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Wow, glad everyone is okay. Crazy her airbags went off and yours didn't. Kind of seems like hers shouldn't have gone off. My wife is a lawyer (in Canada), but she deals with this type of stuff all the time. Insurance companies will get away with whatever they can, and lawyers can make a big...

I've had my 2017 Explorer for a week now and really liking these features. Before I bought it, I didn't get to experience them and was unsure how they would work in practice. And so far, I'm really liking these features. So I'd thought I'd share for the others that might be wondering how this...

The red wire was definitely accessory only (not smart switched). Because as soon as we turned off the car, the dashcam went into parking mode. It's good to know about the smart switched (cig/USB). Makes sense.

Yeah, it a little nerve-wracking to say the least. I was a big fan of fuse taps before. There's just something safe about knowing that you probably won't mess anything up. But having used a fuse tap in my last car, and removed everything in order to prep it for sale, it took a long time to...

Okay, so I visited my family today. My brother is a real mechanic. I'm not. He basically said, fuse taps are for losers, and the fuse box is in such a ridiculously difficult access point. Also it wasn't really an option given that the fuses in the 2017s are Micro2/3 and nearly impossible to find...

Anyone know the best place to get these in Canada? Seems to be hard to find... https://www.amazon.ca/LEDGlow-Micro2-Expandable-Circuit-Fuse/dp/B00N375CPK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1472362200&sr=8-1&keywords=micro2+fuse+add+a+circuit $25 for shipping!! A lot cheaper in the states...

Update: To be continued... Foiled at the fuse part. As soon as I pulled the fuses from #32 and #35, I immediately realized they were a different size than the mini fuses I had in my prior Honda, so I can't use the fuse splitters I bought for them. Drove to Canadian tire 20 minutes before they...

Thanks so much for your advice on identifying fuses. I'll give them a go and a quick test with my multimeter. Indeed the contortion level to wire up fuses in this thing is ridiculous. As for ground, any bolt on the chassis will do. Will pick one that is out of the way... but finding one...

Wow. Found the fuse box buried deep under the driver side. Super awkward to get to. Has anyone tried to power a dashcam directly to the fuse box using fuse splitters? I've got a Thinkware F750 which is special because it can detect a bump even when the car is off to catch those parking lot hit...

Ford Explorer only supports 45lbs of weight with a moon roof and 100lbs without. Granted, it appears to be a center of mass issue, rather than a structural issue. Details are in the owners manual. I did not know this before I purchased... but at least I didn't have any gear from a prior...

That sounded like a totally different problem (no push button) and his key wouldn't register turning off. RealtorMatt's problem on the surface sounds like his starter shorted out and wouldn't stop until it fried itself.

Was just wondering because with the Ford Employee pricing + Costco discounts + reasonable interest rates (1.9% over 4 years), there's not much more you can do outside of reducing doc fees, getting free floor mats, etc. I didn't pay for the $410 "security marking thingy". Burnaby Ford was good to...

Do you have the cross bars installed?

That's cool. I just bought one in Burnaby. What do you consider a good deal? :)

Since my post, I have not experienced any smell. Might have just been new car.

Yep, it's maxed out. Still anemic (except the cup holder area).

I picked the the same car in Smoked Quartz on Monday. Loving it. I'm also a little underwhelmed on the ambient light. Very difficult to see in the day. Ambient lighting outside of the cup holder is pretty anemic even at night. But yeah, the light blue is the darkest blue available and "blue" is...

UX stands for User eXperience, short hand for good user interface design. Of all the car brands I've test driven, Audi's new Virtual ****pit is the best in the business (redesigned Q7, A4, TT). They are aggressively adding it in all their new models. Volvo's XC90 was the worst because they put...

There is one UX issue that is bugging me, and I can't figure out if this is possible or not. Is there a steering wheel button that allows me to skip to the prev/next song or tune the next station, like if I'm flipping through Sirius channels? I'm sure there's probably a voice command for that...

Sure, I posted them in another thread -- where I was summarizing all my cross shopping research and why I picked the Explorer. http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/index.php?threads/2017-explorer-sport-picked-up.450781/

Good reads on the paint articles, learned a few things. And they were right. Having owned a black Jeep Commander in the past, I would never want to go back to a black car, although I mostly drove that car while I lived in California and it wasn't too bad because it never rained. I do think color...

Sand is actually a well known way to deal with turbos... http://www.audiworld.com/forums/a4-b5-platform-discussion-1/hey-guys-please-help-my-mods-gone-wrong-207619/#post1508308

I don't think lighter colors makes a car look cleaner when dirty except possibly in locales that suffer long brutal winters with lots of road salt -- oh wait, that is you, isn't it?! ;). It's more of a "how far away from dingy street color gray is your car color". Black cars are hideous to keep...

Okay so clearly, smoked quartz is the color to get :)

And here's mine in the Sport flavor :)

I have only test driven and subsequently purchased the 3.5L V6 Ecoboost, so I don't know what the other engines are like, so this is just my opinion. The 2.3L Ecoboost on paper reminds me of the Volvo XC90. Basically a 4-banger engine struggling to power the large beast. And the engine during...

In Canada, I was able to get a 10 year, 120,000km ESP Premium plan for $2900 CAD inclusive of factory warranty -- so it expires Aug 2026. The quoted price was ~$3400. The price difference between +2 years and +7 years wasn't very significant (~$800). And I almost didn't do it and had nothing to...

I just bought a 2017 Explorer Sport and read through other replies so just adding some new perspective. BLIS is great. This is a big car and it's harder to notice those little convertibles, because you DO have blindspots. Front camera also handy in case you forget there is a planter or barrier...

Okay here are some shots I took this morning to figure out what was what. Hopefully it helps others figure out what they want to do. While I'm not a huge fan of halogen hi-beams, I'll probably wait until one of them burns out before upgrading to LED. I rarely use high beams. Low beams only...

Okay, I just double checked. The fog lights are indeed LED. It's only the high-beams that are halogen (and yellow). When those go on, the foglights go off. I'll probably switch to LED at some point.

My 2017 Explorer Sport has yellow halogen fog lamps. It does look weird because it's so yellow, though I would only use them in actual fog conditions. And like others said, it makes sense that brighter lights would reflect back and be ineffective. Purchased a Canadian spec, nowhere are fog lamps...

I have a new 2017 Explorer Sport. I also have a very keen sense of smell, but my car is literally 48 hours old and it's in the early break in period, but I have smelled a small amount of engine/exhaust fumes inside the cabin after some moderate acceleration (varying speeds as per break-in), but...

It's a setting somewhere in the UI. You definitely can turn it on or off! I just don't remember exactly where it was. Could be in the left side under driving assistance, or in the Sync settings under vehicle. I just got mine 48 hours ago.

Haha, sorry! I somehow don't compute the difference between Sport and Limited. What makes it extra confusing is the F-150 has a top tier Limited trim

This all sounds quite confusing. I will be in the market for a set of snow/ice tires on rims. I got a quote at the dealer and asked about switching wheels, and it won't automatically recognize them, but it said if you let some of the air out after installing them, it is apparently able to better...

I was frustrated by the differences between Sport and Platinum myself. I ended up going for a Sport in the end because I cannot stand wood trim. Here are some pics of my new 2017 Explorer Sport! http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/index.php?threads/2017-explorer-sport-picked-up.450781/ Also I...

$46,000 USD out the door after all fees and taxes (loaded 2017 Explorer Sport in smoked quartz, no bucket seats). EDIT: Purchased in Canada for just under $60000 CAD out the door after taxes, which converts to $46k USD.

Good! Now go get it!!!

Even though I'm Canadian, I spent much of my adult life living and working in the US, and buying most of my cars there. And let me say how much it sucks to buy cars in Canada. Ironically with the crap exchange rate, cars are significantly cheaper in Canada, but way less room for movement, and...

I financed at 1.99% for 4 years. I don't know who on Earth would ever finance a car for 6+ years unless the rate was less than 1%.