09-12 F150 radio upgrade. Is the cheapest radio on amazon any good?

[@EverybodyAquatic]

for anyone having a problem getting it to power up i had to work around. lots of people have this problem. I have a 2011 XL fleet model and after research online found that the vehicle harness behind the radio doesn't have a key on power source so you have to run a new ACC line to the red power wire on the back. I used an add a fuse to fuse 32 in the passenger kick panel fuse box that was unused since i don't have power windows or mirrors, literally took 5 mins, this bypassed the can bus that came with it tho. i don't have steering controls on the truck so it doesn't really matter for me but everything works now, unit doesn't tell me what vehicle i have though so i'm sure theres some options i'm not getting now but it does what i wanted it to do, can still connect to wifi hot spot and use all apps and for $140 i cant really complain (2g+64g) hope this helps

[@patrickhamilton8962]

I’m wanting to put this in my 2010 xl and I’m not sure what you did here, I’m confused. I would really like to upgrade my radio as it’s broken and won’t even turn on. You run the new power wire to the fuse panel?

[@EverybodyAquatic]

@@patrickhamilton8962 get this thing called an “add a fuse” from autozone to whatever your parts store is near you and put that in fuse 32 in your fuse box on the passenger side (google where fuse 32 is, you’ll find pics of it) then run a wire from that to the red power cable on the back of the head unit. That’s all I did and it’s been months now and it’s still working fine. Fuse 32 is power windows and mirrors which XLs don’t have but it still gets key on power

[@skinandscalesfishing]

At the mess it with stereos for over 30 years I installed one like this in my truck and it was totally come with everything and it was already pre-wired and all clip and play

[@monstersquashracing]

Awesome work man. Keep it up!!!!

[@russellhamner5150]

Man do a video on radio and don’t even tell what it is?

[@toddrender4190]

Can you leave a link for this radio? Please

[@iangreer161]

I like mine I just really wish I could see my AC info.

[@andyswift79]

Thanks brother. Just bought this too

[@tjsii4178]

Any luck with it? Cant get mine to turn on.

[@andyswift79]

@@tjsii4178 you can’t get it to power up? Check to make sure your harness is set up correctly. Then hold the power button, although it should automatically turn on with your vehicle

[@KeithCarter-ku3ci]

I can’t get power. Does the antenna need to be hooked up to be grounded?

[@Troy.1244]

@@KeithCarter-ku3cino, did you plug up that red box?

[@desmeonharrison1353]

@@tjsii4178 same issue did u figure anything out

[@rayg0115]

Did anyone elses radio reception crap out after the swap. I get like one station

[@powerstrokediesels7824]

Ya some are like that so I just use blue tooth

[@Critter_Tara]

Do you or anyone else have a link to this exact amazon set up?

[@Kawa-kawa-kawa]

That was really helpful. Thank you.

[@jeffcobb3706]

Is there such a thing as an operators Manuel for this?

[@twitchytwitch9503]

How do you get the old clips in the new radio?

[@nolanmather6884]

Umm... so i just put a similar system to this in. How do you see your interior temperature now? Lol Do you just have to guess what the temperature and fan setting is at?

[@christiansantos7146]

Im guessing so

[@michaelkramer2686]

curious, since it blows the can bus screen that usually displays the tempature inside and what not, does the head unit show that or do you just guess the temp when you have the ac on?

[@biggmike5669]

The ifo/setup/reset buttons do you lose those or are they relocated somewhere

[@bahalp3241]

Is your steering wheels control working with this radio ?

[@emilybogart1268]

I’m in need of wiring help with my same system, can you give me a few pointers ?

[@Relaysandthings]

I installed this on my truck and it covers up the thing that originally showed the AC controls and now it doesn’t show what temperature each side is on and what the fan mode is

[@AGR96]

He said this in the video

[@hectorvaldes2511]

I got kind of the same radio from ebay i installed it but my climate control dont work it only works for the speed of the air but not to change temperature or where it blows air from its only blowing the ac from the top

[@ZebSmith-m7u]

Mine didn't have the antenna wire. Any advice on what to get?

[@029SUPREME]

I installed everything but the screen does not come on

[@humbertoarredondo96]

You probably blow a fuse, check fuse 29 for radio, and double check connections before trying again

[@OG-dn4fo]

You need to connect the red wire directly to the fuse box.

[@codylee9266]

@@OG-dn4fo how do you do this?

[@PrestonCanterberryII]

How do I stretch my wire to the hazard and air bag and tracktion control wire from the back of the radio to the switch on the Apple android 13.0 my wire is to short

[@dantheman4407]

Minute marker 3:06, he explains how

[@jacobhardeman6869]

Where did you stick the gps?

[@aaronbarnes3043]

What is the issue with the knocking noise after it boots up? I’m having the same problem and I can’t diagnose it.

[@tingokuman]

Climate control door

[@computeraisle]

Yeah, blend door actuator - beware, there are 3 or 4 of them, the one behind the 'radio' is a bitch to get out. I am in the process of doing this upgrade, and that part sucks. The radio documentation really is lacking, I had to watch a couple of videos to figure out a couple of points. Thankfully, I knew about a couple of the issues, as I had a JVC KWV330BT previously - loved it, but I wanted GPS, Android Auto and Apple Carplay in the dash.

[@TROOPINANGEL]

blend door actuator. if you have dual climate control its usually the 3rd one on the floor

[@andersestes8685]

Did you have any problems getting the radio to turn on or off with the ignition?

[@sakrafice5884]

Did you ever figure this out? im dealing with this right now. Radio wont power off when key is turned off.

[@craigshilo8689]

@@sakrafice5884Did you figure out out? Trying to decide if I should get this or not

[@jonathanclarke8808]

Anyone figure this out? I can't get mine to power up and need pointers.

[@rommelalba4904]

What brand is that radio?

[@squach5384]

I have a problem with mine, it stays on after I turn the truck off and drains the battery

[@coletittle10]

i’m trying to figure it out too have you figured it out yet?

[@yanderysdelgado2106]

Have you guys figured out this issue im having the same problem

[@sons_of_libeetyabdiesus407]

I have no power. I plugged in the Redbox, and still nothing. Idk what to do. I’m about to send it back..

[@tylerlong2420]

Check your fuse. Under your glove box i think its number 29 20amp. I installed mine and i also had no it was a blown fuse.

[@humbertoarredondo96]

Blown fuse on 2013 f 150 after I tried installing it without the box lol, it's fuse 29 on my model, after installing it with the box it works fine, I thought it was for steering wheel controls that's why I didn't installed it at first

[@DarkShadowsReviews]

Either the fuse blew or the harness you got with it is bad. When I installed mine they missed tons of wires on my harness so I ordered a replacement harness and no issues since and it's been 1 year

[@klugger01]

Does the factory sync still work with it?

[@humbertoarredondo96]

If you have sync yes, my truck doesn't have sync so no need to plug the third cable from the stereo

[@semperfi1566]

Can you post the link

[@jalenlehman6769]

Does this come with apple CarPlay and android auto

[@theoriginalJTG]

Do the steering wheel controls work?

[@TROOPINANGEL]

yes and you can even set custom settings

[@gettingfitat5015]

​@@TROOPINANGELwhere can you set custom settings??

[@TROOPINANGEL]

There is an icon named steering. You click the button you want to set. Then you select what action you want it to do. Then, you hit the same button to confirm.

[@Honeybatger]

Can i connect my android phone and listen to KZbin music. Also the link please

[@Certified57dre]

Mine won’t turn off with the truck… any help?

[@kaydenedwards1417]

Did you figure it out just got mine and won’t turn off too

[@Certified57dre]

@ yes take it to a audio shop, or you could do it yourself but u need your wire it to a fuse that turns off when the ignition is off, otherwise maybe the model of screen you got just isn’t quality

[@Certified57dre]

@ I’ve found that the Tesla style touchscreens don’t have the issue.

[@kaydenedwards1417]

@@Certified57dre did you find the Tesla screen on Amazon

[@kaydenedwards1417]

@ what wire do you run to the fuse?

[@agrwave]

Great video

[@KeithCarter-ku3ci]

Did you just use the factory harness without having to splice ? Did you just use the car antenna to screw in the back. ? Thanks

[@LugusKing]

sound doesnt work. it only works on radio but when i switch to bluetooth or carplay no sound!! does anybody have an idea?

[@JaredPurdy-ub2jr]

I got the same problem. No idea how to fix it

[@humbertoarredondo96]

Update your can box

[@marshallrouser]

@@humbertoarredondo96 how do you do that I have no sound also

[@chrisboston9443]

Did everything you did no power on head unit. Fuse is good. All harness are hooked up. Have no clue what do.

[@extended3779]

Try a few trouble shooters online, if not then take it to an audio shop and they’ll get you sorted

[@gettingfitat5015]

I ended up taking mine to get installed...had the same issue and couldn't friggin figure it out. Customer support is shit.

[@craigshilo8689]

Does it have apple CarPlay?

[@robertspencer9360]

Yes

[@KingsWeldingandAutomotive]

What ram capacity was this unit? 1gb 2gb 4gb ?

[@esixx17]

Get a tripod. I can't even watch the camera bouncing all over.