Sort of disappointed with the digital dash

[michail71]

The display is mostly black and it is close to true black. I thought it was OLED at first.

The Sync 3 screen is so far down it would e hard for that to be a distraction.

Definitely better, especially the blue outlines - and this also gives a little more insight as to the extent of the customizations available. Thanks.




(off-topic side notes . . . talk about cosmic coincidences, your tach displays the year I got married, and the mph is the year in 2-digit format that our son was born . . . probably makes me too old to have any idea what #PassportExperience might be. )

Norm

Wow, you seem to be a young guy at heart still and have a good eye for design.

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[Norm Peterson]

Norm, there is a lot of customization. I chose red for both the primary and secondary colors because I have the showstopper red seats. Just seemed to blend well. Also chose red for the ambient lighting for the same reason.

A lot of customization for a digital dash has got to be a good thing, and shouldn't have been all that hard for Ford to have included.


Norm

 

[Norm Peterson]

Well, if it makes you feel any older, your son was born the same year as my dad :LOL:

Age is only a number.

Honestly, I don’t know what #PassportExperience is either... I think it was just an advertisement on the SiriusXM station I was listening to

Got it. Damn advertisers don't miss a trick when it comes to putting their stuff in our faces . . . . wait a minute - you pay for Sirius and you still get ads anyway??? Grrrr, .


Norm

 

[Norm Peterson]

The display is mostly black and it is close to true black. I thought it was OLED at first.

Makes sense, for legibility under a wide variety of lighting conditions and possible use of polarized glasses.

Wow, you seem to be a young guy at heart still and have a good eye for design.

Something in that 'Art and Architecture' elective I took all those years ago must have actually stuck. Somewhere, some professor must be smiling.


Norm

 

[YOLO]

Real Mans Dashboard vs Snowflake, Grand Theft Auto (Millennial)

Real Mans Dashboard goes to 200MPH.

 

[Norm Peterson]

Real Mans Dashboard vs Snowflake, Grand Theft Auto (Millennial)

If either of those sets of bezels (and the accompanying vent bezels) are as shiny as they were on my '08 my first interior mod would involve a scotch-brite pad . . .


Norm

 

[nickko11]

Yeah, I love the digital display too but I see so much more potential than what is there now.

I'm sure the next generation will be teched out better and have a massive torque electric motor for a 1.9 sec 0-60, autonomous abilities and frequent over the air updates that add new functionality?

Autonomous huh? you want this? why dont you just sell your car and catch taxis everywhere?

 

[HoosierDaddy]

Autonomous huh? you want this? why dont you just sell your car and catch taxis everywhere?

He mentioned ABILITIES. Options are good things if the price is right.

 

[nickko11]

He mentioned ABILITIES. Options are good things if the price is right.

i'm not a fan of autonomous. i had a kia sportage with autonomous emergency braking, blooding thing jammed on the brakes for no apparent reason, lucky no semi was behind me. it is tech VERY much in its infancy and likely decades away if done correctly with proper road/signage infrastructure to go with it. for example our roads here in Australia/nanny state are so crap for example sometimes you have line markings and sometimers you dont. sensors rely on these markings and problem is stupid people will rely on this tech to do the right thing and not pay attention.

 

[jake_zx2]

Got it. Damn advertisers don't miss a trick when it comes to putting their stuff in our faces . . . . wait a minute - you pay for Sirius and you still get ads anyway??? Grrrr, .

luckily, I don't pay for it, I'm just getting my full use out of the free trial Ford gave me before never using it again lol

 

[Norm Peterson]

over the air updates that add new functionality?

That part scares me, as it could also be used to limit vehicle performance or return aftermarket tunes back to stock. Tesla has already used this over the air update method to close off an undocumented way of turning off the stability control system.


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[Norm Peterson]

He mentioned ABILITIES. Options are good things if the price is right.

Autonomous abilities that you can never be sure are completely turned off with zero ability to turn themselves back on, maybe not such a good thing. Best they not be there at all.


Norm

 

[iBookmaster]

I removed the plastic cover over mine. It increases contrast and reduces glare.

Michail71, how did you remove the plastic cover?

 

[Digitalwiz]

Autonomous abilities that you can never be sure are completely turned off with zero ability to turn themselves back on, maybe not such a good thing. Best they not be there at all.


Norm

Agreed, I want to drive a machine, not a computer.

 

[DarkHor$e]

Michail71, how did you remove the plastic cover?

You have to pull the display, reasonably easy to remove. See the 2018 cluster upgrade thread in the Infotainment section. also, a installable shield will kill off 90% of the glare.

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