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So did you have to make any modifications to the FOR-11CK to make it fit a 2015 w/MFT, or is it all pretty straightforward?
Here's how I did it:
Did you have to run the blue remote wire to fuse, and the power to battery, or is it all self contained directly from the radio?
I ran a power feed to the battery. Easiest path is around to were the hood release grommet comes through on drivers side. The grommet on the passenger side is very difficult to get to and through. Blue wire for remote turn on to fuse 23. Buy a MICRO add-a-fuse thing. You may have to search around or buy one from amazon - they don't seem to be widely available as they are the new size.
And where behind the dash did you put your Clarion? Is there an obvious spot that I'll see when I pull the front faceplate off and the MFT & radio out?
Pull faceplate (see youtube - it's easy) and then pull CD player unit. You don't need to take the MFT unit out. Mine's just sitting behind the CD player. Tons of space. It should probably be mounted but I stuck it in just to see if I liked it.
I ran a power feed to the battery. Easiest path is around to were the hood release grommet comes through on drivers side. The grommet on the passenger side is very difficult to get to and through. Blue wire for remote turn on to fuse 23. Buy a MICRO add-a-fuse thing. You may have to search around or buy one from amazon - they don't seem to be widely available as they are the new size.
Pull faceplate (see youtube - it's easy) and then pull CD player unit. You don't need to take the MFT unit out. Mine's just sitting behind the CD player. Tons of space. It should probably be mounted but I stuck it in just to see if I liked it.
Thanks for the instructions! So I s'pose you just toss the other half of the harness away?
And... did you end up paying $60 for it? All I can find (ebay) are $60.00.
I'm familier with the other stuff, I have my sub's hot wire going thru hood release grommet already, as well as it's remote wire tapped into #23. I actually returned the Add-a-Circuit to Amazon, since it wouldn't fit in any of the fuse slots even tho it was the correct style. So I just stuck the wire in the slot and pushed the original fuse back in to hold it. Seems to work alright that way.
Wyo11Scab is right. If I recall he was in on this discovery too.
I saved some of the other end because I'm always tinkering with something electronic. I have two separate bins of wiring relics - one big one for long wires and a small one for smaller pieces. Someday I'll post pictures of my halloween setup - I've hacked the wiring on two foggers so that they run off timers and can be remotely triggered via hand remote or motion sensor.
Wyo11Scab is right. If I recall he was in on this discovery too.
I saved some of the other end because I'm always tinkering with something electronic. I have two separate bins of wiring relics - one big one for long wires and a small one for smaller pieces. Someday I'll post pictures of my halloween setup - I've hacked the wiring on two foggers so that they run off timers and can be remotely triggered via hand remote or motion sensor.
Very cool about the foggers and stuff.
I have a few bins with old wiring harnesses and bulk wire too. Ended up using some 10-15 year old wire that i've had in old protein powder can up on a shelf forever.
When I showed my wife the little Clarion amp last night, she just shook her head and asked if I REALLY thought I needed it, and said something to the fact once I get started on something, I just don't know when to stop. (not in a good way either) I tried to show her some of the other major setups that the other guys here were doing and probably spending thousands on, and she said they are all crazy!
Anyway... sorry for the little rant.. I'll just be doing the amp without the support (or knowledge) of the wifey!
I have a few bins with old wiring harnesses and bulk wire too. Ended up using some 10-15 year old wire that i've had in old protein powder can up on a shelf forever.
When I showed my wife the little Clarion amp last night, she just shook her head and asked if I REALLY thought I needed it, and said something to the fact once I get started on something, I just don't know when to stop. (not in a good way either) I tried to show her some of the other major setups that the other guys here were doing and probably spending thousands on, and she said they are all crazy!
Anyway... sorry for the little rant.. I'll just be doing the amp without the support (or knowledge) of the wifey!
Yeah, now its decisions, decisions! I was really researching the Alpine, but now I'm leaning toward the Clarion, especially since on Amazon it is $30 cheaper than the Alpine.
And I wish Amazon had the parrot harness available so I could just order them together...
Aright, Amazon is now is offering the Parrot harness from same company as Ebay! So I'm ready to order, but having a hard time deciding between the Clarion
The price is now only $20 difference, so if the Apline is worth $20 more, then...
I'm not looking so much for just loudness, but whichever one will give me a fuller, more rich sound.
I doubt anybody has had both to be able to compare, but if you guys can give me a little more insight on each's sound quality, I would be mucho grateful!
And also assuming the Parrot harness will work just as well with the Apline as with the Clarion?
Thanks!
Well.... after all that, I just went ahead and pulled the trigger on the Alpine, after reading most of the reviews for both on Amazon.
Last edited by TerryH22; 01-06-2016 at 03:36 PM.
Reason: Alpine ordered
I don't remember why I went with the Clarion over the Alpine. Probably the $20 because I'm a cheapskate... It's going to be quite a bit louder, and you're going to want to play with the levels to get a fuller sound. I haven't checked recently but I think I have the bass 3/4 up, the mids way down, and the highs slightly up. Speed sensitive volume at 5 I think - this helps more than anything in my opinion. Whatever they did with programming that causes lots of the bad sound complaints. Sounds like s__ with it off.
12-18-2015, 11:39 AM
So I just stuck the wire in the slot and pushed the original fuse back in to hold it. Seems to work alright that way.
I tried to show her some of the other major setups that the other guys here were doing and probably spending thousands on, and she said they are all crazy! 
