'94 Explorer Factory Amp??
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'94 Explorer Factory Amp??
I bought a AM/FM/CD receiver (Pioneer DEH1500 - $100) at Best Buy to replace the OEM AM/FM/Cassette unit in mt '94 Explorer XLT and since they were doing the free installation deal, I had them put it in. The dude installing it said that since it had a factory amplifier (there were no controls visable), he had to install an "amplifier integrator". Because of the added piece, he said that I now had to turn off the radio manually (rather than just turning off the key) since it supposedly stores power. He wanted to charge me $39 for the added device and I refused, so he took it off my bill with the notation of "customer dissatisfaction". The whole thing sounds like BS to me, but it was late I had other places to be, so I took the car as is. I still have 30 days to return it for a full refund. Has anyone heard about this problem with Fords? I think the guy has been listening to way too much loud music and screwed himself up.
I put the identical stereo in my daughter's '92 Ranger with no problems. Why the hassle with a '94 Explorer which has an identical dash layout?
I put the identical stereo in my daughter's '92 Ranger with no problems. Why the hassle with a '94 Explorer which has an identical dash layout?
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You need a bypass wiring harness. I did the same with my '94 Explorer when I had it. It's nothing more than a wiring harness that goes between the input and output connectors of the amplifier (located in the right rear quarter). It still allows you to turn off the radio using the key so I'm not sure what he's talking about.
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I did some checking to see if I could figure out what the installer was talking about above. There is an integration harness that allows you to plug your aftermarket head unit into the factory harness and it basically takes your speaker level outputs and transfers them into line-level inputs so you can still utilize the factory amplifier. I still haven't seen anything that leads me to believe that you would have to manually turn on/off the radio though. However, this harness is priced quite a bit higher than the $10-$12 harness used to bypass the amp that I mentioned above. Plus, the factory amps are only rated at about 12 watts/channel so it's really not even worth keeping the amp in there.
The amp bypass harness is part #70-5513 and can be found at just about any stereo store or online. Average retail, as mentioned above, is around $12 or so.
The amp bypass harness is part #70-5513 and can be found at just about any stereo store or online. Average retail, as mentioned above, is around $12 or so.
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