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

Banjo · Mar 27, 2017

You could potentially do it but it wouldn't require relocating the black box behind the screen to where the stock double CD player is. Not to mention cobbling together your own wiring harness. The relocation would be easy the harness would be hard to nightmare level as the only wiring kits I'm aware of come with these dash kits and I don't think you can sperate the two.

mustank · Mar 27, 2017

I am set on doing this now. I like that I can choose the HU and have better sound out to my amp. Also, OEM has disappeared again so..... not an option anymore. I am waiting to see what was changed/improved on the metra kit before I decide between that or scosche.

essque · Mar 27, 2017

I ordered the scosche kit last week off ebay for $460 shipped but it's taking its time getting here. Will post a detailed review as soon as I get it installed.

scott_0 · Mar 27, 2017

mustank said:
OEM has disappeared again so..... not an option anymore.

have you emailed him? [email protected] he doesn't get on here much these days

mustank · Mar 27, 2017

scott_0 said:
have you emailed him? [email protected] he doesn't get on here much these days

one email every other week for the past 3 months. I was in on the first set, but he ran out of programmers. I was in on the next set when he said he got more programmers, and he would send me a paypal invoice. Then nothing again. My last email to him was a week ago. Still no reply.

It's not that big of a deal. I know he is probably busy and I'm sure his kits are sold out in advance. It was a fairly inexpensive work around.

I have all my other audio equipment purchased so I don't feel like waiting much longer to finalize everything. Once I settle on a head unit, it will be a done deal.

Comporange93611 · Mar 28, 2017

Well got it in. Steering wheel controls currently don't work and rear window defeoster

SQ_S550 · Mar 28, 2017

Comporange93611 said:
Well got it in. Steering wheel controls currently don't work and rear window defeoster

What radio and kit did you use?

Comporange93611 · Mar 28, 2017

Kenwood dnn 992 and scosche kit

Shagen · Mar 28, 2017

Has anyone gotten their updated kit from Metra so I know what changed? I know a few of you were waiting on them to send you an updated kit.

Mattwood440 · Mar 28, 2017

Shagen said:
Has anyone gotten their updated kit from Metra so I know what changed? I know a few of you were waiting on them to send you an updated kit.

No. I called Abt yesterday and they said it would be coming directly from Metra with a prepaid return label for the old one. So I called Metra today. They haven't finished it and according to the sales rep there is no ETA as of yet. Apparently it is something with the "board," whatever that means.

Shagen · Mar 28, 2017

I opened a ticket with Metra for something else and asked if there was a recall on this kit. The tech named Josh didn't know of any. I am going to try the install with the kit I got from ebay in the next day or 2 so I hope it works.

Comporange93611 · Mar 28, 2017

Shagen said:
Has anyone gotten their updated kit from Metra so I know what changed? I know a few of you were waiting on them to send you an updated kit.

I figured it out kinda

SQ_S550 · Mar 28, 2017

I'm not to familiar with the Scosche kit but there should be a setup menu in the HVAC screen allowing you to select the radio brand. the setup should also allow you to select the vehicle.

On the kenwood unit there should be a Blue/Pink (IIRC) wire, that is the only wire that needs connected for the kenwoods steering wheel controls.

Hopefully this helps, I'll try to scroll through the Scosche directions to familiarize myself of the difference between the two kits.

Also anyone that has an issue with the 1st run Metra kit; if you run into a snag shoot me a P.M. and I can walk you through it!

mustank · Mar 28, 2017

SQ_S550 said:
I'm not to familiar with the Scosche kit but there should be a setup menu in the HVAC screen allowing you to select the radio brand. the setup should also allow you to select the vehicle.

On the kenwood unit there should be a Blue/Pink (IIRC) wire, that is the only wire that needs connected for the kenwoods steering wheel controls.

Hopefully this helps, I'll try to scroll through the Scosche directions to familiarize myself of the difference between the two kits.

Also anyone that has an issue with the 1st run Metra kit; if you run into a snag shoot me a P.M. and I can walk you through it!

where does the blue pink wire come from? the old ACM connection? odd that one wire handles all the steering controls. Definitely interested since I was going to try and make the maestro SW kit work with the kenwood

Comporange93611 · Mar 28, 2017

I got it all working but the steering wheel controls are different from the normal setup but nothing I can't deal with. Love better sound than stock

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