Aftermarket Stereo Install/Dash Kit for the S550 (soon)

Quackfoo said:

I don't think many people have the metra kit yet. But all the stuff on here about failing screens seems to be scosche kit. I'm not sure metra would be better, their electronics can be sketchy too.

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Comporange93611 said:

Got the metra unit today. No resolution to the scosche issues yet. It's over 100 degrees here and no ac in my car....

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Shagen said:

Good luck on your installation. I hope they fixed the issues with the metra kit and it works well. I had a few issues you may want to look out for with the metra kit

1. the steering wheel controls had an S video connector, which had bent pins about 3 seconds after touching it.
2. The bezel for the 4 buttons at the bottom was slightly off, causing the traction control button to not work at all and the hazards to stick on occasion.
3. The sync relocation brackets weren't even close. You could jury rig one.
4. not really a negative but pretty annoying - the wiring harness for the metra is friggin huge compared to the sosche.

positives were the climate controls always worked and sync was retained. The fit and finish on the Metra not quite as good as the sosche.

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Shagen said:

Good luck on your installation. I hope they fixed the issues with the metra kit and it works well. I had a few issues you may want to look out for with the metra kit

1. the steering wheel controls had an S video connector, which had bent pins about 3 seconds after touching it.
2. The bezel for the 4 buttons at the bottom was slightly off, causing the traction control button to not work at all and the hazards to stick on occasion.
3. The sync relocation brackets weren't even close. You could jury rig one.
4. not really a negative but pretty annoying - the wiring harness for the metra is friggin huge compared to the sosche.

positives were the climate controls always worked and sync was retained. The fit and finish on the Metra not quite as good as the sosche.

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Comporange93611 said:

Well so far the Metra is worse than the scoshe... Trac control and steering doesn't work, the radio don't even power up and the had controls don't even come on and I followed the directions to the letter.... arrgh. I'm about to put the stock back in and call it over

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Shagen said:

Good luck on your installation. I hope they fixed the issues with the metra kit and it works well. I had a few issues you may want to look out for with the metra kit

1. the steering wheel controls had an S video connector, which had bent pins about 3 seconds after touching it.
2. The bezel for the 4 buttons at the bottom was slightly off, causing the traction control button to not work at all and the hazards to stick on occasion.
3. The sync relocation brackets weren't even close. You could jury rig one.
4. not really a negative but pretty annoying - the wiring harness for the metra is friggin huge compared to the sosche.

positives were the climate controls always worked and sync was retained. The fit and finish on the Metra not quite as good as the sosche.

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Comporange93611 said:

Update: got it mostly Working. Trying to retain sync but the info on the display is not showing up

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Shagen said:

Glad you got it working. Sync not working isn't the end of the world. My headunit provided all that Sync would have given me.

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Comporange93611 said:

But it is one of the things it has over the other setup. Scoshe is sending me a new brain with a firmware update for their unit. So one of them will be available for sale soon...

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Comporange93611 said:

Update: got it mostly Working. Trying to retain sync but the info on the display is not showing up

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