I hear you about the bottom; the entire thing has smoothed in the months after install. The feel is FAR better than the cheap rubber that Ford installed on my Base Squatch. I don't think it looks bad. To each their own, I suppose (I mean, I'd never drive a Ford Escape, God no!, but some...
@DWood , I had the exact same defect and it happened the same way - pulled the tailgate open and the vinyl threads from the strut "head" stripped off. Vinyl threads, @Ford Motor Company , seriously?
I hope your dealer fixed it. But when I called my dealer, they said the part was back-ordered...
Base squatch, 2.7L
I get 12-13 MPG. And I *promise* you all that I do not drive it hard. Zero hard accelerations - if anything, I try to ease it thru the gears bc I badly want it to achieve the promised 17-19 MPG. Honestly, it is so bad that I considered having a dealer see if the drive...
Or this thing-a-ma-gig:
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When removing or re-installing the MIC top, the inside edge is roughly finished and can scratch your roll bar.
To prevent this, I installed a rubber edge finish to the inside MIC top edge. I found some rubberized edge trim on Amazon, but I was too impatient to wait, so I bought some that I...
EDIT - I THOUGHT THE OP WAS SUGGESTING A SOLUTION TO THE MIC TOP SCRATCHING THE ROLL BAR WHEN OWNERS REMOVE THE HARD TOP. THE RUBBER EDGE SOLVES THAT PROBLEM.
@Broncolli -- great minds think alike. I just installed some this weekend when I had the top off. I found some rubberized edge trim...
Just installed mine last week. Fully satisfied; works great. I share the concern about straps damaging the rubber seals over time. Not inclined to swap straps, but might try the pool noodle.
Like @Baddie64 suggested, the Harken lift comes with a set of T-handle nuts (and it's a great lift; I just installed one last weekend).
But I like the speed and ease of power tools, so nab one of these T-50 bits...
I agree, reading the Manual is important and usually answers questions, but there is an absolute absence of info about the keypad in the manual.
@ZackDanger quoted to relevant parts, but those sections actually address keyless entry NOT KEYPAD. The Base trim level does NOT have keyless entry...
Not sure what your "???" are about -- @Coloradonatives asked what the default codes are for lock and unlock; you said there are no universal codes and that is incorrect. And to be accurate, there is no such thing as one code to both lock and unlock (or as you put it several times "lock/unlock...
There *IS* a universal default code to LOCK the vehicle -- Hold down 7/8 and 9/0 simultaneously with the key fob inside, it will then lock doors. See @FourHorses post above