Maestro KIT-FTR1 Dash Kit and T-Harness for Newer Ford Trucks with 4.3 inch Screen (ADS-MRR or ADS-MRR2 Module Also Required)

Likes:Looks and fits like OEM.Extra storage pocket(s).Instructions were clear.A little bit of work to move the controls from the old dash to the new, but it is worth it.Dislikes:Is a little thinner in material, which allows flexing. This sometimes makes the dashkit feel like it might break, but it never has.There are two versions (or and old and a new). When I was searching, all kits were for double din, but one kit came with an extra pocket, in case you installed a single din radio. I thought that I ordered the kit with the extra pocket, but it was not included. A trip to the local car audio shop netted a dash pocket which fit well.

This is an awesome kit to get out that stupid 4.3 inch screen. I installed a floating display from Pioneer, using the Maestro Idata rr. Two custom things I did, is i cut the edges of the bezel off the mount for the floating display. It looked clunky and took up too much real estate in the dash. This way it looks a lot cleaner and more factory. I also drilled a hole near the cubby on the dash kit and slid my microphone through and sealed it with superglue. Another thing I had to do was drill a hole into a steel support brace behind the dash kit, so that my USB cable could actually fit with the radio inside The housing. if you follow the instructions closely, you can do this, but I can tell you it is not simple. One of the more challenging parts is moving the air conditioning control boards around and having to install data strips with it. Certainly one of these kinds of installs you should hire a stereo shop to do.

Give yourself 2 full days to install if you're doing yourself. Only watch the on-line idatalink Maestro install video for your kit. Mine was FTR1. It shows everything you need to know. The directions in the Maestro box suck and the directions for my Kenwood Media receiver suck. Make sure you buy the Maestro rr module and flash it on your computer at the website for your car and stereo so all your steering wheel and gauges can display and work on receiver. There was a wire on the back of kenwood I missed not mentioned , that tells the backup camera to come on when you put car in reverse. I had to deinstall and reinstall. *Important, the one thing on the youtube FTR1 video was the ribbon cables on the transfer of the ciruit boards from old dash kit to new one. None of the heat a/c controls worked. I had to deinstall , reverse the ribbon cables and reinstall. The video was confusing here. In the end, i got everything installed and everything works and it looks very nice. END

The harness fit just fine, everything else works. But, the harness aren't wired correctly. If you look at the picture you will see there is no red wire. The red wire is to be where the yellow is at.. it didn't come with instructions. I can't return so I'm out all the money I spent. I need to buy a new harness that works. I spent several hours trying to figure out why I had no power. Nothing like paying for someone else's mistake. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

The kit fits perfectly, holds my 6.95” touchscreen head unit at the perfect angle, and retained my factory A/C controls and buttons which I rather liked having. The installation was straightforward with the detailed instructions and I am very pleased overall. My only complaint is the passenger airbag indicator, which doesn’t look quite stock. But otherwise I can’t complain.

This kit is awesome. Got rid of my ugly 4 inch screen and was able to add a touch screen aftermarket radio. Everything you need is in the box except for the maestro rr which has to be bought separate for steering wheel and other sync options to work. Watched a few videos and had this thing installed in an hour.

Installed this in a 2015 Ford F-150 XL with the 4.3" radio, along with the iDataLink Maestro RR Interface Module (which is required). It looks good and works as described. However, occasionally the climate control lights stay on after exiting the truck resulting in a drained battery if left on for too long. There are others with the same issue.In trying to resolve this with iDataLink, their solution is to reconnect the two small circuit boards that control the buttons on each side of the 2015 Ford F150's 4.3" display screen. Normally these two boards are not reconnected. The problem is that there is little space to reconnect them and keep them protected. One of mine ended up shorting out, after which the climate control lights issue returns.I ended up replacing the two circuit boards and reinstalling the factory radio. When I tried to return the Maestro RR Interface Module along with the iDataLink FTR1 dash kit, I learned that iDataLink only honors the Warrantee if purchased from authorized sellers.... it is clearly printed on the warrantee that Amazon is not an authorized seller.I gave it 1 star because of the warrantee, and because this is a known problem that iDataLink is just letting slide and they were very slow to help me resolve it.

perfect ..but side note the clams that clip on the back of the bracket slide off very easy and are made of a cheap plastic material they fall off easy and fall behind the radio never to be found again ..add some glue or use the red or orange ones off the original dash ....but this is still a 10 in my book