Barry11LTD

http://www.rallyarmor.com/product_info.php/accessories-hella-supertones-p-159?osCsid=e6f545d5101ea202e6f7849cc78dbd33 Anyone actually replace factory horns yet? This post is years old and no actual response regarding location of horns, and replacing. I purchased Hella horns, looked into the engine bay and found the factory horns on the passenger side inside the front fender just behind the headlight cluster. It appears that the coolant and windshield reservoirs would need to be removed, and the headlight cluster. This is on a 2013 Sport with the 3.7L motor. Wondering if anyone actually has done a horn replacement and how hard it is to get back there to get at the horns. Thanks, Barry

Question about the Ambient Lighting... Is it supposed to be on while driving? I assumed so. Sitting in the car with the engine on at the dealer, we were checking things out. We set a color and raised the level to max. It was so sunny out we couldn't see anything; we figured I'd see it later. But later, I never saw it until I shut the engine off. I thought the whole point was "Ambiance." Not sure if this has been appropriately answered for you but, if you go to the ambient lighting color selection screen you'll notice a small power button in the bottom left corner. If you select that button it will toggle the ambient lighting on or off.

Hi, looking for detailed operating instructions for the Satellite Radio. Owner's manual extremely deficient here. My need is to find info on how to program in favorite stations. Otherwise feel free to use this for all instructions, tips, and tricks for the Satellite Radio operation. Thx in advance.

Hi Tony, FWD versus AWD is the question. Most auto testers and magazines report that FWD with winter tires is all you will need in winter. They are largely correct. The extra weight and cost of AWD isn't always for the best and justified. The extra 200-400 pounds AWD can add can increase required stopping distance and other handling safety dynamics. On the other hand, having another two wheels provide traction for moving forward can really help in more severe situations. There is no right answer, but KNOW the differences of costs and benefits of each and decide. I usually go with the AWD option as I prefer to have a bit more traction even with the downsides.

Hi, My Limited isn't a Sport, but I just rode about 1,200 miles in two days and can give you a good overall assessment of the Edge generally. Driving feel: Acceleration, cornering, and overall handling is very good. The 3.5L motor is very responsive, and has good acceleration. The six speed transmission is tight, and the manual mode works great and shifts fairly quickly between gears when commanded. Good power all the way up to redline. In automatic mode the tranny tends to shift to higher gears rather quickly and sits there for less rpm's and quieter ride, and translates to sedate driving. Manual mode fun and sporty, auto mode quiet and sedate. Being front drive in default until wheel spin is detected is not noticeable in regular driving. When I accelerated VERY hard on the highway to pass though (from 80 mph to just over 100 - oops) the front drive torque steer could be felt, particularly when hard on the pedal and steering back into the right hand lane fairly abruptly. In town the handling is very predictable, steering a bit heavy with some under steer, but fine. On highway the feel is very balanced and seems not as heavy, other than the feel of torque steer when accelerating VERY hard and changing direction aggressively, tracks quite straight, though a bit of a tendency to drift to right side if last steering command was in that direction. I should state that I could not tell it was front wheel drive any other time, and even under hard acceleration at higher speed it was only marginally evident. Steering overall was good. Braking is good but the feel can be slightly unpredictable at times. It feels as thought the initial bite varies at once in a while and is inconsistent. In town while braking the driver can be caught off guard having to apply unexpected additional force for the final feet of stopping. Also on highway, one time the initial bite was unexpectedly strong, even though foot force was very mild. This may have been a result of the emergency braking assist, that provides stronger braking forces under emergency braking, however being that force was light it was unexpected. Overall the braking issues were very infrequent and minimal, and the braking was good. Although I did view a "Truck Trend" video test of the 2011 Sport that showed braking distances poor and fade substantial (brakes are same on ALL 2011 Edge models). I'm hoping a simple brake pad upgrade will fix a lot of this. But again, overall the braking seemed fine other than a couple quirks. Ergonomics and comfort while driving is good. Steering wheel tilt and telescope are good, though could go a little lower and closer to driver for optimal highway positioning. Manual shifter easy to operate and easy to reach. Switches well designed and easy to reach. Turn signal is a bit of getting used to as it doesn't actually positively click when turning. Hard push for turning, soft push for 3 signal lane change is what is required. Lots of driver distraction with the steering wheel controls (two LCD instrument pods in instrument cluster), My FordTouch Phone/Nav/Radio/Climate touch screen, Voice command, and all other features of the Edge. Highly recommended for new owners to spend tons of time learning features BEFORE going out on the road. Even with the Locked out features that can't be accessed while driving, there are WAY too many that you can access while driving, and can distract you to danger. I'm not going to say how distracted I got, only that I highly recommend knowing all the features before going out on the road. Front door interior pull handles are located a bit too far forward on the doors, causing it to be a harder to pull the doors closed. Also these handles could be useful for passenger to hold during cornering, but again are too far forward for that use. My FordTouch had tons of user options, and very well designed overall. Climate Control very easy to use. Selecting automatic dual temp control worked well. Along with heated seats with two temp selections, it was very comfortable. Nice to have a choice of touch screen detail control or bottons on center stack for quick tweaks of settings. Phone bluetooth worked fine and predictably, though text feature didn't work with my iPhone 4. Plugged my phone into the USB port and could not access my photos as I wanted to load into Touch data and change the main screen wallpaper. Hands free talking worked pretty well, though at 80 mph my caller had to keep asking me to repeat myself due to "cutting out" as she put it. Road a bit rough and may have been a factor. Also no good spot to place cell phone if you have two drinks in front center cup holders. Phone use good overall though. Using front door cup holder not very good as located too far forward for easy reach, and size and shape of holders don't work very well. Satelite radio controls adequate, but setting favorite stations and searching is too labor intensive and menu is limited. Navigation is good overall, but slow to set destination. Points of interest searching was inadequate, especially compared to Google Maps. Too bad one can't do POI name searching. Street views are very good. Nav good when all considered though. Touch screen is a bit slow in all functions. Hopefully software upgrades come available to speed things up. Owners manual does not contain detailed enough instructions for most of Touch features. Especially needs more on Satelite radio and Nav system big time. Touch screen needs to be able to dim more on highway. Brightness can be set, but needs to go dimmer. Sunroof a little wind noise from front at 70 mph or greater, very noticable at 90 mph when passing. May be a seal that needs a bit of adjustment. Overall panoramic is huge and works very nicely. I like. Overall a pleasure to drive, seems more upscale than price suggests. Very classy and comfortable, and easy to drive in town, and good power and comfort on highway. A tight vehicle that has good power and acceleration. Passes on the highway very nicely. Miscellaneous: Easy to wash. 20 inch wheels a bit nook and cranny ish, as are door jams for wiping clean as a lot of road grime gets into door jams and hatch jam. Windshield wipers work fine front and back. Auto hatch opener/closer works great. Even continues to work after border Customs officer tries to manually close using brute force. (Be sure to read manual on how to reset hatch to auto mode if it becomes inoperative - you have to disconnect battery and other steps). Rear seat remote fold down from hatch area is a great idea and works great. Oh when loading luggage or other items on trips, be sure to locate them away from rear subwoofer if you like to blast tunes while on the road. We had to reposition luggage mid trip when we noticed base muffle while blasting some classic rock tunes. Stereo quality nice sound, little distortion and good range even when near full blast . Ambient lighting nice, and can set brightness. Keyless system works great. Keeping it in pocket to start and lock is so sweet. Even being able to lock key into vehicle and using combination keypad is a great feature (say if you want to go bicycling without having to carry keyfob in your pocket). The key becomes inoperative once locked inside vehicle, say in the event of a break in, until keypad combo is input, or other keyfob is in proxmimity. No fuel cap is convenient for gas stops and works great. One concern over Sport is that Truck Trend reported Sport 0-60 slower than FWD versions due to increased vehicle weight and larger wheels. A bit odd considering large motor of Sport. Otherwise, so far I am highly satisfied with the Edge LTD and it's capabilities.