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Join Date: Feb 2024
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Hi all,
So I finally decided that after 14 years of owning my 2009 Zetec manual that I can tinker without feeling like I might wreck the car due to my limited skills. Keen to upgrade the audio head unit (will stay with just the head unit...... for now). Went to browse at an audio store and pretty much felt dismissed as not willing to spend enough $$ and not really 'worth their time'. Hearing how much it'd cost just to do a basic HU+ front speaker upgrade made me more determined to go the DIY route. I finally accepted that any fascia mod available out there that accommodates a 1/2-DIN aftermarket HU would look uglier than stock, I went for a 2DIN JVC (KW-M785BW) as I purposely avoided the various Android auto upgrades by no-name brands (my priority was sound quality followed by convenience). And no I did not order it from the shop I browsed at. Studied the Aerpro website over and over to see what additional cables needed and picked up APP8JVC5 adapter but there does not seem to be any suitable Steering wheel control module specific to my WS Fiesta (mine has the "M" button on the stalk, not the "OK" button). One suggestion from a website says "For cars with an "M" button you will need to purchase the 29-ctf-05 & 29-ctf-04 and use the black box from the 29-ctf-05 and the cables from the 29-ctf-04 as this is a more complex car setup." - essentially that would cost $275 AUD (more than I want to spend and the -05 part is also sold out). Is there an alternative that allows me to retain SWCs? My stock audio has Part No: 8A6T-18C815-BP. For the other parts I picked up a fascia from AliExpress tonight due to sales for just over $60 AUD shipped https://vi.aliexpress.com/item/1005006005235274.html?gatewayAdapt=glo2vnm. Unfortunately nothing that fully matches the burgundy/red interior so will likely need to re-spray one of the panels (not entirely true - Tomzz Audio makes one with the burgundy-coloured panel but only ships within Germany). Also picked up a FDHZ01 alternative for about $6 which works perfectly. |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Nov 2023
Posts: 3
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I bought the Kenwood one because of a few positive technical specifications related to the pre-out channel's max power and the hardware and software supported active sub-woofer interface. Quote:
Out of curiosity, what speakers di you buy? My initial project was a head unit and 4 speakers (as per the original setup) but once I tried the sound I didn't really like it so I added an active sub-woofer and now I really love to listen the music! |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2024
Posts: 4
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I'm willing to do a little soldering and splicing but preferably leave the stock cables as intact as possible. I had good experience in the past just upgrading the head unit (although that was in a '95 Camry) so I'm starting with this, but definitely looking to swap out the front speakers and tweeters later on.
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Which active sub did you get? I was initially intrigued by the Alpine PWD-X5 which was an active subwoofer with an amp a DSP - would've been perfect but they no longer sold it and at least it seemed too big a job for me to tackle DIY, ripping up carpet and laying down cables and all. Then my CD player started skipping so it made more sense to swap that out first. |
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Starter Motor
Join Date: Feb 2024
Posts: 4
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An update - managed to have have everything wired up - turns out the harness was correct - I just needed another adapter to finish the connection. Didn't bother chancing it with AliExpress parts that didn't specifically list the Fiesta as many looked the same but were for Volvos etc. so just went with one from Amazon and it worked perfectly (https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0B56Z1...roduct_details).The only wires that I haven't been able to figure out are the steering wheel controls and Illumination wires - I think they need a can bus to work anyway - unless anyone can suggest a solution. The fascia from AliExpress did not include the cage for holding the stereo. A generic 2-Din cage ended up not actually fitting very well - at the moment I've attached the side clips that came with the generic cage and clipped them onto the plastic fascia - it'll hold for now.Does anyone know how to get the paint code for the interior burgundy colour? I would like to spray the grey plastic panel - the original burgundy panel was actually molded in black and sprayed burgundy. I've taken the panel to SCA to try and colour match but they only do it for exterior paints. Are there alternatives to getting it matched at an auto paint store?
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