powerboatr

thats just wrong

i noticed when i was doing the calipers for my wife

that the body/frame is very rigid and i lifted one whole side right in the middle,

just like they left yours.

i geuss she gets some locking lug nuts now

powerboatr

i brought to the attention of my dealer the abscence of the bumper protector, he ordered me one and viola it was free, he even had it installed for free

i guess it pays to live in a SMALLL town and be friends with the owner

powerboatr

anyone else have this problem

both of ours did it

got em replaced under warranty

powerboatr

I dont think its a waste of time..I know it can be done..I am just not sure how to do it..gotta find the signal that is inline with the high beams.

 

Maybe he wants to see far away and whats right infront of him on the road.

easy enough on a super duty

jump the relay ground

geuss i need to sort it out

powerboatr

Believe me, I tried adjusting them up and down....and tried adjusting the seatback position as well. Nothing worked. I sent an email to Ford about this, but will be surprised if I get a reply (I'm sure they get thousands of emails/day).

powerboatr here, i am 6'3" 235 lbs and i find the seats to be extremely comfortable compared to the super duty truck.

i raise the headrest to full extension and tilt the seat back a little and its fantastic.

wife is 5' so we found the extreme adjustableness( new word) of the seats to be a great asset for us to be comfortable

just curious... how much are 4 powder coated new calipers versus mocking up painting effort, then do it all again and cost of paint and time and materials to self do? I wonder, in a case like this, buying 4 new colored calipers and slapping them on in the end would be more cost effective? Do not know the cost of nice painted calipers.. so maybe not. but in the end, time, effort, cost in a project with 4 wheels off the ground and bleeding the system and blah blah blah might be easier to just buy?

since its my project i will give myself a break on labor

teardown, cleaning and prep 2 hrs @ 32 hr =64

powder coating 30 minutes = 16

curing 30 min (20-30) =16

re-install & bleed 2hrs =64

total 160 in labor

30 in suplies

12-16 electricity

still 200 -22o- total depending on how efficient i am that day .

i priced new claipers anywhere frm 30-55 each uncoated. getting them pded ranged from 150-250 , this does not included me re-installing them.

since its for my wife, Priceless :shades:

mocking up actually only took a few hours, with heat lamps, plus i spent some time deep cleaning the wheels, busting some rust off the rotor to wheel contact area. painting and corrosion removal and prevention was my life for some 30 years. i see it as therapy in my retired portion of my life :hyper:

I like this idea and considered doing the exact same on my ordered car.

 

curious, did you just tape up and paint them while on the car, or pull them off, paint, and go thru bleeding the brakes and what not to put them back on? I would think, for these mock up purposes you just did it while on the car and then wonder if you could get paint application all the way around the caliper and if not, that would just leave an avenue for the paint to not adhere over time with original exposed metal on the back side (hard side to reach if done on the car).

 

let me know..

i just cleaned em up real good and taped off the back sides. this was purely for mock up .

If i repaint them for her i will take em off and bead blast and prime and paint, which may actually be better or easier than powdercoating them.

she is thrilled with the color, i may just order the exact paint color match and paint them, which wil make touch up easier if something or someone dings em rotating the tires.

bleeding is not a biggie for me, i have the right tools, but its still a PITA to do,

a side not i did find a powdercoat additive that makes the powder glow in the dark.... i might test a peice and see the effects behind the wheels, you know how it is keeping the one you love happy :happy feet:

one other intersting note.

when i jacked up the car using the prescribed points, the frame is incredibly stiff, as i jacked up each side the oppisite side lifted up as well.

How long will the paint last on them?

we will find out soon.

I am not to thrilled about tearing the calipers down to do the powder coating for her. but hey I do try to keep her happy :happy feet:

if i get a month out of them i may not do the powder and just repaint em as needed.

Hubby is getting ready to poweder coat the brake calipers red.

so he cleaned em up and painted em with a high temp red paint to see how they look and if I like the clor or not before the caliper teardown

I have about 7000 miles on the Edge SEL Plus. Lately, when filling up, I have noticed that the tank isn't getting full. When I am filling and it shuts off I can usually put in another 2-5 gallons, but very slowly. Depends on the station and nozzle that I am using. It's acting like the breather is plugged, or something. I've had a similar problem on my F250 when the breather was full of rocks from driving on gravel roads, but the Edge hasn't seen any gravel yet.

 

Just wondering if anybody else has had this problem. I am going to have the dealer take a look, but I was hoping to wait until my next oil change.

us to

i just fill it realslow after teh first shut off,

takes a few minutes

we just did a tyler texas to jacksonville florida trip

running 77.2 mostly according to gps and we squeezed out a very nice average of 21.6 mpg

and it got better the faster we drove, the tank with the most 78-80 mph speeds gained 21.8

nope..cant drop it..it would be too close..remember a women drives this..I know mine isn't as careful as I am..I gotta leave her a little room to play with without messing anything up..Like it sits no no rub front or back..full lock turn..if I lower it..I think it will rub..and give me a harsher ride.

that looks very nice, the wheels actually make it look even mre sinister

powerboatr from gogo diesel says HEY

he's my hubby

we are looking for a line to powder coat the brake calipers to match the body color

maybe your not DRIVING it. We drive it like the truck and the car it replaced, our edge has tons of get up and go

it does though at 60 in cruise feel like its at teh low end of the pwer band.

but on the highway at 70+ it pulls great and we still get 20-21 mpg

they marketed this great liitl gem to the wrong crowd. we are over 40 nearer 50 and its a perfect fit, easy to get in to for old brokens bones and the seats are great on my husbands bad back

It is the CD3 platform. Ford Edge, Mazda CX-7 and CX-9, Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ, and Mazda6.

thank you

I didn't even notice until I saw this post...

me neither

what other cars share the edge/lincoln frame and body platform? is the volvo a relative?

tia

my husband and I think our seats are great, he is very tall and the seat back headrest actually supports his neck, and the lower lumbar bag helps him alot, he has a bad back and he just raves at how comfortable teh seats are.