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Old 11th February 2020, 19:08   #31
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Re: Lal Ghoda - My Ford Endeavour 2.2 MT 4x4 - 35,000 km crunched and counting!

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What about a manual transmission box? Did the front end feel any lighter than the existing endeavour?
Not sure if MT will be offered as a pairing to this engine. Turbo lag will be massive since peak torque only starts from 1750rpms in the new engine. Although Ford Ranger does come with this engine mated to an MT, but not available in Everest if I am correct. Bi-turbo 2 litres engine globally is only mated to 10-speed Ford GM transmission.

No percived lightness in front, drive wise it felt absolutely same as before, with similar tune for suspension as what we have been seeing in facelift Endeavour. A tad softer than the original 2016-18 models.
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Re: Lal Ghoda - My Ford Endeavour 2.2 MT 4x4 - 35,000 km crunched and counting!

2020 has been a weird year in so many ways... no planned road trips have materialized and this was getting on our head. Despite all the difficulties, we managed to execute our annual off-road pilgrimage in Jaisalmer while keeping all the safety precautions in place for Covid-19, and have just concluded the drive. A typical one-week affair - including to & fro journey and heaps of dune bashing, camping, fun-filled evenings, and that lovely Rajasthani food.

The sand this time was really dry and powdery, and that means dune bashing was a lot more difficult at the same much more fun.

Enjoy some of the preliminary pics from the trip. While Anshuman manages to put together the video clips from the trip on his YouTube channel, a small clip of Lal Ghoda drifting across dunes is also attached for your viewing pleasure.



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Lal Ghoda is now having over 53k kms on the odometer - now looking forward to upcoming snowdrives during the winter season.

More pics and clips from the Jaisalmer trip will be shared later.
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Re: Lal Ghoda - My Ford Endeavour 2.2 MT 4x4 - 35,000 km crunched and counting!

We have entered in 2022… It has been over 2 years that I started this ownership thread and I believe its ripe time to put up the long-due update. So here it goes…

Lal Ghoda has put up over 75k kms on the odometer so far, its crazy to think about it considering past 2 years have been unprecedented because of the pandemic and resulting lockdown. In fact, while as a family, we have managed to put only about 10k kms in total on 3 of the other cars with us – just that the odometer of our Endeavour continues to climb up tells you how much faith we have put into this vehicle. I was going through old pictures and recalled that Endeavour had about 38k kms under its belt when the March 2020 lockdown was announced… to think that we have doubled the odo reading despite the pandemic is nothing but a huge achievement in my books.

Mechanically, everything has been running like a clockwork including regular services, apart from the fact that my 50k km service happened at 53k kms… This was simply due to the fact that Ford dealerships were non-operational at the time I had hit the 50k mark. The car hasn’t needed any attention apart from recommended items during these services. Among wear-n-tear items, I have had replaced a pair of front/rear brake pads and hand brake lining – very reasonably priced to be honest. During the recent 70k service, Ford A.S.S. reported a faint noise from idler pulley from the engine bay, the bearing in the pulley had gone kaput. I told them to replace it as a preventive measure. Again, nominally priced part at INR 9k or thereabouts.

If the readers can relate to my previous car, the Fortuner – I would say Endeavour has seen relatively lesser kilometres offroad compared to Atlantis/Gajraj. Because of the family commitments, I have been travelling between my local places a lot and that just means that a huge portion of my odometer reading are highway kilometres.

That being said, a few notable trips focused on offroad during 2020 and 2021 would be
  • Jaisalmer in Nov 2020
  • Bikaner in July 2021
  • Himachal Camping Trip in Sept 2021
  • Mussoorie in Dec 2021
  • Mandawa/Churu in Dec 2021
  • Himachal Snow Drive in January 2022

These trips were truly a chance to rekindle our love with off-roading while keeping highest levels of precautions for COVID. I am keeping my fingers crossed with the pandemic to move towards an endemic in 2022, and bring our lives back on track when it comes to our vehicle usage.
We notice a clear trend from manufacturers of all segments making car digitally connected and feature rich (that’s what the junta wants, duh). I have aftermarket audio setups in two of my other cars, the Honda Jazz and Hyundai i20, where Android Auto and other features get used very frequently. Suffice to say, that despite Sync 2 being a potent audio system in the Ford, I have had this feeling that my car is getting outdated in terms of technology. I was getting tired of keeping the phone holder on the windscreen and was wondering whether the Sync 3 upgrade was possible in my car. Did my research on the compatibility part and behold, it started a chain-reaction of much needed upgrades to Lal Ghoda in past couple of months.

The car was already perfect mechanically and staying true to the original ‘parts-bin assembled variant’ philosophy of Ford, following are the cosmetic changes that I have incorporated into Lal Ghoda, making it a true one-of-a-kind vehicle of its class currently available in India.
  • Sync 3 upgrade from older outdated Sync 2 system : Among the OEM, Sync 3 is almost perfect infotainment system that is available in India. I have upgraded to the Sync 3 system featuring Android Auto and Apple Carplay, with inbuilt navigation (with latest maps available from Ford). Not only that, I have tweaked my Sync 3 to have latest available update internationally (Sync 3.4 to be precise), OEM USB Hub with Type C connectivity (this hub was imported from the US, is a standard part of Sync 4 and backward compatible with Sync 3.4 version only), customized Aqua Glow theme and custom wallpapers courtesy online tools from F-Mod team and ForScan wizardry, Navigation Screen replicated into instrument cluster, enabled Video Player on OEM screen, tweaked Ford Bronco Splash Screen etc etc etc, the whole hog.
  • Upgraded Alloy Wheels from 2019-2020 Generation – Purely aesthetic and aimed to keep the car looking fresh.
  • OEM LED headlamps from Endeavour Sport – Let’s be honest, the OEM lights of Endeavour were crap and Team BHP review of the 2020 Endeavour mentioned that OEM LED headlamps made available in 2.0 litres model were leaps and bound ahead of older cars. While, I was running a custom HID based headlamp upgrade from XenonPlanet earlier as well, the wiring wasn’t upto my liking and that led me to think about this upgrade, hence executed. OEM DRL integration was the free cookie in the process. However, now that I have had these headlamps for few months, I am of the opinion that the overall lumens from HID setup were higher for sure, and while the LED headlight may look cool, in my personal opinion the colour temperatures of current crop of OEM LEDs leaves a lot to be desired in real life. OEM plug-n-play wiring is why I am keeping this upgrade, otherwise performance wise XenonPlanet HID setup was surely better.
  • Integration of OEM TPMS – If you recall my previous posts, I did have an aftermarket TPMS. While the system was good, the batteries died within one year of the purchase. I wasn’t keen to get another aftermarket system and thus decided to get Ford’s OEM TPMS retrofit into my car, despite being relatively expensive.

All said and done, I managed to do a proper mid-life upgrade of Lal Ghoda – and this is especially relevant because of the fact that in current market I do not see any alternative to my current car. Fortuner at 50 lakhs is simply crazy and feels like a downgrade in terms of interiors/ride quality etc, and because of family use, I don’t see V-Cross (and the upcoming Hilux) as a potential alternative. The less said about vehicles like MG Gloster the better.

Simply put, my Endeavour was already a rare variant and unique vehicle as it is, a ladder on frame 4WD SUV meeting my requirements to the T, and post the tech upgrades mentioned above, it has become even better. I had to sell my Fortuner pre-maturely because of mess created by NGT regulations and considering that the Endeavour is near perfect car to me, I intend to keep it as long as I can. Ford’s exit from Indian market hasn’t been a dampening factor to my spirits, I do believe that Ford’s service will continue in large cities like Delhi NCR and Endeavour has sold in enough numbers for aftermarket ancillaries to justify developing a parallel network of imported parts in later years. Having said this, I did order a spare set of clutch, flywheel and related components because my car is a rare manual transmission and while my current clutch is doing at 75k kms, I don’t want to get into trouble in case I have difficulties in sourcing these parts specific to MT variants. My fears can be completely unfounded in future, and I sincerely hope they do.

Anyway, I think its about time I share some delightful memories with Lal Ghoda from past 2 years. Although they are in no particular order, enjoy them below.

Watching an approaching sand-storm in Rajasthan
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Exploring some old Havelis...
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Across Thar Desert
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With .anshuman's Isuzu
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Local Aravali Jungle Trips in NCR
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Roadtripping with our other car... the Honda Jazz.
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Roadtripping with Friends...
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Our Toddler posing in passenger seat...
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During our camping trip in Himachal
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Exploring some off-road tracks in mountains
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With a friend's L663 Land Rover Defender... probably one of the LRs in the country that are being used for their original purpose
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Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand
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Few More pics from the mountains...
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Enjoying an amazing view...
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and amazing weather!
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A few good shots in agricultural fields... At our farm.
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Canola Fields...
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Enjoying a Monsoon Rainbow
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At our old place...
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At a Friend's Farmhouse
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Old 11th January 2022, 21:52   #34
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Past week's snow drive was amazing to say the least... Sharing few more pics from the first drive of 2022 and hoping many more to come in this year.

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re: Lal Ghoda - My Ford Endeavour 2.2 MT 4x4 - 1,00,000 km crunched and counting!

Simply wow !! Your Endeavour journey continues to be super inspirational - esp. with what you have done with your car in order to do what you do with your car !! While the car is very capable, such marvellous pictures and memories are only possible when you actually make the effort to take it there, and make it perform in the manner we see in this stills ! Look forward to more and more !
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Re: Lal Ghoda - My Ford Endeavour 2.2 MT 4x4 - 35,000 km crunched and counting!

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I wasn’t keen to get another aftermarket system and thus decided to get Ford’s OEM TPMS retrofit into my car, despite being relatively expensive.
I own a 3.2 Titanium which is a 2017 model. These models just had the TPMS alarm and no tyre pressure display. I believe you have done this from Ford. Can you throw some light on this.

Secondly I would like to install a fuel tank protection plate. I already have Ironman plates but these cover only half of the vehicle from front. Any insights.
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The car looks so damn good, and the amount of miles and locations you are covering truly show what the Endeavour was meant to do. Many more happy miles to you!
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Simple amazing!! The way you have done up your Lal Ghoda is something i envy. God Speed!
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You installed OEM Headlamps of BS6 Endeavour from the dealer itself or was sourced aftermarket? Can you share the cost?
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Simply wow !! Your Endeavour journey continues to be super inspirational - esp. with what you have done with your car in order to do what you do with your car !! While the car is very capable, such marvellous pictures and memories are only possible when you actually make the effort to take it there, and make it perform in the manner we see in this stills ! Look forward to more and more !
Thank you Prateek for kind words... No mall crawler SUV ownership is a simple mantra at my end! I believe in using the vehicle to its full capabilities.

And thank you for sharing the cable for ForScan usage. While I was unable to track mine when I requested you to help me with it, later on I found my cable too.

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I own a 3.2 Titanium which is a 2017 model. These models just had the TPMS alarm and no tyre pressure display. I believe you have done this from Ford. Can you throw some light on this.
Yes, till the time there was the option to have display in Endeavour's instrument cluster, the OEM TPMS system was alarm based only. And that's what I have also got now. For the newer display based system, you would have to replace the instrument cluster as well, which at about 1.2 lakhs isn't really worth it (yeah, you read it right! I was shocked to hear the price!). OEM TPMS sensors were very sensibly priced at about 12k for 4, and I activated them using ForScan to get the system running.

As long as the TPMS alarm system works, I am happy with the OEM integration.

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Secondly I would like to install a fuel tank protection plate. I already have Ironman plates but these cover only half of the vehicle from front. Any insights.
As mentioned in the opening posts of the thread, I got my fuel tank protection plate custom fabricated at Classic Noida (Maintenance, repairs, mods & spare parts - Classic Service Point (Sector 3, Noida)). I don't think there is any branded fuel tank protection available in India. You can get in touch with Classic and they would help you out with a custom plate if that's what you are looking for.

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You installed OEM Headlamps of BS6 Endeavour from the dealer itself or was sourced aftermarket? Can you share the cost?
I got lucky here because one of the known FNGs had the OEM pair of these headlamps, taken out of a total loss vehicle but immaculate otherwise. I sourced the lights for INR 45k for the pair. At Ford, they cost about 1.6 lakhs for brand new headlights.


Since I mentioned Sync 3 updates, sharing a few pics about the customization I have done.


My current Sync version is 3.4
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Not sure if this is coming out well in terms of color, the Aqua Glow theme is absoutely matches the OEM backlight of centre console buttons. Stock theme is deep blue in color.
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I also have activated the option of Calm Screen, a sample of available screensavers in this option is below
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I have added a few Custom Wallpapers in the system as well...
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Below is the OEM Ford USB Hub that I have added, its available as a part of Sync 4 in the US, and backward compatible with Sync 3.4 version only. This has provided super steady Android Auto connection and very good Charging Speeds.
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A quick sample of enabled video player on the OEM screen...
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Ford's latest Bronco Splash Screen, looks so cool every time I unlock and get in the car...
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re: Lal Ghoda - My Ford Endeavour 2.2 MT 4x4 - 1,00,000 km crunched and counting!

Great going with the Endeavour !
Loved the subtle mods done to your truck.
I envy you guys up north, a trip to the Hills is so convenient. I have been postponing it since the past 5 years just because it's going to take 2-3 days to reach the foot of the Himalayas.
Kudos to you for fully utilising the Endeavour as it's meant to be.
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Since I mentioned Sync 3 updates, sharing a few pics about the customization I have done.
Hi that's awesome! Can you pls guide on how did you do all the customizations and also enabled navigation on the left instrument panel screen??!!
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Hi that's awesome! Can you pls guide on how did you do all the customizations and also enabled navigation on the left instrument panel screen??!!
You may want to go through a YouTube channel NaviUpgrade. They have plenty of good information on tweaking around Sync 3. I followed their videos to get all this done, although I must admit I have been doing this for months with some hit-n-trial and haven't done everything in one go .
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[list][*]Sync 3 upgrade from older outdated Sync 2 system : Among the OEM, Sync 3 is almost perfect infotainment system that is available in India. I have upgraded to the Sync 3 system featuring Android Auto and Apple Carplay, with inbuilt navigation (with latest maps available from Ford). Not only that, I have tweaked my Sync 3 to have latest available update internationally (Sync 3.4 to be precise), OEM USB Hub with Type C connectivity (this hub was imported from the US, is a standard part of Sync 4 and backward compatible with Sync 3.4 version only), customized Aqua Glow theme and custom wallpapers courtesy online tools from F-Mod team and ForScan wizardry, Navigation Screen replicated into instrument cluster, enabled Video Player on OEM screen, tweaked Ford Bronco Splash Screen etc etc etc, the whole hog.
Amazing updates in your Lal Ghoda. The beauty of Fords is that we can play around like VW using forscan and parts are available across the globe.

Have you tried displaying TPMS in the sync 3 screen?

Could you please elaborate the process of sync 2 to sync 3 conversion and how much time and cost it takes for the mod. Please share the part number of the new speedometer as well. Also I'm keen on the sync 4 USB hub as well.

I have the exact same theme in both my EcoSports and a similar set of wallpapers on the blue car.
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Old 16th January 2022, 17:28   #45
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A very well written detailed post on the endeavour. Truly enjoyed reading it!!! I regularly watch your group's trip videos courtesy Anshuman's YouTube channel. Here's wishing you many more amazing memories with the Lal Ghoda
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