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I ran mine through the wiring harness going through the spare tire well, through the drivers side panels to the mini fuse panel in the drivers foot well. Pretty easy & used a extend a fuse or add a fuse & wired it to something that only turns on when the power to the car is on, like the radio I believe.

I wired up my 2020 SEL AWD pretty easy. I think that the hardest parts were popping the taillights off, getting the bolts through the frame rails & getting the power wire for the trailer lights through the tire well. On a scale of 1-10 it was ~4. Probably would have been easier if I had a helper, but wasn't terrible. I installed the Curt Class 3 hitch & curt trailer harness. I believe that both were purchased from HomeDepot.com as they were the cheapest at the time the downside to the aftermarket hitch is that it sits ~3-4 inches lower than the factory location & if you had the kick to open the hatch feature, it doesn't work as good, unless you buy the kick sensors meant for the Edge's with the factory towing package.

The Altimax 365's did really good tonight in the 'dusting' we got tonight. Only thing I had to worry about it was the other people on the road being stupid. So far I'm impressed. We have ~1,500 mile on them with this being the 1st 'snow'.

Year & Model? I find that mine, not factory setup 2020 SEL AWD, comes on when parking lights are on when the doors open or close & stay on for a few seconds after the doors close then go off. That's probably due to the aftermarket trailer wiring kit, Curt, that ties into the the drivers side Taillight with a plug & play harness. I'm not sure about the OEM setup, but I imagine that it's similar.

Stayed home from work to not spread the germs. Worked from home till about 2 & then decided to throw the winter rubber on our 2020 SEL AWD. Had some free time time to undercoat or touch up the undercoating with Fluid Film. Oil life monitor is at 55%, so it's teasing me. If the weather is decent enough tomorrow, I'll clean the summer rubber & then hit it with McKee's 37 Hydro Blue before storage.

Winter Rubber installed on our 2016 SEL. General Tire Altimax 365. Rides about the same as the summer rubber, maybe a little softer ride, only have ~15 miles on them. Also did an oil change while I was at it & drained the Catch Can. OLM was at 49%. Also touched up the winter Undercoating. Only took about 3 cans since there's already a build up of the stuff now. Battling a cold, so it took me a bit longer than normal to complete.

Bought these last year & have 1 mild Ohio winter on them with my 2020 AWD. General Tire Altimax 365. Local tire store recommended them & they've never sold me a bad set, in 15+ years of using them. Didn't get much snow last year so I didn't have the ability to really try them out. The OEMs left me stuck in my mom's driveway when it was below 0 out & I decided that's the last winter for them after 2 years & under 20,000 miles. Don't really have a complaint, except for the price $190/tire. They do have a $100 rebate right now till the 31st. It was also time for winter wheels on our 2016 SEL Fwd this year, so the local tire store also recommended these. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=AltiMAX+365+AW&partnum=46HR8AM365&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&autoMake=Ford&autoYear=2016&autoModel=Edge FWD&autoModClar=SEL

They're sensitive. Assuming that you're referring to 14v while running? What's the battery like when the car isn't running for awhile? You're also checking 1/2 the battery, voltage is 1 thing, but amps are another. Assuming that your car hasn't had the battery changed since new, you're fast approaching a replacement. My 2020 started showing signs of a weak battery when the start / stop function quit working. I've now been putting it on a trickle charger when not in use & everything has been working fine on the original battery. I suggest replacing the battery as well as resetting the Battery Monitoring System. Sounds like you're not too far away from being stranded.

Home Depot having a sale on Fluid Film cans for under $6/can. Just bought out my local Home Depot. In store ONLY https://www.homedepot.com/p/FLUID-FILM-Long-Lasting-Rust-and-Corrosion-Protectant-Lubricant-and-Penetrant-Solvent-Free-Non-Toxic-Non-Hazardous-Lanolin-Based-AS11/311803920?emt_ppq_vfpd

It's sitting ~74,5xx currently, so ~5,500 miles. Shifting seems to be the same, if not a little smother. I don't have any complaints yet. I'd like to see what color it is after another 20k & possibly get an analysis, but that's going to take awhile.

Sounds pretty normal to me. I bought an engine cover to lessen the noise

I have 2 baby blinds in the back to get the Sun out of the kid's eyes. So it makes the back look darker than what it actually is

Pretty sure the rears are 35%, but I could be wrong. I have 35% on my front 2 windows.

What's an aftermarket OEM licensed product? I don't see many manufacturers endorsing another product than OEM, unless it's made by a different company, like Mobil1 & then rebranded as OEM. If you think that I'm arguing with you, I'm not. I'm genuinely curious.