When you open the door after shutting off the vehicle, it thinks, and rightly so, that you wish to exit the vehicle and so turns everything off.
If you want the radio to stay on after you open the door, place ignition switch in ACC first.
ACC is on a timer and will shut off after a while.
Steve
They look good, but there's no red retroreflector, so they are likely not DOT approved.
Reference: https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-49/subtitle-B/chapter-III/subchapter-B/part-393/subpart-B/section-393.11
Steve
I'm in the Pacific Northwest near Seattle. Currently, all our snow is falling down melted, punching through levees and making swimming holes everywhere.
Steve
12VDC battery is under the rear seat. I have not looked to see if this area is vented to outside.
Hybrid battery is outside and beneath the vehicle.
Steve
Hard to tell, even from your extremely detailed description of the sound.
Best have your local mechanic ride with you and hear it to better diagnose the source.
Steve
Well, not everyone has the same tires as your test vehicle: traction will differ. A Mustang is not a Maverick, so the comparison is moot.
Not implying anything about your product, just providing some general knowledge, informing those who wish to know, that adding rear stiffness will alter a...
Looks like a well-engineered kit.
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Stiffening up the rear with no changes to the front will make your maverick prone to oversteer.
For those who don't know, oversteer is the tendency for the rear tires to lose grip on the road while turning in low-traction scenarios (wet roads, etc.)...