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Great info in this thread! My Wife's 2011 Limited with 116,000 started dropping the camera intermittently, but now shows the "contact your dealer" message every time it's put into reverse. I'm planning to order a camera and get this thing replaced. On the fordparts website I see two cameras - build date before 2/15/2011 and after 2/16/2011. My build date is 9/16/2010. Do I get the camera to match my build date or do I get the new camera because it may be improved?

The seat trim panels surrounding the amps look really great! What are they made of?

It's interesting because the OEM 22s actually have a higher load rating than the OEM 20s (2039lbs. vs. 1874lbs.). If I had to guess I'd say the shorter sidewall on the 22s puts you at greater risk for wheel damage when hitting bumps or potholes with a loaded trailer.

How much does the tow dolly weigh? Which Focus? The Mk1 and 2 are only ~2500-2700lbs, so they'd be fine with a 3500lb hitch. The Mk3 is ~3000 (ST is 3200), so they'd be close.

Tow ratings are a gray area, honestly. You can buy a hitch for a non-tow-package-equipped Edge that is rated for 3500#, that's what I did for my 2011 Limited. The tow package adds trailer sway control and an additional transmission cooler, but there's no physical reason that you can't safely pull a full 3500#.

Huge thanks to TheWizard and omar302, installed the new switch today and everything's back to normal! Time to update TrueDelta.

Unfortunately I think Ford has too much sunk into MFT to give up on it, even though the end users would benefit greatly and I bet their defect rate would drop exponentially. I assume they'd just charge the standard $500-900 they would normally get for Nav instead for iOS support and suddenly the OEM isn't responsible for new SD cards, map updates, and more. All the better for them.

Ordered. Thanks!!

Funny you mention that, since getting an Edge, my parents, sister, sister-in-law, and co-worker have all pick up one for themselves. Sister-in-law's is a 2011, but I'm not sure I could convince them to let me tear into the steering column. Thanks again for all of the info! I might just have to bit the bullet and pay the $75 "diagnostic" fee. The last time I took my wife's old Focus to the dealer to diagnose an ABS issue, they charged me the fee and found that one of the rear sensors was bad. Luckily, after that they only charged the cost of the part, no labor for replacement, so maybe I'll take the Edge back to that dealer.

56,000 miles on it, so the bumper-to-bumper is over with. We like the Edge enough that we basically stopped driving my car. Thanks for the additional info! I would definitely appreciate the pinout info. I'd love to do as much as possible on my own.

Sure, it might be a little more involved than swapping in a couple LED bulbs, but that doesn't mean it's not DIY. Sounds like no one has seen this before, guess I'll have to dig in.

My wife and I have gotten used to the Edge's turn signal stalk and have actually come to like it - a small movement for three blinks in either direction and a large movement for the blinker to stay on until I turn. Recently, though, the blinker will not stay on when indicating a right turn. It will blink three times then turn off, no matter how hard the stalk is moved. The left turn still works as expected so we're wondering what's causing this. Has anyone seen this issue before? I did a search for blinkers but all I found was people installing LEDs or wondering why the light blinked quickly. Many thanks.

The Taurus weighs 300-400lb more than the Edge.

The passenger side on my 2011 does the same thing. It moves fine with the joystick and I set the spot I want it in via the 1/2 buttons. The next time I start up the car and hit my button, it either moves to pointing up or down, and just today after starting or shutting off the car, it tries to move more than the motor will allow, so the mirror clicks.

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