Thanks for that info. Hopefully Ford engineering knows that for when they finally get in touch with my dealer.
I swear you do more to help Ford than Ford does…
Yeah.. SOme day Ford ay think to hire someone that can help how I help. IU can only imagine how much it would benefit their dealers to have someone that can look at a vehicle and know what needs to be done. I always imagine what I could do IF I had the tools the engineers had
Thanks. Seems he’s the person to have all the knowledge about this stuff.
Due to a conflict of interest with his employer, he may not be able to help you. Did you do the swap yourself, or did you buy a kit from a vendor?
I did the swap myself like many DIYers here on this forum. It’s all pretty straight forward as far the hardware and electrical aspects is concerned. Just would like to have at least the APIM updated with the latest software so I can have the full screen CarPlay lol! I may have to reinstall the original 8” APIM after all… ?
Swapping out the parts themselves is pretty straight forward. However, ensuring the parts you are putting in are properly configured to the rest of the module network is a whole other animal. It goes well beyond my scope of knowledge, so I can't help and there are very few people that can.
If the HCM isn't showing up, it might not be wired onto the bus / receiving power. Who ever you got the parts from should have provided the info needed to get it going. You should also load your sig with more info regarding your truck. The more variables you front load, the less Q&A is needed.
This is on a 2023 STX 101A. I sourced all the parts and made my own harnesses. HCM communicates through CAN Bus. I can see it and modify it via Forscan only. Fault codes are U2101 incompatible configuration and U2024 not programmed I believe.
From way I have understand it if you don't jump through some very specific hoops you'll forever never be able to update your truck. As mentioned the people that know how to do these things do it for a living so can't help you and you are on your own. I do know there are several threads on installing the hardware and maybe one of those mentions how to update.
I recall seeing this as well and thinking that if I needed to swap from an 8 to 12in screen (I don’t ), the only way I would do it is by ordering through Infotainment. Another guy ordered a kit through some other company a week or two ago and a few of us strongly urged him to reconsider. I assume he will be running into this issue soon enough as well.
