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1 hour ago, Cerberus said:

why bother with a bluetooth connection, just use a audio cable from the CD headphone jack to the aux input port on the vehicle.

or, as much as you don't want to do the thumb drive option, it is the easiest and most stable way to deliver audio to the system..

If Bendmac's 2020 Edge is anything like my 2018 ST-Line it wont have a 3.5mm aux input socket - just two USB connectors.

Hi there Scoalabro, welcome to the Forum.

We'd love to see some pics of your Edge, if you have any.

Don't forget if you want to go to your prom you'll have to go more than 88mph!

Hi there. Welcome to the Forum.

We look forward to seeing your Edge pics.

I normally keep my sunglasses in one of the cup-holders - the case fits perfectly.

But when I am using the cup-holders as Ford intended I will usually put my sunnies in that space. Other than that I don't use it.

10 hours ago, tsquale said:

Thank you! Bought it for $1,000 in 2011 and have slowly been working on it. Certainly not a show car, but a lot of fun to get out and drive! It has about 119k for miles.

Looks great to me.

I think classic cars can be over-restored sometimes. I always prefer them to have a slight patina that shows a bit of their history. And definitely for them to be used ; who wants a museum piece?

23 hours ago, tsquale said:

Wife drives a 2017 Outback. My toy is the 1965 Thunderbird

Love the Thunderbird. That must be worth a bit.

On 9/7/2021 at 4:25 PM, Vanquished said:

Did you know that soccer is actually a British term? It comes from "Association Football" and it has been in use as long as the term football to refer to soccer. 

Yes indeed,. It was coined in the elite fee-paying "public schools" of England to distinguish it from the other football played - "rugger". But as a Brit Circatee would never refer to the game as "soccer", just "football".

On 8/18/2021 at 5:40 AM, omar302 said:

I remember reading the same issue in the Forums. Even the newer Edges came from the factory without the laminated sunroof glass. Did you notice any sound difference?

I've now had opportunity to do a fair bit of motorway driving since the glass was replaced and no, I can't say I have noticed any increase in noise at all. You wouldn't know it was any different.

8 hours ago, 2FAST4U said:

Nope.  Vehicle has to be stopped.

Claude.

That's strange. It can be done OK on Sync 3 installed on the European Edge.

Hi. You're welcome!

18 hours ago, Adam.mcmasters said:

Ok thanks 

You can see what the proper, Ford fog light looks like in this pic:

Hi Adam. Welcome to the forum.

There are quite a few posts on here about installing the fog lamps we have on the European Edge into the North American Edge.

If I remember rightly, the problem isn't so much mounting them in the bodywork but having to cut away some of the metal bumper assembly behind it (which is unique to the American model) and then making the necessary changes to the electrics.

If you do a search on "fog lamps" you'll probably find it all.

1 hour ago, hannah235 said:

Just bought this 2016 ford edge like 3 days ago and my bf was going to take it to work this morning. He said the back glass looked fogged over because the temperature got down to about 67F last night and it's been hot here in tn. He turned the rear defrost on and said almost immediately heard a cracking sound, so he got out of the car and went to inspect the noise to find the back glass wash shattering and falling out at the bottom and worked it's way to cover the entire back glass. I have reached out to the dealer i bought it from as it's still under warranty, i'm just waiting for them so send me a text whenever a live agent is available. I'm hoping and praying that this isn't the beginning of a long line of problems like my boyfriend gas with his Ford F350 that we eventually had to get rid of because the cost of repairs was up in the THOUSANDS.

I had this happen a few years ago with a Mondeo I had at the time. It was really cold, below freezing so I put on the rear window heater/demister to clear it and a few seconds later it there was an almighty crack and the tempered glass broke leaving it looking like a completed jig-saw puzzle! It didn't stay like that for long though, one bump in the road and the whole thing caved in, leaving the back covered in tiny glass fragments. It was a very cold journey!

Over here it is normal for all glass to be covered by car insurance with claims having no impact on your no-claim bonus and only a nominal excess to pay. Is that not the same in the US?

Welcome to the forum Tony. That's a fine looking car you've got there. Nice colour too.

On 8/18/2021 at 1:00 AM, Cerberus said:

double press and hold of unlock button works for me.. sometimes

Thanks. This works with my 2018 ST-Line.

Why aren't these things in the owner's handbook?

Welcome to our forum. Nice looking car.

17 hours ago, handfiler said:

 

Laminated glass is heavier and more susceptible to cracking. Tempered glass is considerably stronger and is cheaper to manufacture. It takes considerably more force for tempered glass to fail but when it does it does so in a spectacular way.

Long story short they switched for cost and weight savings.

Thanks. The guy at Autoglass said Ford probably changed the spec because they had so many failures with the laminated glass, most likely due to flexing caused by vehicle movement, or susceptibility to stone-chips.

On 8/18/2021 at 5:40 AM, omar302 said:

I remember reading the same issue in the Forums. Even the newer Edges came from the factory without the laminated sunroof glass. Did you notice any sound difference?

Thanks Omar, I should have searched the forum first I guess. It looks like there has been quite some discussion about it already. 

The noise issue is a bit concerning though. I've not noticed anything, but as I've not had chance to take the car out onto the motorway yet, it's a little too early to tell.

I've just had my cracked sunroof repaired (the static glass part rather than the moving part) but the firm who did it were unable to source it in the laminated glass as originally fitted to my 2018 ST-Line and replaced with toughened.

They called their supplier who confirmed the laminated glass was no longer available and Ford had replaced it with toughened. Why would Ford do that?

Has anyone else come across this when getting their broken glass sunroof repaired?

My Edge has the factory fitted trailer connector fitted on a bracket that pushes up out of the way and out of sight when not in use.

Have you checked that yours is not the same?

Hi, welcome to the forum.

Great pic, it looks lovely there with those palm trees. Where is it?

15 hours ago, ben senise said:

 

don't forget that in the UK you use imperial gallons whereas in the US they use US Customary gallons.

1 imperial gallon has 160 (fluid) imperial oz. and is 4.546 L

1 US Customary gallon has 128 (fluid) US Customary oz. and is 3.785 L

 

your 34 mpg imperial is about 28 mpg american but your edge is diesel, no?

Yes, you're right on both. 

Wow... that's some heavy consumption. Guess that's why we have much smaller engines in our Edges over here. I don't get anything like the official figures but am currently averaging at 34mpg.

All the European Edges come with front and rear fog lamps. What's the difficulty with fitting the correct switch from an Edge?

Nice looking Edge. Welcome to our forum.