I have discovered the elusive trunk button! [:0]
I'm going to work on figuring out how it goes in and stuff then I'll update this as I go along.
The button here that comes stock looks to have an area molded into the plastic for it. I personally don't want to have to pay for the extra plastic piece there to replace mine so I'm going to just get the button from like the Fusion or something. I forget which but they had a rectangular button somewhere that did the same.
no no no maybe I should have posted after that I get it done [scratch]
I don't have the button in my car yet, I just found that Focus with the button in it today while I was in at a dealer getting serviced.
The compass and stuff will be what I'll try to figure out next.
The trunk button is an issue because quite a few times I went inside the car without my key (key in house or something) then I need to open the trunk and realize dammit I have to go back into the house to get the key and push the button [thumbd]
Phokus PM'd me because he knew I worked at a Ford dealership.
I will attempt to find one with this option and take pics behind the panel...stay tuned.[wrenchin]
Yeah, don't get me wrong it's a nice thing to have, but I'd really rather have the compass and temp display if I got to pick Us 08-09 owners know the display for it is there, but it's just not hooked up! Those bastards at Ford! lol
So yeah man, if you shed any light on the compass/temp display hook us up!
Yeah I don't have this stuff in my '09. The story goes that my car was received by the dealership in October, but it was not until December or January that Ford started putting the trunk button and temp/compass display in.
It was late January, I think the date was either the 21st or the 24th, I can't remember which.
My car was completed right around the end of November early December, and unfortunately mine is without it, and I would like it for the same reasons and logic listed above. I would also like the temp and compass... we've been trying to figure that one out for a bit now.
WOW!
I just called Ford about the compass/temp and this is what they [][][][][][]g told me.
They basically said, you can get it installed by your dealership for free. But then it is considered to be a modification and if a problem is caused by this modification then it will void the warranty of the car..
Now, I'm going to take the first part of that statement and hope that this is correct. If Ford has figured out a way to give the 08+ these for free it's fantastic news.
Now, no matter what a dealer might tell you, this won't void your warranty, that's ludicrous. I just want to make sure I read your words right, they can install the compass and temp on the 08s and 09s and will do so for free? I should call my dealer today if that's the case.
I just called my Ford dealership about this and they don't know anything about it...if someone has the info maybe you can help me forward it to them? It would be cool to have this info!
The Focus does not have the ability to display the outside temperature. The reason you can see the segmented displays when the sun hits it at an angle is because the display panel which is installed in your Focus is the same display that is installed in other higher end models that may be equipped with the ability to display outside temperature, such as the Lincoln MKZ, or Taurus. Same parts may be installed across model lines.
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I'm not sure if this is you or you are quoting the person, but either way, that person should go look at the current build of 09 Focus and he will surely see a working compass and exterior temperature display. At the very least any 09 should be able to do this, and I would think any 08 Focus should be able to as well.
Ok is there a way to get something in writing from Ford saying that the dealer CAN and WILL do it for free? Rather than just walking in there and demanding they do something that they don't even know about and have them go "What? Free? What are ya? crazy??"
and I could care less about a possible electrical short, I seriously doubt that would happen unless whoever did it f'd up
There was a price increase?
I didn't know the difference between not having the temp compass and trunk button when I got mine.. but besides can't pass up $12999 on a new car at that time..
Based on the brochure I still have,the remote trunk release was supposed to be available in winter of 2008,so depending on the production date or split,some 2009 Foci will have it and some won't.I'll have to go later and check the build date on my car later today.
You can add a trunk button by splicing into the light blue wire and a 12 volt power source. You can find the blue wire in the harness that is pictured above. (the one that has the plastic lever.
Just left of the fuse panel. I believe its the only plug that has a release on it. If you supply 12 volts to the light blue wire it will release your trunk latch. I've not tested it to see if it will release while transmission is in drive.
Has anyone got a trunk release working or compass/temp working? I would be very interested if someone has. Not having the trunk release is especially annoying.
The compass and temp is a complete PITA and isn't worth 99% of people's time. I want a nice alternative that I can stick on the windshield that doesn't look ghetto or out of place...
Trunk release - IIRC there was a thread telling what wire actually activates the trunk release, blue maybe?
Do some searchin' - info is available.
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