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Alright! Good for you! It will be worth the wait, if you get everything that you ordered. Obviously, your order is based upon accessories and options. I get that. You're not simply buying a car. You're buying all the stuff you want in the car. How many features did you add in? Which goodies did you ask for? I'm sure you'll have fun playing with all your new toys. I bet you can't wait. Me? I bought a car. A car with nothing in the car. An XL model without any add-ons or features. If I can't live without it, I'll add it myself. Opinions vary. I bought a Long Wheel Base Wagon because I'm able to seat 7 people, at a very low price point. I didn't expect any luxury for what I was paying. And I knew going in, and confirmed with a test drive, that I was not buying a performance vehicle. However, it suits my needs for efficiency and economy. I can get a small group from point A to point B, and at a cost of $10K less than a more luxurious vehicle. They don't like it? They want leather seats? They want Dolby Digital & IMAX screens, with leather, heated, massage chairs? They can find another ride.

Alright. Central Coast. Hear there's good wine in those parts. And the BBQ is suppose to be awesome. But I fell asleep watching that movie "Sideways". Unfortunately for me, the only stop that I ever make between NorCal & The SouthLAnd is @ Pea Soup Andersens. Too easy to stop in Santa Barbara, fall in love with the girls from The Campus, and never leave.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01ICFND6C/ref=olp_product_details?_encoding=UTF8&me= 2016 Ford Transit Connect Wiring Diagram Manual Original Paperback – 2016 by Ford (Author) Be the first to review this item See all formats and editions Paperback from $71.691 New from $71.69 Note: This item is only available from third-party sellers (see all offers). Pretty expensive for a paperback. Anything I plan on installing, I can always grab power from the battery, and use fuses, circuit breakers, relays, and switches. If anything breaks down, to the point where I need a wiring diagram to fix it myself.....well, the car is still under warranty.

What plans do you have for lighting? Unlike the trucks and vans of yesteryear, there aren't smooth flat surfaces to use as mounting points. And anything forward from the hood will just get knocked off when someone backs into the van as they are parking.

Amazing that there isn't a way to access the Body Control Module and change things like that. Since you can remap most engines, and change transmission shift points, on most cars. It would be cool to be able to program your signal lights to wig-wag.

2016 Ford Transit Connect Security Wiring Chart Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire (+): Yellow and Red Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Green 2-Pin Plug) Starter Positive Wire (+): Blue/White Starter Positive Wire Location: At Ignition Switch Wire Harness (Black 7-Pin Plug) Second Starter Positive Wire (+): N/A Second Starter Positive Wire Location: N/A Ignition Positive Wire (+): Brown/Yellow Ignition Positive Wire Location: At Ignition Switch Wire Harness (Black 7-Pin Plug) Second Ignition Positive Wire (+): N/A Second Ignition Positive Wire Location: N/A Third Ignition Positive Wire (+): N/A Third Ignition Positive Wire Location: N/A Accessory Positive Wire (+): Purple/Green Accessory Positive Wire Location: At Ignition Switch Wire Harness (Black 7-Pin Plug) Second Accessory Positive Wire (+): N/A Second Accessory Positive Wire Location: N/A Key Sense Wire: N/A Key Sense Wire Location: N/A Parking Light Negative Wire (-): Brown/Yellow Parking Light Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Blue 60-Pin Plug) Parking Light Positive Wire (+): Yellow/Blue (Left) and Brown/Yellow (Right) Parking Light Positive Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Green 42-Pin Plug) Power Door Lock Negative Wire (-): Gray/Yellow Power Door Lock Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Brown 60-Pin Plug) Power Door Unlock Negative Wire (-): Purple/Gray Power Door Unlock Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Blue 60-Pin Plug) Door Trigger Negative Wire (-): White/Brown Door Trigger Negative Wire Location: Connect to Dome Light Supervision Dome Light Supervision Wire (+): White/Brown Dome Light Supervision Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Gray 20-Pin Plug) Trunk Release Negative Wire (-): Brown Trunk Release Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Brown 60-Pin Plug) Sliding Power Door Wire: N/A Sliding Power Door Wire Location: N/A Horn Negative Wire (-): Purple/Green Horn Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Green 42-Pin Plug) Tachometer Wire Negative Wire (-): Green/Blue Tachometer Wire Negative Wire Location: At Any Fuel Injector (Black 8-Pin Plug) Wait To Start Wire: N/A Wait To Start Location: N/A Brake Light Positive Wire (+): Green/Red Brake Light Positive Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Green 42-Pin Plug) Factory Alarm Disarm Wire (-): N/A Factory Alarm Disarm Wire Location: N/A Factory Anti-Theft System: Ford Transponder Anti-Theft System (Requires Bypass Module) Factory Anti-Theft System Location: At Ignition Tumbler

Then I find random things like this: 2014 Ford Transit Connect Alarm Install Information Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire (+): Yellow and Red Battery Constant 12v+ Positive Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Green 2-Pin Plug) Starter Positive Wire (+): Blue/White Starter Positive Wire Location: At Ignition Switch Wire Harness (Black 7-Pin Plug) Second Starter Positive Wire (+): N/A Second Starter Positive Wire Location: N/A Ignition Positive Wire (+): Brown/Yellow Ignition Positive Wire Location: At Ignition Switch Wire Harness (Black 7-Pin Plug) Second Ignition Positive Wire (+): N/A Second Ignition Positive Wire Location: N/A Third Ignition Positive Wire (+): N/A Third Ignition Positive Wire Location: N/A Accessory Positive Wire (+): Purple/Green Accessory Positive Wire Location: At Ignition Switch Wire Harness (Black 7-Pin Plug) Second Accessory Positive Wire (+): N/A Second Accessory Positive Wire Location: N/A Key Sense Wire: N/A Key Sense Wire Location: N/A Parking Light Negative Wire (-): Brown/Yellow Parking Light Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Blue 60-Pin Plug) Parking Light Positive Wire (+): Yellow/Blue (Left) and Brown/Yellow (Right) Parking Light Positive Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Green 42-Pin Plug) Power Door Lock Negative Wire (-): Gray/Yellow Power Door Lock Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Brown 60-Pin Plug) Power Door Unlock Negative Wire (-): Purple/Gray Power Door Unlock Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Blue 60-Pin Plug) Door Trigger Negative Wire (-): White/Brown Door Trigger Negative Wire Location: Connect to Dome Light Supervision Dome Light Supervision Wire (+): White/Brown Dome Light Supervision Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Gray 20-Pin Plug) Trunk Release Negative Wire (-): Brown Trunk Release Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Brown 60-Pin Plug) Sliding Power Door Wire: N/A Sliding Power Door Wire Location: N/A Horn Negative Wire (-): Purple/Green Horn Negative Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Green 42-Pin Plug) Tachometer Wire Negative Wire (-): Green/Blue Tachometer Wire Negative Wire Location: At Any Fuel Injector (Black 8-Pin Plug) Wait To Start Wire: N/A Wait To Start Location: N/A Brake Light Positive Wire (+): Green/Red Brake Light Positive Wire Location: At BCM Module Behind the Glove Box (Green 42-Pin Plug) Factory Alarm Disarm Wire (-): N/A Factory Alarm Disarm Wire Location: N/A Factory Anti-Theft System: Ford Transponder Anti-Theft System (Requires Bypass Module) Factory Anti-Theft System Location: At Ignition Tumbler

Did Galpin offer any performance mods to help squeeze more power out of this little van?

I guess everyone who has been around the block has heard of Galpin. They have a very impressive shop.

Unfortunately, I have a hard time reading these drawings that I find via Google.....

Looks like I found my own answer. https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/topics/2016/2016_Transit_Connect_v1-0.pdf

Are those gold stripes aftermarket, or part of your order?

Does anyone have all this information available for the current generation?

A clear day on The Barbary Coast. You can see the clouds behind Alcatraz, Saints Peter & Paul Cathedral, and Coit Tower. When the fog bank rolls in, it's a different conversation.

This is what my OEM headlamp with OEM halogen H11 looks like. In a heavy fog condition, fog lights are suppose to be able to compensate and provide similar visibility on the road surface so that you can at least see the road and lane markers.

Love it. You need a spoiler.

In all seriousness........ On the one hand, you could take that dealer's offer, and try to negotiate for a better price than $100 over invoice. Believe me. Invoice is simply an arbitrary number. You could negotiate your way into a fantastic deal on something in current inventory. However, you won't get what you want. To get what you want, you'll have to spend more, and have patience. Will you get instant gratification on a good deal today? Or will it be a better feeling to wait for what you want? I know. It's like turning down a sure thing, because you have your eye on another girl, already talking to another guy, at the other end of the bar. It's your money. Spend it on what makes you happy. But I've just got to ask. You are getting a glass roof, with a roof rack? What are you going to look up at? Ladders?

Being a vegetarian is a first world luxury. It shows that we have so much money, that we can willingly choose not to eat meat, in order to be stylish and trendy. 1/3 of the world's population is vegetarian, and with the exception of a few strict religious doctrines, most of them are not vegetarian by choice. They can't afford to eat meat. We can afford to not eat meat. Why don't you take a fatted calf to a refugee camp, and try to convince them why it's wrong to eat.

Maybe I should start a new topic entirely. But what kind of battery are you guys thinking about adding? Brand? Motorcraft? Interstate? It does not appear as if Optima makes a battery for under the hood, but you could use an Optima as a secondary. Will you stick to using the same OEM group size, or something different? Who is actually installing a battery box, as opposed to simply strapping a battery to the floor? Let's see some plans, drawings, and photos.

Don't we all have a collection of useful stuff, that we're not using?

I agree about the wiring. I've seen guys using 1/0 for that application. 12 AWG is fine for hooking up a 15 amp outlet in your house, or installing a patio fixture. In the old days, I liked it for off-road lighting for halogen lamps at 100 watts. I also ran 12 gauge for installing electric fan sets. But I wouldn't go with less than 4 gauge for an auxiliary battery.

But if you tap into the license plate light wiring, those lights you install on the interior will be on whenever you drive at night. Think about tapping into the interior lamps instead.

Sounds like all that you need will be a couple of small LEDs. I like the ones on the head of a hollow bolt.

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I hate things like this. They build in programming features that are kept secret. So much of a secret, in fact, that not even dealership techs know it all. I think the programming features are great, but that there should be a manual so that we can all have the ability to control what is happening with our own cars. I get it: of course they don't want you to know, because if you did, they couldn't charge you for what they know.