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radio and whole bezel. Depress the clips, and slide the
radio forward. You can also use the removal tool if you
have one. | |
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The Ford adapter has a small slot which I filled with a
temp/humidity readout. Looks okay for now, but I may put
something else in later. |
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Both wire harnesses layed out. The Alpine on is one the
left, the Ford adapter on the right. Now just start matching
up the wires. |
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I soldered and taped the two together. My first time using
shrink tube, and it works great. Just remember to add the
tubing before you solder. |
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Since I'm anal, I used flex tube to cover the wires. You can
make the harness shorter, but I prefer more room to pull the
radio. |
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Now install the DIN sleeve into the adapter, and the slide
the radio in the sleeve. Pick which trim plate to use., and
snap it in. |
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I ran the subwoofer RCA wires around the drivers side by the
door sill. The carpet comes up without having to remove the
whole side trim panel (a real time saver) |
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Up front, I went up to the kick panel then over to the
center console. The carpet pad is thick, so you'll never
feel the wires. |
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I was able to reach down the hole, and fish out the wires
using my hands. There is plenty of space. |
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In the back, just hook the RCA cables to the low level input
on the sub. Make sure the high level connects are
disconnected. |
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The AI adapter allows me to connect an auxiliary
source to the Alpine. I ran the cable to my glove box for
easy access. |
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Now, pop in the adapter and radio. It should snap right into
the Ford radio bezel. Mine was a bit hesitant, till I moved
some wires around in back. |
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I used the trim panel that came with my adapter, as the
Alpine one didn't look ''stock''. This one is also more
black than the Alpine one. |
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Once complete, turn on the radio and make sure all the
speakers are in phase. |
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I reinstalled my sub, and also made sure it was in phase.
Sounds good, but I have a slight pop when the radio turns
on. |
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Full geek test: Running the ''Ice Age'' movie playing
through the Alpine unit. Sounds pretty good. |
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Semi-decent night shot. Running a movie and the Alpine set
to green color mode. |
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