Hello all,

My nightmare begins with the fact that I hired the WRONG person to install an amp that I purchased. One of the many examples of this, which is what is relevant here...

The idiot touched a live wire to the heat sink and shorted out the outputs to the old (now broken) radio. So, I have set out to obtain a replacement.

I ordered one from Tasca, and they sent it out, but once I had the installer put it in, the "aux" button (line-in if you prefer) just wouldn't respond. To be certain, the installer put in the old/broken radio, and on the old/broken one the aux button did respond. So, I thought I either got a bad radio or the wrong model. So, I sent it back. Matt as Tasca told me that United Radio received it back, tested it and it tested good. I thought that someone in the chain was giving bad information, so I settled for a refund and decided to shop elsewhere.

I went through an auto recycler, and order a radio from them. This one, I watched a youtube video on how to switch out a factory radio, and I did it personally. Once I got it in, same result...the aux button would not respond. As a matter of testing, I put in the old/broken radio, and with the old/broken one the aux button did respond as it should. So, thinking maybe I initially missed a wire or plugin or something, I reinserted the "new" radio...and the aux button wouldn't respond.

As I type this, both radios have identical Ford part numbers, which in this case is 9l3t-18c869-da. Both have identical model numbers, which in this case is pu-29231-y. On the front, "s6ykb" is stamped under the "FoMoCo" logo. The "Part no." on the bottom of the sticker isn't identical....one says 276-0647-01 and one says 276-0278-43.

Is that the discrepancy? Does the "part number" matter if the "Ford Part no." is identical? Did I get two bad radios? One has a black heat sink, and one has a silver one, does that make a difference?

Does anyone have any suggestions at all to offer that might get me my aux-capable radio?

 

Could need flashed. Everything electronic talks to each other now and it. Pups need programmed. Had to have my factory radio replaced last year and when I went to pick it up steering wheel controls, sirius, and aux buttons did not work. They flash the computer and had it working in minutes.

 

How much did that set you back?

 

My factory radio head has a Sirius button, but no Sirius tuner. I've been to 3 dealerships and 2 car stereo stores, and they act like I'm trying to add a toaster to my dash; nobody knows how to make the Sirius button connect to an add-on Sirius/XM tuner.

It sounds like 'flashing' the computer is the answer. Where and how is this done? Who can do it and how much does it cost?

Thanks,

 

Well, I called a Ford dealer yesterday to discuss the situation. I asked them about flashing. The maintenance guy I spoke to says that probably wouldn't anything. He said that what I call the "Made in China" part number might be the avenue to pursue. I could have taken it in, but I didn't want to spend $95 just to have them tell me there's nothing they can do.

 

Tell the dealer they need to use IDS to flash your new radio, the aux button is working with the old one because it uses the SYNC module to pass through the audio if your using BT instead of the line in port.
Since your new radio hasn't been "synced" to the other modules it cannot access the sirius or aux/bt port.

 

Best explanation, yet.

 

When u switch factory radios you have to pull the information from one radio through ids. Then install the new radio and load the information from ids

 

I appreciate the reply, but my old one never used BT (never needed or wanted it to), and the two replacements I've been sent so far...the Sirius worked on both of them.

 

So, I've called three different Ford dealers, and none of them seem to know what the hell I'm talking about.

One got close. He said there was a flash that recorded the presets and that sort of thing in order to transfer to a new radio. Is that the same thing we're talking about here?