foghelmut

Haha, its a normal occurrence with these Edges alright, but its not supposed to happen.

Ours had been replaced twice, and we went a good 1.5 years without it failing, but we got condensation again.  Time to go back before I run out of warranty.

Just clarification - we get some hazy condensation now, which is a lot better than the original one that was filling with water like an aquarium.

Does the factory tow package come with any additional transmission cooling? Or is it just the hitch and brake lights connectors?

I have a manual liftgate - the part on the car is FT4B-R406A11-AC

I bought a StrongArm 6120 for my 2016 because I can't be bothered to go to the dealer for $20 worth of warranty (I assume its covered), but its about 1" shorter than OEM. Anyone got any info on what the right part is?

Any issues with installing H9 bulb 65w, it will overload the electric wiring or wiring is OK?

My only concern about heat and load produced by using H9 65w.

I've had H9 in for months, no issues.

I ended up putting in the H9 bulbs in. The 65w is much brighter than the standard 55w, and the light actually fills out the field width. The projector lenses keep the light from causing any excess glare or unnatural patterns. Now the headlights are almost as bright as my Subaru with standard H11 bulbs. This is just a poor headlight housing design on these Fords.

Try this thread http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/7723-roof-rails-with-panoramic-roof/

Try this thread http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/7723-roof-rails-with-panoramic-roof/

Enviroback Carpet from Home Depot for $19 http://www.homedepot.com/p/TrafficMASTER-Enviroback-Charcoal-60-in-x-36-in-Recycled-Rubber-Thermoplastic-Rib-Door-Mat-60-443-1902-30000500/202072107. Ribbed carpet surface, rubber, waterproof. Cut to fit.

Doesn't have lip edges, but the carpet catches dirt. Cheap and easy and gets the job done.

New piece installed again. No water yet!

The new part was installed, washed the car a week later, full of water. Our service manager is trying to find a NEW new part - can't get one for two weeks. He tried other dealerships, no one has one available.

Anyone else got water in theirs? Seems odd its so difficult to get the part.

The H9 bulb has the same dimensions as the H11, but it won't fit the H11 plug. You'll have to either get an adapter cable or shave the H9 socket. There are instructions online available. It's the same filament but a higher wattage, so you get a brighter light at the expense of a shorter lifespan.

http://www.autonews.com/article/20170613/OEM11/170619917/iihs-study-finds-just-2-of-37-suv-headlights-rate-good

The Ford Edge was another model that received a poor rating for its lack of visibility.

Ford Edge rated as pretty terrible.

Its amazing, I have the same bulbs in my Impreza as the Edge, but my Impreza lights up the whole road. My Edge is like trying to light my way with a potato.

I see there are a few threads about HID conversions, but has anyone just tried sticking a H9 bulb in there? It's the same bulb as the H11, just more wattage.

What is the point of this stupid thing being there if it doesn't even function as a light except on the top trim models?

My 2016 SEL has this in the center light. There were two vertical cracks in it. I never hit anything. The dealer initially said "it looks like an impact," but they went on to do some kind of investigation involving UV lights. They ordered a new part and are covering it under warranty.

does the radio info not show on the right side display of your instrument cluster? i see music info while playing off my usb stick there while using google maps on the large center display.

I don't really ever drive this by myself. Kinda useless to have me be the only one to see the radio info.

I installed it. Its good. Not a huge fan of it being an either Android or Sync situation, but I guess that's the deal. It would be nice to have my radio information available while in Android Auto. A quick Sync home button would be nice.

That's one thing I hate about the voice commands - I could park the car and do it by hand by the time it gets done talking to me about all of the options.

For those of you that have done the H9 mod, how did you remove the extra "tab" in the bulb socket? Break it off, grind it with Dremel etc?

 

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I used a chisel and a razor blade on the plastic. Just clipped off the metal with wire clippers.

Or you can get adapter plugs off of Amazon or eBay. Usually people will go an extra step and waterproof these with some silicon caulk or some dielectric grease.

Getting close to the end of the year here, is it happening?

 

So that you can open the liftgate without unlocking the car. So that you can open the liftgate from a distance for someone else who is close to the car. So that you can open the liftgate for somebody stuck inside the cargo area.

 

If you want to "take it all the way", then pay for the power option that Ford offers. If you wanted the struts to be strong enough to push it open, then it would be impossible to close.

What's the difference between the liftgate being unlocked and the whole car being unlocked? Kind of pointless. Why can't a person in the back just lower the seat and go out the door? Why are cargo areas being used as elaborate traps?

If the struts aren't going to swing it open, why do I have the button on the fob? I like the car, just a few things about it seem like "hey this is a good idea but lets not take it all the way."

When I press the liftgate button on the keyfob, is it supposed to swing open? Mine just kinda pops and you gotta lift it up yourself. What's the point of a keyfob button? Its just as much work to press the button on the liftgate itself as you open it.

I did the H9 in my Subaru, it was overkill. But the Subaru seems to have a better beam pattern than the Ford to begin with. Like I don't see my own shadow within my headlights when someone with HIDs is behind me in the Subaru like I do with the Ford. It's worth a shot.

Mine are adjusted perfectly, they're just weak.