Andrew L
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- St. Petersburg, FL
- My Lincoln
- 2017 MKZ Black Label 3.0T AWD | 2004 Aviator Ultimate AWD
Hello,
I am hoping there are a few on here who have experience with the first gen Aviator. I picked one up back in Feb with 118k miles in, overall, very good shape except the usual wear items and I am working on getting it back to it's former glory. No check engine lights engine runs good transmission is smooth no rust anywhere and everything works on it.
1. I am having a very hard time getting Homelink to work on my garage and I am wondering if my garage door is too new for it, I don't think that's the case but know it could be a possibility. My house was built in 2019 and its a Liftmaster with MyQ. The garage door openers that came with it have clips that are way too wide for the sun visors and they fall off every time I pull the visor down and I really just want to use the built in Homelink buttons.
- I cleared all the codes by holding down the outer buttons and wait for it to flash rapidly.
- I hold down the first button and the button on the remote but it never flashes rapidly only slowly like it can't detect the signal from the remote.
Just to add I did order a new overhead console on eBay in the event that my Homelink module is bad but I have a hard time believing it's bad. Hoping someone out there has some ideas.
2. My passenger side air vent is cracked I was able to find a NOS one and it's been ordered just waiting on it to arrive. In the mean time I am not sure how to replace it. I was able to pull the wood trim off on the dash and the screw holes for the vent are behind the air bag cover on the dash. My question is can I just pop that off or do I need to disable the battery first and is it actually screwed in? I don't want to damage the car or cause the air bag to pop.
3. The glove compartment light has been hanging since I bought it. I didn't realize it at the time but the clip that holds it broke off. I was able to buy a new one since they are still made and it arrived and the clip is in one piece but now I am not sure how to get the old clip out that hangs from the top of the opening. See pictures. I tried sticking my hand up in there to feel for a screw but it feels like there's a bar in the way.
4. Lastly this is probably SOL thing but figured I would ask anyway. Does anyone know where to find a new rear panel that goes on the glass hatch? I know this is a VERY common problem with Explorers, Mountaineers, and Aviators. The plastic is thin and cracks easily. I was fine with the crack it had in it but the logo fell off and took a chunk with it. I have a new rear emblem but I would like to fix the hole first before putting it on. I was thinking of bondo but someone said that won't work. Any leads or ideas on this one?
That's all for now hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction or help. I did join the "Lincoln Aviator Issues" group on Facebook but have not recieved any responses on these items above.
I am hoping there are a few on here who have experience with the first gen Aviator. I picked one up back in Feb with 118k miles in, overall, very good shape except the usual wear items and I am working on getting it back to it's former glory. No check engine lights engine runs good transmission is smooth no rust anywhere and everything works on it.
1. I am having a very hard time getting Homelink to work on my garage and I am wondering if my garage door is too new for it, I don't think that's the case but know it could be a possibility. My house was built in 2019 and its a Liftmaster with MyQ. The garage door openers that came with it have clips that are way too wide for the sun visors and they fall off every time I pull the visor down and I really just want to use the built in Homelink buttons.
- I cleared all the codes by holding down the outer buttons and wait for it to flash rapidly.
- I hold down the first button and the button on the remote but it never flashes rapidly only slowly like it can't detect the signal from the remote.
Just to add I did order a new overhead console on eBay in the event that my Homelink module is bad but I have a hard time believing it's bad. Hoping someone out there has some ideas.
2. My passenger side air vent is cracked I was able to find a NOS one and it's been ordered just waiting on it to arrive. In the mean time I am not sure how to replace it. I was able to pull the wood trim off on the dash and the screw holes for the vent are behind the air bag cover on the dash. My question is can I just pop that off or do I need to disable the battery first and is it actually screwed in? I don't want to damage the car or cause the air bag to pop.
3. The glove compartment light has been hanging since I bought it. I didn't realize it at the time but the clip that holds it broke off. I was able to buy a new one since they are still made and it arrived and the clip is in one piece but now I am not sure how to get the old clip out that hangs from the top of the opening. See pictures. I tried sticking my hand up in there to feel for a screw but it feels like there's a bar in the way.
4. Lastly this is probably SOL thing but figured I would ask anyway. Does anyone know where to find a new rear panel that goes on the glass hatch? I know this is a VERY common problem with Explorers, Mountaineers, and Aviators. The plastic is thin and cracks easily. I was fine with the crack it had in it but the logo fell off and took a chunk with it. I have a new rear emblem but I would like to fix the hole first before putting it on. I was thinking of bondo but someone said that won't work. Any leads or ideas on this one?
That's all for now hopefully someone here can point me in the right direction or help. I did join the "Lincoln Aviator Issues" group on Facebook but have not recieved any responses on these items above.
