Thread: 2002 Ford F-250

UPDATED PICS AND A FEW NEW ADDITIONS IN POST 31



This is my install on my 02 F-250. I've only seen two other installs on the superduty series, and those two were very different from each other and now mine is again different from both of those. I installed the sound system in it about a year ago, which was my first time doing anything with car audio, and just completed the installation of the truckputer, which is the first time I've worked with bondo (actually Liquid Plastic and Icing, see below), let alone install a computer in a vehicle. Now for the good part:

Truck:
2002 Ford F-250
4 wheel drive
7.3L Powerstroke diesel
Crew Cab


The computer:

• Via Epia SP13000
• Garmin OEM GPS -15L module with antenna mounted on roof(excellent GPS system, always instant locks with 7-8 satellites)
• Samsung 80 GB 2.5" HD
• Opus 120 watt (had a m1-atx but was worried about the 12v draw powering the LCD screen)
• Avay USB wireless adapter with 7 dB gain antenna mounted externally
• Slim slotload CDRW/DVD drive from a mac mini
• 8.4" Optrex sunlight viewable LCD - SVGA, 480 nit, great anti-glare coating , 4 wire resistive touchscreen with USB interface, dimmable for night use via a pot (knob on the right of the screen in the dash). The screen is powered off the opus and the pot uses the 5v line from the opus to send .1-4.92v to the screen. The screen is very viewable during any time of the day, with hardly any reflection off it at all.
• Travla C158 case - fits almost too perfectly, I had to remove the feet to get it under the seat. The seat scrapes a little paint off the top when I remove the case. I had to cut the case up a little (new standoff for psu, 3 new fan slots, etc) to get everything to fit.
• Scantool.net OBDII tool with ProScan software
• Running Centrafuse, iGuidance, the game emulator from reddeath, and other various programs

Fabrication:

• New upper and lower dash pieces
• I used Liquid Plastic from hzemall.com as the filler. It's like bondo but is made to bond with plastics and is somewhat flexible when it dries, so it won't crack if the plastic bends. I also used their "Icing" to fill in the pin holes.
• I made a pull out switch bank from a cupholder with 6 switches. 4 are blank for now, one controls the main power to the computer (via a relay), and one controls power to the acc line to turn only the computer/stereo on if the truck is off.
• I made all connections for the case removable and accessable from the outside. The gps plug is in the hole that was for the original powersupply, and I made a wiring harness out of spare atx male/female connectors that has unregulated power in and regulated power out. This way I can just unplug everything from the computer and take it out of the truck.
• I also made a cover for the LCD out of a piece of ABS plastic and a bent piece of metal to hook to a slot above the LCD screen. The LCD is the most visible, but every aftermarket component of my truck is or can be hidden from view.
• Previously made: Custom Sub box behind the rear seat, amp/power distribution/crossover rack that slides out from under the rear seat.

Stereo:

• Alpine CDA-7998 CD/MP3 Flip out head unit
• MB Quart 5.25" Premium components in kick panels in the front
• MB Quart 6.5" Reference components in the rear
• 2 JL 12w3v2 subwoofers in custom box behind the read seat
• Hifonics BX1500d mono amp for subs wired for 1000 watts at 2 ohms
• Hifonics ZX6400 amp 4 x 85 watts for the components into 4 ohms
• 0 awg wiring

Please feel free to post any questions/comments you have.

I have a lot of progress/construction pics too, post if you would like to see some.