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Dan, between you and my computers, my wallet's going to be begging for mercy.....lol

As for masking parts with painters' tape, there's nothing to be ashamed of at all. In fact, I did it on my 2008 Edge for the following reasons: a) Protection of headlights, rubber, and other components due to me using a rotary which can grind down to bare metal if you are not careful. I did not want polish or wax getting on the textured plastic cladding at the bottom of the vehicle. That crap is a bear to get out. Will I do the same with my 2011? You'd better believe it and without any remorse.

I tend to favor water-based protectants such as Lexol's Vinylex or 303.

The replacement windshield is an OEM Sound Screen with the Llumar AirBlue 80 applied.

Rock plus windshield......not a good combo.

These are comparison pics of the room I am in shown without and with AirBlue 80

For those who don't feel comfortable darkening their windows, Llumar has a product called AirBlue 80. This is an 80% tint that ANYONE would be hard pressed to tell you had it tinted. It looks like factory glass except that you have VERY high heat rejection. As for my back windows and front doors, I am running the AZ legal limit of 35%.

I figured I would christen the new forum with a review of the dealership I got both my 2008 and 2011 Edges from. Their slogan is "It's all about you!" and they do live up to it quite well. Each time I have taken the Edges in for service, they intently listen to my concerns and work with me to solve the problems. Brandon, Eric, John, Jesus, and Vicki have all been stellar when it came to making sure everything is in tip top shape for me. If you need to get around, there is an Enterprise Car Rental on the premises. They charge a nominal fee for renting a vehicle. Their service matches that of the dealership. They will also work with you to get you into something comfortable. If you decide to wait, you can head over to the Mustang Coffee Bar. They do serve some pretty good coffees and pastries. The guy who mans it does bring in one of the best homemade lemon bars I have EVER tasted. The only place that may need work, IMO, is Aftermarket. They don't always contact you after determining you need a quote.

The goal of this forum is to share different experiences with Ford dealerships and forum vendors whether good or bad. For those experiences that are not so pleasant, we ask for the following: a: Contact the vendor/dealership and try to work the solution out. If you can't reach a reasonable solution, let it be known here. b: Try to keep your arguments off the forums. Handle them via Email and/or private message. c: Try to keep a civil tone. Remember that you get more flies with honey than with vinegar.

ASRock is supposed to be a pretty decent board that is equvalent to Asus.

That is a classic case of ownage....lol

I have an S3 and it works fine for phone but tends to be a little funny with Bluetooth Audio (Playing music from the cell phone). Sometimes, it will drop on me or take a long time to connect. If the S4 solves those problems, I am heading to the nearest T-Mobile Store and picking up a black one.

Welcome to the forum.

I have an Asus laptop.

Did you dilute the All Purpose Cleaner?

I went with a 1200 W PS in order to give myself some headroom if I decide to go SLI in the future. With things like Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere, and a few other things, I need the firepower. I did have a UPS on my desktop before but may go that route again. Possibly APC.

I will agree. Updating them is a real pain in the . That's why I went Asus this time around.

Desktop Planned Upgrade: CPU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284 Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157358 Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703037 SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147187 Addl. Storage: 750 GB HD, 2 TB HD, 4 TB HD RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231629 Video: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814121659 Monitor: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824236313 CPU Cooler: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099 Video Capture: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815710002 Case: Current Cooler Master HAF 922 or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119239 (Got a feeling wifey wants to claim my 922). HTPC Planned Upgrade: CPU: Current Phenom X4 965 that's in my desktop Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131942 SSD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147187 RAM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231440 Addl. Storage: 3 of these - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136874 Video Capture: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815710002 Case and power supply remain unchanged

For now, it's the Actiontec DSL Modem/Wireless Router provided by the Telco and a Linksys Wireless Router.

First, let's start with the current specs of the machines to be rebuilt: Desktop current specs: Processor: AMD Phenom X4 965 Black Edition RAM: 8GB G.Skill Sniper DDR3 1333 (CAS Latency, 9) Seagate 750 GB Hard Drive Seagate 1TB Hard Drive Western Digital Caviar Green 2 TB Hard Drive Koutech Internal Card Reader US Robotics Fax Modem (Guess I am a little old-fashioned that way) Antec 550w Power Supply Lite-On IDE DVD Burners w/LightScribe Cooler Master HAF 922 Case XFX 7900 GT Video Card MSI 870A-G54 motherboard Home Theater PC Processor: AMD Phenom X2 555 Black Edition RAM: 4GB G.Skill DDR2 1066 Seagate 1.5 TB 5900 RPM drive LG Blu-Ray Burners w/ Lightscribe Silverstone ST70F 700w power supply Silverstone GD01-MX case MSI 785GTM-E45 Micro ATX motherboard Both of these rigs need to be rebuilt to current specs. I will post the planned upgrades this evening....

I just went through this with mine and had to have the latch replaced.

You know I am looking at putting these on mine. Now, if you had a mirror solution.....

Interesting. My dealership only replaced the booster and the problem went away. What is your dealership saying about the master cylinder?

I actually added 35% tint on the back windows and rear doors. Much better in terms of heat rejection since I also have an 80% on the windshield.

Mine currently