Simple 4” to wireless car play?

[Jman44123]

Hello. I have been lurking for a while but I swear I can’t find an answer to my specific scenarios. I have the 4” screen with manual ac and rear a/c. I want to add a backup camera and wireless CarPlay. While I was looking into aftermarket options the ac controls seem janky.

Can I just buy a Sony 8” with the updated sync that support wireless CarPlay?

So I would be buying this OEM Sync 2 To 3 Upgrade Kit 3.4 For Ford Sync3 Apim Module with Wireless Carplay | eBay

And this

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And then the adapter

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Is this all I need or am I making stuff up and this is not possible. Plus camera of course but I’ll worry about that later.

This is my current radio ac setup

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[peterk9]

Hello. I have been lurking for a while but I swear I can’t find an answer to my specific scenarios. I have the 4” screen with manual ac and rear a/c. I want to add a backup camera and wireless CarPlay. While I was looking into aftermarket options the ac controls seem janky.
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Just wanted to say, Welcome to the Forum.
I'm sure there are members that would be able to provide the proper info. I haven't done any of this but know that with the 2016 refresh, there were several changes to the electrical system. Therefore I don't know if that Radio Control Panel would work. Good luck.

Peter

 

[mmorey79]

That should work but I’d highly recommend using allthingssync.com (mitral shah) for your sync 3 kit. A lot of third party sites sell china clone hardware. Also make sure the control panel is the same year range as your car (11-15 and 16-19 are different/different plug)

 

[Jman44123]

I got it to work.

Yes i used China clones because it was 1/3 the price. It works great. If theres any issues i will upgrade to oem.

In the meantime, the $400 was worth it.