2013 - 2016 Ford Fusion Digital HVAC Touch Controls & Radio Replacement
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 23 ก.ค. 2022
- Upgrade your 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 Ford Fusion with a new Digital HVAC Touchscreen! This also allows for a new Single/Double DIN Radio of your choice. The main three kits shown in this video include:
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Today we have an install of a new JVC Double DIN radio, and with this a new Metra Turbo Touch Digital Touchscreen Control unit. This is a great option for anyone that wants something different than the factory HVAC controls, and moves the actual controls to a digital touchscreen that has buttons as a backup.
In their place you now have an opening to put in most any Single DIN or Double DIN radio, and in this case we have a JVC KW-V350BT unit that gives you many options including AV inputs, Sirius XM satellite connectivity, Bluetooth connectivity, CD player and much, much more.
Overall time for us to install this was approximately 5 hours over two days; we would definitely call this a five out of five for difficulty, mainly because of the wiring involved however if you have done radio installations in vehicles and are comfortable with splicing speaker wires this will seem somewhat easier.
The tools needed for this job include a plastic trim removal tool, a 7 mm socket and ratchet, a pair of wire cutters and wire strippers, and some wire connectors. A few uncommon tools you need would include a way to cut plastic inside the dash (a hacksaw blade is not the best solution here and we used a Chicago Electric Multi-Tool for this), and a micro USB data cable for updating the Touchscreen firmware.
Make sure you disconnect the negative battery cable before beginning!
Removing the OEM radio and HVAC faceplate is achieved with the plastic trim removal tool and the 7mm socket & ratchet. The two bottom bolts need be removed first, and then the HVAC faceplate can be removed. The OEM radio along with the OEM digital display have 7mm bolts and can be removed, and then each item has electrical connectors that can be removed.
The single biggest thing that you will spend the most time on with this project is the wiring: from splicing the wires for the radio to speakers, making sure you have the included harnesses that vary depending on if you have a backup camera, built-in navigation to your car, and other details, and in this case running the antenna for the Sirius XM Satellite, you will definitely spend the bulk of your time here, and there is more in the actual video regarding this.
Once you have the wiring to where you feel confident with it we would definitely suggest you have a friend help of the final spot check/checklist of sorts to be sure everything is good to go; there are a few other prep items like cutting out the plastic bar inside the dash which you will see in the video, putting the new plastic brackets on the Double DIN radio, installing the clips on the new face plate, and checking and updating the firmware is needed in the digital HVAC control unit (The video has more details on this along with the manual.)
Once you have all your final prep and the wiring completed you can begin the process of finessing all the new items into the dash. This is a great time to read through the manual and plug everything in one final time, and we did a out of dash dry run and turned the car on to confirm all items were working properly before final assembly of everything into the dash.
Your final product is a very clean and finished looking radio install; The digital HVAC touch screen panel looks similar to the 4-in OEM display however this now gives you digital touch controls (in addition to buttons), and also acts as your video screen for your backup camera if your Fusion has a backup camera.
All said and done this is a great combination of new controls and radio; The radio has many options and features including the ability to plug in an Android or iPhone for music and hands free calls, and the display itself can be used for various video feeds as there are audio and video inputs on the backside of the JVC unit. - ยานยนต์และพาหนะ
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This is very well done and is very detailed as to how to install a complicated system. I believe even a novice could do this installation with this detailed description and visuals. Nice job.
It was a good challenge and the finished product was worth it! Thanks for watching!
The finished product looks amazing! So much better than the analog controls. Plus... all those wires looked very complicated!
This is a very smooth kit. Installed mine yesterday. Great video!
Thanks for watching! Awesome to hear it worked out and you are enjoying it!!
Thanks for the help guys!
Very detailed and informative! Plus need more boss kitty!
Boss Kitty!
Very detailed and informative! I might go this route on my Fusion. Thanks!
Thanks for watching! It was a good challenge and the result was worth it!
I just got it done to my 2014 fusion the module that controls the radio ac and heat went out going after market fixes it with a Sony display with apple car play Best Buy charged 800 with the harness radio and installation was free this harness was almost 500 it self
Nice upgrade. But then anything is an upgrade over Sync.
Haha good point!
Sync is the worse setup ever
Would be great if you press that INFO button (bottom right of HVAC LCD) and show us what happens. According to Metra, this is supposedly the retained Sync world. But Metra's terrible doc does not go any further into it. After you press INFO, does the screen retain 100% of Ford's 4.2" screen? including phone pairing options and a USB mp3 player? (assuming your factory USB port is still plugged into the APIM, or Sync module)
Is this unit equipped with Apple car or compatible with it?
More Boss Kitty, please.
She runs the show for sure 😊
Any idea on why both my pioneer stereo and my metra climate control screens shut off? They both shut off then my ac turns on full blast. I've got a 2014 Fusion
Have you updated the firmware? Either that or a wiring issue is my guess, but the screens shutting off and the AC running sounds like the system may still be running.
I'm thinking about getting this for my 2014 F-150. I have remote start and I'm wondering if the climate control automatically turns on like it does on the stock system
Hi thanks for watching! I would reach out to the vendor to be 100% sure as the software did have auto climate control functions, but I don't recall them automatically turning on when the car started 👍
Question, my vehicle has heated seats and heated steering wheel, both if which are controlled by the head unit. Is this able to get those working as well?
I would suggest reaching out to Metra to be sure as our Fusion did not have either of these items 👍👍
I'm having trouble understanding the instructions with my metra 99-5841B dash kit. for example, it says to connect the red wire to the accessory wire of the radio, but my radio instructions dont say which one is the accessory wire. assuming my radio (jvc) uses standard color coding, is it just red to red? it looks like all your connections are same color to same color. I wish you would have shown more of that part in your video 😓
Hi Michael - great to hear you are doing this for your Fusion! Our experience was red to red like you said, and also our # 1 challenge was the wiring and getting it 100% correct (I'd download the radio wiring diagram to be safe). The Metra instructions were okay but could have been better for sure. The Fusion has 4" and 8" screen options, there were Bluetooth and steering wheel controls if I remember correctly, and some Fusions had dual climate control vs. just your standard cold/hot setup. Looking back on it and what I would recommend is finding a local reputable car stereo place that can help with building the wiring harness - again it was our # 1 issue and we got it figured out/bugs worked out but one wrong wire and things are not working. Hope that helps and thank you very much for watching!! ☺️
@@freshvintage thanks for the quick reply! Managed to test run it out of the dash and everything seemed to work correctly only to find out after putting it in the dash that some of my wiring was not that great 😅 I'll have to pull it out and redo some of the wiring but at least I know I have the correct wires connected to the correct wires. The ones that didnt connect to the same color were at least clearly labeled in both the metra manual and my radio manual
never mind about my connections, turns out the front speaker output on the radio unit is shot. Might be my fault, might be able to return it anyway. fortunately now that I've already installed it once, the headscratching is over and the next unit should be a piece of cake to install in comparison
I have the same one but the both screen black out after a few moments after cranking up the car
Thanks for watching and Subscribing! Two things: have you updated your firmware? If not then use an android phone (like in the video) to download their app and update the firmware it is super easy and fast.
Might be worth it to double check all of your wiring connections too. Not sure a bad wire would cause the hvac screen to go black but it could definitely cause the radio to go black
Did you have any problems getting Waze to speak once installed? I installed everything and that is my only issue.
Thanks for watching! We did not use Waze but the voice commands seem to work fine for us with other systems and apps 👍
Hey I’m im confused on what you plugged in to the kit it’s self I’m not getting power to it
And there are extra wires
Thanks for watching! I would go back through every wire connection and pair them up one by one to make sure they are all 100% correct.
We ended up with both the Metra manual and radio manual side by side, and triple checked each wire to confirm we had it right (and we fixed one or two after we had them wired up).
If you still do not have power after that reach out to Metra to troubleshoot the wiring as it was a real bear but we got it after a few errors and a wire swap or two - let us know how you make out!
Hi,
I’m trying to figure out how to turn on the heat with this type and model but it’s really hard. It just blows out cold air. Can you tell me how to do that?
Thanks for watching and great to hear you have this installed! It's quite the installation but worth it - for the hot/cold air functions you will need to dig into the settings in the Metra touchscreen unit as there were 4-5 different variations of buttons for the 2013 Ford Fusion.
The one we ended up using was for the non-climate control car (our Fusion did not have climate control), and if you are not able to get this working reach out to Metra as they can help quickly diagnose the issue (whether it's a wiring issue or using the right touchscreen layout).
Let us know what you needed to do to fix it and thanks for watching!
Did you manage to solve your problem?
can you show the wiring? I have the exact car and would like to wire the exact way
Hi thanks for watching! Unfortunately we do not have a wiring diagram with exactly how we wired it up; we followed the manual that came with the replacement HVAC control panel and connected that wiring both to the stereo wiring and the car's internal wiring harness as well.
@@freshvintage are there any photos of the wires before they went in? I kept trying to pause the video but it was hard to see
So what is the 1 year update? Any hiccups with the aftermarket hvac controller?
Thanks for watching! We've not had any issues or any HVAC problems in the year since installing this. Everything works great!
Thanks for the update! I think I'll end up doing this to my car!
@@zstout76 Great to hear let us know how it goes! 😊
Can it be installed if my A/C is automatic? or is it only for manual a/c?
Thanks for watching! Check with the manufacturer to be sure on your exact year make and model, but I remember this having automatic dual climate control options for the Fusion we had (our Fusion did not have auto climate control from the factory though 👍👍)
@@freshvintage well, I have a fusion 2014 but I have that same meter, what happened is that the screens went off and the full a/c came on but when I bought the car it didn't come with the original stereo so I'm looking for information if it's only for the auto or manual a/c.
@@andreshr4874 Hi if I'm reading this correctly you could reach out to your local Ford dealer to have them run the VIN and should be able to tell what your Fusion originally had 👍👍
@@freshvintage My car is up for auction so it doesn't have a dealer and I looked in the VIN but it appears with the Metra stereo, my bad luck!
I dislike the display being at the bottom, and not on top.
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