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Maybe the cops are a nuissance in your area, but I get by with 20% and the windshield done. The cops here don't hassle anyone, even with 5%, for tint, and if you get by with 20%... It matches the rest of the windows best, too. Personal preference. I'd go darker if I had to do it again.

Welcome! This is a great community with lots of friendly and willing help, plus great conversation. I would have opted for the BAMR (Big Ass Moon Roof), but I'm glad ya like your Edge. Any plans to mod it, even slightly?

Color and output of your HIDs look great! I love Dan's LEDs, they're fantastic.

Probably need warmer weather/heat gun to make the plastic more pliable. I tried to do remove the fog lamp housing too, to update the lighting. Budged, but not enough, even with both hands and all kind of pry tools at the ready

That's not very encouraging! I can wait until summer though. The chrome looks all right so long as I have chrome headlight housings.

About to do this. Wish me luck.

*Update: Guess I'm not strong enough to push far enough in on the bumper, and a screwdriver isn't popping it off, so this will be postponed until I can find my plastic panel removal tool...or the spring, when it's warm enough to do them with them on the car.

It's another PD product, so it would essentially have the same effect as eight coats of black. I had seen a comparison on Youtube of the Glossfier versus year-long spray on bra (don't remember the name) that I also have. lol I had noticed when I peeled off the 6 coat layer I had on previously that parts were thinner (and didn't peel off as easy), I assume from constant debri and air pressure, so I made sure to make this one thicker.

Don't know if anyone recalls my brushed aluminum looking PD I put on the grille (Pearlized black). Stripped that, and re-dipped the grille. 10 coats. 5 black, 5 gloss.

Then decided to use glossifier on the first 1.5 feet of the hood. Probably eight coats (I just finished the gloss can).

The dish soap took care of the removal, so it looks blacker, now. I could just do a couple coats of PD if I really wanted to make it that same.

Tints, HIDs, and WeatherTechs! First things I did, excluding a subwoofer. I'm going to do the DTBL Taillight conversion with LEDs Dan offers, and Definitely want to do blue and white in the dash, instead of the green.

Merry Christmas to you, too, and to everyone else. Have a blessed holiday and be safe!

Sounds like you have an awful case of bad luck. I haven't needed anything replaced on my '08 at 82k, knock on wood.

^^Agreed. I'd love to see more of a Taurus hood and slope on the front end with the lights and grille taken from the fusion.

Okay, I believe you. Guess it's not big of an issue then, except maybe if I want to race my car. lol

...that's annoying. Will it not cause my batteries with my amps and HIDs to drain faster? Don't get me wrong, I understand its purpose. It was explained in a piece of legislation that failed mandating/encouraging people shut off their cars if kept idling for more than 3 minutes. So if my car is parked in a parking space and I turn it on and leave it running remotely for 10 minutes, will it shut itself off?

Someone want to explain AutoStart/Stop? Would this create another obstacle into installing aftermarket remote start systems?

I'm ready to get a set, Dan. ...just wish it would have happened before Black Friday. LOL Now, I'll have to have an excuse to get them. So excited!!!!

WeatherTechs. They may be expensive, but they're made in the US and the BEST mats. My mom actually fell in love with the ones I had in her car and made me give them to her for an early Christmas present, so he new car didn't get ruined in the snow. They work great. I've had paint spilled on it, food, mud, snow, rocks, etc, and it just pops out easy enough that none of it gets on the carpet and I can scrap and spray it all off.

How about I tell you that, for me, that light comes on whenever I turn off the traction control, but turns off when the car is turned off since the car always starts with traction control on. If you're truly slilding, the car will beep quite loudly (it's annoying when you're purposely doing it lol). If you didn't bump the button, then I'd imagine something is wrong with your traction control system. Honestly, I don't think it's anything to worry about. I drive without traction control outside of snowy conditions a lot of the time.

If the AWD also fails, I'm totally down for the RWD model. Wooh! Can we get a photoshop of the gt500 hood on an Edge, with the vents and badges on the fender? Maybe even a Mustang/Taurus style grille on the 2015. Why don't they just let the forum design it?

*edit: I also think it's time for a digital speedometer, as the civic has it, but located in the middle of the tach that should be more centered in the cluster. So the tach would still have a gauge, but not a needle. It could show rpms with a digitial loading bar-esque thing. The message screen can be larger and handle all the error icons and whatnot. No?

Then Shelby can pick up production with an Edge, too.

You mean the GT500 model, right?

I hardly ever use my mirrors when changing lanes... I constantly check them when driving in the same lane that I have a pretty good idea of where the cars are around me, and for entering/exiting the freeway, I just look over my shoulder. Just a little change in driving habits can fix your problem pretty cheaply. I'm not aware of any law, but USDOT has so many regulations.. lol They have little attachable mirrors to cover your blindspot, or replacement mirrors with an angled mirror built in to cover it.

Maybe they'll make a 5.0 GT model.

I put some glossifier PD on today to prep it for the winter slush and salt, butttttt I didn't take the tape off when it was still wet so the lines are REAL ugly. Probably will redo it. On the plus side, I've found I like the color the glossifier gives me when I put it over my blue. ...got me thinking about doing the whole car.

Cellbine, that's a fantastic idea with the phone. How's it held up with all you sliding it in and out of pockets and whatnot?

...I'm a college student. I'll have it til it dies, besides, it's paid off and it's more fun for trips.