mObridge amp in non-B&O system - HD Radio Retrofit

[BlarneyStoned]

Back with an update. Reinstalled my rear panel temporarily. It seems that the key fob antenna is hitting the stealthbox and preventing the panel from fully seating in the rear. When I do some other work in the area I will take the panel off and do something about the antenna interference, it seems like it needs to be shifted back about a 1/2" or so from it's original position. I was able to move it about a 1/4" using the original bracket and redrilling holes, but it's not enough.

Here is a photo of the corner interference I was having.
Outside panel

Inside panel

I was able to slightly shift the amp by drilling a shallow hole for the nutsert protusion to go into, I didn't have a drill bit large enough on it's own so I just drilled some overlapping holes which also gave me a bit of room to move the amp around for test fitting. I had some left over speaker ring foam from Resonix so I stuck it behind the amp - this significantly reduced the rattling I was hearing from the sub area.

Finally, I was able to get my SiriusXM and Nav functionality back. I had to swap the ACM again - I'm not sure if the one I had was defective or simply missing the functionality (but had the connections for the sat antenna). I suspect the former. Either way, I bought an ACM from a 2021 F-150 (ML3T-18K810-FEE) and it worked instantly.

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[AGM Everglades]

Wish I had the knowledge and ability to do this in my Everglades. Taking it apart and putting it together is easy. Wiring not so much lol.