Reddit reviews Bingfu Vehicle Waterproof Active GPS Navigation Antenna Fakra C Blue GPS Antenna Compatible with Ford Dodge RAM GM Chevy Chevrolet GMC Jeep Cadillac BMW Audi Mercedes Benz Car Truck SUV Head Unit
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Frequency: GPS 1575.42MHz ±3 MHz; Feature: Magnetic Mounting, Adhesive Mount; LNA Gain: 28dB; Cable Length: 3m; Connector: Fakra C Blue Connector; Package List: 1 x Antenna, 1 x Double-sided Adhesive Piece (As the Picture Shown)Compatible with all 2009-2020 Ford Trucks: F-Series F-150 F-250 F-350 Super Duty etc; Compatible with all 2010-2020 Ford vehicles & cars that built-in factory navigation system head unit: Ford Edge Escape Expedition Explorer Focus Fusion Mustang Taurus etc;Compatible with all vehicles & trucks made of GM that built-in factory navigation system head unit: Chevy Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 2500, 3500 and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500, 3500 etc;Compatible with all 2009-2020 Dodge Ram 1500 and 2010-2020 Dodge Ram 2500 or 3500; Compatible with 2007-2020 Jeep Wrangler and other 2008-2020 Jeep vehicles: Grand Cherokee, Liberty, Commander, Compass, Patriot;Compatible with all SUV & cars made of GM, Chevy / Chevrolet, Cadillac, BMW, Audi, Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen / VW that built-in factory navigation system head unit;
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You just have to find a junkyard that's willing to sell you one.
Basically you need the following:
APIM
GPS Antenna (Amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07R6NL5G6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
USB Port Replacement (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07HC84V8D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1)
The USB Port isn't REALLY necessary for Android Auto, but it's cheap and easy to change, the 2016 doesn't actually need an adapter like the older fusions, it's just drop in and the new ports also enable CarPlay. if you decide to keep the old one, it will throw an error on the screen every time it starts but will still work with Android Auto.
Pry Tools - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00D7XNQHG/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
A 7mm Socket Wrench
A ForScan Compatible ODB2 Programmer: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07PHNX57D/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_image_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
And you'll have to reprogram the Car Computer. You can google that and there's a dude out there that will give you a ready made programming file for $50.
The APIM you can find by looking for a model number xxxx-14G370-xxx
There are also 14G371 Modules, and I believe those are the Navigation enabled ones but I'm not 100% sure. I don't particularly care since I just use Android Auto anyway and that just uses the Phone GPS.
Once you have all the parts it's honestly not too hard of a swap. I was scared of doing it but I think it was definetly worth it. the Sync 3 system is SOOOO much better than Sync 2 just because the way it interacts with the phone is excellent.
Also one thing I DID notice is that while all Fusions from 2017 onwards have Sync 3, it looks like the 2017 APIMs (and 2018 too maybe) are stuck on Sync 3 version 3.0 where as the newest one is 3.2 or so. It doesn't matter for Android auto strictly since that's updated on the Phone, but if Ford does decide to add features, we likely won't get them. Not without an APIM swap, and there are some reported issues with swapping newer APIMs.