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I'm with ya right there. Pioneers strike a REAL good balance of price, performance, features and reliability. I've never been disappointed in Pio's. But I'm not a Full-Freak Audiophile either...

of course it won't. But that's got to be the easiest thing in the world to wire. One line for ground and the other piggyback to the turn signal wire (plenty of places to tap from the drivers side all the way to the headlight housing). It might take an extra 10 minutes ...

I've figured out that my update to V2.8 has jacked up my screen. when I hit the 'i' button on the main screen, I don't get the screen I used to. I'm going to run out to my car and snap a photo soon. If anyone could post theirs for comparison it would be greatly appreciated. EDIT: Here's what my screen looks like... look at the left side, the bar there looks shifted up too high and there should be a couple options above that are missing:

i think he's asking about power gains or torque curve shift versus efficiency.

I have a few Cree's left from flashlight modding and thought about this too. But the main issue is that it would still be a vertical firing light that depends on the transmission of the diffuser bar. I'm thinking about putt 4-5 crees in a formation similar to the other bars that some have been installing, but either changing the diffuser OR reflector and adding a driver of some sort.

Nice work!

Ok... I'm on my way home soon (after I finish this spreadsheet)... and I will give it another whirl. Thanks for saving me a trip to the glovebox

You might want to wait until the 2012 mirrors are available... they have (supposedly) the turn indicators on them a la Explorer.

It's totally possible. It's actually the way that I will handle this mod. I too feel that the continuous bar of light to be more appealing as opposed to the being able to see the individual units. It sure looks like it. It wouldn't be difficult to reinforce that, but then again, you probably don't need to with enough silicone.

Oh... and while we're on it. They need to fix the Destinations App in Android. It shuts operation if it detects the car is in motion. seriously? what if someone in the back seat were doing it? I can't fully figure that damn thing out yet.

Maybe shake the seatback and see if it needs to catch?

It does, but it's still cumbersome at times since it will not recognize what you say or find it half the time. I can say Roscoe's and it won't find what I'm looking for. It won't even get the name right. But if I say Roscoe's Chicken and Waffles, it will get right about 1/3 of the time. The rest of the times it says "Cannot find in your search area" (or something to that effect) I used to be able to send from Google Maps to my car, but lately I cannot find the function anymore. I guess I need to RTFM again.

Sync would be fantastic if it operate EXACTLY as advertised out of the box. Not with 2-3 phones that nobody has. I wouldn't complain if the reboots / freezes didn't exist AND Text Message over BT worked well ( Can't blame them here as it is phone-driven, but they shouldn't have acted like it was ubiquitous. I say they have about 7-8 more months to make it right for me and I'll consider keeping the car. If not by then (which will be 1/2 of my lease term), I will decide to get a vehicle without MFT at lease-end.

You might if you had a scroll wheel. I used one in an Audi, and it was WAY faster than the touch screen.

Check this out. You should be able to use it after installing... It might require a dealer update to SYNC... not sure myself: http://www.partscheap.com/2009-2011-Ford-Edge-Ambient-Light-Kit-p/8l8z-13e700-aa-e09.htm

They should have made one of those a depress-able scroll wheel for scanning through long lists. I hate having to click through pages with a tiny arrow on the Nav screen when searching for something like a contact or music.

Just run the fan with the A/C button off. Also, if you are running the DEFROST, some cars seem to kick on the A/C at the same time so you get water from the evaporator drain.

It un-locks when you cut the ignition with auto-unlock activated. It unlocks on driver door unlock. weak.

MANY have done plastidip mods to their cars. There's even a member here that coated his rims in the stuff and they came out fantastic. I would test the adhesion and how hard it is to remove on a particular surface before going crazy though. I did my Volvo 850 grille about 4+ years ago and it still perfect... which is more than I can say for the hood paint surrounding it.

Have you hooked the car up to a computer during idle to check the fuel trim levels and ignition performance? if you mechanic isn't doing that to diagnose, I agree with others and suggest a new mechanic.

Ford subsidized it (one way or another) to get your loan and sale.

It sure does show it a lot better! My brother brought home his black Audi A6 yesterday and I almost fell over with all the swirls on there. To the OP, if you want an easy regimen, try Ultima Paint Guard Plus. Its a sealant that will last a few months on average and takes about 15 minutes to put on a clean Edge (Has to be uber clean) Here's a little shot of my paint surface a day later:

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The Edge seems to catch more crud in there than my previous car, but I like to use a toothbrush along that flap and some soapy water. Usually, its a piece of something (dirt or turd) that's just lodged in there at a couple spots.

If your paint really has defects such has swirling you need to use a machine and polish that will correct the paint. I wouldn't recommend using "elbow grease" on such a large car. After that though, you could definitely upkeep the paint by hand. I've been using this sealant that supposedly lasts about 4 months. So far I have been amazed with the ease of use and results. Its call Ultima Paint Guard Plus in case you want to check it out. I'm sure Richy will chime in at some point with some better pointers on detailing.