Removable Top

Roger.Waters
May 30, 2023

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May 30, 2023

Forgive me if this is a worn out topic, but I looked and didn't see much.

I currently have a Jeep Wrangler and enjoy removing the doors and tops. Can someone tell me which Bronco models have a removable top and doors? Is it simply an option with any model? Or does it come standard with a particular model? Just looking for advice on buying a new, or used Bronco with removable top and doors.

Thanks in advance!
Roger
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May 30, 2023

#1
All of them. The real question is if you want a hard top or a soft top.

Only two things to note:

  • With the 4-door Bronco you can remove all 4 doors and actually store them in the vehicle with an optional on-board storage bags. (This is not possible with a 2-door Bronco.)
  • With the hard top, the front two panels can be removed and stored in the Bronco with the included storage bags. The remaining panels and the rear shell cannot be stored on the vehicle.
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May 30, 2023

#2
Forgive me if this is a worn out topic, but I looked and didn't see much.

I currently have a Jeep Wrangler and enjoy removing the doors and tops. Can someone tell me which Bronco models have a removable top and doors? Is it simply an option with any model? Or does it come standard with a particular model? Just looking for advice on buying a new, or used Bronco with removable top and doors.

Thanks in advance!
Roger
All models of the Bronco or "BiG" Bronco can have the doors removed. Technically all models can have the roof removed. There is a soft top that works just like a manual convertible of the 80s, no motor and switch like newer drop tops, and a hard top that can have partial and full top removal.the Bronco comes with a handy little tool kit to use for this. NOTE: None of these items are removable on the Bronco Sport.
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BuckYeah, Laura

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May 30, 2023

#3
All of them. The real question is if you want a hard top or a soft top.

Only two things to note:

  • With the 4-door Bronco you can remove all 4 doors and actually store them in the vehicle with an optional on-board storage bags. (This is not possible with a 2-door Bronco.)
  • With the hard top, the front two panels can be removed and stored in the Bronco with the included storage bags. The remaining panels and the rear shell cannot be stored on the vehicle.
Just to piggy back on this a 4 door can store the doors on board only if it does not have the optional slide out tailgate. that said: Ford says you cannot store the front and rear seat roof panels in the Bronco but I was able to get the fronts and the rear section in the back with the seats folded down. it was good for cruising down the beach in a pinch, probably never do that again but it can be done.
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May 30, 2023

#4
Just to piggy back on this a 4 door can store the doors on board only if it does not have the optional slide out tailgate. that said: For says you cannot store the front and rear seat roof panels in the Bronco but I was able to get the fronts and the rear section in the back with the seats folded down. it was good for cruising down the beach in a pinch, probably never do that again but it can be done.
Also can't if you have the Cargo Area Storage that turns the "trunk" into a caged secure trunk.
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May 31, 2023

#5
No one yet made this clear. "Bronco" is a Brand for Ford ("family" in Ford-speak) comprised of two different vehicles, the Bronco Sport and the Bronco. The Bronco Sport is based on another Ford smaller crossover SUV and is only available as a fixed-roof, fixed-door vehicle.

The Bronco is analogous to the Jeep Wrangler and has a removable roof and doors. The Bronco is available in 7 or so trims. The body is offered in both 2-door and 4-door configurations.

2-door versions come only with a factory hard top.

4-door versions are offered from the factory with either a hard top or soft top. The 4-door comes standard with a soft top, the hard top is an extra-cost option.

For the 4-door, there is a "dual top" factory option to have both the hard top and soft top and the vehicle is delivered with the hard top installed, with the soft top shipped separately. Lastly, Ford offers a second version of the soft top in a twill fabric (vs. the standard cloth fabric). The twill soft top is an option and is manufactured by the company Bestop.

The 2-door has an option to buy a twill soft top as an accessory from Ford, which is manufactured by Bestop. You can also buy the Bestop 2-door top directly from Bestop at a slightly lower price.

Bestop also sells a twill fabric softop for the 4-door (if you didn't order the dual top option), but is not the factory fabric soft top that Ford uses when the Bronco is ordered as a softop only version.
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