[#Russ#Es#]

Originally Posted by Brotherontherun

Hey #Russ#Es#,

I finally found some time to respond as each time I have a moment to log on it’s at work and try as I might I can’t post from work. So, I’ve really given some time to your write up and as much as I would love to install my gear in one go but I’ve decided to bite off the install in parts.

The only part I needed is a head unit and sorry to steal your concept but I couldn’t go past it for a number of reasons but the most important one was the colour option other than what you already listed. It’s always annoyed me not being able match all the dash lights put it down to being retentive.
I’ve given the install some thought and have the following questions:
- Where did you install the mic for the handsfree? Any problems?
- How long did it take you to install?

Other than that, I am just waiting on the parts to arrive before installing... Cant wait.

Cheers man for the inspiration and also for the link to fordxrturbo forum.
Brotherontherun

Please feel free to steal whatever ideas you like. Better to go to the trouble and expense of getting all the gear and knowing it all works the way it should. Like I said above, I was fortunate enough to find the thread on the fordxr5turbo forum and thought others would appreciate a full guide (especially in something other than a XR5).

I had to play with the placement of the mic until I was happy. It is now fitted to the plastic trim where the spot for the grab handle should be on the drivers side. The mic comes with a clip you can slide onto the sun visor, as well as a small plastic plate with double sided tape and a swivel joint so you can position it how you like it. Call quality wasn't as good with the clip on the sun visor, but now much better - I have a feeling being closer to the windscreen may have affected call quality.

Fitting the unit itself (including enabling the steering wheel controls) probably took 15-20 mins. If you included the time it took to fit the mic (less than 10 mins), and play around with sound eq/display/bluetooth/etc, I would say no more than 2 hours in total.