My shaker 500 screen scratched using a damp micro-fiber cloth real easy.....I'm afraid to ever touch my gauges.

 

I think the gauges are OK. I have scratched my Shaker screen too and I always use a clean microfiber rag. :-(

 

Ouch. Sorry to hear I am not the only one w/ scratches. I would love it if some company would make an aftermarket kit to allow for 3rd party stereos. As soon as someone does, the base stereo with the scratched screen is getting tossed and a new/better one installed..

 

I am glad i dont have this issue with my factory nav. This thing gets fingerprints like a champ lol. My gauges on the other hand are a different story. I am scared to clean them

 

I like the way mine sounds (with the 10" sub in the trunk) and I'm addicted to the outside temp gauge so I'll live with it.

Will aftermarket support Sync? No way I'dd give that up.

 

Yes the aftermarket supports Sync.

http://www.autosoundcentral.com/Metr...1_p/afsi01.htm

 

I was thinking more along the lines of it being built-in to the head unit.

 

My bad..shoulda stated this initially. The reason I want a new stereo is because I have the base 4 speaker in my GT.. So no SYNC for me...just scratches...

 

I would like to see a heads up display on the next 2011 Mustang

 

agreed i find myself chasing russian MiG's on my daily commute also

 

sez the guy with "backup cam" in his sig...

 

haha i didnt say i wouldnt order one if they offered it

 

absolutely! I would buy one just for that! My only complaint about the driving of the car, is that for my legs to be stretched out enough, my arms have to stretch a ways for the wheel. To be really nitpicky, I dont like the gap between the sunvisor and the headliner when they're shut. I've always liked the headliner to have an indention there for the sunvisor, and the molded mirror cover makes the visor have a gap.

 

I think this is normal because the paint will look slightly different on the plastic bumpers vs. the metal body panels.

 

I added Invisible Shield to my shaker 500 screen. It made the scratches disappear and will protect it in the future. The plastic screen scratches WAY too easily. In my opinion, it should be glass. Whatever you do, DO NOT try to buff the scratches away - it will just make matters worse.

 

I was invited to a focus group in Irvine, CA to give feedback on the '10 Mustang to Ford Engineers. I'll serve you guys well and bring up a lot of the issues in this thread

 

OK, what's this Invisible Shield stuff? I've googled to no avail.

Edit: I think I found it but it looks like everything is pre-cut?? What did you use for the Shaker?

 

http://www.zagg.com/

I ordered the kit for a 13" macbook and then cut it to size with an X-acto knife. One kit is enough for about 10 shaker screens - but it took me 2-3 attempts to get it perfect. Remove the center stack face plate and apply. It has a bit of a texture which some people might not like. I can try to take a macro picture if anyone is interested. It's not applied in the photo below. You can see a line around the face where the center stack "opening" is. It cost me about $28 but my faceplate was pretty badly scratched from trying to buff it out with plastic polish.

 

I'm interested! And how do you remove the faceplate? Thanks.

 

Me thinks that someone's hips were on top and has pushed it out of allignment , should be an easy fix.