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  1. lawdog

    A/C Smells Like Vinegar (Not Teen Spirit)

    How far do you need to check? I felt all around the carpet once I took the mats out, especially up top, and felt no moisture. Where should you pull back the carpet? Thanks!
  2. lawdog

    A/C Smells Like Vinegar (Not Teen Spirit)

    Yesterday (Saturday) I tried a home version of the procedure posted here by FordTech... I ran the heat full blast for 25-30 mins with the widows open to dry out the system. I sprayed Lysol in the exterior intake vents by the windshield 4-5 times, and could smell it coming through. I then...
  3. lawdog

    A/C Smells Like Vinegar (Not Teen Spirit)

    Thanks for this, and, yes, South Carolina is most certainly a high humidity area. NY is a desert compared to here. Again, I appreciate what you do/offer here, and I wish there were more like you in the dealerships I have dealt with.
  4. lawdog

    A/C Smells Like Vinegar (Not Teen Spirit)

    I really appreciate what you contribute here, but this is a Ford issue more than any other brand I am aware of. My Raptor does it. My wife's '19 Expedition is starting to do it. My friend's Expedition does it. This forum/the internet is full of Ford cars that do it/complaints about it. I/my wife...
  5. lawdog

    Low End 2019 B&O Upgrade?

    https://www.soundandvision.com/content/siriusxm-then-and-now There were two tuners originally for factory headunits...XM tuners and Sirius tuners, and now a SiriusXM tuner. Car companies that partnered with XM originally had XM tuners, and these had much better sound quality. Sirius' signal is...
  6. lawdog

    Low End 2019 B&O Upgrade?

    I don't think so...you're still going to be subject to B&O headunit's bass settings/rolloff. I think there is a way to set the sub to Kicker mode in Forscan, but I don't recall if that will override the B&O programming, and it's still not going to give you a clean signal. Without adding NAV-TV...
  7. lawdog

    Any Experience w/ Black Tail Lights?

    Like you said, I wouldn’t make it any easier for dipsharts not to see your taillights, no matter how cool it looked.
  8. lawdog

    A/C Smells Like Vinegar (Not Teen Spirit)

    Doesn’t work in places like S.C. where the ambient air is 90+ degrees and 90% humidity.
  9. lawdog

    Radar Detector Mirror Tap

    Did it today with the skinny tap from amazon listed above...my 2018 uses the white plug up top instead of one going into mirror back itself. Black wire is ground, 2nd wire over, solid yellow, is hot. This video was correct for my ‘18: I just used some Velcro sheet to mount my Escort IX to...
  10. lawdog

    New door speakers worth it?

    I get it, but JBL/Infinity/Harman design, test, and manufacture these to perform as factory headunit replacement speakers. As you know, impedance actually varies within the speaker based on the frequency going through it. I'm sure you could have problems with many speakers played very loudly for...
  11. lawdog

    A/C Smells Like Vinegar (Not Teen Spirit)

    I live in SC, so I deal with this more often than I would like. You've hit on the major "remedies", and all stink, no pun intended. I even bought an ozone generator to try, and it only moderately helped. Mine goes from vinegar/sour milk, to, one one occasion, a BO type smell...I was afraid I was...
  12. lawdog

    New door speakers worth it?

    Not to buck the pros, but I have JBLs in my 2018, and they are a 3ohm/high sensitivity driver designed to work with factory head units...many of the Infinitys are the same way. Mine play noticeably louder than stock, and I have had no issues with them.
  13. lawdog

    Why does everyone hate the B&O stereo?

    Except none of the speakers/drivers are actually B&O/B&O Play/Harman, etc., and you know that. They are the same cheap paper FoMoCo crap from China or Vietnam. The only thing I'm not sure about is the white-surround sub driver. If you asked 100 people what kind of speaker they thought was...
  14. lawdog

    Why does everyone hate the B&O stereo?

    That would be the first Blose that didn’t overemphasize the mid bass in history. I had a B5 Audi S4 years ago with a Bose, and there some hidden code hacks you could use to make it decent, but, like the B&O here, it was far from great and required almost a total tear out to remedy. As for...
  15. lawdog

    Why does everyone hate the B&O stereo?

    Some folks also put polyfill inside while they’re at it. There are also threads on replacing the driver and amping it in the stock enclosure.
  16. lawdog

    DIY stereo upgrade for under $500.00

    Yes...I replied before I clicked the link and assumed those were components. I put new tweeters in and 3ways in the kick panels when I did just a speaker upgrade. If I had it to do over, I’d have done components for sure. (Where was Dom when I needed him...lol) Mine isn’t terrible/is still...
  17. lawdog

    How are the orange accent packages holding up?

    Black w/Orange on '18, 31K miles...looks great, no visible wear.
  18. lawdog

    Cam Phaser/ Engine Failure Poll

    Check your build date..my wife's '19 Expedition started doing it, too. Built in '18. I just had the repair done to my '18 Raptor...so far so good, but I really wish it hadn't needed to be done.
  19. lawdog

    Got My First Dent Today, Be Careful Around Those Rear Fenders They're Soft!

    Also, be careful backing, as the reap sensors seem to have a bit of a blind spot for things coming right at the corner. I dented mine on a fence and the rear alert never went off.
  20. lawdog

    Why does everyone hate the B&O stereo?

    They allegedly tuned it, and that's it. I think it's embarrassing that Ford can market it as a "B&O system" when no component that I know of, not the HU, not the speakers, not anything, was manufactured by B&O. The only thing I'm not sure about is the white sub surround/driver. When you see...
  21. lawdog

    Speaker balance and EQ

    With 2018 B&O, leave balance/fade alone, adjust EQ on truck to bump treble, cut mids, barely cut bass, then send EQ'd signal from iPod/iPhone, usually "Rock" or "Treble Boost" setting. The Rock setting can be too much bass for rap/some electronic music. If I have it on treble boost, I just bump...
  22. lawdog

    DIY stereo upgrade for under $500.00

    You are headed down the rabbit hole... Those are good speakers, but you're never going to get what they really can do out of the stock head unit/without amplification. The '17 Sony sends more signal to the rears than the B&O does, but I still doubt they're worth doing without an amp. JMO.
  23. lawdog

    How many 2020 Raptors will be Built

    I bet there will be an eRaptor at some point to try and drive interest/credibility in electric trucks, but that's JMHO. As for 2020s, I was at the dealer today picking up my '18 after cam phaser repair, and was looking at the 2 2020s they had left in the showroom. One had the sticker removed...
  24. lawdog

    Cam Phaser/Engine Failure Reports

    Taking mine in today for the repair...finally. COVID-19 slowed things down a bit. Part of me really wishes this didn't have to be done, but most folks seem happy with the result, so here goes...
  25. lawdog

    Ongoing IWE issues. Just deal with it forever?

    If you don't have the new, blue-tipped one, spend the $7 and get it. I bought 2, just in case.

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