Replace soft top with a Ford hardtop

I will say this, don't go thinking the Ford OEM top is true and tested. That's been proven to be false from the very beginning, whether you blame Ford or the supplier (Webasto) for this, it's still been less than perfect from the start.

Everything I've heard or read over the last 2 years has been you can order one through Ford Parts. But when you do it that way it's coming out to around $10,000.

So there really isn't a viable (cost effective) option at this point in time. And if you were here a year ago (or so), there was a BN member down in Florida who was looking to trade their hard top for the soft top (if I remember correctly), but you missed out on that one.

Yes, Ford was trying to make them available for purchase this year, but late last year they updated the FAQs and removed the line about them coming in 2023. Aftermarket or a trade are your options at this point.

EvlNvrDys

I will say this, don't go thinking the Ford OEM top is true and tested. That's been proven to be false from the very beginning, whether you blame Ford or the supplier (Webasto) for this, it's still been less than perfect from the start.

Everything I've heard or read over the last 2 years has been you can order one through Ford Parts. But when you do it that way it's coming out to around $10,000.

So there really isn't a viable (cost effective) option at this point in time. And if you were here a year ago (or so), there was a BN member down in Florida who was looking to trade their hard top for the soft top (if I remember correctly), but you missed out on that one.

The Ford hardtop may not be perfect but for $650 it’s a bargain.
Mine has been fine.
Ford’s rag top has it’s issues. Better to buy the factory hardtop and buy a aftermarket soft top later if needed.

extra toasty

The Ford hardtop may not be perfect but for $650 it’s a bargain.
Mine has been fine.
Ford’s rag top has it’s issues. Better to buy the factory hardtop and buy a aftermarket soft top later if needed.

In my opinion, they both have issues. Do you remember the snake skin appearance? The popping sounds? The leaks?

And for the soft top, the glue melting? I have that issue myself.

At the end of the day, I felt Ford should've just gone fiberglass (like the old full size Bronco) and called it a day. But I'm sure they tried to save on weight. They trusted Webasto to deliver a good product. And Ford should've had this figured out with Webasto years before launch. It is what it is.

I chose the soft top because I was looking to replace a Mustang with 230k miles on it. Ford didn't go by reservation order, they went by allocations. I made the call that I felt worked for me, and I live with that decision.

But to plainly say it's better to just go with the hard top @ order, doesn't fit for everyone. Hell, you can find a Jeep hard top aftermarket for around $3k - $3500. I'm sure in a couple of years we'll see the same for the Bronco.

theraja

I have my 2022 Bronco Badlands 4 door and I had ordered a soft top to get it faster.

But I have always wanted a hard top. Anyone know of dealers that can order a Ford Hard Top? Dealers near me are saying they are not able to order them.

Any ideas on what kind of price is involved?

I have looked into 3rd party ones and frankly not happy as to what I am seeing there especially with the fact that none of then are true and tested. This is why I want to get an original Ford OEM hard top.

I can't speak to their quality but there is this option https://www.advfiberglass.com/products/2021-2023-ford-bronco-hardtop?variant=39547147812966
And this, I'm hoping they eventually make a whole top option. https://www.extremeterrain.com/putco-bronco-element-sky-view-581001.html

OrangecrushBronco

I can't speak to their quality but there is this option https://www.advfiberglass.com/products/2021-2023-ford-bronco-hardtop?variant=39547147812966
And this, I'm hoping they eventually make a whole top option. https://www.extremeterrain.com/putco-bronco-element-sky-view-581001.html

The first one has a white option that I was considering until the Heritage images came out and I realized the white top looks better in my mind then it does on real life.

OrangecrushBronco

I can't speak to their quality but there is this option https://www.advfiberglass.com/products/2021-2023-ford-bronco-hardtop?variant=39547147812966
And this, I'm hoping they eventually make a whole top option. https://www.extremeterrain.com/putco-bronco-element-sky-view-581001.html

Holy hell.... $1,800 for just the front panel? Yeah I don't think I'd hold my breath on a complete top. That'd be in the $5k+ range for sure.

From what I've seen over on B6G, I don't think any shipments have gone out on the Advanced Fiberglass tops yet. And definitely expensive. By the time you select a complete top with shipping, most were saying over $7k.

And wasn't there someone over here that mentioned another aftermarket top? Came in around $5k? I just don't remember the manufacturer.

EvlNvrDys

Holy hell.... $1,800 for just the front panel? Yeah I don't think I'd hold my breath on a complete top. That'd be in the $5k+ range for sure.

From what I've seen over on B6G, I don't think any shipments have gone out on the Advanced Fiberglass tops yet. And definitely expensive. By the time you select a complete top with shipping, most were saying over $7k.

And wasn't there someone over here that mentioned another aftermarket top? Came in around $5k? I just don't remember the manufacturer.

Anderson Composites and Rally Tops are two more.

Laura

Anderson Composites and Rally Tops are two more.

Thank you for that. Rally Tops was the one I couldn't remember. They seemed to be around $5k +/- with delivery.

And Anderson totally slipped my mind. Didn't pay much attention to them as they seem to want to push their carbon fiber one ($$$$), though they did say they'd have a fiberglass one too. The more that join the game, the better prices will be.

Edit: Just searched Anderson, seems the black fiberglass is $6k. Didn't look to see what shipping was.

It is possible to order the Ford hard top today, but you have to piece out each part individually and assemble it yourself. Comes out to around $12,000 once you do that... and that doesn't count for the installation costs if you don't do it yourself.

If/when Ford offers it as a kit it'll probably be around $5,000... but the real wildcard with these things is the shipping costs, so hard to tell.

Anyhow, as others have stated... aftermarket.