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    Kudos to roylpita - Escape Upgrade

    I just finished a big thrash on my '04 DTR - my first modification, I'm no longer a virgin - and here is what I did.

    I made the jump to the Escape head unit and the associated Sirius Sat unit. At the same time, I finished the backup camera install that I started several weeks ago.

    My main reason for posting is to give great credit to Brian [aka roylpita] for selling me the Sirius Sat kit. He was good to deal with and answered a bunch of questions. His harness was the centerpiece of the whole project and it was well made, fit exactly as Brian said it would, and had enough length in all the right places to let me do the mod exactly as I wanted to.

    I tried something different than some have; I ran the wiring out the passenger side. Over the glove box but under the air bag, down the kick panel, and under the pass side door sills. The Sat unit mounts on the pass side bulkhead in the trunk. Sat antenna sits at the back center of the roof.

    One thing about the Escape head unit: NOTHING except the AM/FM radio functions worked the first time I tried them. The CD wouldn't read and the SAT wouldn't do anything except search endlessly. I got so mad that I had a 'defective' unit that I sent an eBay message and started the p**sing contest with the seller. On the third try (I had just about given up by this time) the unit magically started reading and playing CDs just fine. Same with the SAT function. This worked perfectly on the second try. Now I will have to message the seller and apologize because everything works fine. My advice - be patient and give the unit some time for whatever reason.

    The backup camera was a mixed marriage of a Rydeen MINI Infra-red camera with a Master Tailgaters video rear view mirror. The wiring was tedious to run and protect, but everything worked great from the get-go. Lots of uncertainty due to the foreign-translated manuals, but some common sense got things working OK. Advice: If you don't have some history with auto wiring and troubleshooting, get all this stuff done by a pro.

    I'm glad to post some pics if anyone is interested; these upgrades have been done to death by many people here on the Forum so I don't expect too much interest.

    The Escape unit is indeed a step up in audio and extra capability, I am glad I did this. It suits my goal of upgrading the car but retaining a stock look.

    Public thanks to roylpita - Brian - for being a solid guy to work with. I'm glad to have done business with him.


    Keith in Houston
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    Brian is and always been a man in integrity. I have known him since taking delivery of my Merc 13 years ago. He has been the go-to guy for a multitude of hard-to-find items most notably my repro window sticker that he got me 10 years ago. He has a soft spot for Lincoln Mark VII LSC's.
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    Brian is top notch in my book! He has always been a stand up guy and would love to meet him someday.


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    Met Brian at MV3 in Orlando, at Mar-A-Lago, (or whatever the name of the hotel was)...great guy who has helped me out over the years since.
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    Do you have pics of the head unit installed?
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    Agreed
    Let's see some photos


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    I agreed with you guys.
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    Escape upgrade

    Any idea how many preamps & voltage on pre amps ? The Sirius is a sweet addition.
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    pics by popular demand

    Sgt Merc and 510paesan,

    Here are some pics. I love the stock look of the head unit - it meets my goals for the car, which is to keep mods low-key and discreet. And it works / sounds great, definitely an improvement over the OEM.

    Glad to answer any questions, fire away. Lots of info on these upgrades in this forum for sure. My way is likely one of many.

    Photo 2 shows the Visteon Sirius Unit mounted on passenger side trunk bulkhead. Lots of wire protection shown. When the trunk mats are put back, all this disappears.

    The grommet in photo 3 is unfinished. It shows the sat antenna wire running through a groove cut in the grommet. I used a 1/2 inch hole / grommet to get the Sat Plug through. Later I put a rubber plug on top of the grommet and 'glued' it over the grommet with silicone caulk for a nice clean look at this location. The hole is located as shown because there is an access hole in the two-layer sheet metal right under the grommet.

    Keith in Houston
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