![]() ![]() In terms of sound, I want a well-rounded system with plenty of mid-range and mid-bass.Everything must be out of sight or look like it's designed to be there. No custom A-pillars for a 3-way speaker setup, no holes in my door panels or dash or amplifiers tucked under my driver seats. I wanted everything to look and feel like a factory stereo.Since I'm going to be doing the installation, wiring and etc I think this is more than do-able. High-performance stereo products come at a cost, so my budget for this stereo is around $2,500-$3,000.In terms of speaker quality, I wanted high-performance products.Therefore, this will include speakers, subwoofers, amplifiers and any accessories that are necessary for the build. First of all, I wanted a full stereo upgrade while retaining the 12″ touchscreen and all of the core features, controls and functionality that are built into the factory head unit.So here's a list of my goals and considerations. This is the first thing I outline in any of my documented builds because it dictates the choices of products that I make, how I plan the install, how much custom work I do and how much money I'm ultimately going to spend. Let me start this article series by stating my goals for this stereo. It has a 7 speaker system (not the Bang & Olufsen system) which includes a four door panel speakers, two a-pillar tweeters and a mid-range in the center of the dash. It has the 302A tech package which means it has things like the 12″ touchscreen, 8″ instrument cluster screen, power and heated front seats, remote start and tailgate release, push start and LED exterior ‘zone' lighting. The truck that I'm using for this installation is a 2021 Ford F-150 XLT FX4. Interior/dash of the F-150 with the 12″ touchscreen If you're interested in seeing a list of all of the products, check out my 2021 Ford F-150 Stereo Build Sheet.Ĭheck out all related articles to this F-150 Custom Stereo So in this article, I'll give an overview of some of the core details and decisions that guided me towards the right products for this setup. Planning involves lots of research, especially for new vehicles that haven't been on the market long. This is part 1 of my 2021 Ford F-150 stereo upgrade, where I'll walk through some of the key steps I took when planning my truck's upgrade before purchasing product and installing it. Or at least know what your goals are for the system. Before you start looking for products, or even go into your local installer's shop, you should always put together a plan. You might want to add some bass with a shallow car subwoofer and monoblock amp, add some volume with some speakers and amplifiers, or replace a blown speaker. Lots of radios will work with F150s and Maestro but not all of them will do the AC controls.There are a few reasons why you're probably interested in upgrading your F-150's stereo. Just make double sure the radio you'll looking at can do AC controls. If I hold the steering wheel "OK" button it pulls up a screen with tons of info like Boost, EGT, AIT, ect. I love it.Īnother cool example: My Alpine can display vehicle data from the OBD2 port. You can setup a custom steering wheel controls so I have the stock sync button setup to activate siri. I had to use the aftermarket MIC that comes with the radio. The only negitive to this is you can't use the OEM mic. ![]() ![]() I ended up programming it without sync and I just use siri for everything. I tried it with the sync and it was horrible. I would HIGHLY suggest programming out all the ford sync stuff when you program the maestro. It wasn't hard but it did take alittle trial and error and playing around. But I installed an aftermarket HU with the Maestro interface and it works great with the factory sony system. ![]() My 2011 had all the buttons without a screen. So I didn't have the same setup as you with the OEM touchscreen. ![]()
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