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Thanks everyone I don't think it was just some update because that is something that is done top most cars evey time they are serviced. I knoiw that my Mustang is reflasher every time it goes in for an oil change.

your mustang is reflashed every time you go in for service?! please elaborate on this!!!

Also if it is just an update this sticker would be on every edge...

not true. there are 100's of 1,000's of updates out there for ford vehicles out there. we update anywhere between 15 to 50 a day for various concerns.

an update is nothing more than altered configurations, parameters, and or guidelines in which the modules communicate between each other

30,000 service :

oil change - 19.95 - 59.95

rotate and balance - 39.95 - 79.95

air filter - 30 - 40

alignment - 69.95 - 149.95

trans service - 169.99 - 229.95

rear brake clean and adjust - 34.95 - 59.95

just a quick breakdown from a service advisor of current going rates on a typical 30000 mile service.

now, here's my gripe with your advisors attempt. judging by your sig you have a 2011 edge. well according to ford motor company, the fluid is good for 150,000 miles under normal conditions. since NONE of us drive in normal condtions i agree that trans fluid has to be changed out earlier, but not 120,000 miles earlier. my technicians inspect the fluid at every service and pull a sample for the customer every 30,000. i usually see the need to flush at or around 90,000

the web site is oemnavigationco.com they r helping me out right now with an 09 upgrade

yeah, he's hookin me up with an upgrade for my 10

I meant Ford corporate. That's why they ask you to send them back so that they can reformat them and give them to charities.

gotcha...didn't know about that!

Ford can, somehow. We just need to figure out how.

negative ghost rider..lol...i've tried

i've done the tape over the tab method, erasing with IDS, full format, DOS format, everything, to no avail...

Great shots! My only real input is that you need a kaesmann cpl. Especially the bridge pic and the lighthouse pic.

thanks man! i'm really pushing myself to get more distinctive and deeper shots. i'm ordering my nifty fifty tonite. and i believe next week i'll be ordering a Hoya filter kit from b&h. its not quite as good and b-w but hoya filters from what ive read are still really good quality and strength. but the hoya kit come with a nd, cpl, and uv filter

here are some shots from savannah and hilton head from our vacation. tell me what you think! especially the more experienced shooters. i want some feedback from everyone.

IT IS CALLED TORQUE STEER LAY OFF THE GAS

torque steer only occurs on hard accel. i doubt that at 24,000 kms he's experiencing torque steer all the time, lol....

and according to original poster he said he put new winter tires on, so that's gonna eliminate the possibility of rotating tires to get rid of the issue.

here are the questions i'd like answered.

1.) what speeds do experience the pull? (0-40 kms? 40-75 kms? 75 and above? all speeds, regardlees?)

2.) do you feel the pull during braking?

3.) what is the condition of the inside of the rotor and pad on the drivers side? ( if you have an issue with a bad caliper bracket it can keep the spring clip on the brake pad from releasing the pad and create excess brake drag which will create the pull.)

LOL...thats why i havent back to the VA since i discharged. they have got to be getting some kind of extra funding for PTSD cases because myself and everyone i knew from my unit was told we have PTSD.

i don't discount the validity of true PTSD diagnoses, but to say an entire unit with what i consider minimal combat exposure, is a bit ludicris

My Edge is 2008 SEL Plus

I'm going to upgrade from stock 6CD, SYNC, to stock NAV. I just bought extra Sub . Can you provide what is the best choice buying used Nav, I mean model or part number. I've found some on ebay but don't know which one I should buy.

Thanks

tyhler at oemnavigation.com should be able to help you out

There's a huge dimple in the back of the factory box to enable the factory sub to be backbolted. To fit the other sub, I had to cut it off. I then glued and siliconed an ABS plate over the hole. I followed that with some fiberglass and some dynamat on the back of the box. I then dynamatted the whole inside of the box.

interesting! i will definitely keep that in mind a little later this summer. i'm doing the nav upgrade from the factory 6 cd at the end of the month and shortly after that will be replacing the factory door speakers shortly after that, then i'm sure it will be on to the subwoofer. and since its mommas ride, i gotta keep it looking 100% stock. lol.

so what kind of door speakers you running Dingo? from talking to you on here you strike me as the type who wants to maintain a good crisp sound with just a little more depth and punch than provided by factory, which is exactly what i'm looking for.

Stock box (heavily modified,) an Lc2i, a Boston sub, and a Boston amp.

care to explain heavily?

Dingo is the original Oracle in the first Matrix, not the stand-in Oracle wannabe in the sequels. I am confused as to why your battery drained when using the yellow green. Could the wiring be different between your 2010 and my 2012? It was either Dingo or cal3thousand who suggested I tie them directly into the puddle light power. I need to check my post / video. I thought I had changed it to include this instruction. If not, I'll be sure to. Sorry if I caused a big problem for you.

it is different according to the diagram. the yellow/green is a constant hot on my truck.

My wife and I are in Savannah for the weekend.

awesome! we love savannah! one of the most amazing and beautiful cities i've ever been to, and trust me, i've been to quite a few.

hope you guys enjoy your visit down there. if we get a chance to go to savannah this weekend i may shoot you a PM

just thought i'd post up that me and the girl and her family are headed down to Hilton Head this afternoon to spend the next week in a friends beachfront condo.

If any of you are in that area hit me up!

try performing a master reset on the system through the touchscreen : MENU > SYSTEM > SETTINGS > MASTER RESET

after Master Reset disconnect one of the battery cables for no less than 5 minutes.

what's happening is the installation files are hangin in the system slowing it down. the reset clears all remaining unnecessary files and data bits from memory.

this is what has worked for me here at the dealership

I have a 2011 Edge Ltd.. Didn't receive update in the mail...Was sent a letter saying had to bring to dealer for upgrade...Kinda funny,,,brought it to dealer,,they asked me where was my usb and map card...? they took car, kept it two days,,called me and said ready... why so long,,,told me had to change to apim card.. good to go...got in,,software's updated,,,navigation is gone....they didn't know what was wrong or what to do about it.. try to drop it off again this week and see....

its a known error on the APIM software update server. your dealer needs to put in a hotline request for assistance so that the engineers can verify what i'm saying against your VIN number and correct the issue when they do a forced re-programming on your APIM to give your navigation back.

So the Ford mailing didn't use the database that "syncmyride" accesses in order to check version numbers, they just went with the build dates? If you ask me, that wasn't very smart unless there is something we're not being told. It would have saved a lot of $ if they ensured everyone with a high enough version received the mailing rather then going to the dealer..(No offense ;-).

 

I have one of the first 11' Sports, purchased Sept 10'. I guess this means my obsessive mailbox checking is likely in vain. GRRRRRR! I guess I'll get a call into Ford to see if I'm on the mailing list. I've been trying to help them out. In Canada, no mailings have hit yet, but most dealers seem to have the update. I wouldn't have been trying to be so patient.

 

I wouldn't have thought k2kelly's 2012' would have been classified as 11A01.

just because its a 12 doesnt mean that its a late build and there are TONS of other variables. what i posted is just a general rule.

has very little to do with level of mytouch and more to do with build date.

11A01 - early edge, explorer mkx - take to dealer

11A02 - mid build explorer - take to dealer if self update fails or nav option doesn't come back

11A03 - late build explorer, edge, mkx, focus titanium - self update

*side note*

all edges that i've had come through the shop i have been able to do self updates on.

just leave it running and turn on your A/C so your cooling fans will run and keep the temperature of the engine down. this applies directly to the explorer due to the cooling fan issues it had in earlier builds. but we do it on all of them here for good measure and i encourage you to do the same

YOU are upgrading to an aftermarket Clarion unit... so they are correct about you having to get the harness... this guy did a factory unit... so no need for the harness....

 

 

 

 

i'm upgrading to the factory unit

i truly hate that you've had a bad experience! i've been with ford for MANY years and i personally believe that you have dealt with the worst side of ford.

if you'll allow me the opportunity, i'm almost 100% positive that i can help you get your car fixed and do it in your driveway without taking if back to the dealer.

what i'd like you to do is call me tomorrow (Sunday) sometime after 12. my number is 606-524-6809. let me show you that most all of us that work for Ford TRULY want to help and want you to be happy with your car. NO! i'm not paid to do things like this, and no i don't get anything special from it. I'm just a die hard ford guy. I'm also a SYNC specialist at my dealership, i'm a service advisor, and in the process of becoming a service manager. Oh, i'm also an edge owner.

To date, i've done over 500 MyTouch updates, so yeah, i know the system well.

i implore you though, call me tomorrow! i'll get your car updated and running for you

Rob

here you go

Probably the hose from the intake manifold to the brake booster.

been seeing brake boosters going bad as an assembly. if you know how to remove your booster and safely put everything back together you can pull the booster off and look for fluid behind the seals

Okay, I have a bunch that I'm about to do. I have all kinds of crap ordered.

 

Anyone else got anything coming up on their Edge that we can all look forward to?

not a bunch of projects, but i've got a good one coming up as soon as we get back from hilton head.

i'm adding nav! woohoo!

so far, i've put the illuminated sill plates on, swapped out the green 2010 entry keypad with a 2011 white keypad.

may look into swapping in eibach 1 to 2 inch drop springs

Speaking of that, "Factory Boy," can you get me a Ford part that's not for an American Ford product?

should be able to. what part are you in search of?

by the way, sill plates work GREAT!!!! thanks a bunch!