jeffreyreeve

I actually work for a company that is a tier 1 supplier to ford. Sorry to say, we do not manufacture the Ford Edge fascias. We manufacture, paint and assemble bumper fascias. I know exactly what everyone is talking about as far as the bumper paint appearing to be mismatched from the body paint. The problem is not so much about color match as the different painted surfaces. The bumper fascia is of course plastic and the vehicle body is steel. Our fascias are painted and assembled in house and then shipped to our customer/assembly plant. Believe me, we go through extensive testing on a daily/hourly basis to make sure our colors are correct and are going to match the vehicles which they are being shipped to. Even if both the body and fascia are painted in the same plant for example, Diamond Star Mitsubishi in Normal, IL . If you look at their cars you will see a difference in tint with the fascia and body. I use to own a Mitsubishi Eclipse, built at diamond star, and the color match was horrible on that car after a few years. The only way you can make them Identical would be to have steel painted bumpers. The older the vehicle gets the more discernible the colors will be. Paint reacts differently to different painted surfaces. Even after a summer under the sun you may see it. Red paint is the probably the worst and most noticeable. I hope I have shed a little light on what I believe the topic on this thread is about. Bumper fascias aren't the only problem either, look at painted door pillars and even spoilers. I would be willing to bet that even if you took your vehicle to Maaco and have them give it a fresh coat of paint, you would notice the same issue pop up after a few months.

Thanks for the info about the Plus, it was starting to drive me a bit nutz. My color is Creme Brulle. I dont know how common the color is, but I really like it. I do a lot of driving on gravel roads and I think that color will help camoflauge the dust a dirt that get accumulated. I just got rid of a black car and it was terrible for our rural living lifestyle. We've bought this car with 56k miles on it and other than what the odometer is reading, it looks and handles like new. I think my Plus is fully loaded other than Nav and DVD also. It's not an AWD either. Thanks to everyone who has commented and assisted in my learning experience of the this car.

Thank for the Link to the manual, if I could have found that first I may not have made the buy for an actual hard copy. I will register with the site though, I plan on keeping this car for awhile. Hope I don't get hit on the programming of a key too bad. I have a relative who works for a ford dealer and he does all the work on my F250 so I may be able to get some kind of family discount there. Thanks for all the input so far and hope I can contribute something in the future.

I just bought a used 07, SEL plus, front wheel drive -w- 56k miles. Unfortunately I don't have an owners manual so I am clueless as to what all this car has to offer, What the heck is the plus? I did order an owners manual off of Ebay last night so that'll be here sometime next week. I found the keypad code for unlocking the door down by the kick panel fuse cover. Only 1 key came with car so I guess I'm gonna take a hit on that from the dealer. Unless someone knows how to program a key with only having one existing key any help there would be greatly appreciated. So far the general impression I have with this car is that it's totally sweet. I love the panoramic moon roof, the heated leather seats, reclining rear seats, Chromed out 18" wheels. Anyways, thank for any input as to what the Plus means and any hints on a replacement key.