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2011 awd sel with 30,000 miles. Dealer did 4 wheel alignment and there are two brand new tires on rear. Vehicle was purchased used with 21,000 miles and two tires were pretty worn. Rides just fine with no vibrations but there is a constant thumping that sounds like it's coming from the right rear. Any ideas??

I touch up the undercoating, rainx all the glass and put a few coats of Zaino on. The Z easily makes it through a Michigan winter.

Just had a 35 DDM ballast die after about 1 1/2 years of service. I had thought about ordering two kits so I would have spare parts back when I placed my order. Wish I would have!!!!!! Just put the halogens back in today to get me by until I decide what to do.

Just got a 13 MKX. No tray and no plastic tabs to mount the coin holder. Kinda strange they give you the coin holder with no where to mount it!!!!!! The MKX's console is completely lined with felt and the tabs are missing.

I agree, Edges are super easy. I just take the front drivers side up a little with a floor jack to make it easier to slide under the front. Never trusted the dealership or any of the quick change places to do a simple oil change. Thanks to a fellow member, I got in on that $5.00 five qt jug deal and have enough Motorcraft 5w20 to last me to 150,000 miles.

I just hit 40,000 on my 2011 SEL and the factory Latitudes look like they will easily make it to 65000. I put 72000 on a set of Bridgestone Revos on a 2003 F150 and still had decent tread on them!!! A lot depends on how you drive and if it's highway or city driving. Tires will last a loooooong time if you spend most of your time on the freeway.

Pretty cool for those with SE's looking for some lowcost light bars. Have you compared the brightness and color to some stock bars yet?

Just got 28.6 mpg on a 485 mile trip to upper Michigan. 2011 SEL fwd. Didn't take a pic so maybe it never happened!!!!

As far as clay bars go, I prefer the Mother's yellow ones over the Meguiars white ones.

I went from a 2003 F150 to a 2011 Edge. Both awesome vehicles but I really hated the MPGs I got with the big truck(5.4 liter). The 150 was much better for all my hunting and fishing adventures but the Edge is doing OK so far. I've never been to crazy about the body style of the 2004+ F150's but the Raptor is one of the coolest looking factory Pickup's I've ever seen.

I've always used 303 or Meguires Natural Shine. Both give a nice matte finish but, depending on the weather, don't last very long. NS is really inexpensive so I don't mind using the heck out of it.

The Infinitys have a little better sensitivity, better frequency response and you can pivot the tweets for better imaging. They should sound better then the Polks. I do wonder how the factory amp will handle their 2 ohm impedance.

It's rust. I would use a wire wheel on it, coat it with a product like POR15 and spray some 3M rustproofing inside the lower door panel. It's really hard to stop rust after it starts but it won't hurt to try.

I had the same thing happen twice. Once a rock or something put a big dent in a rear floorpan and another time a chunck of metal put a big hole in the gas tank of a Taurus. I actually got off the highway with the Taurus and made it to an Autozone. Picked up some of that putty, reached under and filled a marble sized hole. After filling their parking lot with gas, I drove another 200 miles to get home. Ended up having to order a new tank.

"Or is everyone still using the 9006 kits and trimming the tab?" 9006 bulbs do not require any tab trimming. At least the DDM's don't.

A good paintless ding guy should be able to get at it. $40.00 to $60.00 should cover it.

I posted this before but I think it's worth reposting. For those having problems getting the DDM bulbs in, ya might want to try putting a VERY thin coat of dielectric grease on the O-ring. Just make sure you don't get any on the bulb itself.

I don't think it's a good idea to try E-bay bulbs but ya might get lucky. The cheap Chinese bulbs from Morimoto or DDM are probably a little more consistent when it comes to color, brightness and bulb life.

Looks great! Did ya think about going with white vinyl?

Awesome write up!!! I've pretty much done the same thing for many years but have always applied Zaino and Duragloss by hand. I just picked up the Griots GG6 last week but have not had a chance to use it yet. For those thinking about picking up a DA, Advance Auto now carries the GG6 on their website so you can use AA codes to order it online. I used a $50.00 off $125.00 code and got it for $95.00 shipped to my doorstep!!!! Regular price at AA Online is $140.00 before tax.

The one I replaced had been knocked out from an impact so I didn't remove it myself. I would guess you could reach around behind it and find a way to push the plastic tabs in a little while pulling from the front.

They are just press fit with plastic tabs. New ones are $20.00 each with free shipping on Ebay (egreenautoparts). I just installed one the other day and the quality seems pretty good. Another option would be to pull your old ones and paint them black or match the body color.

303 Fabric guard is awesome stuff. Don't even waste your time with anything else.

I've never really been convinced that any of these sudden acceleration stories are true. It does seem possible with electronics controlling the throttle but I would guess that most cases are driver error and floor mats. I had the floor mat thing happen to me many moons ago in an old 77 T-bird with the throttle wide open. I just cut the engine with the key and coasted to a stop.

You can probably find some nice stock ones on E-bay or at the local boneyard. Someone has a cool looking set of aftermarket projector housings for sale in the classified section on here.