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I wanted to keep the stock head unit also... I started by upgrading all the door speakers with the infinity 682.9cf they sounded better than the stock speakers but not much better... I sold my stock navigation system and speakers on ebay for $1250.00 you can get an F900BT for about $700.00, 2.0 update fixed all issues add four infinity 682.9cf's for $300 and you will have a system that blows the audiophile system out of the water. with a few buck left over for a sub and amp. Check out this post http://www.fordedgeforum.com/index.php?showtopic=3451 let me know if you have any questions.

pull the battery out... just behind it there is a boot for a bunch of wires either cut a small slit in it or drill a hole next to it and use a gromet. If you drill a hole a gromet is a must.

Both are great units... I went with the F900BT with the 2.0 update. It has BT built in also I have an iPhone/iPod and I didn't want mess with keeping all my music synced up with ANOTHER hard drive and it has a SD card slot so basiclly it acts like a little harddrive. my Edge came with stock steering wheel controls so I hooked up an adapter so they would work with the F900BT I installed. Not much help, I know...

http://www.peripheralelectronics.com/perip...nstructions.pdf here is a link to the intructions of the one I used. I did not use any of the rca's from this kit as I used th RCA outs from the aftermarket head unit to an amp for the subwoofer. And I dont have the head rest dvd players.

LOL... we must have posted at the same time.

http://www.crutchfield.com/p_127C2RFRD1/PA...ce.html?tp=3486 the above link is what I used in mine, I had the stock navigation/audiophile head unit. nice clear wire diagram and labeling came with it.

Hi 07CRUSH! Welcome. I'm fairly new as well.

That statement was based on my experience and a little bit of research... I can't say it is fact... but... I did hook up an aftermarket amp and 12" sub to the stock sub outputs of the nav unit and as I turned up the volume the bass dropped out.. not just a lttle bit but almost all of it. This led me to chase down what was going on... so I hit google and a few forums and most agreed... for the protection of stock speakers most stock head units do whats called "roll off" in the bass department. All research pointed to proccessing units like the RE-Q if I wanted to keep the stock head unit and add subs. I opted to just replace the whole system as I have had no experience with these type units. I'm not a "boomer" as most of the music I like is acoustic or "live". So a well rounded sound is what I look for. I can appreciate a different point of view but, to me it seems as if this "bass roll off" is common practice. http://www.reqsound.com/PASreview_reQ.pdf <-- I take this with a grain of salt as they are in business to make money but...

It was the aftermarket head unit I put in that was bypassed... I have not seen an OEM unit bypassed yet.

I installed a pioneer f900bt with a steering wheel control module and it works great. Of course I lost sync, but i'm ok with that, the f900bt has voice control also but I don't use it much. I also made the mod so the nav can be programed when driving and dvd can also be watched while driving, for my passenger of course. Keep in mind the stock head unit (the audiophile w/nav unit anyway) cuts the bass as you turn it up. This can be corrected with the use of a MTX Re-Q, users on this board say they work very well. I sold all my stock stuff for almost same price it cost me to put in all of my aftermarket hardware.

Just pulled the driverside not nearly enough room for the amp I have, oh well. The back seat goes down just fine, the amp just had to mounted a bit forward so the bar misses it; when it moves forward and down. Thanks for the thought though.

hmmm..... I figured they put the lift gate motor and other stuff in there. I will move it if there is enough room. Thanks for the heads up!!! will there be enough room even with the power liftgate option? Would like to know before unhooking everything. Thanks!!

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True true...

well... there isn't really anything to see Lex... hense "stealth" :-)