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I'm a big fan of Tire Rack. Their detailed info on tire and wheel rim weights, rim offsets and widths, and customer survey numerical summaries, has been key in helping me select my custom suite of winter and summer tires/rims. For winter, I have Motegi MR147 bronze/gold 17x8's and Cooper...

Another update - I'm communicating now with '[email protected]' on TBV and SOC, we'll see on that. In the meantime, I did find there is a default voltage available out of the box for the SG2 - it's called 'VLT' (Total Voltage? I guess) and tracks very well to what I'd expect my battery...

Update: I got my Scangauge 2 from EBay for $130. Pricy, yes, compared to the typical BlueTooth OBD2 gadget/phone combo's many folks use. But I stated my case above, for that. (In case anyone cares ;) ). I plugged it in and temporarily taped it onto my dash under my instrument cluster as seen...

Update: Sorry been busy with job etc ...but have continued to research this topic. I still have the VeePeak OBD BLE+; but have not been using it. They have come down in price on Amazon from ~$72 when I got one to ~$42 today, so that's a good thing. But I unplugged mine and have sidelined it for...

This never happened to me once in the last seven years... not in my 2015 Escape, my 2018 Fusion, or now in my 2021 BS BL. In fact it's one of my favorite features on modern Fords. I do recall scanning thru this topic in my BS's owner manual, I recall it saying one should wait 10 seconds after...

Update on my open under-hood K&N cone: I've been driving it in 90F+ weather consistently now, and I'm still impressed with the bang-for-buck factor. I'm not convinced of the value of getting an enclosed unit such as the Stage 3 listed in this thread. But I can vouch for the definite increase in...

On this we can agree. I don't hardly ever plan to go off-road, or even on a dirt road (and my son doesn't either, in the other car I mentioned). I used to ride offroad motorcycles a lot... we had oiled foam pre-filters... and I'd clean those pretty much after every long ride. I think if I was...

Interesting… and I know there’s a ton of discussion about K&N’s out there, both pro and con. I’m not saying they’re right for everyone - they’re not good if the owner can’t keep track of their own maintenance for example. But I’ve been using them for 23 years, without an issue. I do clean and...

It's true - these K&N's are not designed, nor able, to work wonders - especially when carmakers are already optimizing the heck out of modern powertrains and air paths for their engine intakes. BUT - I still believe in the effectiveness of a basic K&N cone filter - if one can temper their...

Good question. The BS (Badlands at least) has Ford's 8F35 8-speed trans. Poking around some on Google, it does seem to have an actual wired Transmission Fluid Temp (TFT) sensor, but I can't find a link to it or the part number/pix. From my extremely limited experience (one afternoon :D ) with...

Ah, a real keyboard again! Anyway... my first screen shot shows three different representations of the same PID, 'Trans Temp METHOD 3' - like I said, the only one that gives good results IMHO. I don't know what I did wrong, to get those odd overlapping gauges there - anyone pls chime in if you...

Anyway… more (guarded) good news. One thing though… remember the note in ZeePeak’s instructions: be safe! I’ve had quite a few cars and car gadgets over the years… but this one is really distracting. More than once I’ve had to stop somewhere safe today, keeping the car in Drive so as not to...

Yep FordGuy - I downloaded Car Scanner ELM OBD - the first one in your screen shot there. ZeePeak link: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B076XVQMVS?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

Update: Good news! Got the ZeePeak gadget today from Amazon. Followed instructions (!important!). FIRST downloaded the Car Scanner ELM OBD2 app for my iPhone (I did not pay for the upgraded version). Started app and selected Ford etc, and the SECOND choice for engine/vehicle (Sorry didn't write...

I'm keenly interested in watching my trans temps. I used to do so on my 2015 Escape Titanium 2.0L and it was valuable to know, especially when pushing the car hard in hot weather. I found this thread among Honda Ridgeline owners, and I've ordered the related VeePeak OBD scanner. Will update...

Yep. Those are the rims I have too. Nice combo here, with the lift and the 245’s!

Rims are Motegi Racing MR147's, 17x8" and tires are Cooper Evolutions, 235/65R17, all from Tire Rack.

Looks good, Christian! It's good to see another KBrown Sport owner here who's "gone Bronze" with their rims. It's a natural combo! Here's mine, with its snow tires and rims:

Oh I forgot! In the spirit of this thread, and the inspiration from broncgrl94, I'd also installed a Vortex liftgate emblem a while back. Then my lady complained it was "too much". (Where's the *rolleyes* emoji when I need it?). So then I just carefully peeled off the outer yellow border on the...

Thanks Vortex, for the ideas on my bubbles. It's good you mention that - and yes I did employ that needle puncture method, for a couple of bigger water bubbles when I did the install. But I'd also known then, that for any smaller bubbles, those simply disappear over time as the hood sits out in...