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hbalek said:
Other brands do that too even some premium ones. I see that almost every day. Acura MDX and others for years would have LED accents stripes with incandescent brake and turn lamps in the back of the stripes! That looks even weirder. Kinda like cars that had HID headlights with incandescent fog or turn lamps in the front about 15-20 years ago. Looked so weird! My 2003 G35 had LED taillamps, non-LED turn signals and reverse. Front had HID headlights with incandescent high beams, fog and turn signal lamps. A hodge-podge in the name of cost savings and sometimes technical limitations of the time. My 2013 MKZ was all LED inside and outside except the puddle lamps under the mirrors. That one really annoyed me!
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I agree that would be so annoying everything LED and puddle lamps halogen.
I traded my 2023 Dodge R/T Durango Blacktop Edition for this Explorer and it had all LED except for reverse lights and all interior lights. Drove me nuts until I changed them out. lol


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Our 23 at least the tag lights are led
Have not looked at reverse bulb.
Might need to now
My 21. F250 everything was led
Then my 22 f150 everything but the tag lights are led
Maybe whatever was left in a parts bin made it in
 

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Our 23 at least the tag lights are led
Have not looked at reverse bulb.
Might need to now
My 21. F250 everything was led
Then my 22 f150 everything but the tag lights are led
Maybe whatever was left in a parts bin made it in
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I have a 23 and the tag lights are not LED.


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I have a 23 and the tag lights are not LED.


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ND I have 360 camera that was on hold as well
Ours must have sneaked through
 

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ND I have 360 camera that was on hold as well
Ours must have sneaked through
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I wish mine had the 360 but it was deleted. I do have a front camera on this vehicle but no way to turn it on?
Where the button for the camera is supposed to be is blank.


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There was a company called Coastal Tech that made a device for SYNC called a "lockpick" that would allow for camera usage, but their site seems shuttered and I can't find posts about recent models
 

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CoHPhasor said:
There was a company called Coastal Tech that made a device for SYNC called a "lockpick" that would allow for camera usage, but their site seems shuttered and I can't find posts about recent models
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In the f150 we have via forscan to turn cameras on at speed
It's in there....
 

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So why would Ford put a front camera in my grill and I can’t even use it?
Seems like a waste of money.


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The 360 setup utilizes front, rear, and mirror cameras.
What you are missing are the mirrors, which would have been a problem with supply chain BS.
I mean, there were Explorers with "2nd row climate deleted", but was only missing the controls module from the console, and people could simply install them and gain the functionality.
We went through something unprecedented, and manufacturers were bobbing and weaving day-by-day, trying to push out vehicles so they could stay running. Hell, this was a model year refresh that got hit by the pandemic in its second year. None of it will make sense in hindsight.
 

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CoHPhasor said:
The 360 setup utilizes front, rear, and mirror cameras.
What you are missing are the mirrors, which would have been a problem with supply chain BS.
I mean, there were Explorers with "2nd row climate deleted", but was only missing the controls module from the console, and people could simply install them and gain the functionality.
We went through something unprecedented, and manufacturers were bobbing and weaving day-by-day, trying to push out vehicles so they could stay running. Hell, this was a model year refresh that got hit by the pandemic in its second year. None of it will make sense in hindsight.
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Well that makes sense and I appreciate the explanation.
I may not have the cameras in the mirrors but the ST puddle lights in the mirror they installed look pretty cool at night.


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Indeed!
It would be good to know if all the wiring is there though, then it should be as simple as enabling 360.
 

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CoHPhasor said:
Indeed!
It would be good to know if all the wiring is there though, then it should be as simple as enabling 360.
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I noticed on our explorer tye 360 camera is very different from my f150
The front camera only comes on if backing up to aid the picture all around...but not come on if I am pulling into a space forward. Just the proximity alerts with on screen indicators.
It's early. One more item to resolve.
 

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powerboatr said:
I noticed on our explorer tye 360 camera is very different from my f150
The front camera only comes on if backing up to aid the picture all around...but not come on if I am pulling into a space forward. Just the proximity alerts with on screen indicators.
It's early. One more item to resolve.
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Mine never comes on when parking in forward That's what the camera button on the dash is for and I use it almost daily when parking. Does yours not have that camera button on the center stack?
 

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hbalek said:
Mine never comes on when parking in forward That's what the camera button on the dash is for and I use it almost daily when parking. Does yours not have that camera button on the center stack?
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Ditto. It would be annoying as hell if everytime I moved forward slowly, the front camera is displayed. The button on the console is the perfect solution for that forward parking spot.
 

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Rescued my 22" all-aluminum wheels, had ContinentalExtremeContact DWS all-seasons in 315/35X22s installed on them.. Then put them back on the Ex.. They sure look GOOD.
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Eibach lowering springs this or next week.
 

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Added a hitch cover.

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Suprawill1 said:
Looks real good!
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TYVM.. The lowering springs are being installed as I write.

I love this ST and its gorgeous Rapid Red Met. color that I bought a new Mustang GT Premium in the same color!
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Have ordered for this Mustang a set of 19" versions of the wheels on the ST.
 

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jeffreybehr said:
TYVM.. The lowering springs are being installed as I write.

I love this ST and its gorgeous Rapid Red Met. color that I bought a new Mustang GT Premium in the same color!
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Have ordered for this Mustang a set of 19" versions of the wheels on the ST.
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Nice job! Although I think the current wheels on the GT are pretty sick too! :)
 

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