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We got the Mustang cup holder ash tray!

Like I said, you missed my point and now you are nit picking. I was simply responding to a previous post. Context is everything.

You clearly missed the point I was trying to make. Allow me to rephrase ... For the record, the LS and the Retro are essentially the same car once the bodies are removed. Shorter, yes but the same platform: DEW98. The LS had a much higher content of bells and whistles.

One of my last company cars before I retired as a Field Service Engineer from Ford's Jaguar Division was the original S-Type, 2000 MY, which had an awful interior and very uncomfortable seats which were corrected in later models. On one of my out of state field assignments I rented a Lincoln LS...

Optional on 03, 04 & 05 retros ...

Thanks Telco, glad you get it. For anyone from NJ :confused: I'll try one last time to clear this up ... The only time I 'manually' downshift is to keep off the brake pedal on long downhills. Those times when D4 was not enough it was a PITA to push forward, across to the right and pull back...

Sorry for the error regarding shifter availability. I have corrected my post #15. Frank, I expect I drive differently than you and have different objectives. I don't go fast anymore and I am driving what Ford calls a "personal luxury car", not a sports car. I slowed down 15 years ago, I...

There is some good news for members with an 03 LS like yours in that TSB 03-15-8 lists the calibration numbers for cars built between 11/18/2002 AND 5/17/2003. Finding calibration for other years or production dates IDK. My car was also covered by that bulletin. It is my understanding the the...

There is no option to select 50 state sport or non sport calibration on IDS. The procedure is far more complex in that it requires researching the desired calibration before you can begin the reprogramming.

Nobody ever mentioned the need for tear tags or calibration numbers on this forum ??? Or the need to download a new calibration from Ford tech support to the IDS for the new shifter ???

The trick with IDS is to have a PCM 'tear tag' or 'calibration' number from a comparable vehicle with the alternative shifter. The IDS will have to download the new calibration via wifi from Ford. Like the WDS you have to press NO this is not the correct vehicle and then proceed with the new...

Good to go. Just had the PCM reprogrammed on IDS with the base calibration and now it shifts the way automatics were meant to.

No worries mate. I appreciate the suggestion. Working on getting As-Built-Data from a VIN built the same day as mine but without the SST shifter. My dealer thinks that will work with the current IDS tester. I've supplied the VIN so just waiting to see if he can come up with the As-Built-Data and...

Unfortunately that is the IDS (Integrated Diagnostic System) which in 2005 replaced the WDS (World Diagnostic System) that was used by members of this forum to reconfigure in years past. The IDS will reconfigure some features not accessible to the owner/operator but Ford appears to have blocked...

Changed my SST to the base shifter (P,R,N,D5,D4,3,2,1) but can't find a dealer who still has the WDS to reconfigure the PCM to allow access to 3,2,1 from the shifter. D5 and D4 operate normaly. Ford dealers are now using IDS which won't allow the method used previously by members here on WDS...

Well, I visited my local Ford dealer yesterday for re-configuring the PCM so it would recognize the input from my change to a non-sport shifter, aka DST. Apparently the proprietary diagnostic tool (WDS) has also been reconfigured such that it will no longer allow the VIN reentry method but...

Hopefully I will get some cred with my Ford Field Service Engineer business card :)

Thanks Jeff :) We are getting slightly different results but that could be driver error on my part since I really dislike the +/- sequential shifting and seldom use it. When I tried the double tap to go down two gears a few times it only went to the next lower until I did a third tap. When I...

1LoudLS, I understand that you and Ford consider the SST an upgrade but for me the DST is an upgrade. To be quite honest with you I believe the SST (aka Tiptronic) is a marketing hoax perpetrated by VW et al. Here is why I say this and although I don't expect anyone to agree with me keep in...

Guess I just answered my own question, LoL. Went for a short drive and it stays in D4 when I shift lower.