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What other trucks/cars does Ford use these pads on? Explorer? Taurus X? They can't just be used on the Edge. Paul

Those are the ford part numbers, correct? Paul

Porterfield doesn't make a brake pad for the Edge. I wish. I'll email a few companies and see what I can find. I read somewhere that KVR had pads, but searching for the part numbers turned up nothing. Paul

I think a good part of the bad braking performance with the Edge is the coefficient of friction (cf) of the brake pads Ford is using. My 04 Sienna had WAAAAAY better brakes than my new '08 Edge Limited. I don't think the pads in the edge have enough initial bite, and I find braking smoothly very difficult in this truck. I suspect that a pad with a higher cf at a lower temp will do wonders and allow one to modulate the braking better resulting in better braking but also smoother braking. I went through a similar change on my old race car (http://www.frankenmini.com if you're interested) and pads make all the difference. Too bad there is no way to get the cf graph of the OEM pads, I'd be curious as to what it looks like. Changing the pads should also improve pedal feel. Bigger rotors won't help, rotors are giant heat sinks for dissipating the heat, and the brakes in the Edge suck all the time, not just when the rotors are hot. Bigger rotors don't help make the car stop any sooner unless the brakes are getting too hot. I would say the Edge brakes get mildly better as they warm up, which gives my theory on pads some plausibility. For those that aren't aware a car doesn't stop because the caliper are trying squeeze the rotor so hard that it stops the car. The secret to brakes comes from the cf of the pad, higher the cf the more stopping power, while at the same time being harder on the rotors. In my race cars (new one is http://www.brutusv8.com/ if you're interested) I can adjust brake bias (how much front vs rear braking force there is) front to rear with pads by almost 10% by just changing the pads in either the front or rear or both. Now, all this said, if the master cylinder isn't giving enough PSI to the calipers, and/or the piston size of the caliper is too small the pads won't be able to generate the friction they need to be truly effective. Fixing that would be very expensive, and virtually impossible due to stability control and anti-lock brake system control units. So this msg is a round about way of me asking, do any aftermarket brake pad companies make pads for the Edge? Paul

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Just took delivery of my 2008 Ford Edge Limited AWD yesterday. My dealer coated the entire interior in Armour All protectant, it looks awful and everything is slippery. When I say they coated everything, I mean everything, seats, door panels, steering wheel (!!!), cargo panels, dash, everywhere. Even hard plastic trim that isn't suppose to be coated! Passengers slide in their seat when I drive! They even coated the non-slip rubber mats in the center console and above the radio, effectively making those slippery. Argh! It's awful. Got out of the car yesterday and felt greasy. Does anyone know how I can "wear off" the Armour All more quickly than just waiting for nature to take it's course? Paul

I heard back from the SyncMyRide.com support folks on the issue I had uploading my response file from the "Status Checker" tool. Here's what they said: In other words, it doesn't work. :rolleyes: I am going to generate another log file and see what it contains, assuming it isn't encrypted. I think I'll poke at the cab file that was downloaded, but my guess is everything is signed by Ford, at the very least I should be able to extract the contents. Paul

Got my Redfire 2008 Ford Edge AWD Limited yesterday. I ran the Sync Checker yesterday afternoon, I'm a computer guy by trade so I love this stuff. Uploaded the resulting file back to the syncmyride.com, and it doesn't seem to have actually told Ford/MS anything. It still thinks I need to run the checker, like the upload failed, even though it told me it was successfully. I'm going to try it again. Picking up a 80GB Zune to leave in the car, that way I can sync my new media wirelessly via WiFi with my house from the garage when I leave in the morning or get home at night. :-) Paul

Just ordered my Redfire Edge Limited AWD w/Carbon Leather, 18" Painted (not chrome) Wheels, DVD, and tow package. Should take delivery in a couple of weeks. If anyone has a picture of the RedFire Edge with the painted 18" wheels, I'd love to see it. Got a great price. I had tested the Lambda (Enclave, Outlook, etc), 2009 Murano, '09 Highlander and Hyundai Veracruz, but couldn't pass up the deal I got on the Ford considering it's fully equipped minus nav. Couldn't justify the price for the Nav even though it's a pretty sweet unit, not to mention already have a wide screen Magellan. Now to order a Proclip to mount my Magellan GPS. Paul