Display screen

Behind Screen

Behind Head unit 

Mostly the manufacture year of ford from 2013-2016MY are SYNC 2

This is a Sync 2 APIM. You can tell that it’s Sync 2 due to it’s rectangular shape, and small heatsink fins. Sync 2 units come in quite a few variations, some with two USB ports, some with only one. All Sync 2 Units will have a 54-Pin Connector on them.

The Sync 2 screen above transmits its data to the APIM through a multi-pin connector in the center of the screen

Display screen

Behind screen

Behind Head unit

Mostly the manufacture year of ford from 2017-2019MY are SYNC 3

This is a Sync 3 APIM. You can tell that it’s Sync 3 due to it’s non-rectangular shape, large heatsink fins, and the two blue connectors on the left side. Sync 3 APIMs have changed throughout the years,

The Sync 3 screen transmits touch screen input data to the APIM in an entirely different manner — a low-voltage differential signal cable. This cable plugs into the yellow port placed at the lower-left side of the screen.