2011V6Conv

here is mine, don't think its the same thing

DRB

Agreed, it does look different.

One of the service guys looking at the problem yesterday said it looked like the gasket/stripping/whatever might be getting "pinched" by the mechanism as the top folds down and tearing as a result.

DRB

So, here's an update: The dealer sent the car out to a contractor who specializes in this. Turns out the torn part is a "convertible top seal retainer" rather than the seal itself; it's a new design with the 2012 and no one's sure why the design was changed. They tried to repair it, but finally said that it wasn't going to be satisfactory without replacing the entire top.

If the top is misaligned during installation, apparently a gear can catch and tear this thing.

So, the dealer called Ford and I'm getting a new top.

DRB

Just for completeness - how it all came out:

I picked up the car with new top on Tuesday. Everything seems fine. The total cost of the repair on the invoice for Ford was about 1800 bucks, but it was free to me. So, I'm happy.

kenv

Glad it worked out for you!

IcanDrive55

Glad it worked out for you.......and on a different subject, love the yellow