[JPSCOTT713]

hey not sure how long this has been out, or the actual quality of it but i know alot of guys have been waiting on the new face plates. anyways i came across this looking on amazon and thought id post it up. http://www.amazon.com/DIN-DOUBLE-FORD-FOCUS-2008/dp/B001JT0ALU/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1231016327&sr=1-15

 

[zx360]

thats a nice find, i havent seen anything like that for the 08 ^... but i havent really been looking, but ive never seen someone use one...

 

[jholso]

I have the one that crutchfeild sells and its cheaper $29.99 before shipping. It is of good quality, and fiits well plus thier customer service is great. Order from them.
http://www.crutchfield.com/p_120995816/Ford-Focus-In-dash-Receiver-Kit.html?tp=3121

 

[Kipp]

both metra and scosche make a kit for it (scosche FD1437B) (metra 99-5816). I perfer the metra one as the curve in the middle under the radio is still there (btw I have this kit in my car and like it, no problems). the scosche one makes the line go straight through the radio and just looks a lil tacky to me. metra also makes a harness (AFSI-02) that will retain the factory sync options as long as your afterarket headunit has and auxilary input. both kits can be had for about $30 and the harness for about $110.

 

[captcurt_18]

jon and chris, you guys should post up pics of your dashes with this in there. not to thread jack, but im curious to see this. why did you do this and get rid of your sync?

 

[Kipp]

I did it cause I love the deck I have and to build a full stereo. and who says I got rid of the sync.

 

[focusboy5]

So you still have sync even with the aftermarket radio? If so that's pretty knarly!

 

[Kipp]

yeah, metra makes a harness that keeps it with the steering wheel controls, usb and aux, and upper display

 

[kenzx3]

yeah I got to experience an aftermarket deck install with sync this past week using probably the same harness, it actually works rather well surprisingly

 

[zx360]

I did it cause I love the deck I have and to build a full stereo. and who says I got rid of the sync.

wow looks good, ive never seen an 08^ with a new head unit... looks sweet!

 

[Kipp]

thanks

 

[jholso]

Ill post mine later tonight or tomorrow. Im not home right now. Only thing that will make it a little harder to compare them is the fact that I painted mine black to match the rest of the interior that I have done. Also I did not pay the $110 for the harness that kept the aux jack (I only have the S no usb or sync) and I dont have sync, never did. But the harness I did get from my Circuit City only cost me $4 well with employee discount its like 15 otherwise.

 

[Casper666]

I have an 08 focus but id like to get that in black

 

[arasky]

kipp is definitely the one to talk to, he helped me out a lot on this subject. crutchfield has excellent customer service, ive bought stuff from there so i can tell you that first hand. i just got off the phone with one of their reps and the kit they sell is made by metra. this is probably the best one out there right now and for $30 you cant beat it. if you do buy it online, mention that you talked to "scooter", he took the time to find the kit and see who made it, the least i can do is mention his name. look at kipp's previous post for the adapters, i havent found the one that allows steering wheel controls, but i think that is head unit- specific.

 

[Kipp]

yeah, if you want to be able to use the steering wheel controls to control the after market deck then you'll need an interface that is made for that specific deck as well as having a wired remote input on the deck. If you get the harness to keep the sync then the steering wheel control will still work for the sync

 

[waltscott]

So you can still use your sync with a new headunit? I am thinking about putting a doubledin touch screen in and still want to be able to use my sync. So this is possible?

 

[Kipp]

yes it is possible with the metra harness and an aftermarket headunit with an auxilary input

 

[insaneaudio]

So does this harness alow all of sync to work(bluetooth)? All i use sync for is my phone.

 

[Kipp]

yes it allows full sync use. bluetooth, usb, aux plug. and uses steering wheel controls for the sync system

 

[Troyftw]

does it still allow the data of what's playing to be displayed on the screen?