i am still fighting the dash bezel. i think i have to do some more trimming to get it to fit properly.
and i am going to have to put some larger tabs on the sides of the radio to keep it from going too far into the dash opening.

the instructions for trimming the bezel suck to say the least.
why cant they at least give a picture saying "cut here" instead of saying cut to fit trim filler.

and there was no mention at all of having to remove the bar between the radio and heat controls.

 

" Thanks for the tip I'll have to try that. So if you just wire the parking brake wire to ground you can then put a switch in as a ground break. I guess from what I am reading is that the parking brake wire to ground makes the head unit think the parking brake is on. So all you are doing is breaking the ground twice to get the dvd to work with the switch."

I think it works as you decribed it. Not 100% sure because I did not do the install. If you go to Utube and search on stereo parking brake by-pass or stereo parking brake bypass toggle switch you will find several How to videos. They cover several different brands and use different methods to defeat the parking brake stereo function. They even give wire colors for the different stereo brands.

 

got a pic of your install? did you mean kit metra 95-5818????

 

yea, it was the 5818.
stupid fingers get dyslexic every now and then.

here is the finished product with the new redesigned dash bezel installed.
i took the DP tuner, heater mirror, and parking sensor switches out of the upper dash bezel and put them down in the F-650 lower panel.

 

I added this to my stereo also. It really made a big difference cutting down the glare.

 

I looked at Pioneer, Alpine and Kenwood, all excellent options, I landed on Alpine because Pandora was integrated.

Rich is correct about the no-names.

 

Tom that turned out very nice ! Do you have a photo of the stereo and the F650 dash?

 

I just was skimming through this thread so I apologize if someone already mentioned this but when I installed my appradio I used a parking brake bypass similar to this. I didn't feel like messing around with switches or anything. I just wanted it to work when I turned it on. It worked great and you just crimp it on before sliding the head unit in.

 

as a matter of fact, yes i do!!( i just took it)

 

im not seeing the trimmed part, what is the part you trimmed for the radio? did you have to pull the dash face out to trim it or did you do it with everything in place?

 

i took the bezel completely out of the truck, and cut it up on the workbench.
all trimming is done inside where you can not see it.
you need to cut the stop tabs out so the radio will fit in the hole, the cross bar between the radio and heat controls needs to be cut down so the top is even with the bottom, and then i had to notch the lower sides of the radio hole up about 1 1/2 inches for the trim panel to fit in properly.

 

im puting mine in using that metra harness but cannot get any sound to my rear speakers with the aftermarked head unit. is there a factory amp in the 00 excursions? how to power it on if so? stock it has 6 changer in centerconsole, and 1 cd/casset head unit.

where is the ampplifire if there is on on the ex?

 

ok you radio geeks. I got my hands on an almost-new single DIN stereo and want to take out the OEM unit.

Will this dash install kit suffice? Any better options available?

Single DIN Stereo Radio Install Dash Car Trim Mount Kit Wire Harness Remove Tool | eBay

 

this problem was resolved, it wasent workingbecause i had my rear audio control board in center console disconnected. hooked it back up and rears work great.

 

That is what i just used. Worked fine, you can have the stereo at the top or bottom. I choose the top, then bought a obd2 extension and ran it up thru the top opening so it is easy to attach a blutooth adapter to run the torque app on my tablet. I also ran the ipod controller from the stereo thru the same opening.
Roy