With your Crutchfield order, you'll get an instruction sheet on how to take your dash apart. We can even do most of the wiring for you with our ReadyHarness service. Most receivers will allow you to stream music from your phone and make hands-free calls. Most will allow you to connect your phone to the USB port for more extensive integration. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are the coolest and safest ways to integrate your phone with your car, since you can access most phone features with your voice.
They break down into five different types: 1 Navigation receivers: radios with built-in maps. Some play discs and some don't. This installation guide shows you how to remove your old car stereo and install and wire a new stereo in your car. Large touchscreens, loads of built-in features, and easy viewability are just some of the advantages to building your stereo around a large-screen receiver. These car audio tips can help improve sound quality in your vehicle, whether you're listening on a factory system or a multi-channel amplified setup.
Read on for advice from our experts. When adding an aftermarket receiver, you need a steering wheel control adapter to keep the functionality and convenience of your steering wheel controls. Watch this video for a step-by-step overview of a basic car stereo installation. The actual steps involved vary from car to car, but this is a good example. From in-dash DVD players to easy-add-on portable systems, car video makes your trips a lot more fun, and this article covers the topic from front to back.
Crutchfield's car audio experts answer some of the most frequently asked questions about buying and installing a car stereo. The automotive audio terms you'll need to know when you're shopping for aftermarket CD players, nav receivers, or digital media receivers for your car or truck.
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And yes, the Bay Bridge is in the right spot. The old system was a Windows-based program whereas the new system is provided by Blackberry, and the two are not compatible. Everything from the touchscreen to the wiring pigtails is different from one system to the next. Sync 1 owners will have a more difficult time upgrading, as that system is now very antiquated and custom wiring a modern system is next to impossible.
Jesse explained that more than just being physically incompatible, each individual MyTouch system is originally intended for the specific vehicle it is installed in. Just because a Sync 3 system came from the same make and model vehicle does not mean it can be made to work in a different vehicle without significant time and money invested.
In the old, pre-touchscreen head unit days, factory one and two-DIN radios were easily replaced. A quick call to Crutchfield and in minutes, a brand-new, high-powered car radio was in the mail, and at a reasonable cost. The consumer could install the new equipment easily and quickly in the driveway.
Drummer, a sales rep at Crutchfield -and the unfortunate owner of a Ford MyTouch Sync 2-equipped car- said that replacing the infotainment system with an aftermarket head unit is not directly possible. Any aftermarket solution would neither fit the dash opening nor readily connect to the remote steering wheel controls. Drummer said aftermarket options are limited because of the size of the screen and integrated factory options, such as climate control and navigation.
Drummer drives a Ford Focus. Trying to talk to this thing is a nightmare, and so if I could get rid of it, I would love to because I hate it.
If there is one thing that a stereo should do, it should play music. Ford seems to have forgotten that listening to music is the primary reason a person wants a car stereo. It was annoying. While there is no stand-alone aftermarket plug-and-play solution, an imperfect solution is available through Crutchfield. The trick here is to use a device by iDatalink called the Maestro RR. Factory controls are retained on vehicles that are compatible with the iDatalink Maestro RR.
A few Ford vehicles can even have the factory touchscreen removed completely and replaced with an aftermarket unit from companies like Kenwood that is iDatalink Maestro-compatible. This solution is fantastic, but generally will leave a bit of advanced work for the DIYer to accomplish.
The aftermarket screen size is generally either larger than or smaller than the factory unit, so expect to modify the dash and bezel at the least. Cost is significant, too. As a stand-alone, the Maestro promises to do away with some of the more dangerous aspects of the MyTouch system, like simplified voice-commands, but unless changing the head unit, owners will be stuck with the factory touchscreen hardware.
Jesse said the Maestro solution does work, but is an older solution more useful for owners who have MyTouch-equipped vehicles they intend to replace with an aftermarket radio.
The Maestro unit was designed originally in cooperation with Kenwood, and many Kenwood head units include the correct plug-in on the rear of the unit. That is a chunk of change for a system that may not fit well without additional parts, and the option is limited to very specific Ford models. The company can custom make wiring connectors and custom-programmed solutions.
Beyond wiring differences, much of which requires cutting and soldering, small things like the USB plug have to be replaced as they are no longer compatible. Some owners will get lucky, and the new USB module will fit in the original spot. Most people will need to buy an adapter to fit the USB. Now, you have one wire that controls all the window and door lock functions.
Everything is run together. Then there is the cost of the system. The connections are not all that difficult to make, either -provided the person doing the install is good at interpreting wiring diagrams and has experience properly connecting equipment for a long-term solution. Where the big chunk of money comes in to play is replacing the touchscreen with a Sync 3-compatible unit. Most used electronic components will not carry a warranty, and it is certainly possible that a used unit will be defective, necessitating sourcing another unit.
Even when all the right components are assembled and ready, the really tricky part -and one of the more sketchy things I have seen recently- is configuring the various processes to work with the car. This is done with a free online app called FORScan.
FORScan is a Russian programing app that allows Ford owners to hack into the various settings and make adjustments, turn systems on and off, and generally customize settings for free. Unfortunately, users have reported that going into FORScan without understanding exactly what they are doing can be catastrophic. Deleting the wrong setting, or changing a setting incorrectly could lead to system failures far beyond the audio system. Jesse said many people who program their APIM themselves end up with features that no longer work.
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