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  1. DIY - How to connect an accessory under the hood to the 12V battery positive post, er... "the other positive post"

    I got around to installing the LED strobe + high frequency buzzer to ward off any Kentucky mice during my habitual Winter visit to Louisville. - Ground spade under the ground body post... easy-peasy. Right there under the (previously installed) 2 inch plug cover. - Positive spade under the...
  2. UPDATE: A 10,515 mile, six week road trip - a short final report at the end.

    Folks, my teen nephew and I just completed a five-week 7,200+ mile road trip from New York City to California. No we didn't kill each other. Yes, our extended range Mach E performed flawlessly, even during four 113-MPH runs at the Bonneville Salt Flats 😜 Yes my European nephew now understands...
  3. DIY - How to install a Ford Mach E rear fog light to prevent or diminish a rear-ender accident.

    DIY – How to install the Ford OEM Mach E rear fog light. WHY: to diminish or perhaps eliminate the chance of a rear-end collision in fog, in very heavy rain and in certain misty types of snowfall, or in any similar conditions of obstructed visibility on the road. TIME TO INSTALL: this project...
  4. Looking for a locator diagram for BCM pinouts...

    Folks, I happen to have a schematic for the pinouts of the BCM. However, the circuit schematic is not the same thing as a locator map. I am specifically trying to locate physical pinouts #66 and #67. One of these two pinouts controls the reverse rear center light and (kinda obviously) these...
  5. Frunk as a camping ice cooler - test prior to a family Summer road trip.

    So, in prep for a major cross-USA trip with a 14-year old boy, I figured I'd test the frunk as an ice cooler for when we camp during the trip. On Tuesday evening I emptied the frunk of its haphazard assortment of stuff, went to a grocery store and loaded it up with ice. It took 5 bags of ice...
  6. Looking for two small Ford OEM parts for the Mach E, available only in Europe...

    Folks across the Big Pond, Several of us here in the USA have become aware of a set of two small Ford OEM brackets available in European Ford dealerships, but completely unavailable here in the USA. The Ford part numbers are LJ8B - R550A74 - AB for the set of two brackets, LJ8B - R550A74 - A...
  7. Looking for a set of two small Ford OEM parts available in Europe...

    Folks across the Big Pond, Several of us here in the USA have become aware of a set of two small Ford OEM brackets available in European Ford dealerships, but completely unavailable here in the USA. The Ford part numbers are LJ8B - R550A74 - AB for the set of two brackets, LJ8B - R550A74 - A...
  8. 30,000 miles in 45 weeks, to my own surprise :-D

    Last night, pulling up to a friends' house I noticed the odometer was at 29,999.x miles. I started watching the odometer, awaiting the magic number... As it happened, the odo rolled over to 30 grand about 50 or so feet short of their house. Naturally I called my pal over and we both took...
  9. SOLVED - How to Add the Two Front Cargo Ring Anchor Points in the Trunk.

    Folks, North American Mach Es have only two cargo rings in the trunk - both placed right on the hatch lip. However, non-N.A. Mach Es have all four cargo ring anchor points in the trunk. The two cargo ring anchor points missing in North America are designed to go right into the side wall...
  10. Surprise useful center screen nav map discovery - on the "Street" horizontal bar.

    After just over 20,000 miles I discovered a very useful twin feature on the center screen's map section, especially for longer trips. Right below the main map (you need to have the map up, and not any other "drawer" choice) there is a white bar across the screen that displays whatever street or...
  11. The infrared eye-watcher screen - its mounting details.

    Today while parked in the driveway I was cleaning the 3d, smallest screen, the one which yells at us for not watching the road. The sun lit the little Yenta screen just right so I saw the accumulated Winter remnants of coffee droplets, sneezes (I guess) and dog spittle, etc., so I got a nano...
  12. 2,100+ mile Winter trip Louisville KY to Buffalo NY to Burlington VT to southern New Hampshire to eastern Mass to Arlington VA - ahead of the Storm.

    On afternoon Tuesday 20th Dec 2022 I stared from Louisville Kentucky for Burlington Vermont. Since Tuesday, I visited friends and family in Vermont, New Hampshire, several in eastern Massachusetts and am now home in Arlington VA. I learned several lessons: 1). The newly installed KW V3...
  13. Washington, D.C. Free + shipping: 240V 16 ampere Leviton wall EVSE.

    Folks, We are offering a 2012-era Leviton 240V charge station - free to a good home. Works perfectly. Can be mounted outdoors or indoors. Max charging power is 16 amps. You pay shipping... might be perfect for charging the other EV in your home. PM me if interested.
  14. Snow chains for Mach E - my RUD snow chains have arrived :-)

    Folks, I am a long-time user and fan of German RUD snow chains ever since I discovered them in my BMW 318i while stationed in Germany in the early 1990s. RUD makes several types of snow chains, including for the Mach E. Here is their "tire chain selector" URL address...
  15. DIY - How to improve the horns / how to install more, better horns

    Yesterday I switched out the pair of admittedly decent OEM trumpet horns for two pairs of High Tone + Low Tone Fiamm Freeway Blaster horns, one pair per front corner of the MME. What you need to buy: Fiamm Freeway Blaster horns, item number 72112 (Low tone) and item number 72102 (High tone)...
  16. DIY - How to install a front tow ring at the front bumper knockout cover.

    Folks, Having once owned a BMW 318i (1990 - brand new) and using the included tow eyelet for getting my car out of a snowy ditch, I really appreciate bumper screw-in tow eyelet mounts. If they are installed, they might never be used... but even a one-time use solves a significant time- and...
  17. Steeda rear shock mounts - combined with KW rear shocks.

    Sonny Boy and I have used Steeda rear shock mounts on our 2013 and 2015 Fusion Energis when we upgraded the Fusions' really weak OEM shocks - Koni St.Rs for Sonny Boy and Bilstein B6s for me. We both like these rear mounts. I thus bought a pair of the Steeda rear mounts in anticipation of my...
  18. Stainless steel braided brake lines - has anyone located a manufacturer?

    Switchng out the flex rubber brake lines with stainless steel braided brake lines was one of my favorite mods on my Fusion (and on several motorcycles). SS braided lines add a crispness to the braking action. I would love to do it for the Mach E. Unfortunately, I haven't yet located a...
  19. FORScan mods - already done, and ones I want to get done.

    Fellow Mach E owners, After several years with a Ford Fusion Energi where over time I've added multiple FORScan mods, I am now playing with the newest FORSCan software version and my Mach E Premium features to do the same. It seems Ford internally designs various control modules for each...
  20. How to use a Ford Donut Spare Tire on a Mach E.

    Folks, Having come lately from a Ford Fusion Energi and before, a Plug-in Prius, with flat tires on both these cars while I owned them, I figured out how to use and carry a spare donut tire in both the Prius and then the Fusion Energi. When I traded the Fusion Energi for the current AWD...


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