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Jul 26, 2017 | 07:42 PM

#16

Teddy O

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Originally Posted by River Wild

My XLT has 7 speakers with SYNC3. Maybe SYNC3 is the difference??? Did the rig you test drove had the 8" center screen?

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Originally Posted by honda250xtitan

do you have the bench or center console? mine is a bench and the salesman said the bench trucks have the bigger screen, i also have the center speaker.

Sound quality is very mediocre

River Wild, the truck I drove did not have the larger Sync 3 screen. Just the standard 4" guy.

It sounds like there was a change after the brochure was made maybe? The brochure isn't matching what's actually in production. Oh well. Thanks guys.

Jul 27, 2017 | 12:11 PM

#17

River Wild

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I have the cloth bench seat, no console, but I special ordered mine this way and the SYNC3 was an upgraded option for mine as I ordered a basic XLT. Standard would have been the 4" screen. Maybe it's a Job 2 thing....

Jul 27, 2017 | 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by honda250xtitan

do you have the bench or center console? mine is a bench and the salesman said the bench trucks have the bigger screen, i also have the center speaker.

Sound quality is very mediocre

I could be totally wrong but.............. a bench seat has nothing to do with screen size.

The 8" touch screen comes with Sync3 .

You can get the 8" touch screen/Sync3 at any trim level including XL. With XL, you have to have:
1) either XL Value or STX package
2) Power Equipment Grouip
3) Ultimate camera
4) Sync3

I just tried to add Sync3 (w/ touch screen) to XLT and you could do it without the Ultimate Camera system. Go figure.

Looks like Sync3 (w/ touch screen) is standard on the base Lariat and up ....... even without the Ultimate Camera.

But you can get it even in XL/STX and I've seen a few on the lot.

But....... it has nothing to do with the seat.

Jul 27, 2017 | 06:40 PM

#19

LiquidSteam

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You're not wrong. I have an XLT with bench seat and the Sync3 was an added on upgrade. It was only $115 option but not standard.

Jul 27, 2017 | 10:11 PM

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Wes Hightower

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Originally Posted by MrFord619

It's definitely a huge upgrade from my 1986 F-150 sound system lol.

Last Ford I had was a 1968 F100 with a bolt in 8 track player and FM converter. The sound that my 2017 F250 KR is putting out is like a symphony in comparison, no need for mods.

Nov 3, 2017 | 02:14 AM

#21

Oregoncattle

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Originally Posted by Godzilla69

I just got the 2017 Super Duty Lariat with Sony upgrade. I do believe it sounds better than the Sony upgrade from my 2011 F150. I think I will try going with the upgraded 5 speaker set from Stage3. It only cost about $250 so if not enough for nice improvement I can keep those speakers and add a couple of amps if necessary. I just don't want to start by spending 4K like I did in my car when I might like the sound improvement well enough with a speaker upgrade.

Did you upgrade your speakers through Stage3? How do they sound?

Nov 3, 2017 | 07:14 AM

#22

troverman

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Originally Posted by Teddy O

I know this is an older post, but I just noticed it, and have been researching this myself. The brochure says the XLT has 6 speakers, and clearly shows no center speaker in an XLT interior photo. But, the XLT I test drove, definitely had a 7th center speaker, and it was functional. I was surprised and confused. Here, Troverman is saying that the 7th speaker comes w/ sat radio, but sat radio is standard in an XLT. Can anyone shed some light on this please? Is it just an incorrect brochure?

My info was based on early order guides that have since been revised. In fact, the base XLT does come with sat radio and only 4 speakers, but presumably that would be a regular cab.