Turn Offroad | Aftermarket Hard Top NOW AVAILABLE

[Roadbeast]

That's funny, that looks like the exact same weatherstripping I picked up and used on my drivers side to fix my C pillar issue too. It works awesome, and being actual Automotive/Marine weatherstripping, it should serve the same purpose and durability as what was installed in the first place.

For anyone else looking to tuck in a small piece on that C pillar area: You don't need to remove the entire hard top to do this. I simply unbolted the drivers side bolts in the cargo area, and wedged a small plastic trim tool between the hard top (where the bolts go) and the body of the Bronco. This was enough to create a very small lift on the C pillar area, and was enough to neatly tuck the small weatherstrip piece into. The only thing I'd caution you on is if you take a similar approach, don't wedge anything too big back there - A small trim tool was all I needed, and I could have probably just lifted the hard top slightly by hand without that.

I did the exact same thing. Except, I took all the bolts off and just slid it back a few inches . Really easy.

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[BoverW]

Swapped the gas struts to a pair of 24lbs.
Just personal preference.
Link:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08HQXQJMN?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

Update: The above link does not work. (sold out. ) Try searching using the parameters below:
full extension 14''.
compressed 9''.
10mm ball.
24lbs.

 

[Roadbeast]

Just swapped the gas struts to a pair of 24lbs. Just personal preference.

Link for the struts you bought.

 

[BoverW]

Link for the struts you bought.

Just sent you a PM.

 

[Arokcrwlr]

Just sent you a PM.

Come on man - share with the rest of us.

 

[BoverW]

Come on man - share with the rest of us.

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[broncobase1]

That's funny, that looks like the exact same weatherstripping I picked up and used on my drivers side to fix my C pillar issue too. It works awesome, and being actual Automotive/Marine weatherstripping, it should serve the same purpose and durability as what was installed in the first place.

For anyone else looking to tuck in a small piece on that C pillar area: You don't need to remove the entire hard top to do this. I simply unbolted the drivers side bolts in the cargo area, and wedged a small plastic trim tool between the hard top (where the bolts go) and the body of the Bronco. This was enough to create a very small lift on the C pillar area, and was enough to neatly tuck the small weatherstrip piece into. The only thing I'd caution you on is if you take a similar approach, don't wedge anything too big back there - A small trim tool was all I needed, and I could have probably just lifted the hard top slightly by hand without that.

Did you unbolt the bolts on top as well? I would think it would be necessary to do that?

 

[604Bronco]

Did you unbolt the bolts on top as well? I would think it would be necessary to do that?

I did not. You only need a tiny bit of space to tuck in the weatherstripping - It compresses a lot! I used my plastic trim removal tool to tuck it in, once I had it started. You literally just need a sliver of space, and you can do this. You don't even need a half an inch.

I'm all about working smarter, not harder

I will say though, I did attempt to properly fix the seal that came on the hard top. For this I did unbolt the entire hard top and slid it back a few inches. Unfortunately the seal that came on the hard top was buggered up from being like that for several weeks. No matter what I tried, it wouldn't go back to its original position. Not a big deal, since I found a similar solution. TOR was great and offered to send me a new piece of weatherstripping, but I decided my solution works perfectly fine.

 

[TraumaJoe]

I love my Turn Off-Road hardtop so much!!! I can’t explain how happy I am to finally be camping in a rooftop tent with my Bronco, thanks @TURN Todd and @Turn Offroad for making such a great product with great customer service!!! It’s going to be a an amazing spring and summer!

 

[Seacat]

I love my Turn Off-Road hardtop so much!!! I can’t explain how happy I am to finally be camping in a rooftop tent with my Bronco, thanks @TURN Todd and @Turn Offroad for making such a great product with great customer service!!! It’s going to be a an amazing spring and summer!

Awesome photo!

 

[TraumaJoe]

Awesome photo!

Thank you!!

 

[Bean14]

Thanks Turn Off-Road!

Everything from communication's to shipping to install and quality was great!

I have about 1000 miles with the hard top on and have zero complaints so far!

 

[Roadbeast]

I love my Turn Off-Road hardtop so much!!! I can’t explain how happy I am to finally be camping in a rooftop tent with my Bronco, thanks @TURN Todd and @Turn Offroad for making such a great product with great customer service!!! It’s going to be a an amazing spring and summer!

Question.. is that a trailrax roof rack. I love your setup. Thanks in advance.

 

[TraumaJoe]

Question.. is that a trailrax roof rack. I love your setup. Thanks in advance.

Yes, it’s the trailrax trmr rack with the pack rack. Thank you!!

 

[BroncoBoy22]

So after reading this tread. I realizing my seal on my C post was not in the correct position. So I pulled the hard top off today and yep, it was not correctly place. No fault of Turn Offroad. I have had my top off and on multiple times messing with the Bronco brace.
I decided to add a very small piece of weather seal to the C-Post location and I thought, why not add some to where the top sits on the truck.
Gonna test it out and see if it makes any difference. I do have a rattle over small bumps occasionally. I also took the opportunity to tighten a few of the shock connection points and the hinge where the window connects to the hardtop. I will report back. As always, TOR is a great company and I appreciate the little tweaks and fixes.

What weatherstrip did you use under the rear cap?

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