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APIM woke itself up this morning like nothing had ever happened. Acting like my dog after tearing up the garden hose. Dog- "What? Nothing wrong here, sure happy to see you! Everything is just fine, what hose?"

That's right Peter, Radio is out Nav is out Phone / Bluetooth is out Climate can be controlled from dash control or Sony console, but no heated seats. Long drive coming up for Thanksgiving, I will have to bring my circa 1980's portable CD / cassette player, it still works. Have one more...

My MFT screen went dark. Took it into the dealer and they said the APIM has to be replaced. Said it will take two weeks to get the part. So for two weeks, no MFT and no radio! Does this sound right, two weeks?

Hi Peter, I agree with most everything you stated here except the dusty road part. I do not believe the oil change calculation would have any input if you were driving in a "dusty" condition. maybe I missed something. Is there a dust sensor? Thanks for all your contributions to this forum, I've...

I have a 2012 with bucket back row without the console. There is a plastic cover and under the cover is the big carpet hole. It is held into position by two bolts. Under the cover is a flange that I believe would hold the console in place. You can probably order this cover from Ford. The part...

I'm in the same boat as you having the buckets with no console. At first I wanted to add a console, but after having the Explorer for 6 months I have decided it is not a necessity. The main reason is easier entry and exit to the third row, not having to fold a seat to get into the back. Also...

I own a 2012 model with build date of 10/11. Call me lucky, but other that the previous MFT build, I have had none of the issues or horror stories that others have experienced. The only thing I have done is to change the oil at 5,000 miles. It is my opinion that most of the bugs have been...

You have to be the unluckiest guy on the board. I have worked with this foam and it cures on contact with air, and does so pretty quickly, usually just minutes. They must have applied the foam in a vacuum chamber.

You can tap right into the 12+ wire going to the mirror. This is switched with ignition so that you don't have to run a 12v+ wire all the way back to the fuse block. However, that said, (I have learned the painful $$ way) just remember there is no protection from radar detectors for instant...

I am finding the new upgrade to be flawless in all my driving so far. The new upgrade is a huge improvement over the previous version. There are some likes and dislikes, but I have learned from this forum that if Ford shipped Gold bars in the back of the new Explorer there would be some...

It would seem that there is a communication issue to be resolved. I do not believe that the Ford dealership workers go to work each day wanting to do a poor job. Somehow in the process of getting this fixed there was an error. This could happen at any dealership. I would call the service manager...

I see no reason why Apple will not continue to support WLAN as they have since the iPhone was first introduced.

Never said you did. Was responding to a post by sgt1411

I assume that you are referring to the iPhone. The issue with the inability to read texts on MFT is not a Ford issue. Apple and certain Android phones do not support the standard MAP Bluetooth protocol. Your question should be directed to the iPhone forum. BMW has the same issue with the iPhone.

Yes, my display says "Ugly car in vicinity" Just kidding. No, mine does not go off near the Prius. That may be the difference between $100 and $300 detectors.

I tend to agree with Vince. I have an Escort 8500 although I have heard good reviews of the Valentine product. I mounted my detector just to the right of the mirror. Looks clean and has good visibility front and rear. However, that said, I recently got a ticket (my fault :eek:) when the...

Opinion please... Along the bottom of the doors there is an aluminum bright finish door strip. I want to paint these black to match the black body molding. I'm not a fan of a lot of chrome, but that's just personal opinion. However, not sure of the look with the chrome door handles as maybe...

I think the door striker issue is a valid concern and should me moved to its own thread. Although the factory manual states: Inspect and lubricate if necessary every six months, I plan on checking mine monthly.

No rattles to speak of so far. I did forget something very important and had loud rattling coming from the front passenger area. I looked... apologized, smiled at my wife and the rattling stopped.

I've learned from years of watching different boards that in the end motor oil is like politics and religion. Everyone has a different opinion. I basically follow the oil life indicator with one exception, that is the first change. I will be changing my oil at the 5,000 mark. Here's my...

Spent the last hour on phone with dealer then Ford. Short answer, yes amber lights can be enabled to act as DRL's. They are set for Canadian and fleet vehicles. However, USA dealer is not authorized to make this option to be enabled. Does not mean it can't be done, it's just not an authorized...

My dealer told me they tried, but could not get it programmed for the amber lights to stay on as DRL's. I'll try again at next service. Not looking for brighter lights, just want to be seen in the daylight as I live in a rural area with a lack of stop lights, have seen too many accidents...

I wanted to have DRL's and since I have the Limited with HID's that was not an option. So I re-wired the fog lights to be on all the time. I also replaced the stock bulbs with higher intensity LED bulbs in order to run cooler and to be brighter. DRL's - Problem solved. Stock fog lights = useless

I am going to try and modify the stock 120V inverter. If anyone has any experience, let me know. The stock inverter times out after about 10 minutes when the car is not running. You can restart the car to give you another 10 minutes, but I don't want to keep restarting. I need about an hour of...

Thanks for the quick response and details. Yes, it could just be an inherent part of the design. Back in the 90's I had a Cadillac STS with 300hp and I do not remember that much torque steer, although it did have it, as any FWD vehicle. I just wanted to see if there was some sort of...