Chingon Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 I just bought a gorgeous red (whatever that deep red color is) FWD SEL with Tan leather, SYNC, heated seats and I'm not sure what other packages. Only 34,XXX miles and in good shape, except needing front brakes. The car is for my girlfriend, but I'm in charge of keeping it running better than factory and setting up all the SYNC widgets. I'm a wrench-turner by nature so this thing will not be stock for long! Couple questions (before I search the forum, which I will do): 1) Sync works great for calls on her BB (older Curve I think), but I couldn't get Pandora to play through the car when the stereo was set to Sync Line In? I did switch the option to "Bluetooth headset" and the audio on the phone did go mute. Hmmm... I'll play with it with my Droid X shortly. 2) Came with 3 keys, and at least 2 of them are dead. Once I crack them open and replace the battery I'm hoping I won't need a trip to the dealer to get them paired. Will search on this. 3) Needs front brakes. I know that brakes were an issue with these vehicles (insufficient compared to others in the class), so before just turning the rotors and getting Autozone lifetime pads I'll be looking for any brake upgrade mods... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted April 30, 2011 Report Share Posted April 30, 2011 1) Sync works great for calls on her BB (older Curve I think), but I couldn't get Pandora to play through the car when the stereo was set to Sync Line In? I did switch the option to "Bluetooth headset" and the audio on the phone did go mute. Hmmm... I'll play with it with my Droid X shortly. You don't use "Line-in" - that's the physical input in the console. Just pick user device, bluetooth and make sure the phone is set to output audio to sync. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cal3thousand Posted May 2, 2011 Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 I just bought a gorgeous red (whatever that deep red color is) FWD SEL with Tan leather, SYNC, heated seats and I'm not sure what other packages. Only 34,XXX miles and in good shape, except needing front brakes. The car is for my girlfriend, but I'm in charge of keeping it running better than factory and setting up all the SYNC widgets. I'm a wrench-turner by nature so this thing will not be stock for long! Couple questions (before I search the forum, which I will do): 1) Sync works great for calls on her BB (older Curve I think), but I couldn't get Pandora to play through the car when the stereo was set to Sync Line In? I did switch the option to "Bluetooth headset" and the audio on the phone did go mute. Hmmm... I'll play with it with my Droid X shortly. 2) Came with 3 keys, and at least 2 of them are dead. Once I crack them open and replace the battery I'm hoping I won't need a trip to the dealer to get them paired. Will search on this. 3) Needs front brakes. I know that brakes were an issue with these vehicles (insufficient compared to others in the class), so before just turning the rotors and getting Autozone lifetime pads I'll be looking for any brake upgrade mods... If you want more braking performance, don't settle for the life-timers. Upgrade to a higher friction compound. Akebono Euros (IMO) strike a good balance between comfort, cleanliness, and braking performance AND price. If you are really gung ho about more brake performance, an upgraded brake booster will do TONS (Ford upgraded in 2011, not sure about cross fitment). But most bang for you buck would be a quality brake pad set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chingon Posted May 2, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2011 You don't use "Line-in" - that's the physical input in the console. Just pick user device, bluetooth and make sure the phone is set to output audio to sync. Thanks - we'll give it a shot! If you want more braking performance, don't settle for the life-timers. Upgrade to a higher friction compound. Akebono Euros (IMO) strike a good balance between comfort, cleanliness, and braking performance AND price. If you are really gung ho about more brake performance, an upgraded brake booster will do TONS (Ford upgraded in 2011, not sure about cross fitment). But most bang for you buck would be a quality brake pad set. I appreciate the advice. In my opinion, I ASSuMEd that the braking performance faults were a result of caliper/brake booster combo, maybe the lines themselves. I'm game for a booster swap, stainless steel lines, etc. I have the lifetime ceramics on another car of mine and found them "adequate". This is my girlfriend's car, so I'm looking mainly for safety, not performance, and also for something that we won't have to worry about very often. I'll take my time and do the research, then post a how-to/results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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