josbutt Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hi all I have a 2010 Ford Fiesta Trend. When I bought the car it had Speakers in front only and lately I installed another 2 at the rear. The problem is that the factory radio does not have the FADE function! When I press the sound button it shows me: "treble, bass and balance". Can anyone help me on this matter! I need to balance my sound from back and front because the sound is terrible without the fade function!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsrelfy Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hi all I have a 2010 Ford Fiesta Trend. When I bought the car it had speakers in front only and lately I installed another 2 at the rear. The problem is that the factory radio does not have the FADE function! When I press the sound button it shows me: "treble, bass and balance". Can anyone help me on this matter! I need to balance my sound from back and front because the sound is terrible without the fade function!!! Hi Unfortunately there is no fade setting the rear Speakers cant be altered as far as I know. Sorry this aint much help but at least you wont spend time searching for a function that isnt there. I agree it needs one though!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josbutt Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hi Unfortunately there is no fade setting the rear speakers cant be altered as far as I know. Sorry this aint much help but at least you wont spend time searching for a function that isnt there. I agree it needs one though!!! Thanks for your reply. It is very strange because a friend of mine has a Ford Fiesta Titanium and he has the fade function in his car! It does not make any sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josbutt Posted January 18, 2011 Author Share Posted January 18, 2011 Hi Unfortunately there is no fade setting the rear speakers cant be altered as far as I know. Sorry this aint much help but at least you wont spend time searching for a function that isnt there. I agree it needs one though!!! Thanks for your reply. It is very strange because a friend of mine has a Ford Fiesta Titanium and he has the fade function in his car! It does not make any sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroodoN Posted January 18, 2011 Share Posted January 18, 2011 I have a fader in my titanium as well. Dont know why it is disabled on cars that have only 2 front Speakers. But im sure people who installed additional rear Speakers will know answer to your question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithC Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I have a fader in my titanium as well. Dont know why it is disabled on cars that have only 2 front speakers. But im sure people who installed additional rear speakers will know answer to your question. Why would you need fade if there are no rear Speakers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josbutt Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 Why would you need fade if there are no rear speakers? I installed another 2 Speakers at the back and I need the fader! I am waiting for a reply from Ford Malta & Ford USA to confirm if the fade function is standard on Ford Fiesta Trend. Does anyone have a fade function on a Ford Fiesta Trend???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithC Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I installed another 2 speakers at the back and I need the fader! I am waiting for a reply from Ford Malta & Ford USA to confirm if the fade function is standard on Ford Fiesta Trend. Does anyone have a fade function on a Ford Fiesta Trend???? Of course you need it,but what I'm saying is that why would Ford need to put a fader on the system when the car they are selling doesn't have rear Speakers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroodoN Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Why would you need fade if there are no rear speakers? true. What I ment was that I hope you can somehow enable it when you need it. Its a software issue isnt it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josbutt Posted January 19, 2011 Author Share Posted January 19, 2011 true. What I ment was that I hope you can somehow enable it when you need it. Its a software issue isnt it? Yes I believe it is a software issue because the radio works normally, the only thing is that there is no fader setting. I will wait for an answer from Ford but I wish someone can confirm if he or she has a fader function in their Ford Fiesta TREND Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithC Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 Yes I believe it is a software issue because the radio works normally, the only thing is that there is no fader setting. I will wait for an answer from Ford but I wish someone can confirm if he or she has a fader function in their Ford Fiesta TREND I doubt any Fiesta that comes with only 2 Speakers up front will have the Fader, there's no point, you can't fade to Speakers that aren't there and they won't install things just in case people will retrofit in the future as it would be never ending. Whether you can get a firmware update for the radio to enable the Fader is another matter as it might even be a different unit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrefryer Posted January 19, 2011 Share Posted January 19, 2011 I doubt any Fiesta that comes with only 2 speakers up front will have the Fader, there's no point, you can't fade to speakers that aren't there and they won't install things just in case people will retrofit in the future as it would be never ending. Whether you can get a firmware update for the radio to enable the Fader is another matter as it might even be a different unit. Trend(s) with only the front speakes don´t have the fader function. But it can be enabled through an update by your ford dealer. (I know several people who have done it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham2good Posted November 1, 2011 Share Posted November 1, 2011 Ive installed two rear Speakers on my fiesta edge but am getting no sound. The wires were there in the back? Confused and frustrated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poshpawsfiesta Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 well to put a spanner in the works my mums edge has no rear speaker but has the fade function :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham2good Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I have scoured the net and found out that my stereo is not configured. something ford does so they can charge me a flipping small fortune for them to put a lead into my car and to load a new programme...... 79.99 plus vt!!! what a crock!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chutney Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Buy a new stereo... Stock stereos are often a bag of !Removed! normally compared to a decent aftermarket HU - which will provide you with a lot more adjustments. Either that or buy an 'enabled' unit off eBay or from a scrappies and retrofit, that is if Ford want more than £50 for reprogramming the stereo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOrchard Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 I doubt any Fiesta that comes with only 2 speakers up front will have the Fader, there's no point, you can't fade to speakers that aren't there and they won't install things just in case people will retrofit in the future as it would be never ending. Whether you can get a firmware update for the radio to enable the Fader is another matter as it might even be a different unit. Mine does... I have a 58 plate Zetec S with no rear Speakers, but with the fade function on the radio. I'm tempted to put the Speakers in, but having seen the threads on how to do it, the effort involved seems a bit excessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odyssey Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Trend(s) with only the front speakes don´t have the fader function. But it can be enabled through an update by your ford dealer. (I know several people who have done it!) I'm very interested in this. I asked my local dealer. They wanted to put a tester on it, but wouldn't guarantee that they could enable it - Of course they want to charge me even if they can't. Morons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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