WOW. I had pretty much given up all hope on getting this to install natively into the radio. I come back to visit the forum and find that you guys figured out it! Great job, and thanks for all of the detailed information. I think I am going to dust off my BT car kit and get this project on track again. You guys have motivated me!

jljue - Since you have posted your success story of installing the IHF1000, I was wondering if I could ask you a few questions before I start my install. I have swapped out a few car stereo head units in my day but nothing this elaborate.

From your posts its sounds as if all I need is the IHF1000 BT Car kit and the Ford Handsfree Prep Harness. I believe the PIE connector is only required if I want to have a connection to the AUX input for my iPOD or Sat Radio correct?
Where did you purchase the Ford Handsfree Prep Harness? I have been searching round the Internet and found a few discrepent places with different part numbers (4L2Z19A393AA or AL2Z19A393AA). I want to be sure I am buying the correct one for my install.

Regarding the call quality on the other end - do you think that if the microphone was mounted above the rear-view mirror that it would cut down on some background noise of the dash and/or feedback from the speaker volume?

Again I appreciate any help you can provide. I had all but forgotten about this project and after reading your posts I am juiced up again!

 

Believe it or not, I bought the harness from E-bay. Without pulling the radio out again, I know that the correct harness has molex connectors on them. According to www.fordgenuineaccessory.com, you need 4L2Z19A393AA. You are correct that the PIE isn't need for handsfree audio, just for MP3/iPOD/Satellite radio. I think that it is possible to reduce some noise by mounted the mic away from the A/C vent, but at the time I didn't know how to route the cable to either the rear view mirror or the overhead console. I may even go back to putting the mic on the driver's side a pillar like I did with the other handsfree kits, but it's nice to have it in the center so that the person on the passenger side can be understood. I've never really had problems with feedback unless the radio was up so high that my ears were ringing to begin with, but turning the volume up almost that loud can cause a little echo on the other end. I normally keep my radio just loud enough to hear when driving on the highway but I don't need to turn it down when sitting at the stop light, which some people say is somewhat soft at highway speeds. While it's not the middle of summer in Mississippi, it doesn't bother me too much to turn down the A/C so that the other person can hear what I'm saying, but the A/C is on full blast from about Mid-May until October.

 

Thanks jljue. I appreciate the help. I ordered the prep harness today as you suggested. I am so anxious to install it now :-)

If you dont mind I might send you another note if I have problems installing it, although from all my research on this forum it seems like it should be pretty easy.

Another quick question. Is the only wire tapping required for the power, or is there a connection from the harness for that also? I know that you said I dont need to use the ignition switch connection, but if I dont will the system be always on?

Thanks again.

 

To be honest, I don't remember if the 12V+ power wire on the harness is switched or not. I think that I did tap a constant 12V+ for the PIE, and I may used that same wire for the constant feed for the handsfree. If you can probably get away with splicing both the constant and the switched wires on the handsfree to the switched power. I needed a constant for the PIE since it seems that it will malfunction without a constant.

 

Still waiting for my Ford hands-free prep harness to arrive in the mail. I am itching to get this in!!! Will keep you updated.

 

I posted this in the ISO thread, but here are the harness adapters I make for our trucks:

For 1999-2003 without a mute-button radio, use the QCForC-1
For 2000-2003 with a mute button radio, use the QCFCSS-1P
For 2004+ with a mute button radio, use the QCFCSS-2P

To look at these harness adapters:
See this site

 

Thanks SDGuy...

I just received word from FordGenuineAccessories.com that the harness shipped yesterday. Finally - apparently they were backordered and never bothered to tell me about it.

Had I known about yours earlier I would have purchased from you.

Does this mean that with the harness I bought I will have to do some wire splicing?

 

I don't know anything about the "Ford Genuine" harness - so we will see if it is plug and play with the Parrot units. Please let me know also if it has the audio come out of all speakers for a surround sound effect during a call, if it pauses a CD during a call, if it mutes fully and if the radio says "Phone". If it does all that, then I have some competition!

 

Ok - thanks again SDGuy.

I actually have the Motorola IHF1000 BT Car Kit and not the Parrot kit, so that might be a little different anyways.

I will keep you posted.

 

Yes, our QCFCSS-1P and QCFCSS-2P harnesses come with both Motorola and Parrot plugs - so you can have your cake and eat it too.

 

Yes it does do all these things. I have the ford harness and the motorola IHF1000 as well. The only quirk I have noticed is that when the phone call ends, the stereo volume doesn't always return to the pre-phone call level right away, sometimes you have to adjust the volume dial just slightly to make it return to the previous volume setting. Overall though, I am pleased. I have some pics in my gallery of the install if your interested.

 

nvrenuff,

So since you have already jumped this hurdle do you mind if I pick your brain about the install?

Using the Ford prep harness, is there any wire splicing required? It seems that by using the harness there wouldnt be any splicing needed, but I could be wrong.

Any help you can provide would be much appreciated. Thanks for the pics too - they will definitely help.

 

The way it works is you simply unplug the factory harness from your head unit, plug in the prep harness, then plug the factory harness in to the other end of your prep harness (like an extension cord) The prep harness will have the necessary wires coming out that you will directly hook up to the IHF1000. The IHF1000 also requires +12 and a ground connection. The only splice I did (which may not be necessary) is for the +12Vdc connection, I spliced it into the switched power wire going to the head unit so the IHF1000 is on anytime the head unit is on (anytime the key is on or when you turn off the truck but don't open the doors yet) I don't recall the wire color as it was awhile ago, I found the info on which wire to use by searching the forums here.


edit:

I did a quick search and found this in another thread....here is the link....
https://www.f150online.com/forums/sh...ght=wire+color

 

I wonder why the Ford prep harness doesn't provide the ground and 12V. They are there for the taking at the radio connector.

Having to make the connections manually is not a huge deal, but I must say that our harness has not a single wire to tap, cut or splice. Looking at the picture of the Ford prep harness, it also doesn't have Parrot connectors - just Moto. We do have both - so if one ever changes models, you are covered. /end of sales pitch! Howard

 

Thanks, coulda used that sales pitch last summer.