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Member ID: phattacorider

Location: North Las Vegas, NV

Vehicle Info

2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Bought: Nov, 2007

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile14.96 sec @ 86 mph
  • 0-607.41sec
  • Top Speed131mph
  • HP330
  • Weight5700lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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2-9-08 I just installed my new headunit. It's an Alpine IVA-W205. It's the most beautiful pain-in-my-ass yet. 6.5" touchscreen DVD headunit. Install wasn't too bad, took a bit but was worth it. There's no video display yet, I didn't even bother to connect the e-brake and foot brake wires. I don't know anyone who has their DVD H/U hooked up legally. I'm waiting for the TR7 module, it should fix everything.

Here's the starting point. I didn't need a tool for this part, just applied pressure with my fingers and the face pops right off.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Here are the clips holding the face of hte dash on. There are 8 in total.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

When the trim is off, this is what you will see. i have a green box in there though, it's a signal converter for my subwoofer amplifier.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

This is my girlfriend's Pooh Bear in my truck helping me out with the project, LOL.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Bad picture but here's roughly how the back of the OEM headunit will look. It had two harnesses and the antenna plug. I know one harness is all your primary goodies (i.e. speakers, ground, 12+, acc) and I believe the other one is for dimming control and auxiliary input.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

When disconnected, here are the harnesses.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Here's the trim dangling by the AC harnesses and stuff.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Totally empty.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

This is me connecting the wiring harness to the Alpine harness. I only use butt-connectors to do this.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Unfortunately, I needed a Chrystler antenna adaptor. Why car makers are having us poor unsuspecting consumers puchase this part, I don't know...But I wouldn't do the install without one.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Even though it's a double-din head unit, I needed an install kit because it's not only going into a double and a half din space, but also because the brackets on the OEM radio can't be reused. This picture has the kit already attached.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Git 'er dun! Just start connecting your harness, antenna, subwoofer RCA's, and any other things you have connected. This one is just the bare basics for now, gonna get better later.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

Here's Pooh again pushing the RCA cables in.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

I just put the new head unit in. I used the same screws that bolted the old one in.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

This is the "finished" product. I actually had to align this several times before I stopped touching it. Also I had to put spacers behind the top mounting holes of the install kit because it sunk in about 3/8". It sits pretty flush now.

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

It sounds pretty good, it has a high pass filter user-adjustable for both the rear and front. It has subwoofer controls, controls for both treble and bass (crossover and slope), dual-zone, and loudness. It sounds excellent!

phattacorider's 2007 Ford F-Series Pick-Up

I'll end up putting the TR7 module in whenever it comes in. I'm expecting it in within a week, hopefully by next Monday if not earlier. I'll post pictures, let everyone know if it works and if it does work, then I'll set up install specs and images.

Page 1: Intro
Page 2: Stock
Page 3: First 2 weeks
Page 4: Mods list
Page 5: 1-7-08 Flowmaster installed
Page 6: 1-20-08 HID installed
Page 7: 2-8-08 Part of new system installed
Page 8: 2-9-08 DVD headunit installed
Page 9: 2-29-08 GPS, TR7, fold down installed
Page 10: 7-31-08 EDGE Programmer, K&N, LED light bar installed
Page 11: 9-04-08 3" Leveling Spacers
Page 12: 10-27-08 New sub system, custom box
Page 13: 11-17-09 Four 6" offroad driving lights, Cobra CB radio

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2010Tundra  

Posted by: 2010Tundra

11/22/2009 09:06PM

Nice ride. Where did you get the offroad lights? Tell me what you think they would look like on my Tundra.

Blaineo  

Posted by: Blaineo

11/18/2009 11:57AM

nice truck, i like what you have done with it, i have a lot of similar mods done to mine

ricersRfunny  

Posted by: ricersRfunny

11/18/2009 10:58AM

good point but if you do go with the nitrous give zex a look the system they have is idiot proof so you dont blow up your truck by doing something wrong no buttons its wired into the throttle position sensor so as long as your foots to the grownd its spraying

ricersRfunny  

Posted by: ricersRfunny

11/17/2009 03:08PM

i have seen some of the FX4 the four wheel drive run 13 with the sts kit ..it makes me sad b/c my original plan was the sts but the intrest rate was to high so i had to go with the nitrous.... with the mods that i have i run faster than a stock tundra with the sts but you still dont have that sound

ricersRfunny  

Posted by: ricersRfunny

11/17/2009 07:26AM

i stand corrected

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Member ID: phattacorider

Location: North Las Vegas, NV