My C-Max - 'A & M's'

[C-MaxSea]

"My C-Max - Here is what I have done to enhance our ride."  (That is your accessories & mods to your C-Max !)
 
How about a thread where we all manage one ongoing post showing accessories & modifications we have made to our beloved C-Max.  I know most of you have done more tweaks than we have, so ours will be simple - but Matt, Mike, Paul, Jus, and so many others can go wild with their 'A & M Post' and give it links to follow-up info already in this category or elsewhere. (Don't hesitate to grab a spot/post now, and come back later with more detail)
 
This should allow newbies to see more quickly what many have done - and perhaps why.  You may want to err on the side of concise & clear.
 
(Please hold off on question & comment posts.  The C-Max Bar might be a good place to querry & comment on what folks have posted here.)
 
Here goes, I will start with mine, and chase around my desk/files to document correctly my stuff.
 
Nick
 
(If this 'flys', I will enhance this start post)

Edited January 24, 2014 by C-MaxSea

[C-MaxSea]

C-MaxSea  //  Grouper  //  our beloved eurobox.  MY 2013 

 

Interior:

          Floor mats:  WeatherTech fronts & backs, cargo area still TBD

          Coin container:

          Entertainment:  2 - 64GB USB 2.0 Patriot Flash Drives

          Entertainment:  SiriusXM  (year two - Ouch, forgot to call in before auto payment.  Negotiated relief - 1 yr $89 + fees)

          Infotainment:  OBD2 .......TorquePro.........SGNote.......

          Cargo lights:

          Charging tool:

          Spare tire for longer trips:  TBD

 

Exterior:

          License light rear:

          Puddle lights:

          Back-up lights

          Surface protection:  Opticoat process (wash, claybar, full coat Opti all painted surfaces)

          Surface protection:  Xpel Clearbra - front bumper, headlights & fog lights

 

Aero-mods:

          None yet, will likely be implementing for next winter

 

Miscellany:

          Replaced sunshade because it had a stain on it from the factory - paid for by Ford.  I did the job myself to minimize the big 

          boot galute factor - did not want someone else grunging up the interior.

 

          Tweaked the hood closure a pinch to close it down some.  Link:

 

Driving Style:

          I am an Eco Cruiser for a couple of reasons.  First, the car is smart, and for the most part knows how to get very good MPG's'.            Second, it is much easier on the right knee - if you have long term knee problems you know what I am talking about.     Link:      

 

 (DC, I will answer your Sirius question on a Sirius thread.  Now you have a posting  here that you can use (edit) to update what you have done to your C-Max)

 

(Plus3, I'm totally aware of the challenge here, could not resist trying, maybe someone can spread the info some day, for now it is an attempt, could work if folks behave. Thanks for posting 'your stuff'.)

 

(Foto, I believe the other thread was meant to be one 'mod or access.' at a time, this was intended to be all 'mods & access's' on one 'go to' post - correct me if that is wrong.  Glad you grabbed a spot.)   

 

Now off to the C-Max Bar for more serious conversation.      

 

 

         

         

Edited January 26, 2014 by C-MaxSea

[dumbcomputers]

Tell me more about the SiriusXM "auto payment". When I got my car the XM radio worked so I assume that it got activated by the dealer. Are you saying that I need to cancel something before the 6 month trial period is over? I did not accept any service agreements with Sirius myself.

[ptjones]

(with the voluptuous hindquarter curves which will soon disappear) That one went over my head i think.  I thought you were  going to be  concise and clear. LOL

 

Interior:

ScanGauge2 and Garmin GPS

 

Exterior:

Grill Covers to improve warmup and earo MPG's

GasPods improve aero  MPG's

Wheel covers improve aero MPG's

Oil pan heater  improve warmup and short trip MPG's

 

I will try to edit this when I come up new mods :)

 

Paul

[plus 3 golfer]

Tell me more about the SiriusXM "auto payment". When I got my car the XM radio worked so I assume that it got activated by the dealer. Are you saying that I need to cancel something before the 6 month trial period is over? I did not accept any service agreements with Sirius myself.

Your free subscription will lapse and unless you renew you need to do nothing.

 

If you renew, you will automatically be billed at the then going rate once the renewal expires. So, prior to your renewal expiring, you need to call and cancel. What I do (when I want a subscription for Sirius), is to allow the renewal to "get into" their system (I allow one week) and then call and cancel the renewal effective at the end of the renewal period. Thus, I don't have to remember to call later and cancel. I've have never had a problem doing this.

 

Also, you will likely get offers to renew either in the mail or email. If you wait and let some time pass, you will likely get offers like 6 months for $25 or 5 months for $20 (my latest offer a few weeks ago). I have yet to renew Sirius since my free subscription expired in June 2013. Also, you can likely negotiate one of those deals if enough time has passed since your subscription expired.

 

C-Max Sea, the idea of one thread with everyone posting sounds good but I believe someone (the originator?) needs to summarize the results in a document and post or link to it in the first post. Otherwise, I doubt most will read through XXX pages of likely mostly "garbage" :) and the thread will end up being mostly useless. I've seen this happen on many forums. The ones that survive virtually always have a keeper of the data.

 

My 2013 Hybrid SEL has:

grille covers, gas pods, 3M clear bra, ELM 327 WIFI, EngineLInk and DashCommand for IPod / Iphone, sisal floor mats, Garmin 3590 LMT, and

Intro-Tech Ultimate Sun Shade.

Edited January 25, 2014 by Plus 3 Golfer

[fotomoto]

This thread is similar:  http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/2475-what-did-you-do-to-your-cmax-today/

[dumbcomputers]

This thread is similar:  http://fordcmaxhybridforum.com/topic/2475-what-did-you-do-to-your-cmax-today/

On motorcycle forums they are known as "My build" threads:D