Anyone looking to upgrade their sync 2 to Sync 3...there is a good deal right now...Thought I would share
This is if you want to DIY it. You would need to program it with Forscan for it to work fully but most finctions should just work even without programming. The radio will think you're in a Fusion though lol.
This can be done if you have the 4" screen and want to go up to the 8" screen but there is extra stuff for that.
Right now the ebay seller Lacyautoparts has a few Ford Fusion 8" screen from 2017 and 2018. These are all sync 3 and if you already have sync 2 8" you can just swap it out with no additional hardware sort of.
The listings say "screen only" but I bought it because it says it needs to be reprogrammed. The screens themselves don't need programming, it's just the APIM that does. It was worth the shot. ,When it got here today it was the screen and APIM.
I paid $70 for it. Another $10 for a GPS antenna on amazon, and the wiring adapter for my 2015 for the USB hub was another $12. You don't NEED to do the USB hub unless you want to use carplay. Android auto works without doing it. The USB hub I got lucky and found someone selling one on ebay for $20 but they are typically about $70-100 for the OEM part. The one you need depends on your year but for the 2015 it's the single USB port verison. I think the double one would work too but would make the in dash USB port not work.
Here are the active listings. They will likely post more. The normal price is $100 which is a great deal for a sync 3 screen and APIM but they have a 30% off thing right now for some stuff.
SYNC Version 2.0.16 With Navigation: https://www.ebay.com/itm/389766933784
SYNC Version 3.0.17 With Navigation: https://www.ebay.com/itm/389766666640
Sync Version 2.0.16 With NO Navigation: https://www.ebay.com/itm/389767115843
New antenna: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R6NL5G6
The USB hub adapter depends on your year. Search for "SYnc 3 USB hub wiring adapter" Again you don't need this if you just want to use android auto.
For the active listings you can look up the vins that are listed on the page to see if they have navigation or not. The APIMs with navigation are different from the ones without it so if you want navigation, make sure to get one with it.
For me the total for my Sync 3 upgrade it's about $130 after tax. I should be able to sell my Sync 2 8" screen, APIM and USB hub for about $150 on ebay once im done. The screen and APIM I bought also had the bracket for the Ford Fusion on it so I have that listed on ebay now for $20. In the end Im going to profit from this upgrade lol.
For programming them, I have not done mine yet but as far as I know there is 2 ways. Either editing your As Built file for the APIM or downloading one from a newer model year focus that has all of the same features and uploading that to the APIM in forscan. I plan on doing the second one as it seems easier and I already found a car that matches mine.
No telling what version of Sync 3 is on these but they should be able to update to Sync 3.4 easily.
