Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

This head unit (HU) two days before going on a 10-hour road trip with my wife and kids. I have a 2005 Honda Odyssey Touring (without nav system) and my factory HU would skip on CDs a lot and didn't have bluetooth or any iPod interface - no way I was going to drive that long with just a couple CDs. So I got this HU, a Metra wiring harness, a PAC SOEM-4 converter (Honda Odyssey has the factory HU output to an amp in a funky way), a Metra antenna adapter, an Axxess steering wheel control adapter, and a Scoche double-DIN dash kit. End result - a big bundle of wires and adapters hanging off the back of the HU. And I'm happy to say there was plenty of room in the dash cavity to fit it all.

Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

On to this HU. I literally got it hooked-up just before we threw our bags in the van and started driving. With no time to read the manual, I just started using it and it was actually quite easy to figure out. The menu for setting up options was straightforward (and the first thing I changed was the crazy light show - more on that later). Pairing it with my iPhone 4s was easy. My wife also paired it with her iPod Touch. I was playing music from my iPhone while also using it for GPS voice nav - no problem. Then we switched to my wife playing music while I was using my iPhone for nav - the HU would play her music and my iPhone would cut in for voice nav as-needed. Pretty slick.

Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

I have a factory 7 speaker system - 4 speakers, 2 dash tweeters and a sub. Sound quality is as good as with my factory HU. I was really concerned I'd notice a difference, especially given the amount of junk that I had to wire between the factory harness and the HU harness, but no problems whatsoever.

Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

This brand new unit out from Pioneer is awesome and does everything that I wanted my new stereo to do. Bluetooth streaming, hands free calling, front usb for ipod control, easy to use menu, and good sound. I didn't even have to read the menu to figure how to set up everything-it's extremely easy. 

Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

Bluetooth is great and connects automatically when i enter the car so i can just leave my iphone in my pocket and play the music from it. The sound quality is definitely better through the usb port though. 

Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

The whole unit is a little bright because of the light bars on the side but I think that's what makes the unit look really cool at night and unique. All the different colors for the display and keys are great so you can match anything. 

Ford Focus Car Stereo In-Dash Double DIN

Ford Focus Car Stereo

Ford Focus Car Stereo

Ford Focus Car Stereo

Works really well in my 2004 F-150. The finish matches almost perfectly with the truck's stock finish. The only posible negative is that the 2 side mounts are plastic rather than steel but they seem to hold the head unit securely. I made sure to use the rear rubber coated pin that came on the stock head unit to hold up the rear of the new head unit.

Ford Focus Car Stereo

used this kit for a pioneer avh 2400bt and my 2006 mustang. The screws on the side that connected to the head unit had to be inserted with a bit of muscle, but didnt damage anything. Also, you do have to cut those things on the sides that stick out if you dont have a certain make of car. Just make sure you read the instructions before installing.

Ford Focus Car Stereo

ALso, the manual said to use the spacers for my mustang, but the unit stuck out too much and I just left them out, and I think it looks good. Overall, it fit good.

Ford Focus Car Stereo

The kit is okay, however it does not fit my new radio. The radio is too large (Boss BV9560B), the plate will not even go around it. We tried to adapt it by cutting the plate that goes around the radio, however being plastic it broke. IF it had fit the radio, it would have worked fine in my truck and would have looked ok. Companies should give the dimensions for the inside and outside of the plate so you know before you order if it will fit the truck and the radio.

Ford Focus Car Stereo

Installed this in my 2006 F150 and it fit _perfectly! As another person mentioned, this really made for a professional look. Was _very_ easy to snap together and install (in my case I need to cut away two tabs so entire assembly took about 10 minutes. Bolt up perfectly and the radio does not move at all. Highly recommended.

Ford Focus Car Stereo