Soft top replacement

[Joe P]

I recently had my falling apart soft top replaced under warranty. My dealer had to send my bronco out to there collision repair shop as they claim that they do have anyone qualified to do the replacement. The new top is much noisier than the factory top. The sides appear to to be shorter than the original. I fear water and snow is going to make a new home inside my truck. Is there a fix for this problem. I wish That I had my old top back.

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[JediMcMuffin]

Hey Joe,

Sorry to hear that, you'll have to keep on your dealer to make this right for you. My soft top is also not holding up great, but not failing either. I saw many posts on here and Facebook with dealers unprepared to do the swaps especially between the revisions. Thankfully I will take ownership of a turn offroad hardtop on Friday so I'm not inclined to pursue this being fixed at the risk of it turning it a shit show.

 

[abender]

Hey Joe,

Sorry to hear that, you'll have to keep on your dealer to make this right for you. My soft top is also not holding up great, but not failing either. I saw many posts on here and Facebook with dealers unprepared to do the swaps especially between the revisions. Thankfully I will take ownership of a turn offroad hardtop on Friday so I'm not inclined to pursue this being fixed at the risk of it turning it a shit show.

Jedi, enjoy your new hard top. I bought an Anderson Composites in primer gray and I just picked it up last Friday from our Ford dealer, they painted it to match the body. What a difference it is. Holds heat and outside noise is gone.

 

[BeerRunner]

I imagine the market will be filling up with second hand replacement options. Soon as I get my turn hardtop in April, I’m posting my 2023 soft top and j-top for sale - low mileage - garage kept bronco. Wonder what going rate is for them?

 

[Baja Bronco]

IMO, not too much, but it depends on the area of the country too. I just finally sold my brand new (200 miles) soft top for $600. I had it sitting in a spare bedroom for a year. Listed it @ $2K, $1600, $1000, $800 no takers. You might have better luck. I was just glad to see it go, LOL.

 

[BroncoA512021]

Have the dealer do it again. My dealer got it right on the second try. It is not something that is done often so not many tech's are trained to install fabric tops.

 

[broadicustomworks]

IMO, not too much, but it depends on the area of the country too. I just finally sold my brand new (200 miles) soft top for $600. I had it sitting in a spare bedroom for a year. Listed it @ $2K, $1600, $1000, $800 no takers. You might have better luck. I was just glad to see it go, LOL.

I've had my eye out for a '23 ST for a while, gauging the market.
Lots of it depend on your location and a willing buyer close by.
Most of what I see agrees with your sale of yours.
Typically $600-1200 as a national average.
@BeerRunner I might be interested in yours come April if we can agree on a price that works.
My '21 is still good, just would like a fresh one to store for when this one finally gets too old.

 

[flip]

We've done a couple and they are a bitch since the material is essentially riveted to the crossbars.

Couple things I would tell you to do. One, call the dealer and let them know the fitment isn't very good (definitely take pictures of the areas of concern). Two, it's winter and cold AF, the material is new and probably hasn't had a chance to "relax" since it's been installed. After some summer heat and flexing from opening and closing, it may settle in and lay correctly. If they put another on, it may be the same or better than the replacement so it's kind of like roulette when it comes to soft tops and interior trim.

 

[rayhil67]

I recently had my falling apart soft top replaced under warranty. My dealer had to send my bronco out to there collision repair shop as they claim that they do have anyone qualified to do the replacement. The new top is much noisier than the factory top. The sides appear to to be shorter than the original. I fear water and snow is going to make a new home inside my truck. Is there a fix for this problem. I wish That I had my old top back.

Now the soft-tops too????? WTF Ford, don't get me wrong I love my Bronco (best vehicle Ive ever owned) But I just don't get all these issues with the tops!! Jeep and its 10 different owners have been doing it since the early seventies, why is Ford having such a hard time with this. And why aren't the dozens of aftermarket campiness that do tops for the wrangler jumping on this?? I get its new but we are in production year 4 now. I had a 89YJ back in 02 still had the factory soft top with half doors (zipper windows) and it still held its own.

FYI
Somebody please make a 3 section replacement hard top for the 2 door, before the inevitable happens..

 

[Ninjak]

More aftermarket tops are starting to come out, including soft tops. The MyTop company will release their automatic one-touch top in spring. That may help the soft top along.

As for the hard tops, you have Anderson, Rally Top, Turn OR, ADV, and Armadillo. So I think the aftermarket will get going, but the prices for some tops are still pricey, but I think even that may come down.

I should receive my top from Armadillo in Feb. Looking forward to getting it.

 

[fuesting]

Just had mine replaced 2 weeks ago under warranty. I've spent 2 weeks driving thinking this thing is way noisier than before. Glad it's not me. This is unacceptable to me. It's driving me nuts. I will be reaching out to the dealer tomorrow. Anyone else have this done?

 

[fuesting]

I believe its the new seam that sticks up and runs front to back on both sides of the top that is the culprit for the wind noise.

 

[buck_6G]

Just had mine replaced 2 weeks ago under warranty. I've spent 2 weeks driving thinking this thing is way noisier than before. Glad it's not me. This is unacceptable to me. It's driving me nuts. I will be reaching out to the dealer tomorrow. Anyone else have this done?

I'm having mine replaced for a host of issues (rattling, incorrectly sized washers that gouged out my paint, window coming unglued, not tracking correctly when closing).

Was the noise from your replacement due to wind, or the fitment of the top itself? I want to be able to look out for issues in a replacement on the spot, rather than bring my Bronco back to the hospital yet again.

Any insight would be great!

 

[fuesting]

I ended up having 2 issues, I think. The first was just general wind noise from the seams on top. This seam was added to the redesigned top. The second problem I believe was the top’s material directly behind the front latch was stretched out or there was simply too much material. Basically it was slightly “loose” when you would push up from inside the cabin. Directly above the dash/shifter area. This made a terrible noise at around 55 with a crosswind. I can send you a pic or video.

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