Ford Fiesta upgrades, generation by generation.

Mk7 and Mk7.5 cars from 2008 to 2017, nearly always for the Android screen, because neither the Sony radio nor SYNC 1 can run CarPlay. Mk8 owners come in for a wireless adapter, a reversing camera and a dash cam. We still see Mk6 cars for a screen and a camera, usually as a first car being made nicer to live with.

Only in the details. The ST shares its radio or SYNC unit with the rest of the range, so the screen and CarPlay routes are the same. The Sony system on ST-3 cars keeps its wiring, and the three-door body means a subwoofer usually goes under the boot floor rather than behind a rear seat.

An Android screen is about half a day, a reversing camera or a set of sensors two to three hours, a hardwired dash cam about an hour, and a wireless adapter on a Mk8 under an hour. You can wait at our Dublin 11 workshop or drop the car in the morning and collect it after work.

Mk6 — 2002–2008 (three and five-door hatch): 6000CD radio, or the Sony six-disc unit on top trims; no screen. Mk7 — 2008–2012 (three and five-door hatch): 6000CD radio or the Sony CD unit with the button-heavy centre stack; Bluetooth voice control optional, no screen. Mk7.5 — 2013–2017 (three and five-door hatch, ST): SYNC 1 with a 4.2-inch display and AppLink on most cars, or the Sony DAB radio with the same display; no touchscreen and no CarPlay. Mk8 — 2017–2023 (three and five-door hatch, Active and ST): SYNC 3 with a 6.5 or 8-inch touchscreen and CarPlay and Android Auto from the factory; base cars have a DAB radio with a 4.2-inch display. Not sure? Send the reg on WhatsApp and we tell you the generation and the route.

CarPlay: Android screen on Mk6, Mk7 and Mk7.5 cars, factory CarPlay and a wireless adapter on the Mk8. Car radio: 9-inch Android screen on Mk6, Mk7 and Mk7.5 cars; SYNC 3 stays on the Mk8. Parking sensors: Four sensors in the rear bumper with a buzzer that beeps faster; sound only. Reversing camera: Mirror monitor or Android screen up to the Mk7.5, camera coded into SYNC 3 on the Mk8. Speakers: Plug-in speaker upgrades on every Fiesta; B&O cars keep the factory amplifier. Ambient lighting: Ambient LED kits on older cars, the factory ambient light extended on Mk7.5 and Mk8 cars. Dash cam: Hardwired from the passenger-side fuse panel, 12-volt side only on mild-hybrid Mk8 cars. Subwoofer: Spare-wheel-well or under-floor subwoofer with a compact or DSP amplifier. Soundproofing: Doors and floor treated with butyl and foam, trim refitted without marks.

CarPlay: under an hour for activation, two to four hours for a box or a screen. Car radio: two to three hours, usually the same day. Parking sensors: two to three hours. Reversing camera: two to three hours. Most Fiesta owners wait at the workshop or drop the car in the morning and collect it the same day.

Mk6: the 6000CD radio, or the Sony six-disc unit on top trims; no screen stays and we add to it. Mk7: the 6000CD radio or the Sony CD unit with the button-heavy centre stack; Bluetooth voice control optional, no screen stays and we add to it. Mk7.5: the SYNC 1 with a 4.2-inch display and AppLink on most cars, or the Sony DAB radio with the same display; no touchscreen and no CarPlay stays and we add to it. Mk8: the SYNC 3 with a 6.5 or 8-inch touchscreen and CarPlay and Android Auto from the factory; base cars have a DAB radio with a 4.2-inch display stays and we add to it. Steering-wheel buttons, factory amplifiers and cameras are carried over on every route; the only route that changes what you see is an Android screen, and even then the controls are kept.

Send the reg or the year on WhatsApp or the form below and we confirm the generation, the route, the price and the next free slot. Every job carries a one-year warranty on the work, done at our workshop in Rosemount Business Park, Dublin 11, Monday to Saturday.