Season 1: Episode 7
Ford F-150 Alpine Head Unit Installation
Aired: August 22, 2008
Posted in: All Episodes, Electronics, Season 1, Trucks
Chris Duke takes the mystery out of installing a new head unit in your vehicle by showing you how to install the Alpine IVA-W505 multimedia station with GPS, satellite radio, DVD/iPod video playback, Bluetooth cellphone integration, and a backup camera.
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April 7th, 2009 at 1:18 pm
dang good reviewer and installation tips. Can’t belive your videos dont get up into the millions of views 5s
April 18th, 2009 at 9:07 am
try doin that in a honda.. rofl… another cool installation.. so.. did you go back later and change out the crimp connections with the new posi-traction connectors ? =P
April 18th, 2009 at 9:07 am
try doin that in a honda.. rofl… another cool installation.. so.. did you go back later and change out the crimp connections with the new posi-traction connectors ? =P
April 18th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
try doin that in a honda.. rofl… another cool installation.. so.. did you go back later and change out the crimp connections with the new posi-traction connectors ? =P
May 25th, 2009 at 6:45 am
great video
October 25th, 2009 at 12:44 am
can anyone tell me if this is any different from the iva-w502e?
October 25th, 2009 at 3:44 am
can anyone tell me if this is any different from the iva-w502e?
October 26th, 2009 at 2:59 am
i just bought apine iva-w502e last week , the salesman told me no iva-w505 , there are only iva-w502e available . i guess the different is in asia there call iva-w502e , in usa call iva-w505.
October 26th, 2009 at 3:05 am
i just bought alpine iva-w502e last week , but the salesman told me there are no w505, only w502e available . i think in asia they call w502e , in usa they call w505.
October 26th, 2009 at 3:05 am
i just bought alpine iva-w502e last week , but the salesman told me there are no w505, only w502e available . i think in asia they call w502e , in usa they call w505.
October 26th, 2009 at 5:59 am
i just bought apine iva-w502e last week , the salesman told me no iva-w505 , there are only iva-w502e available . i guess the different is in asia there call iva-w502e , in usa call iva-w505.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:05 am
i just bought alpine iva-w502e last week , but the salesman told me there are no w505, only w502e available . i think in asia they call w502e , in usa they call w505.
December 3rd, 2009 at 8:19 pm
Just finished installing a new head unit in my ’06 F150. I used your video as a guide on how to do it. I’m glad I saw your video, but you made it look deceptively easy. “Popping” the “surround” out was NOWHERE near as easy as you showed it to be. I nearly snapped the thing in half, but took my time and finally got it out (barely). You also skipped where you wire the harness to the radio, which took me forever. Otherwise, thanks because I probably wouldn’t have tried it without your video.
December 3rd, 2009 at 11:19 pm
Just finished installing a new head unit in my ’06 F150. I used your video as a guide on how to do it. I’m glad I saw your video, but you made it look deceptively easy. “Popping” the “surround” out was NOWHERE near as easy as you showed it to be. I nearly snapped the thing in half, but took my time and finally got it out (barely). You also skipped where you wire the harness to the radio, which took me forever. Otherwise, thanks because I probably wouldn’t have tried it without your video.
March 28th, 2010 at 7:03 pm
was easy in my honda crv, maybe in other kids its harder but mine was no problem
April 25th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
the 502 is not compatible with the blackbird gps in euorpe
April 25th, 2010 at 6:24 pm
the 502 is not compatible with the blackbird gps in euorpe
July 4th, 2010 at 1:16 am
What was the total cost for everything that you installed today?Alpine, the satellite, backup camera, etc. all of it together
July 4th, 2010 at 4:16 am
What was the total cost for everything that you installed today?Alpine, the satellite, backup camera, etc. all of it together
July 30th, 2010 at 4:47 pm
i installed this same head unit in my own f150 but i couldnt figure out how to fill the gaps between the new unit since it is smaller, is there someone that sells a plastic bezel peice to fill it?
July 30th, 2010 at 7:47 pm
i installed this same head unit in my own f150 but i couldnt figure out how to fill the gaps between the new unit since it is smaller, is there someone that sells a plastic bezel peice to fill it?
September 1st, 2010 at 9:17 pm
Question: How did you power up the alpine sirius adapter? did you hook it up straight to the battery or did you connect it off the wire that is powering the head unit?
September 1st, 2010 at 9:31 pm
It gets its power from the Alpine HU so there’s only one power source needed!
September 2nd, 2010 at 12:17 am
Question: How did you power up the alpine sirius adapter? did you hook it up straight to the battery or did you connect it off the wire that is powering the head unit?
September 2nd, 2010 at 12:31 am
It gets its power from the Alpine HU so there’s only one power source needed!
September 17th, 2010 at 1:50 pm
can you give me the links to the crutfield stuff?
September 17th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
can you give me the links to the crutfield stuff?
September 30th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
@philly224life If you have a double DIN stock stereo, I’m sure you can get a dash kit for it, probably from Crutchfield.
September 30th, 2010 at 2:13 pm
If you have a double DIN stock stereo, I’m sure you can get a dash kit for it, probably from Crutchfield.
September 30th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
would this system fit in a 2010 jeep wrangler unlimited?
September 30th, 2010 at 5:13 pm
If you have a double DIN stock stereo, I’m sure you can get a dash kit for it, probably from Crutchfield.
February 2nd, 2011 at 11:10 am
how much does it cost?
February 2nd, 2011 at 11:12 am
Google it. There are a lot of retailers that sell it!
February 2nd, 2011 at 11:13 am
It will if you have a double DIN and you can find a dash kit for it from Crutchfield
February 2nd, 2011 at 2:10 pm
how much does it cost?
February 2nd, 2011 at 2:12 pm
Google it. There are a lot of retailers that sell it!
February 2nd, 2011 at 2:13 pm
It will if you have a double DIN and you can find a dash kit for it from Crutchfield
March 21st, 2011 at 1:24 pm
this is hopfully
March 21st, 2011 at 4:24 pm
this is hopfully
June 5th, 2011 at 1:05 am
did the back up cam come with the unit? if not what brand is it? i have a jvc in my f150 and want to set up the back up cam the same way you did but am having trouble finding one similar
June 5th, 2011 at 11:11 am
the backup cam did not come with the head unit. It was an eBay purchase. I don’t recall what brand it was, but any of them should work just fine.
June 5th, 2011 at 2:11 pm
the backup cam did not come with the head unit. It was an eBay purchase. I don’t recall what brand it was, but any of them should work just fine.
August 2nd, 2011 at 1:29 pm
I want to replace my alpine interface with a new one because the one i have now doesn’t have a audio in or usb. can i buy a new one and just snap it in the cd player i have now?
August 23rd, 2011 at 3:29 pm
you know the gps antenna could have been mounted below the tray – they work hrough plastic
December 4th, 2011 at 2:08 am
:D ford has all of that now
March 26th, 2012 at 3:18 pm
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