My 2010 F150 iPad Install for $56
#1
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My 2010 F150 iPad Install for $56
Hello, this is my first post. I just paid off my 2010 F150 XLT and have freed up the money to customize and upgrade bits and pieces.
I saw a youtube video where an fabrication shop had installed an ipad in my same exact truck. When I went to the company's website to order the stuff to do it myself, I discovered the project would cost me aproximately $1500 without the ipad. So I set off on the following adventure and did this for $56 (excluding the ipad):
$25 double din dash receiver kit
$11 flush ipad mini wall mount
$2 lightning cable
$3 can of primer
$10 can of texture paint
$5 can of satin black spray paint
I cut both the ipad wall mount and the dash trim to where they were a rough fit. Then plastic welded them together using a plastic welder from harbor freight and ABS welding rods. Sanded it smooth, primered, textured, and painted.
I ran the lightning cable from the precut hole in the wall mount down behind the trim piece and plugged it into the sync usb port. Installed everything and boom - done.
Total project time took 6 hours.
Steering wheel controls and microsoft sync still work for volume control, bluetooth for my phone, media selection, etc.
I saw a youtube video where an fabrication shop had installed an ipad in my same exact truck. When I went to the company's website to order the stuff to do it myself, I discovered the project would cost me aproximately $1500 without the ipad. So I set off on the following adventure and did this for $56 (excluding the ipad):
$25 double din dash receiver kit
$11 flush ipad mini wall mount
$2 lightning cable
$3 can of primer
$10 can of texture paint
$5 can of satin black spray paint
I cut both the ipad wall mount and the dash trim to where they were a rough fit. Then plastic welded them together using a plastic welder from harbor freight and ABS welding rods. Sanded it smooth, primered, textured, and painted.
I ran the lightning cable from the precut hole in the wall mount down behind the trim piece and plugged it into the sync usb port. Installed everything and boom - done.
Total project time took 6 hours.
Steering wheel controls and microsoft sync still work for volume control, bluetooth for my phone, media selection, etc.
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Magnets
Sync voice commands and the media button on my steering wheel navigate between media functions.
Last edited by Jermsy; 06-19-2014 at 09:16 PM. Reason: Add on
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I've seen other guys use fiberglass and bondo to make their own but plastic welding is so much easier, cleaner, and quicker.
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So how does this integrate with your trucks factory radio? I would like more info. I am currently running a kenwood HU that controls a 4channel amp and a mono amp that push my 4 3ways and a 10'' sub. Can I install an ipad and retain the control I have over my sound system?