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I know everyone likes gadgets but the smart thing to do is save your money when upgrading electronics in a new vehicle and look to the aftermarket when you get her home. For the amount of money they charge for factory GPS and stereo systems one can get top of the line equipment using the aftermarket. There are some awesome products out there and even the best factory stereo system can't even come close to a custom install. Your ears will love you for it!!!!!

Thanks a lot for the info Hunter! Your post has some really good pics that will help me with my install. Looks like my old (2003) Alpine 9813 does not have the ability to interface with the steering wheel controls but I can live without them. It does look like I can run an adaptor cable off the back of the Alpine to the factory auxillary port which will be kinda cool. Your pics show me that there is a ton of room to work in the Edge's dash once I remove the panel and stock radio. I think this is gonna be a really easy install!

My parental units just picked up a 2011 SEL and were already thinking about selling it because of the rough ride(200 miles on the odometer). Parents are 73 & 74. I ended up putting 6 bags of tube sand (60lbs each) in the back and it really improved the ride. They seem to be happy now and they are not worried about losing some room and a few MPG's. I was able to get two of the bags along the spare and the other 4 are just laying in the back. I've got the tires at 32 psi. Any other ideas to smooth her out even more for the old folks?

Just picked up a really nice 2010 SEL with the regular 6 disc radio and no sub. Been moving my system from vehicle to vehicle for a long time (Explorer to F150 to Taurus). System consists of an Alpine single din, two 6 1/2 fronts, 2 silk dome tweets, one 10 inch sub and two amps. Everything gets crossed over in the Alpine. Small sub box is just gonna sit in the back. Just wondering if there is anything I need to look out for. Is there a remote amp in my Edge? Metra or scosche dash kit look better? Good location for the tweets? Is there any way to get the steering wheel controls to operate with my Alpine?

Maybe I never got going fast enough to where it would let me shift past M3. I'll check it out again this weekend.

Drove a new 2011 the other day and was screwing around with the Manual shift mode. Looked like you can only shift through 3 gears (M1,M2 and M3). I don't see a reason to use manual shift. What the heck is it for? Maybe taking off in icy conditions?

1995-2003 Explorer forum 2003-2008 F150 forum 2008-2011 Taurus forum Just picked up a white 2010 SEL Edge with 10,000 miles on it so here I am!

Found it. Kind of an interesting read. http://www.bobistheoilguy.com/airfilter/airtest1.htm

I remember seeing a test a few years ago where someone put some kind of white filter sheet behind a few different air filters. He claimed that he drove each of them in the same conditions and posted pics of each filter sheet and air filter after a certain number of miles driven. The test did show that the K&N and other filters like it let more dirt pass through then regular paper element filters. Not that I believe everything on the net but I stopped using K&N's back when I purchased a new 2003 F150. I can't say that using a K&N is a bad idea cuz I never did have any internal engine problems during the many years I used them.

This is a 2010 3.5 SEL with 10,000 miles. I'm getting a slight vibration while driving at highway speeds only when I'm on the pedal. As soon as I take my foot of the pedal and coast the vibration goes away which pretty much rules out any wheel or tire balance issues. The vibration is slight but noticeable. I can feel it through the wheel and seat. I have not taken her to the dealership yet but wanted to see if anyone else has had a problem with vibration. I was thinking it has to be engine, trans or driveshaft vibration. Being a new Edge owner, I'm not yet sure if this is a common problem.