strokersix

or if anyone else knows of this or had it done......

We replaced the rear tail/brake bulbs with LED's in our 2010 Edge (due to the melting issues) and now have the "fast flash". I have heard of people taking their Edge's into the dealer and having the "bulb out sensor" (or something to that effect) disabled in the "SMART JUNCTION BOX".

RPM, if you're still on this forum, chime in.......

You do not need to add anything, I have it directly replaced, it is true that is flashes slightly faster, but is not that bad, I do not want to go into modifying any further...and we do not have too much space to add the resistor, so if you find a way of replacing the current flasher by a LED flasher, please let us know which you used, and where it is located...

Just replaced our 3rd bulb and the plastic on the bulb itself was melted. I ordered a set of LED bulbs for the rear to eliminate the problem. All you need to do is switch the flasher from a "mechanical" to an "electronic" flasher ($7), they look identical and make the LED's blink correctly since they don't draw near the load as a filiment. I already did a set in my factory superduty lenses.

I recently had my 08 Edge Limited in for a Vista Roof Rattle at my local Ford/Lincoln/Mercury Dealer for 5 day's, prior to a 4,400 mile road trip from the Midwest to the West coast and back. This was the second time the dealer had the vehicle in for the same repair. Not only is the rattle worse, but this is how it was returned to me. At this point, I'm not sure what my next step is. The pictures speak for themselves.

 

E-mail Ford directly with which dealer preformed the work and send your pictures. I had some warranty work done on mine and Ford sent a survey on how well the dealer did, so I told them what happened and they didn't fix it the first time and it had to stay. Well they called, then a week later the service mngr from the dealer called and said that he got a call....... as they say "IT rolls down hill"

How do they match? Do both units work individually or do both seats watch the same program? Overall thoughts?

Both units will display the same show when wired as specified, since of course it's cheaper to just produce one dvd player, which is a side load on the drivers headrest.

BUT....... you could unplug the passenger side (slave) one from the drivers side (dvd player) and use an iPod with video if you wanted I believe. the 2 are connected via RCA cables. I do have a set of composite cables for my iPod touch, I need to go down and get the RCA set for it since all the "slave" display needs is a signal input.

Our kids watch pretty much the same thing right now, so who know's later.

For the price...... The are nice units,..... leather looks good, wider than your stock headrest, pretty strait forward on installations. On the EDGE's with black leather, you have white stitching on the front side from the factory, these come with black stitching, but you get over that real quick, especialy when it's on the backside of your head.

There is a nice write up on install I believe in the "mod" or "NAV" section that "TWINS" (used id) did. You can also look on YouTube under "dvd headrest install" (and many others I'm sure) on people and shops installing them

My dealer has the best labor rates in town, and I'm still under warranty. Even if they DID charge me for say, a half hour of labor, I would have gladly paid it. I'd rather be safe than potentially void my warranty! Just wanted to let others know that there was an alternative to wiring resistors, since I'm sure there are others out there who also aren't comfortable messing with wiring!

 

Cheers!

Not sure how the EDGE's are set up for their "flasher" unit's, if it's all computer or still use an inline flasher unit, but I changed all my lights on my '07 superduty to LED's and had the same problem, the cure for that was changing the flasher unit from a "mechanical flasher" to an "electronic flasher", $9 at the part store, did it myself and it will now tell me if I do have a light out (needs to be the entire LED unit, not just one diode).

New owner of a 2010 Edge FWD with 3,200 miles and getting around 19 MPG. Replaced a 2000 Toyota Seinna (10 yr. old v6) that got 21 MPG same trip everyday to and from work and purchase gas from the same station. Will it get any better?

6500 miles.... still 19-MPG since day 1

Hello all- Im new here, but need opinions!! Im looking for a pair of dual dvd headrests for my kids, but am trying to avoid paying $2k for them through the dealer!! I have been looking at myron and davis' and wondered if I could buy the dvd insert and have it installed or would that be toooo hard? Myron and Davis anyone? I drive a 2010 ford edge (duh!) Thank you all in advance!!!

I just ordered a set of BRAVO leather dvd headrest from www.newegg.com and they currently have a $50 rebate with them which brings them to $299 for the set of 2...... you can also search, but figured I could give you some info anyway since I'm already typing............

Hey, just in case anyone is interested, I just ordered the same Bravo dvd headrest as "JEEPTWINS" above, and also from www.newegg.com, and right now thru the end of the month of March you can get another $50 rebate, which brings them to $299 for the set.

Copy and paste into your brouser - http://images10.newegg.com/UploadFilesForNewegg/rebate/SH/BRAVO82-011-008Mar8Mar3110jh28.pdf

-StrokerSix

Does your state have a lemon law? It basically just protects the buyer from a commitment to a bad vehicle. I had to sign a paper saying I had received my state's lemon law book at the dealer before I took possession.

A lemon law primarily pertains to the same item being repaired more than 3 times, and all the other loop holes that will come along with it. Something tells me the lemon law would not come into effect for a faulty key pad on the door, or a 99 cent plastic elbow for the drain tube.

4500 miles on our 2010 Limited and the nav unit is going out on it....... back to the warranty dept again.

This is the third time for this thing. 1st- AC/heater core drain line not hooked to the exterior and soaked the carpets (all weather mats down and could not tell until vacuming) and 2nd- key pad for keyless entry went out and would not work.

I hope this isn't the start of a pattern for this thing..........

4500 miles and getting the same..... hoping to come up some more as the miles go up.

As already stated the torque wrench is adjustable to ft/lbs torque and would be used to properly install an oil pan plug to spec.

 

Using an impact gun to install an oil pan plug is pretty asinine.

It doesn't matter if you use a torque wrench, impact gun or a 1/2" ratchet with a cheater bar..... it will only work as good as the operator that is using it...... sound like a real genius got ahold of it.

Motorcraft FL-500S $12.20 at Ford.

Motorcraft FL-500S $9.49 at O'Reilly

Nothing on the internet for Pep Boys or AutoZone

http://www.rockauto.com/dbphp/x,catalog,48,partnum,FL500S,d,MOTORCRAFT_FL500S.html $6.42 +$5.11 shipping

$15.50 including shipping at Amazon

 

Looks like O'Reilly is the place IF you have one.

 

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So looking at ROCKAUTO.com, shipping doesn't go up very much if you buy multiples...... so buying 5 filters works out to $8.00/ea with shipping right to my door, or if I ordered 10 filers it worked out to be about $7.20/ea with shipping right to my door.

Shipping charges obviously changed by zip code..... I'm in the northwest.

That is the drain tube for the AC.Hope that helps u :hyper:

Thanks 07CRUSH, that is exactly what it was. the factory forgot to install the nozzle assy so all the moisture and water drainage went right to the carpet, not to the exterior of the vehicle where it should have gone.

Also while it's at the dealer they are replacing the keypad on the outside of the door, 2 lights already burned out...... and a little over a month old.

Wanted to check and see if anyone knows what this drain tube is.............

It is on the drivers side next to the gas pedal right on the side of the "tranny hump", looks to be about a 3/4" diameter hose coming from behind the console and looks like it should drain to the exterier. There is a hole right there and open but the hose just hangs with no fitting.

We've had our '10 edge limited w/panoramic roof about 1 1/2 months and my wife was vacuming the inside out and noticed the carpet and pad were just soaked...... so much for trying to keep the carpet nice and dry with the weather-tech matts.

-Thanks guys and gals for any help.

My Blazer had that, and you had to open the glass to open the tailgate and quite often in the winter it would freeze shut. I love the tailgate on the Edge, no reaching up and pulling a muscle trying to close it.

Yeah, I could see that on how they open the blazers. the Tahoe opened like the edge does, the only difference being is just the glass could open if need be.

I love our new ford edge, but the one thing that will maybe change in the future is that the rear glass could open without opening the entire rear door lifting up. Sometimes would be nice to just pop the window open and throw a package in real quick.

Our Tahoe we had before this was like that, made it nice to throw something in real quick.

I wanted a new set of horns, and I wanted loud ones. So I thought if I'm going to do it, lets do it right the first time and don't use any wussie stuff.

I used a set of train horns with a 3 gallon tank and a Viair compressor with a cutoff at 200psi. It's not that hard to hook any of it up, just takes a little time. the more time you'll spend, the cleaner the install.

People hear me when they don't understand normal everyday driving skills!

So where is the microphone inside the vehicle for the bluetooth?

We use i880 nextel (motorola) phones, which show to be a proven phone for the system.

My wife likes the bluetooth in our edge while driving and using her phone, except when you're the person on the other end of the line you can hardly hear her. It almost sound like if you were in a big room with one person on one side and you on the other.

Has anyone else had this problem with their blootooth operation in their edge?