that person for the brackets. I tried to look up a part number for the bracket and was not successful then.

 

[erniecombs]

So in theory if I buy a takeoff oem, from the factory, soft top from another 2022 Bronco then it will fit on the Raptor?

Does this interfere with or require removal of the center brace or are the mounting points behind the brace/bracket?

Yes, if you have an OEM take off top then it will fit with out touching any of the raptor bracing.

 

[erniecombs]

Any way to tell the specific manufacturer of a soft top? I’d be down to have one for my Raptor as well

Not that I am aware of other than the tops look and operate very differently.

 

[erniecombs]

Info I had indicated it was the Webasto as long as it was the dual top option. If you ordered the MIC hard top option and one of the other soft top options then you got Bestop

Can you share your source?

 

[Ryan Feilner]

Yes you are just missing the brackets. The top two bolts on each side mount to a bracket and the bottom bolt on each side mounts to the body. This also happened to me last summer. You just need to ask that person for the brackets. I tried to look up a part number for the bracket and was not successful then.

Thank you so much!!! Thought I was in trouble there! I’ll get that!

 

[5PC24]

Can you share your source?

It was what my dealer had told me when I wanted to add the dual tops option to my Wildtrak order.

Dual Tops = MIC Hard Top+ Ford OEM Soft top with squared back
Top, Retractable - Full Twill Soft = Bestop with slant back

 

[erniecombs]

I really think we need to verify what the dealer is saying. The frame for the Webasto top is huge and I'm having a hard time seeing how the top and frame for this soft top could even fit into the Bronco with the hard top on. I feel that it would be something that would require a pallet and shipped separately.

The BesTop is much less complicated and the box could fit inside the Bronco.

So the thought of logistics just makes me question what this dealer is saying.

 

[derichio02]

Not that I am aware of other than the tops look and operate very differently.

Any Pics to show the difference? I am going to pursue a top but want to make sure I am getting the right one.

 

[Michael Grasso]

Ernie thanks for the info and clarification!

mg

 

[derichio02]

Any Pics to show the difference? I am going to pursue a top but want to make sure I am getting the right one.

Hey Ernie is there a difference regarding Raptor fitment in the 2021-22 Factory Soft Top and the 2023 Factory Soft Top? I know the 2023 is a bit different visually (Pleats at the top to side transitions) but not sure if any hardware was changes that would affect Raptor fitment.

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