Geoff Pe Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) So I utilized some of my free time on Thanksgiving to install the Metra dash kit and Alpine W535 into my 13 Edge. I posted some images below, but just wanted to let people know that it's possible! The Sync screen is relatively useless after the install and I ended up just running a mic through to the dash to the bottom right corner, since you can't use the OEM mic. The reverse sensing system also seems to work, but I couldn't get the rear camera set up because I couldn't figure out which wire it is and there were no directions included on that. Having problems with the Axxess steering wheel control adapter also, doesn't seem to be picking up the steering wheel wires (I just posi-tapped into the ones I thought where correct based on the diagram from the website, but no luck!) The fit was extremely tight in the back with all of the adapters and wires connected and required quite a bit of shoving wires up near the top portion. Anyways, I'll see if I can figure out anything more on the steering wheel controls in the future, but I am posting pics of what it looks like fully installed! I know people were concerned about the color not being the same, but it really flows well with the original look. The A/C controls are decent too. Edited November 29, 2013 by Geoff Pe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edged Up Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Oh damn. Hook up any amps with it? Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Pe Posted December 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 No amps yet!! Was going to hook up a sub and amp, but blew some cash on an xbox one so I figured I'd wait since the kappas respond pretty well to the new head unit. But as an update, I've discovered that when I push the phone button, sync tries to comment to the phone, my radio powers off briefly, BUT then the backup camera works on the small sync screen again. Not 100% sure what is happening, maybe someone with more experience than I can shed some light on this phenomenon. Radio turns back on fine, and backup camera works the remainder of the trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted December 1, 2013 Report Share Posted December 1, 2013 Gah, it looks great! I wish I woulda known this was in the works and I'd have bought the second gen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jvillefinest Posted December 3, 2013 Report Share Posted December 3, 2013 I had a issue with the axxcess unit to my alpine. for some odd reason I had to turn the radio off and let it cycle a few time before it would start working properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Pe Posted December 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 What were you letting cycle? The radio, or you just repeatedly did the little autoprogram setup by pushing the volume button up and releasing over and over until it worked? Thanks so much for the extra input!! Solving the steering wheel issue would be great. I can deal with the slightly funky backup camera behavior until I figure out how to get the video camera wire into the alpine instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feirstein Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 The new harness comes with a computer that need to recycle to fix its settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N14020 Posted May 7, 2015 Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 how much do thoise metra dash kits really run? i heard 259 from my local dealer, and their site has no pricing that ive seen... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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