I just bought an 03 Lincoln LS V8 Premium Sport. It's got the 6 disk indash head unit and what appears to be a TON of speakers... maybe upwards of 10 or 12. I'm looking at installing a double din Alpine touch screen; I've figured out that I need the face plate off the factory Nav system head unit and a lot of time cutting and trimming to make it work. However, what is the wiring like? Are there any sub-systems that run through the radio? If so, how do you bypass them without jacking something up? Also, does anyone know where I can get a steering wheel controls adaptor so they will remain functional with the new head unit?? Does the car come with factory amps? If so, how many and where are they? It would appear to me that the antenna is in the top of the rear window; anyone know if this will be effected by window tint? I can throw in a concealed amplified antenna but if the window antenna will be okay there's no reason to mess with it.
I've done plenty of single din installs where they didn't really need to intigrate with any other factory systems (dash dimmer the only exception), along with a number of speaker/sub and amp installs. But this is certainly a new one to tackle. Any info any of you can give me would be great! I also would love to see some pictures of Double Din installs either in progress or finished pictures.
Thanks everyone!!
I've done plenty of single din installs where they didn't really need to intigrate with any other factory systems (dash dimmer the only exception), along with a number of speaker/sub and amp installs. But this is certainly a new one to tackle. Any info any of you can give me would be great! I also would love to see some pictures of Double Din installs either in progress or finished pictures.
Thanks everyone!!
