About the Metra 99-5826CH Dash Kit
Metra 99-5826CH
Metra 99-5826CH
Your 2010-up Mustang is a very cool car, but the console presents a bit of a challenge when it's time to install an equally cool stereo. Metra's kit allows you to install an aftermarket single- or double-DIN receiver while also updating the look of your Mustang's climate control functions with full touchscreen functionality.
This kit features a full-color touchscreen that that let you access all SYNC functions (if equipped), menu options, and climate controls found in the Mustang. It's a perfect match for the color, texture, and contours of your dash. Warranty: 1 year.
What's in the box:
Metra 99-5826CH Dash Kit owner's manual
- Radio trim-panel (w/ LCD)
- Radio housing
- Single-DIN trim-ring
- Double-DIN trim-ring
- 2 Single-DIN brackets
- 2 Double-DIN brackets
- 4 Panel-clips
- A/C harnesses
- LCD harness
- Installation Instructions
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Looks great in my 2012 Mustang Gt!. Install was simple and love the touchscreen features for air control.
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Happy with the stereo upgrade
Alvez from Tracy, CA on 3/25/2017
2014 Ford Mustang
Easy installation, I recommend this product to anyone who is trying to upgrade the sound system. I have a 2014 mustang and it was the perfect upgrade. I watched the you tube video prior to purchasing and it explained the install process. Be sure to buy an antenna cable and aftermarket radio harness. Climate control features work like a charm with no issues.
Pros: Great product
Cons: Pricey but worth it.
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Robert E from Stafford, VA on 3/3/2017
2010 Ford Mustang
I Installed this into my son's base 2010 Mustang. The overall fit and finish I found to be excellent. The instructions could have been better. At fist power up, the display appeared to be displaying the wrong buttons and did not respond properly. Then we tried turning on the ignition and presto, the buttons on the touch screen fell into line with what we expected. It's amazing, but this simple display took the place of many, many buttons. The touch screen controls are intuitive and easy to use. This is just a coincidence , but the overall color and look of the display matches the overall color look of the display on the Blaupunkt San Antonio 640 head unit that we installed, giving the overall impression of a real custom job. My only real knock is that for the money, it would have been nice if the display was a little larger.
Pros: Very nice clean look. Excellent fit and finish. Relatively easy installation. Touch screen controls are easy to use.
Cons: Price. Perhaps the display could be a little larger.
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Crutchfield customer from Powell, OH on 2/14/2017
2010 Ford Mustang
Product is perfect. Fits into the dash well and blends right in. Much cleaner look without all the buttons on the dash. Touch screen works very well and is super easy to control.
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Good but not Great
Brian from Barbourville, KY on 1/29/2017
2014 Ford Mustang
Great kit perfect fit with near spot on color match to factory. The bad parts, the metra logo when the unit boots up...you can't change that and I'm sure I didn't get a discount for being a rolling advertisement for their product. A choice of car maker logos would even better, or maybe a pony to match my mustang..or add a sim slot for a custom load. Second bad, can't touch the temperature to set with one touch, you have to repeatedly push the up or down to change temperature settings. An internal thermostat with a cabin temp setting and auto adjusting cold/hot would have been real nice. Lastly very distracting while driving, hard to change while driving without distraction, hence need for auto temp setting that way it would ramp up the hot till that temp is reached, then drop the heat to match desired temp.
Pros: Perfect fit Good color match Looks trick
Cons: Not very customizable Metra splash screen Takes repeated pushes to adjust temp but not fan speed Auto temp controlling would have been really nice
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Looks great!
Shane from Louisville, KY on 9/29/2016
2012 Ford Mustang
Looks great in my 2012 Mustang Gt!. Install was simple and love the touchscreen features for air control.
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Kyle from OK - Oklahoma on 9/2/2016
2010 Ford Mustang
It was easy install but wish there was something to secure the top of it
Pros: Easy installation
Cons: Needs to be more secure
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Dick from MN on 8/8/2016
2013 Ford Mustang
The kit is good, the problem is it is not shown or stated that you must mount the radio from the back and then install the double din radio. Most din radios are mounted from the front for easy removal with the correct tools. After 2 calls and waiting 1 hour I was told to look at the picture, this should be explained in the mounting instructions in words and not in a picture that does not include the metal cage for the radio.
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Myk4stang from Stillwater OK on 3/13/2016
This unit has excellent fit and finish. Looks great and way more modernized. Easy and I mean easy to install . took 45 minutes with prep done.hardware and plugs are great quality. ONLY CERTAIN functions WORK depends on option level. Sync works as it should. Set controls before you drive until you memorize the unit.
Pros: Looks great and works well.
Cons: Needs dimmer .
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Easy install
Don C from Austin, TX on 2/14/2016
2013 Ford Mustang
Easy install after finding wiring diagrams on iDatalink website - really cleans up the interior and brings it into the 21st century. Everything works as it should and retained all the factory features (Sync and steering wheel controls). Spent most of the morning sorting out the wiring and flashing the iDatalink module. Actual install time in the car was just minutes - just plug and play - no cutting or splicing into the factory wiring harness. Do use a plastic pry tool to remove the factory panels (don't risk scratching them with a screwdriver....). Great product!
Pros: Easy install No cutting or splicing into factory wiring harness Excellent fit and finish
Cons: Wiring instructions can be difficult to understand if you don't have experience installing car audio
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So amazing!
JG from Texas on 12/1/2015
2013 Ford Mustang
I bought this due to some of the reviews I read on here, and I must say it was the best choice I've made in awhile. It fits completely flush, and looks like it came factory. My new touchscreen head unit fit perfectly with no problems and compliments the touchscreen a/c controls to a t.
Pros: Fits perfect Touchscreen a/c looks and works great Easy to use and connect
Cons: The only con would be that you do have to take your eyes off the road to use the touchscreen a/c. But I knew this when purchasing and I don't mind at all.
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Pleasantly Surprised
TomH from Texas on 6/21/2015
2014 Ford Mustang
At first, I as leery of the positioning for a double din display. I have a manual transmission and was skeptical of knuckles impacting the screen. This dash kit is sturdy and the touchscreen climate control is easy to set and manipulate while driving.
Pros: Touchscreen climate control
Cons: All plastic
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Crutchfield customer from Maryland on 5/4/2015
2014 Ford Mustang
This kit is very clean and easy to install
Pros: Works great easy install
Cons: None
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Upside down
1st time 'Stangowner from Boston, MA on 10/3/2014
2014 Ford Mustang
It's a shame. This product simplified and made my installation so much easier than it would have been without it. In the end, it look great. It's just upside-down.
Pros: Ease of installation. Identical materials as stock. Awesome touch-screen climate controls.
Cons: Climate controls are on top, double-din (in my case- nav and audio - on the bottom, where the shift lever interferes with the controls. The radio should be on top. Also, you have to keep hitting the temperature controls one-at-a-time. You can't, for instance, press where on the bar you would like your temperature to be or hold it down to change the setting. This takes a lot of attention away from the road.
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JCM64 from Mars, TX on 6/14/2014
2012 Ford Mustang
Was skeptical but am pleasantly pleased with this dashkit thus far. Installer said there may be some reliability issues with it though (and he is a Metra dealer.). Don't want to pay an extra $30 warranty for a $200 item. Only time will tell.
Pros: Touchscreen
Cons: Would be nice to be able to dim the display.
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Makes the install better than OEM
dnut from Ann Arbor, MI on 6/14/2014
I looked at the several options for the dash kit for my new 2014 Mustang. When I ordered the car, I go the base stereo without sync because I could not get the Shaker 500 with the other options that I wanted. I was a little worried that the install this time replaced so much - including the HVAC controls...but this kit is great. It has a cleaner look than the factory unit - and the quality of the adapter is exactly the same as the OEM one...when I pulled the old one out,held them up together in the sunlight....couldn't tell the difference in the material used. The Metra unit has the same gold sparkles as the OEM adapter The touchscreen HVAC is excellent - responsive, works as expected. Kind of like the ability to change the color theme - I have them all green like the exterior right now.. You just plug the CAN connector that was plugged into the OEM unit into the matching connector on the Metra unit - this was not in the instructions...and the Metra unit has several extra connectors that you will not use.
Pros: - Looks great - HVAC controls are more responsive that typical Ford OEM touchscreen controls - Took it to the dealer to show my sales guy yesterday - he was impressed by how clean and how well the HVAC works
Cons: - A little more work could be done on the install guide for the HVAC. I just guessed that the CAN connector from the OEM unit went into the correct Metra connector....basically just telling me that only one connector was needed and what it looked like would be enough.
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More details on the Metra 99-5826CH Dash Kit
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Features
Overview: The Metra 99-5826CH OEM Integration Kit allows you to replace your 2010-up Ford Mustang's factory radio with an aftermarket head unit to improve the overall sound quality of your car audio system. This dash kit includes a full color touchscreen which provides factory SYNC information and climate control. The 99-5826CH is painted a scratch-resistant charcoal to match the OEM finish. It fits both aftermarket single-DIN and double-DIN head units.
Note: Ford stereo replacement interface and antenna adapter sold separately. Please consult Crutchfield's Outfit My Car to see if your vehicle is compatible.
LCD Touchscreen: The integrated LCD touchscreen displays a graphic user interface which indicates SYNC information and offers touchscreen climate controls when used with an appropriate radio replacement interface module (sold separately) that also supports SYNC.
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