Just finished swapping out the Shaker 1000 for a Pioneer AVIC - Z1. It's funny, the local installers would not even discuss keeping the Ford amps/subs. They all wanted to "bypass" everything. I ordered the wiring harness from Crutchfield and the Pioneer unit from SonicElectronix. The only issue is that the system uses 12 volts to turn on the factory amps and they require only 5 volts for turn on. A couple of resistors did the trick and no more loud pops at turn on. (A 1k and 360 ohm in series; picking off the turn on voltage in the middle.) The Pioneer unit is hands down the best nav unit I have seen. The system sounds much better than stock with Blue Tooth and XM sealing the deal.
Don't let someone tell you that you can't swap out the Shaker and keep the factory amps...it was easy!
TicketMeRed05GT
Don't let someone tell you that you can't swap out the Shaker and keep the factory amps...it was easy!
TicketMeRed05GT