GSEdge Posted June 25, 2010 Report Share Posted June 25, 2010 Hi all, 1st post. Have a '10 Edge SEL and love it. But my wife has a major issue with reflections from the center console alum trim around the radio/temp controls. It seems to me that Ford kind of blew it when they put a buffed alum/black striped trim piece that seriously reflects sunlight. My wife is hypersensetive to light like this, and I too have had my eyes saturated with reflections. Then add the highly reflective (chrome) trim bezels around the L-center and R-center ventilation outlets, and I now have a new project. Does anyone know if the center trim piece can be easily removed, and if so, how? I'd like to get it painted, powder-coated, or anodized to a black matte finish to kill reflections. I know there are transfer kits to change the look of this trim, but I don't think that's the direction I want to go in, yet. Thx in advance. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ducktang Posted June 29, 2010 Report Share Posted June 29, 2010 We use polarized sunglasses when we drive and don't notice any reflections at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrtn5Fan Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 Hi all, 1st post. Have a '10 Edge SEL and love it. But my wife has a major issue with reflections from the center console alum trim around the radio/temp controls. It seems to me that Ford kind of blew it when they put a buffed alum/black striped trim piece that seriously reflects sunlight. My wife is hypersensetive to light like this, and I too have had my eyes saturated with reflections. Then add the highly reflective (chrome) trim bezels around the L-center and R-center ventilation outlets, and I now have a new project. Does anyone know if the center trim piece can be easily removed, and if so, how? I'd like to get it painted, powder-coated, or anodized to a black matte finish to kill reflections. I know there are transfer kits to change the look of this trim, but I don't think that's the direction I want to go in, yet. Thx in advance. . I'm sure with the proper surface preperation and the right paint it can be done. I too am thinking of making a change to this area inside my Edge as well. The reflection isn't an issue for me but there are some areas where the brushed finish has started to wear away. I will probably purchase one of the dash kits in a carbon fiber finish though. I had a carbon fiber dash kit in my '04 F250 Lariat and I loved it and received many compliments on it as well. I know you said you don't want to go in that direction yet but the dash kits come in many different finishes that would look great inside the Edge regardless of which interior color you have, just my opinion. Good luck with whatever decision you make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igcitng Posted July 7, 2010 Report Share Posted July 7, 2010 http://www.autoanything.com/dash-kits/20A52986A1.aspx For fun I searched dash kits and found that Auto Anything (love these guys) has about any color you would want. They even have pink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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