SYNC 3 swap, It's all in here

[stang1971]

It's not impossible to understand. Take your time and read few times you will get it. The OP spent a lot of time and money into this and just because you don't understand, doesn't mean you have to disrespect it. There might be a video coming soon to show the process and hope that would help you.

i found Hextall's thread very easy to understand.... just takes patience.....

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[HextallS550]

This F-ing article is impossible to understand, it's like opening an engineering manual somewhere in the middle with no back story or directions. That being said, it's free. :headbonk:

What more do you need?

 

[HextallS550]

So to make sure I understood correctly, this is all you'd need to go from MFT to Sync3?
It might help others see it visually and put a price on it

What terminals are you referencing?

 

[StingyStang]

What more do you need?

I'm new to the S550? i don't know what the parts are called, what's a MFT? It would be great if you put all the parts in one picture and labeled them. then did a step by step on the install. That's why my complaint was that it was like opening a engineering manual in the middle. first step is too big to use your article. sorry. But thanks for asking and making the article.

 

[Spart]

I'm new to the S550? i don't know what the parts are called, what's a MFT? It would be great if you put all the parts in one picture and labeled them. then did a step by step on the install. That's why my complaint was that it was like opening a engineering manual in the middle. first step is too big to use your article. sorry. But thanks for asking and making the article.

If your profile is correct and you have a 2017, MFT is "MyFord Touch" and it's not something your car could have been originally optioned with - it was 2015 only. It's the previous gen 8" screen Ford infotainment system and is also known as "Sync 2."

2017 cars either come with the 4.3" "Sync" non-touch system or the 8" "Sync 3" touch system.

 

[StingyStang]

Yeah, mine is a brand new Base GT with the 4.3. I would like the button set to activate the Track mode and the 8" display.

 

[Spart]

Yeah, mine is a brand new Base GT with the 4.3. I would like the button set to activate the Track mode and the 8" display.

You *could* swap MFT into your car, but you wouldn't want to. Swapping Sync 3 is what this thread is about.

Reasons why you wouldn't want to swap MFT:

• There's more much involved in terms of changes to your harness wiring to make it work.
• MFT is not well-regarded. I personally prefer Sync 3 even for simple stuff like listening to music.
• You won't be able to use CarPlay or Android Auto with MFT.
• If it matters to you, the MFT screen is a matte resistive touch (like an older standalone GPS) and the Sync 3 screen is glossy capacitive touch (like a smart phone.)

Reasons why you would want to swap MFT:

• It's cheaper.
• The non-nav units can be hacked to enable nav for free.

 

[HextallS550]

Yeah, mine is a brand new Base GT with the 4.3. I would like the button set to activate the Track mode and the 8" display.

Read the original post it has everything that you just asked for. I'm an engineer, I make this stuff as easy as possible.

 

[stang1971]

Read the original post it has everything that you just asked for. I'm an engineer, I make this stuff as easy as possible.

which you did......... its explained very well....

 

[StingyStang]

Read the original post it has everything that you just asked for. I'm an engineer, I make this stuff as easy as possible.

Maybe that's the problem. are there any other articles on here written is a format that doesn't use undefined terms?

 

[krishelnino]

Read the original post it has everything that you just asked for. I'm an engineer, I make this stuff as easy as possible.

I am an engineer too. The irony is I work on infotainment but at GM ;)

 

[HextallS550]

Maybe that's the problem. are there any other articles on here written is a format that doesn't use undefined terms?

What terms do you need defined?

 

[HextallS550]

If people have an issue finding those terminals for the APIM let me know. I have them.

 

[soldier989]

It looks like Hexstalls550 and I won't be making a video after all. I will try my best to take pics and kind of document the install as I go through it. I'm a pretty technical guy myself and had to get clarification on multiple occasions as well. I think I understand everything and if I get this up and running, I'll send whatever pics I take to Hexstalls550 and maybe we can whip something up. I am worried I will screw something up, but as long as I mark wires, it should be pretty straight forward.

 

[fsvec]

What terminals are you referencing?

I guess it'd be the adapter for the new hub that you'd have to make? That's the part I'm confused about. You have to make that or you can get this part from ford (WPT1239)?

Also, do you really need the FR3Z-14D202-A and FR3Z-14D202-B cables for mft -> sync3? In the 4Dtech install video they didn't switch out any cables

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