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Probably depends on where you are. Maybe in the right climate conditions. Here in the midwest the only time mine was wet was something spilling and ending up under there. I just pull mine up every 6 months or so and check. But other than once, no moisture.

I have nice speakers front and rear and imo the rears are a bit of a waste. Little bit of fill. And they get rattled around a lot back there so. Put nice speakers (sep woofs and tweeters) up front and a small power sub under the seat and you'll be amazed at the improvement.

thank you!

thanks guys, cold works a charm.

Pretty sure this was the way it was at first, but no longer.

The worry would be the weight on the extended piece while driving. Dont' think the extra tongue weight is going to matter a whit when the car is stopped and you're using it. On extended back from the hitch weight, the recommendation is halving the max tongue weight. I used a hitch hauler with a heavy 4 stroke dirt bike ((300lbs) on a VW Touareg with 750lb tongue weight max. It handled it flawlessly, but you could see their was a load on it. Tongue weight drops the rear of the vehicle a lot (relative) and can make for a very HIGH front end. But only matters driving.

I've read the other threads and I'm not seeing it. Straight forward till the drivers seat area. Unlike the other panels the one surrounding the hood release does NOT just pop off and as theres no cutout in the plastic for the release handle I can't figure out how that comes off. ???????? Frustrating.

I'd like to know if those side slider door windows are any good.

2 of the pics show a window replacing the entire opening where the plastic panel was. But the last photo shows it cut to the shape of the framework inside like the wagens would have. ??????

On further inspection two of the mounting bolts were bottoming out just before tightening. Replaced them with shorter bolts and now all is tight as an anchor.

if you are converting to a camper you'll be adding many hundreds of pounds in equipment and travel gear. Trust that you'll have a much cushier ride when you're ready to hit the road. ? Hint: Install Timbrens

Nice! In looking at their choices the narrowest opening listed for the clamping frame is 3/4" Our little plastic panel sure isn't that thick - what did you do?

I got this and it's "ok". Not very HD imo. When fastened tightly the rail still wiggles when you grab it. ? Mounting bolts seem small for what it's doing and the rail sits on hard plastic pieces that don't fasten to anything. At half the price of the Thule it will work for my casual use hauling 40lbs of paddleboards an hour to the lake. But if I was going to load it heavily and/or use it a lot, i'd be returning it and spending more money. FWIW

from my reading that's what you have to do. But I thought i read that you could just loosen and lower the corner to access the hole? It is awkward, but not far from the access hole.

42k on mine and not so much as a sniffle. Nothing but praise here.

A fusion is a heavier car than the focus and comes with heavier wheels (from what I read). Better match for TC's load hauling.

Yeh, but it's my work/delivery van primarily. If it was my daily driver id have swapped them long ago.

Bought the TC in 17 and the Fusion wheels soon after. But couldn't bring myself to spend $1,000 AND not use the OEM tires so i waited till NOW (42,000 miles) to get them mounted. Liked them when I got them and love them now. They remind me of the old "turbine" wheels from the 60's and 70's that you'd see on really nice custom vans, but with a bit of modern twist. And cheap. Don't notice significant ride degradation from the 235/45/18 tires but they sure stick nice (summer tires). Going to put winter tires on the stockers.

thanks!

No matter how careful I am, I can't remove the oil dipstick to check the level without smearing the oil way passed the full mark, making it un-useable. I've tried angling it every direction as it's pulled out and nothing seems to help. Help?

No matter how careful I am, I can't remove the oil dipstick to check the level without smearing the oil way past the full mark, making it un-useable. I've tried angling it every direction as it's pulled out and nothing seems to help. Help?

THIS! Well documented in trucks, motorcycles, etc It basically has holes way too big to filter much of anything.

my 2016 has an hour meter as part of the #1 and #2 resetable settings menu.

i went with the class 2 for 1 reason. Weight. My 2" insert/ball weighs a lot more than the 1'1/4" setup, and so does the bigger framework of the class 3 versus 2. Why hang 20lb (guessing) extra lbs off the back of a light duty vehicle when you can never use the extra hd factor? Maybe the extras if you'll really use them.

I've seen listing for Eibach springs for Transit Connects just recently. Also for Bilstein B6 shocks. Does anyone know if this is legit? Those Bilsteins might be big improvement if they really fit right and not just adapted from something else.