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When you say cold snap, could you quantify that? Are we talking below freezing? I ask as a cold snap in South Central Texas is 70 degrees. :whew:
To me a cold snap is a couple of days below 40. I live in PA. Once that happens it is time to turn off the outside spigots and get ready for the snow to fly.
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My Bronco's born on date is early June 2024; bought in October (just over two months ago). Cracks on both sides similar to yours appeared over the last several days with the arrival of a cold snap.

Brought it to the nearby Ford dealership (that sold me the 6G) this a.m. to start the warranty process. This was the dealership's first MIC hardtop problem. Told them to expect many more....



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It really sucks to think that a replacement may just end up having the exact same issues. I would request that the dealership allow me to personally examine the replacement once it arrives, before installing.
 

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Count me in for cracks around the window. I just noticed a crack near the front of the passenger side window a couple days ago.
 

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Count me in for cracks around the window. I just noticed a crack near the front of the passenger side window a couple days ago.
Hi there, Zeaks. This window crack concern doesn’t sound like something we want you to experience with your Bronco. Should you need further assistance, please send us a DM with your VIN and the name and location of your Ford dealer and I'd be happy to look into how I can assist you on my end. To send a direct message, just click on our username and select "Send Direct Message".
 

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Hi there, Zeaks. This window crack concern doesn’t sound like something we want you to experience with your Bronco. Should you need further assistance, please send us a DM with your VIN and the name and location of your Ford dealer and I'd be happy to look into how I can assist you on my end. To send a direct message, just click on our username and select "Send Direct Message".

You are correct about Bronco people experiencing this. Problem it is just about EVERY FREAKING ONE!!!!!! Not just this one.

Have you made any improvements because most of the 24s I see still do it. :censored:


This is a sore subject for me. :mad:
 

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It really sucks to think that a replacement may just end up having the exact same issues. I would request that the dealership allow me to personally examine the replacement once it arrives, before installing.
You bet I will be inspecting the new top. And while doing so/getting that new top installed I'll be scheduling an appointment to have that new top replaced! Because we all know how this goes; the problem won't be fixed and I'll end up having to do warranty claims on multiple new MIC tops. Amaright, @Ford Motor Company?
 

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Minnesota, -30. 😐
 

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You bet I will be inspecting the new top. And while doing so/getting that new top installed I'll be scheduling an appointment to have that new top replaced! Because we all know how this goes; the problem won't be fixed and I'll end up having to do warranty claims on multiple new MIC tops. Amaright, @Ford Motor Company?
I inspected my new clamshell. Dealership was good about that. The clamshell was fine (the second one, the first was damaged in transit). But I did not carefully inspect the front panels and mid panel, and those are the ones that have waviness on the side edges. I've only seen that problem identified on this forum recently, so I was not on the lookout for it.
 

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You are correct about Bronco people experiencing this. Problem it is just about EVERY FREAKING ONE!!!!!! Not just this one.

Have you made any improvements because most of the 24s I see still do it. :censored:


This is a sore subject for me. :mad:
Just purchased my new Bronco last month (November) and had passenger side spider cracks around window within a day of bringing it home. Bummer. My dealer is replacing the whole top under warranty but Ford is out of the tops right now so will take several weeks. New Bronco stuck at the dealer shop and I will be off work for a couple weeks and it's just too bad.

The disappointing reality I just learned now that I joined bronco6g is this is a pretty common issue and I can likely expect my replacement top to experience the same issue down the road. That's frustrating.

What can we do? What would I do after the 3 year warranty?

I also hear the inside of these tops is cardboard? So cracks are a bigger issue then if it was all synthetic.

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It wiil get worse until they admit it is a poor design and fix it the right way.
 

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My Bronco's born on date is early June 2024; bought in October (just over two months ago). Cracks on both sides similar to yours appeared over the last several days with the arrival of a cold snap.

Brought it to the nearby Ford dealership (that sold me the 6G) this a.m. to start the warranty process. This was the dealership's first MIC hardtop problem. Told them to expect many more....



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My bronco has a build date of August 2024, had it almost 2 months, 2100 miles and mine is already cracked.
 

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I’ll get yelled at again for saying this, but if Ford offered a fixed metal (non removable) roof version of the Bronco with a manual transmission, I’d buy one in a second. I love everything about my Bronco except for the ridiculous top.
 

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My bronco has a build date of August 2024, had it almost 2 months, 2100 miles and mine is already cracked.

A guy in FB tried to say they were fixed. Then I brought to his attention about the 24s I see setting on the lot with cracks, he said they must have been early runs because the problem is fixed now. I called BS on that one. Now it looks like I was right by the looks of you build date. :(
 

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A guy in FB tried to say they were fixed. Then I brought to his attention about the 24s I see setting on the lot with cracks, he said they must have been early runs because the problem is fixed now. I called BS on that one. Now it looks like I was right by the looks of you build date. :(
LOL. A guy on Fakebook. Was his name Zuckerdouche?
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