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I am jealous of your lift. ? I do my own oil change and tire rotation because I find it “relaxing”.

The front ports connect to Sync 3 behind the display. They support data (Android Auto, music flash drive, etc). They also do a pretty good job at charging our phones too.

The back ports on my 2020 XLT are for power only.

This is part of learning. I have done my share of stripped bots, broken fasteners, marred panels, etc. Over time, I think I am much better now. I do lots of maintenance and mods because I “enjoy” doing my own work. I feel proud for doing the work myself despite setbacks occasionally. Once I...

It’s interesting that your amp runs hot. I have the same amp, and it runs lukewarm in my opinion. It appears that the major differences between our configurations are my amp 1) is mounted under the driver seat, 2) also uses line level input but without voltage boost from the PACs, and 3) runs...

I would not discount the possibility of a faulty amp. The OP also heard distortion from the driver’s front tweeter. That’s a sign of a bad amp since the amp feeds both the woofer and tweeter for the front. A faulty front woofer should not affect the tweeter too (unless by coincidence that both...

The chimes were loud after I installed the amp. I used Forscan to change the sound from speakers to the instrument panel. The touch tones from the factory head unit were also loud through the speakers. I disabled the touch tones in the head unit settings. All is good now.

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My Kicker requires only a 20A fused power source and a 14 gauge power wire so it’s safe to tap an appropriate fuse. I did not want to deal with wiring directly to the battery. Here is what I used to tap the fuse...

My head unit turns on without inserting a key in the ignition thus a constant power source is required. Keep in mind I actually purchased and used the FOR 11CK harness so I know what it provides. The wires that were provided are the speaker wires, a black ground, and a yellow constant 12v. That...

On my Kicker, auto turn on works only with speaker level input. I decided to used line level via Forscan mod.

No. The harness provides a 12v constant source for something that does not require a lot of power such as a line level converter. It’s not enough for an amp. Also, the harness does not provide an amp turn on source.

I used fuse #28 for powering my small amp. The XLT audio system does not use power from this fuse. It has a constant 12v source. As for amp turn on, I tapped off fuse #23, which provides a 12v when the ignition switch turns to the ACC position. Good luck.

I used the tweeters from the Rockford Fosgate components. They fit into the factory housing up in the pillar. They are superior over factory tweeters.

As for my speaker and amp install, there was no cutting of any panels or doors.

Cost is about right. It took me about 2 days to do the speakers and amp. I also did sound deadening on the four doors, and that took an extra 2-3 days. Why be in a hurry? Playing around with the Ranger in the garage is quiet, “therapeutic” time for me.

Your understanding is correct. Also, I did not run any new speaker wires because that would be a nightmare going through the doors. With the FOR11-CK harness, no factory wires were cut/spliced. FYI, you can purchase the harness on Amazon also. My intent was to power these new Rockford Fosgates...

Kicker amp KEY200.4 (50w rms X 4). The key is to use a wiring harness adapter to tap the HU speaker outputs. The HU speaker outputs are connected to the amp and the amp’s speaker outputs are connected to existing speaker wiring behind the HU. Hopefully this makes sense. I used 9-wire “speed...

Sorry I didn’t take pictures. I decided to install the amp under the driver seat with some hook-and-loop fastener to the carpet. There is plenty of grip to secure the amp in place. Some forum members installed their amps in the dash above the glove box. However, installing the amp under the...

Ford does not split the tweeter and woofer wiring from the head unit on the XLT system. The HU sends the full range signal to the front woofers, and the factory tweeters tap off the woofers in a parallel connection. These RF front components have the crossovers built into the woofer housing so I...