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Because iPod Classics just won't work with Sync 3. (iPhones don't have enough storage for my music library). Sync3 skips tracks, stutters, is unresponsive and is forever indexing (which means navigation menus don't work. And yes I mean forever - like ever since I've owned the car!). So far I have never been able to keep a Classic plugged in long enough to play just one album without interruption and crashing. I've checked out all the relevant posts on the sister forum for Ford Sync and it is a widely reported problem which despite Ford's claim that Sync3 plays iPods, appears to have no remedy. Hence seeking to connect through an aux input, the old fashioned way.

Thanks for all the advice guys. I think I must've been spoilt by Sync 1&2 giving me immediate access to all the songs and playlists on my 500GB iPod. Probably best to struggle on using the little Nanos for now, rather than forking out $150 (plus unknown import duties) for a tiny USB dongle which I don't know if it works. Unless anyone has actually bought one and can recommend it?

Thanks for your suggestions Ben but I have already considered those and they are not practical or what I want to do or achieve. Yes, I could easily move over my entire digital music library to a thumb drive but with the size it is it'll take more than a day do do and I am then stuck with how to sync and update it as I add songs and playlists and make changes. Are you aware of a progamme that syncs iTunes to a memory stick? I don't think there is one. Navigation of music through Sync 3 is awful too - would much rather do it through a device. I have Spotify but that is not comparable to having all your music on a dedicated music storage device, such as an iPod. Not everything is on Spotify and it requires a good 3G signal to work properly. Where I live there are unfortunately large areas where we get no 3G coverage. I would also have to spend ages replicating all my playlists on Spotify. With regards degradation of sound quality, in all my previous Fords with Sync 1 and 2 it was negligible when playing through the 3.5mm aux socket. Not that I had to do that mind you, because Sync 1 and Sync 2 worked perfectly with all my iPods! Looks like the $100 device (with $50 shipping!) will be my only option.

A number of devices Ben, including 2 Classic iPods (my Touch and Nanos just about work when connected to USB , but Sync 3 refuses to play any of my Classics) and a Toshiba personal stereo cassette player.

Thanks. At first glance, yes, there appears to be loads of these things on the market. But all I have found so far are for providing audio out (e.g. from PCs to headphones) rather than audio in, specifically for Sync3.

Thanks. Yes, but they don't work too well. And yet another 12v connection required for something that's not very reliable. I'm looking for a reliable wired connection. The stereo system with Sync 1 and 2 in my previous Fords all had a 3.5mm aux input socket. But that's too simple for Ford now. They go and replace it with another USB. I don't need two USBs!

Has anyone actually bought and used one of these adaptors.......do they work ? https://naviks.com/i-24076199-ford-sync-3-usb-to-3-5mm-aux-adapter-compatible-with-all-sync-3-vehicles.html?ref=brand:97234 At $100, they seem incredibly expensive for what they are. Anyone aware of a cheaper alternative?

If Bendmac's 2020 Edge is anything like my 2018 ST-Line it wont have a 3.5mm aux input socket - just two USB connectors.

Hi there Scoalabro, welcome to the Forum. We'd love to see some pics of your Edge, if you have any. Don't forget if you want to go to your prom you'll have to go more than 88mph!

Hi there. Welcome to the Forum. We look forward to seeing your Edge pics.

I normally keep my sunglasses in one of the cup-holders - the case fits perfectly. But when I am using the cup-holders as Ford intended I will usually put my sunnies in that space. Other than that I don't use it.

Looks great to me. I think classic cars can be over-restored sometimes. I always prefer them to have a slight patina that shows a bit of their history. And definitely for them to be used ; who wants a museum piece?

Love the Thunderbird. That must be worth a bit.

Yes indeed,. It was coined in the elite fee-paying "public schools" of England to distinguish it from the other football played - "rugger". But as a Brit Circatee would never refer to the game as "soccer", just "football".

I've now had opportunity to do a fair bit of motorway driving since the glass was replaced and no, I can't say I have noticed any increase in noise at all. You wouldn't know it was any different.

That's strange. It can be done OK on Sync 3 installed on the European Edge.

Hi. You're welcome!

You can see what the proper, Ford fog light looks like in this pic:

Hi Adam. Welcome to the forum. There are quite a few posts on here about installing the fog lamps we have on the European Edge into the North American Edge. If I remember rightly, the problem isn't so much mounting them in the bodywork but having to cut away some of the metal bumper assembly behind it (which is unique to the American model) and then making the necessary changes to the electrics. If you do a search on "fog lamps" you'll probably find it all.

I had this happen a few years ago with a Mondeo I had at the time. It was really cold, below freezing so I put on the rear window heater/demister to clear it and a few seconds later it there was an almighty crack and the tempered glass broke leaving it looking like a completed jig-saw puzzle! It didn't stay like that for long though, one bump in the road and the whole thing caved in, leaving the back covered in tiny glass fragments. It was a very cold journey! Over here it is normal for all glass to be covered by car insurance with claims having no impact on your no-claim bonus and only a nominal excess to pay. Is that not the same in the US?

Welcome to the forum Tony. That's a fine looking car you've got there. Nice colour too.

Thanks. This works with my 2018 ST-Line. Why aren't these things in the owner's handbook?

Welcome to our forum. Nice looking car.