chefduane Posted April 16, 2017 Report Share Posted April 16, 2017 (edited) Installed the brightlites.com LED puddle lights today. Got to wait till tonight to see how bright they are. Also purchased a 5g 5w-20 jug of M1 with the M! filter for an upcoming oil change. $15 rebate on oil and filter combo. Edit/Update: Wow! The LED puddle lites are >really< bright! Fantastic. Highly recommended if you want/need more illumination for entry/exit of the vehicle. My bonus license plate leds are on backorder so I'll have to wait for those but if they are as bright as the puddles, I am really looking forward to getting them installed! Edited April 17, 2017 by chefduane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spree Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Oil changed, Tires rotated, 100 point inspection, good to go 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan01 Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 First Oil change, pretty uneventful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan01 Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 Installed the brightlites.com LED puddle lights today. Got to wait till tonight to see how bright they are. Also purchased a 5g 5w-20 jug of M1 with the M! filter for an upcoming oil change. $15 rebate on oil and filter combo. Edit/Update: Wow! The LED puddle lites are >really< bright! Fantastic. Highly recommended if you want/need more illumination for entry/exit of the vehicle. My bonus license plate leds are on backorder so I'll have to wait for those but if they are as bright as the puddles, I am really looking forward to getting them installed! +1 on the puddles... I have the same set and love them, was just out to dinner with another couple as we walked to the cars I unlocked mine then I heard my friends wife say "Honey our Audi doesn't do that" as I heard my wife snicker.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brucifer Posted April 17, 2017 Report Share Posted April 17, 2017 +1 on the puddles... I have the same set and love them, was just out to dinner with another couple as we walked to the cars I unlocked mine then I heard my friends wife say "Honey our Audi doesn't do that" as I heard my wife snicker.... Edge Envy. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spree Posted April 18, 2017 Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Edge Envy. I haven't messed with Miss Lincoln's puddles yet but...got her on my list. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2017 Is there something we SHOULDN'T know??? Spill them beans! First Oil change, pretty uneventful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spree Posted April 22, 2017 Report Share Posted April 22, 2017 Does anyone know if there's a way to get a copy of the original window sticker? I bought this used and it didn't come with one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 There are numerous sites at which you can get the original Monroney Sticker, it just depends upon year. Just ask your Uncle Google and they will come up. But be aware that some of those sites will flood your inbox with ads and potentially sign you up for stuff you don't want (or maybe you do.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARR142 Posted April 23, 2017 Report Share Posted April 23, 2017 Transmission fluid flushed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Installed the Interior LED Package from drivebright.com. What a difference! I already have the LED puddle lights and the interior kit is awesome. My Edge is Tux Black and the bright blue-ish light from the LEDs is really complementary, not to mention the additional light! I hated the orange-y glow from the filament bulbs. The license plate LEDs are on backorder, and I have also ordered some super bright reverse LEDs from distantxtremes.com - 921 AcmeX 7.5w/800L/SMD2835 15leds per bulb housing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Does anyone know if there's a way to get a copy of the original window sticker? I bought this used and it didn't come with one. Ford added security to the web interface so you can't just type in any vin. This dealer has a lookup feature that works. http://mcmahonford.com/Look-Up-Window-Sticker/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 (edited) I have a copy of my dealer "window sticker" that lists categories like functional, interior, exterior, safety/security, and optional equip but not the actual Monroney Sticker. The mcmahonford.com site returns "the window sticker has not been released for this vehicle." I assume that to mean it has not been scanned or repurposed into a digital format. How can it 'not be released' as it was publicly posted on the vehicle when it was new on the lot? Is there a timeframe for when the sticker becomes digitally available? Whutupwiddat? Edited April 26, 2017 by chefduane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Maybe you have a typo in your vin? Anybody else with a 2011 try it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Nope, no typo. I've actually tried my vin on other sites and gotten the same thing. Its not a big deal but it would be nice having the original sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CARR142 Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Please check back later. The window sticker has not yet been released for this vehicle. That is what I also got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 26, 2017 Report Share Posted April 26, 2017 Installed an LED glove box light. Used a hood pin switch. Hot to switch and passenger cig lighter, ground to switch, and then a chassis ground. Bright little sucker. It will be nice to finally have one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spree Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Please check back later. The window sticker has not yet been released for this vehicle. That is what I also got. Thats what I got, But I did find it on another site. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 What other site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted April 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Proof or POOF LOL. Installed an LED glove box light. Used a hood pin switch. Hot to switch and passenger cig lighter, ground to switch, and then a chassis ground. Bright little sucker. It will be nice to finally have one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spree Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 What other site? https://beaverdamautos.com/windowsticker.php Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Spree, thanks but that returns the dealer sticker not the actual Monroney Sticker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermans Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 I see you have a 2011. The Monroney stickers are only available for a certain amount of time. I tried to pull up a sticker for a 2010 Fusion I owned about a year ago and it was already gone. I wanted to have it to give the new owner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJB3 Posted April 27, 2017 Report Share Posted April 27, 2017 Is it possible that once a vehicle is sold and is no longer in inventory, the sticker at forddirectcom is deleted? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chefduane Posted April 28, 2017 Report Share Posted April 28, 2017 (edited) Can't be. A few years ago I wanted to get the original sticker of my '98 Explorer. Did some searching and found it fairly quickly. This was at least 15-16 years after I bought the car - I was the original owner. And it was free. I'm thinking that its so many inquiries about VINs and it taking too many resources, ie. $$$, to repurpose all those hardcopy docs into a digital format. But I'd gladly pay a few $$ to get a .pdf of my original sticker. Besides, one would think that these days Ford would already provide .pdf's of all the vehicle docs to a dealer - much more efficient and streamlined business process. Car gets delivered with a cheap USB thumb drive in the dealer delivery packet with all the vehicle docs on it. Dealer (or even FoMoCo) then puts the (already digitized) VINs in a publicly accessible database and charges say, $10 to download a copy of a Monroney for a particular VIN. And all us cargeeks that want a copy of our Monroney would be happy, and they get a previously unharvested revenue stream! Minimal initial setup costs (coupla' servers), an overworked db mgr to administer, digital docs get generated only once, and can be downloaded any number of times for a fee. A regenerative revenue stream after a onetime setup! Man, I gotta' pitch this to Ford!! But surely someone has already thought of this!? (If not, don't tell anybody until I can fire off my proposal to Fields!) Edited April 28, 2017 by chefduane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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