Radio electronics question...
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Radio electronics question...
I'm fairly new to my Explorer, and the radio wasn't part of the vehicle, so I got one for a Ranger, and when I went to plug it in, the power side of the plug fits, but the speaker side is not the same. The radio is set up for a plug like the power plug, but the vehicle side is a small square shape. Does anybody know if there is an adapter for this?
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Can you give us more information about your X, such as year, model trim? If you have the Ford/JBL system, then the plugs will definitely not match because the plugs are different between the JBL and the Premium system.
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I guess that would have helped...year: 92 trim: XLT...and the radio is out of a Ranger, the year of which I am still trying to determine. I got it on Ebay. I found an audio wiring diagram online and am going to attempt to match wires in between the two odd plugs to see what happens. The new radio, from what I see in the owner's manual, is the standard stereo cassette radio. The original window sticker, which came with the vehicle when I bought it, shows the radio as being :RADIO ELEC PREM W/CASS/CLOCK (listed as part of an option package)
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Make sure that the plugs you see aren't for an after-market radio. These plugs might be for an adapter, if you pull the wiring out, you might find the original OEM connectors......just a thought.
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The vehicle had an aftermarket radio that the former owner wanted to keep. I pulled the radio myself and the adapter harness came out with it. The plug I am talking about is in the wiring diagram here:
http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.pdf
in the "amplified" radio wiring harness drawing. It's the square plug. I need to adapt from that square plug to the one with the prongs all laid out in a straight line.
From what the guy at Best Buy told me today, I have "a factory amp in the system and I have to bypass it"??? or, something like that. So, I guess I either go with a different radio or I figure out how to wire it to the existing system.
http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.pdf
in the "amplified" radio wiring harness drawing. It's the square plug. I need to adapt from that square plug to the one with the prongs all laid out in a straight line.
From what the guy at Best Buy told me today, I have "a factory amp in the system and I have to bypass it"??? or, something like that. So, I guess I either go with a different radio or I figure out how to wire it to the existing system.
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