Jaak in TO

I trimed the tab in the bulb with a set of side cutters ...

Sorry ... I have not been here for a while. yes, trim the notch and it will fit. I have been running both Narva H9 and HIR bulbs with no issues. They are both working strong and no issues with seeing down a dark roadway. Another site to try to buy bulbs is www.powerbulbs.com. I did order a set for my 2002 Boxster S and the price cannot be beat. It was ordered on Jan 30th and received them in the mail from the UK on Feb 8th. Prices are a lot better than in the USA!!!!

Touchless car washes with undercarriage spray!!! I my friends shop has room (Independant Porsche shop), I wash mine by hand in a WARM garage. If there are lifts available I also get under the Edge and power wash it .... :happy feet: :happy feet: :happy feet:

They ARE bright. The Narva H9's I have for the lows are bright as well. The odd person thinks I have high beams till I flash the highs ....

I have heard nothing from Ford ....

I have now moved my oil over to Castrol Syntec 5w20 and drain intervals of around 8,000 kms or less. I'm lucky that a frind owns an Independant Porsche shop here in Toronto and I use his facilities as well as his "price" for the oil. Reason I moved over to Castrol Syntecis the number on engine failures I have seen with the Porsches IMS seals etc., due to Mobil 1 oil usage. I have a 2002 Boxster S which I bought with a blown engine (PO had OVERFILLED crancase with 4 extra liters). and had it rebuilt. Several engine rebuilders who I have talked to all recommended Castrol Syntec as thier oil of choice to keep the engine in top shape. Porsche has some slight design flawes in it that does not show up till later in the NA market. Euro oils are better than what we have here ... as well as a higher price ... and NA Mobil 1 just meets their requirements. I have run the same oil in previous vehicles from Volvo's to Land Rovers with no motor issues. Milege was always better and cold starts easier (most engine wear happens then). This is what I have found out from multiple sources and is what I, and I stress I, am following. YOU may decide to go a different course due to YOUR information. A good example I found was the Boxster needed the ATF replaced (service I wanted as motor rebuilt so tranny must be serviced) and the shop looked at Porsche ATF. Porsche wanted $35 a litre and I needed close to 8 litres. We researched the spec and ended up calling a Euro supplier who recommended a ATF from Germany that Porsche recommended in Europe. The cost turned out to be $7.50 a litre and exceeded Porsche fluids spec (Titan ATF 3353.). I saved and had the same if not better protecting than what the Factory fill provided. Do research from multiple sources and come to some form of an educated solution ... BTW ... oil formulas differ around the world and different parts of the country depending on what the manufacturer had in their stock/order for oils. The abouve is MY OPINION ... you may or may not wish to follow. All I am doing is putting info out on what I am doing/following!!! <no hydrocarbons were harmed in writing this post>

Folks, I had replaced my front lights with the following bulbs almost two years ago with NO issues. The light output is fantastic with no night time issues. I am a VERY HAPPY customer and would go the same route again. Low Beams: Narva H9 - ordered from their website High Beams: HIR 1 (Toshiba) - ordered from their website. Here is what I had followed thanks to Daniel Stern: ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* > Hello ... I have a brand spanking new Ford Edge Limited AWD with H11 as the low beams. Ford have recently "gotten it" and have been installing decent optics on their cars (finally). H11 is an ultralong-life, rather low-output bulb producing 1350 lumens. You can easily and safely replace the H11 low beam bulbs with 2100-lumen H9 items: http://store.candlepower.com/h-9.html -- don't make this substitution in the fog lamps, however. > I would like to order a pair of your finest. I am looking for a good distance beam pattern down the road as well as one that hopefully lasts longer than a year. Can't have all of the above. Higher output = shorter life. Buy spares; they're not too costly. Your high beams can also be significantly upgraded if you will Replace the existing 9005 bulbs with 9011. The new bulbs are not some tinted or overwattage version of 9005, but rather employ a relatively new technology called HIR, Halogen Infrared Reflection. The mechanical dimensions of the bulb are all virtually identical to the 9005, but the bulb glass is spherical instead of tubular, with the sphere centered around the filament. There is a "Durable IR Reflective" coating on the spherical glass. Infrared = heat, so the coating causes heat to be reflected back to the filament at the center of the sphere. This causes the filament to become much hotter (producing more light) than it can by passing electricity through it, *without* the shorter life or greater heat production that comes with overwattage bulbs (to say nothing of overwattage bulbs' incompatibility with stock wiring.) Here's the comparison: stock: 9005, 12.8V, 65W, 1700 lumens, 320 hours compare: 9005+50, 12.8V, 55W, 1830 lumens, 175 hours new: HIR1, 12.8V, 65W, 2530 lumens, 320 hours These bulbs are costly as bulbs go - $23.95/ea - but their cost is worth considering in context: Any number of companies will charge you more than this for a tarted-up 9005 with blue colored glass (PIAA and Sylvania Silverstar come to mind) that doesn't produce more light and has a very short lifespan. The HIR bulbs have a double-wide top ear on the plastic bulb base, this is to comply with the law requiring different bulbs to have different bases. The extra-wide plastic top ear is easily trimmed or filed to make the bulb fit your headlamp's bulb receptacle. Once that's done, they go directly into the headlamp, and the existing sockets snap on. Please see http://dastern.torque.net/Mods/HIRmod.html for details.

Still no leak and we have had many a COLD days in the last month. Mine seems to be hold out quite well so far.

I filled out a survy and Ford called me back and left a message. I called today and described the issue. Ford will call me back tomorrow (10th) for a course of action. I described the socket condition and she was a bit concerned. I also mentioned the service message 20626 and she noted it. Will update on actions.

Try using a damp Mr Clean Magic Erasere ... works great!!! Have used it on my Edge as well as the old Porsche. Keep rinsing it out.

There is no way to change the database... so your stuck with the county road number. The newer versions may have the street updated to Bathurst St. The basemaps for Navteq come from DMTI in Markham ... I use their product and am able to change names on a PC. This does not transfer to Navteq as it's burned into the DVD.

Most regular grade gasoline has 10% ethanol in the mix. Mid grade has 5% and Premium has usually 0%. IIRC the Benz needed Premium which in most cases has no Ethanol. Switch to a mid or high grade if milage is your concern. Pay attention to what is listed on the pumps. The Ethanol content will be listed. I am lucky that a local Petro-Canada station still pumps 100% regulas gasiline. If I fill up elsewhere, I DO notice the difference in milage as well as power. Ethanol has 85% of the BTU's that pure gasiline has. In some cases the Ethanol has destroyed cats as seals especially in older vehicles. Some users of newer Snowmobiles have reported premature engine breakdowns due to Ethanol. I use 100% gasoline in all my engines from the Edge, chain saws, weed wackers, generators, outboards, lawn mowers and of course the Porsches. I usually use Shell 91 and it does make a noticable difference!!!

I have 40,000 Kilometers on the Latitudes with more than 3/4 of the tread left on it. First time I have ever recommended Michelins!!! Works great in snow as well ...

Still no leak and the temp has dropped up here a few times.

Agree ... great tire!