Some Observations After Delivery

[nfoxtrot]

No ground....that's pretty sloppy work.

as an electrician, ground is always step 1

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[eastern refugee]

Everything I've read about the car has been nearly spot-on, and if I were grading it, would have to give it an A- overall. The FordPass and CarPlay issues are what's preventing me from giving it an A. I hope the OTAs correct some of the deficiencies.

Question on lane centering: How well does lane centering do? I have it now in a Honda, but notice that it seems to bounce me from one side of the lane to the other, rather than truly keeping in center of the lane.
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Lane centering is accurate on the left. On the right it depends on how wide the actual lane is. In Bakersfield the lanes are extremely wide so the right side sometimes does not show up. I love it as the diagram in the speedometer has two black lines representing the sides of the car. It is green when perfect. Black when it cannot be detected due to lane width and red on the side where you are not centered.

 

[CHeil402]

None at all. I really don't know what he was thinking.

The NEC does allow the use of conductive conduit as the ground... now I think it's better practice to have a dedicated ground otherwise you're relying on the set screws of the conduit not to come loose, but still it is allowed. Of course that would still require adding a wire from the conduit to the outlet ground pin and to the ground strip in the circuit breaker (which needs to be there regardless of there is a dedicated ground wire or not).

 

[jparduhn70]

The NEC does allow the use of conductive conduit as the ground... now I think it's better practice to have a dedicated ground otherwise you're relying on the set screws of the conduit not to come loose, but still it is allowed. Of course that would still require adding a wire from the conduit to the outlet ground pin and to the ground strip in the circuit breaker (which needs to be there regardless of there is a dedicated ground wire or not).

This is what he ended up doing. Makes perfect sense why it would be better than a wire.

 

[islandboystan]

I picked up my car yesterday and thought I knew everything I needed to know based on what I've learned here. Here are some observations:

1. First Editions have a black head liner and A/B/C-pillar trim, not the off-white in the other Premiums. I suppose I should have noticed in the CGI renders, but I didn't. I was actually happy about that because I can't stand how dirty that light color can get. I didn't see any references to that difference in any of the documentation to date.
2. The hood and fenders are aluminum. Someone put a door into the left front fender just in front of the charge port at the dealership and I didn't see it right away. Honestly didn't think I'd have to look for dents, but I noticed it when the reflection of the Electrify America green lighting reflected wrong. I went into my PDR guy and he showed me all the aluminum panels when trying to figure out how difficult the repair might be. Nice to know I won't have to worry about hood or fender corrosion. The dealer is reimbursing me for the repair in case anyone is wondering.
3. The cargo area liner fits better when the panel is in the lower position. It's designed to go under the plastic trim at the rear of the cargo area.
4. There are dimples in the front bumper cover in case you want to screw the front plate bracket to the car. Not happening for me.
5. The seating materials are impressive. Others have commented about it, but until you feel it, it's difficult to comprehend.
6. CarPlay works well when it's functional, but it's been inconsistent.
7. The FordPass app is worse with this car than my Escape. PaaK is okay, but I actually trust the fob more for now. The remote profile push doesn't work at all the way the instructions tell you to set it up. This app needs a lot more work before I feel it's trustworthy.
8. If you're installing an EVSE at home, make sure your electrician wires your outlet correctly. My ChargePoint Home Flex wasn't charging the car, even though the app said it was. Tried the Ford portable charger with the same NEMA 14-50 outlet, no luck. FordPass said both were plugged in when checking the app, but not charging. Connected the Ford portable charger to 120V and it worked perfectly. After extensive troubleshooting, I found that my electrician failed to install a ground wire in the outlet, so the car wouldn't accept a charge.
9. Touchscreen response is very good and the menus are fairly intuitive.

Everything I've read about the car has been nearly spot-on, and if I were grading it, would have to give it an A- overall. The FordPass and CarPlay issues are what's preventing me from giving it an A. I hope the OTAs correct some of the deficiencies.

So how are you going to mount the front plates without drilling holes. Some of us would like to know. I believe you could go through the tow hook but I would rather have it centered.

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