Why is there no option for a soft top 2 door?

Mdemieville

I don't know the exact regulation but I know it was discussed in a youtube video from Wayoflife. Just don't remember which video

I also heard it some forum thread and I don't know if it was here or 6G. Then I heard @All Terrain Nation mention it on his podcast the other day.

Mdemieville

The reason there are no soft top two doors right now, there will be in the future, is there is a federal regulation that says they have to sell a certain number of hard tops before they can produce a factory soft top for 2 door. Jeep went through the same issue when the jk first came out. Why ford won't just say this is beyond me, but I know this was an issue before as well. Even on the JL jeep had to wait till enough hard tops were sold before selling soft tops. They have a similar issue with the half doors they are selling now. You have to order the full doors then add the halves as an accessory

Does the same thing hold true for 4drs?

Ford has no problem producing an unlimited amount of them with soft tops.

SlashRacer

Does the same thing hold true for 4drs?

Ford has no problem producing an unlimited amount of them with soft tops.

No, it's a 2 door issue

It's not a regulation. It is conjecture. Ford doesn't offer the Bronco from the factory with a soft top because they didn't think there were enough vehicles that would be configured that way to warrant it. They could offer it with greater profit, and less chance of loss (vehicles sitting on the lot longer) as an accessory. That way they don't have to worry about configuring vehicles for the lot that wouldn't sell.

I recently ordered a 2021 Jeep Wrangler two door with a soft top. My salesman has worked at that Jeep dealership for ~22 years. It was the first two-door soft top JL he'd sold, so since before 2018 (when the JL came out). They don't order them that way for the lot, it has to be a customer order to get a two-door soft top.

Offering a soft top for us 2-door early reservation/order holders would be way to simple of a solution.
Instead Ford seems to enjoy sending out these "Bronco Order Holder Update" e-mails that basically say: No soup for you! Come back - One Year! (for the Seinfeld fans among y'all).

Here's an idea:

Ford builds my 2 door Bronco NOW, with a hard top. Hard top fails QC, is listed as a "bad top". Ford removes the "bad top", installs an "accessory" soft top, and ships it to me.

I'm happy, my dealer is happy, Ford is happy. When Ford figures out how to make an MIC top that doesn't do weird shit in the rain, then they send one to me. Everybody's still happy.

Bronco5.0

There is no logical reason.

In light of the fact that Webasto cannot seem to make a top for Bronco (?), I propose that Ford offer the Bronco with a voucher for Bestop to provide one of theirs, and yes, they do make them for 2 door Broncos. Or if not then they could discount the price of any top and let us get one on our own. This is a massive public relations mistake on the part of Ford and they will pay in a loss of customer trust in the brand, not just this model. While I'm at it every company I know of has second sourcing for all things made under contract. It is pure folly not to have several manufacturers on such a component ready to go any time.