branlee Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 OK, I'm pretty well set on the AVIC - Z1. However, every nav system I've looked at says it doesn't fit the 2005 Explorer Sport Trac. Upon investigation I found out that this is caused by the way the chassis is on the Sport Trac. Per my resources, "Yes it is a Double DIN size, but there's no stock way to mount the unit to the stock chassis without serious modification." My thought is that all I need to do is make a few rudimentary brackets. Anyone else try this on the '05 generation Sport Tracs? Or am I going to be forced into the AVIC-N3? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Itchy Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 Is it similar to an 04? I just did an 04 DD install. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
branlee Posted February 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 I believe the only different between '05s and '04s are a couple of cometics. What all did you have to do on the '04? Thanks for the reply! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Itchy Posted February 14, 2007 Report Share Posted February 14, 2007 You'll need a dremel tool to remove the lip portion of the head unit openning, then a DD (4") unit will fit. It's about 3.9" with the lip. Check out this forum, there's also a pic of the finished product. http://mysporttrac.com/shared/msgboard9 ... ysporttrac Quote Link to post Share on other sites
branlee Posted February 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 Thanks! I think that's the info I was looking for. Now I just got to find one at the price I like (scammers excluded, of course) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
branlee Posted February 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2007 I thought I would follow up to help other people in the future on this one. After a lot of trial and error, I found that the correct wiring harness for the '05 Sport Trac is the Metra 70-5520. I'm not sure this fits all Sport Tracs as I assume that the other stereos models available may use a different harness becuase they have an additional 6-channel amp, whereas my model only has an amp for the subwoofer. The 70-5520 is listed as fitting '04 and up F-150s, Navigators and Expeditions. I've already sent email to Metra asking them to comment on this since they say this harness only works on the '07 Sport Trac. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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