Maestro KIT-FOC1 Dash Kit and T-Harness for 2012 and Newer Ford Focus

Very easy. All adapters included. Backup camera works too. Just butt connector your radios harness into this which takes 30min and your set. Maestro worth the money!

I recently installed an aftermarket head unit in a 2012 Ford Focus, which, if you are reading this, you know is not a straight forward task.The electronics I used are a Kenwood DNX597s, and iDatalink Maestro, with the Ford wiring kit. The dash kits I used are the Metra, Scosche and finally the Maestro FOC1.I will say up front, you are going to lose function on the 4.3 inch top screen. There are ways to retain limited function with it, but it will still be almost useless, there just isn't any point in retaining it.The Metra and Scosche dash kits are OK, they fit well, and are easy enough to install, but both are designed to retain the 4.3 inch Sync screen. Initially I wanted to keep that screen functional, as well as the sync system, after working with the Maestro unit, Sync is gone and not missed at all. Any decent Maestro compatible head unit is going to have a far superior integration setup native to it.The thing I like about this kit is it puts the head unit where the upper screen was, and aside from the lock/flasher buttons doesn't provide any other buttons, instead it has a storage pocket with USB, HDMI and AUX connectors. All said it uses the dash space much more efficiently. Buying this kit first would have also saved me $30 because it comes with the Focus specific wiring adaptors that I had already purchased separately.It is a bit expensive, but allows a nice professional type install that is fairly easy. The extra room it saves inside the dash is a huge benefit. I cut most of the adaptor wires down, but with the Sirius/XM unit, GPS antenna, and Maestro in there it gets cramped, with the other options it was stuffed, with this kit things fit well.

In order to replace my useless, broken Ford Focus factory radio, I had to also purchase a dash kit as you cannot use an aftermarket radio with the factory dash kit. This added A LOT of cost to this endeavor, but I digress. I was looking at 3 different dash kits and of the three, Maestro's brand was the most expensive by far. Additionally, if you wanted to also connect the steering wheel controls and OBDII capabilities you also needed a pricey module sold by Maestro (not included with dash kit).I could have paid a bit less, but in looking at the kits I preferred the KIT-FOC1 because it removed the 4.3 inch mini screen that Ford had installed and allowed the radio itself to come through higher in the dash kit. The kit also allows you to add 2 USB ports, 1 HDMI port and an AV input plug via the dash kit. Along with this, it makes use of some of the space to give you a little cubby hole you can stuff things into, which the original Focus dash sorely lacked.I was fortunate to find a seller on Amazon with a pretty big price drop compared to most other sellers. This softened the blow on my wallet for doing this job. The install went fairly well. The kit itself fit into the dash about as well as you can expect it to. If you look at it closely, the edges have a bit of a gap around the kit, but it is not readily noticeable and does not impact the install or use.The one negative I would give for this kit involves the button for the locks/hazard lights. This piece of the dash feels incredibly cheap and upon installing, the lock portion of the button works fairly well, but the hazard lights can be turned on, but you have to muck with the button a bit to get them to stop. Other than this, the dash kit worked out really well.

Not perfect but damn good. The instructions were a bit off for my 2015. Had to blindly disassemble one of the 2 choices for the lower airbag light/AC plate to fit. No instructions given to to achieve it nor that it even had to be done. I took one star for that since it covers the holes so completely that it wasn't visible as how to finish reassembling the dash after installing the radio. The fit and finish once completed was quite decent for the dash look.The design of the cubby hole is not so great, a bit too deep. Then the plugs in the back are not that strong for usb and hdmi. They are also not well planned for placement and are rather difficult to access. The cubby door is also a bit cheap and has difficulty working properly, as does the hazard light button.Still better than the metra junk.This along with the maestro (which also has issues) RR2 does allow integration with the Ford SYNC (aka ford SUCK) Can bus system with a coinciding radio purchase. Which also fit well, pioneer 9” 6600 series NEX.