Sync 3 with apple car play
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Wait till you run iOS 13, it allows you to run one app on Sync and another on the phone itself via CarPlay! Waze on the big screen, FORSCAN up on the phone watching gauges.
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Pretty sure that is just Microsoft Sync (so version 1 I'd guess). There is an upgrade path to the later versions, but it requires hardware as well as software, and the price is REALLY Steep..
https://www.infotainment.com/collec...-expedition-4-to-8-sync-3-touchscreen-upgrade
Vicious
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Looks sweet. How did you update the software?
Dorzak
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I went through this shortly after I got my 2016 last year.
If you have a 2016 you have to replace the USB hub in the center console. It is around $55-60 from dealers online. Retail List price Is $72. I tried the electrical tape over screwdriver trick and would not recommend it. Spend the under $10 for the nylon trim tools at Harbor Freight or Pepboys.
When you lift the old one out there is two molex connectors.
After the hub is installed it is easier to upgrade successfully by downloading the update from the Ford owners site. If you uncompressed it with the unzip built into macOS or with some zip tools on Windows it won’t keep the folder structure. Put it on a USB flash drive and follow the steps on the owner site.
Ford has a video here for doing it -
I went for a drive while it did the update instead of leaving it idling in the driveway.
If you have a 2016 you have to replace the USB hub in the center console. It is around $55-60 from dealers online. Retail List price Is $72. I tried the electrical tape over screwdriver trick and would not recommend it. Spend the under $10 for the nylon trim tools at Harbor Freight or Pepboys.
When you lift the old one out there is two molex connectors.
After the hub is installed it is easier to upgrade successfully by downloading the update from the Ford owners site. If you uncompressed it with the unzip built into macOS or with some zip tools on Windows it won’t keep the folder structure. Put it on a USB flash drive and follow the steps on the owner site.
Ford has a video here for doing it -
I went for a drive while it did the update instead of leaving it idling in the driveway.
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Not gonna work with 4” screen. That’s basic sync. You’ll need the 8” screen and extensive surgery to fit it in your console
TXFRDOwner
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a lot of people are doing the 4-to-8" sync 3 upgrade. if you can source the parts through junkyards, and do the wiring changes yourself, you can do this mod for under $1000
MikeN
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That’s amazing. I have a 16 max Limited and was told it is not possible to get the apple car play on mine, as well my maps are 2014 maps and useless as it gets.
Any vehicle with Sync 3 is capable of CarPlay. The only issue is that the 1st gen of USB Hubs installed with Sync 3 didn’t have Apple certified chips. So a simple swap to a new hub, and boom, working CarPlay!!!
Did the swap on my 16 Edge, within a few months of getting it back in late 16. Helped several others do the swap!
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i_maximus
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Anyone know if a 2013 with Nav can be upgraded to Sync 3 & CarPlay?
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A Lot more involved. The 15-17 have mostly the same modules, so swapping 15’s to Sync 3 is pretty easy. Earlier, more trouble than it is worth.
You would be better off going with an aftermarket unit, like pioneer or Kenwood with CarPlay support. Would probably be cheaper also!
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Neil T Casey
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Whats your thoughts on most economical way to swap the 15s? Ive seen aftermarket upgrade kits for around 1500 or 2K with navi that is just a direct replacement but seemed kinda pricey for me right now.
Whats your thoughts on most economical way to swap the 15s? Ive seen aftermarket upgrade kits for around 1500 or 2K with navi that is just a direct replacement but seemed kinda pricey for me right now.
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