Jordan's 2013 Ford Flex Limited

[jrdnhsqwlmcbzndjkt]

With the Taurus now gone I have picked up my guilty pleasure vehicle - a 2013 Ford Flex Limited Ecoboost w/ AWD. It has every option in the book - towing package, titanium appearance, second row refrigerated center console, power fold third row, and what is going to make my life a nightmare, the stock "upgraded" Sony stereo system. I know Lanson did quite the extensive install in his Flex and I will probably be using a lot of tips/tricks from him.

I have all the equipment from the Taurus - Ampere Audio 6.5" mids and 1" silk dome tweeters, American Bass 4 channel, American Bass monoblock, a pair of D4 Shok Triton 15s, *tons* of various lengths of speaker wire and power wire, leftover Sky High acoustic foam, and some Tantric "Gator Skin" sound deadener.

I know I need to get a clean, unmolested signal somehow, which is probably going to be easier said than done. I have never done an install like this will require before, so any tips/tricks/help will be greatly appreciated!







Light was fading tonight before I could get any good pictures. For a 4900lb vehicle, 365hp and 350tq really makes it move well. Handling-wise it is very, very close to the Taurus - similar stance and feel. I hope to own this for a long time!

[jowens500]

Buy the PAC Audio amp interface and be done with the Sony amp all together. You can even get a toslink digital out signal from it, I believe.

[jrdnhsqwlmcbzndjkt]

As it turns out, Lanson does not have the Sony system. Time to do more research.

[jrdnhsqwlmcbzndjkt]

Oh wow, I did not know that existed. This is wonderful!

[jowens500]

This, all day every day and twice on Sunday.

[jrdnhsqwlmcbzndjkt]

This, all day every day and twice on Sunday.

Yep found that too, although they don't list the Flex. I emailed tech support to ensure compatibility.

[jowens500]

If it is, that's the way to go.
If it's not, sorry to get your hopes up.

[jrdnhsqwlmcbzndjkt]

If it is, that's the way to go.
If it's not, sorry to get your hopes up.

100% agreed. It would surprise me if Ford changed something from the Flex to the Explorer (which is listed) as they are the same platform and likely utilize identical audio system components.

[JayinMI]

Buy the PAC Audio amp interface and be done with the Sony amp all together. You can even get a toslink digital out signal from it, I believe.

It's an optional part. IIRC, it was about $50.

The Amp-Pro4 isn't confirmed to work with the Flex, from the looks of it, but might be worth a call to PAC.

http://pac-audio.com/catalog/audio-interfacing/ap4-fd21

http://pac-audio.com/catalog/audio-i...link&results=5

Jay

[JayinMI]

Guess I should have read the whole thread. lol...If you can't use the amp Pro, the front door speakers (IIRC, might have been the tweeter channels...it's been a while) are full range. Don't combine the tweeter and door and sub. The Sub channels on Sony systems of that era clip WAY before the rest of the audio system.

I did an F-150 in like 2014 and just grabbed the signal from the front (whichever) speaker, and fed it into the customer's Zapco processor. Worked well.
But if the Amp-Pro4 works, do it.

Jay