Radio Installation
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Radio Installation
ok, I am having trouble installing a Cd player in the Bronco, which wires are what?
can someone please tell me which colors the wires mean? as i planned on getting it done this morning
btw im not a new member, I am Red_EB_bronco i just had to make a new name becuase I forgot my password. I havn't been on this site as the bronco is now my brothers and I now have a 00 Taurus SEL. and i'm on that site alot, www.taurusclub.com
can someone please tell me which colors the wires mean? as i planned on getting it done this morning
btw im not a new member, I am Red_EB_bronco i just had to make a new name becuase I forgot my password. I havn't been on this site as the bronco is now my brothers and I now have a 00 Taurus SEL. and i'm on that site alot, www.taurusclub.com
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From: Austin
Easiest thing to do and its what I did when I installed my Alpine is to go to like Circuit City (or probalby most electronics places that sale radios now'a days) and pick up an adapter. It made it where i plugged the adapter harness into the stock wireing harness and connected that new harness to the head unit. It makes it simple.
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From: Corinth, TX
the adapter should have come with a color-code sheet. If not, you can get one from a good installer... and in my opinion Best Buy is one of the best installers around. Some of the small shops are better for custom jobs, but for factory wiring, I'd hit Best Buy's install bay. They train the crap out of those guys 
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how much are we talking?
and is this is in the wrong section of the forum, but is there any way to get back my old name Red_EB_Bronco b/c i forgot my password and I had to make up a new one, and everyone is probably thinking i'm a newbie lol
and is this is in the wrong section of the forum, but is there any way to get back my old name Red_EB_Bronco b/c i forgot my password and I had to make up a new one, and everyone is probably thinking i'm a newbie lol
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not sure. sometimes you can get them to just show you the diagrams. they're not going to have one for sale 
. I'm surprised that the adapter didn't come with a color-coded reference... also I just realized that you could use a tester to figure out which pin-out corresponds to which wire on the adapter, then do the same on the factory harness (after it's cut off) and build your own reference. Of course, I think cutting off the facory harness is always a bad idea. If the adapter isn't working, you may have a problem somewhere else.
. I'm surprised that the adapter didn't come with a color-coded reference... also I just realized that you could use a tester to figure out which pin-out corresponds to which wire on the adapter, then do the same on the factory harness (after it's cut off) and build your own reference. Of course, I think cutting off the facory harness is always a bad idea. If the adapter isn't working, you may have a problem somewhere else.
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From: CA
I found this at this web site:
FORD
P o w e r
Memory (+12v Constant) Green Yellow
Ignition (+12v Switched) Yellow/Black
Ground (-) Black or Fat Red
Illumination Orange
Dimmer Orange/White
Power Antenna Blue (varies greatly)
S p e a k e r s
Right Front (+) White/Green
Right Front (-) Green/Orange
Left Front (+) Orange/Green
Left Front (-) Light Blue
Right Rear (+) Pink/Blue
Right Rear (-) Green/orange
Left Rear (+) Pink/green
Left Rear (-) Pink/Blue
Good Luck
FORD
P o w e r
Memory (+12v Constant) Green Yellow
Ignition (+12v Switched) Yellow/Black
Ground (-) Black or Fat Red
Illumination Orange
Dimmer Orange/White
Power Antenna Blue (varies greatly)
S p e a k e r s
Right Front (+) White/Green
Right Front (-) Green/Orange
Left Front (+) Orange/Green
Left Front (-) Light Blue
Right Rear (+) Pink/Blue
Right Rear (-) Green/orange
Left Rear (+) Pink/green
Left Rear (-) Pink/Blue
Good Luck
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From: Abington, Willow Grove
hey, just a thought before you start pulling the wires out of the harness and hard wiring them, sometimes the newer radios won't turn on if the antenna isn't hooked up. not sure why that is but give it a try before you get in too deep. good luck.
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ok, I found a rather nice site myself,
http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.pdf
very very useful info.
even for newer cars/trucks
thankyou everyone for you immidiate response!
http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.pdf
very very useful info.
even for newer cars/trucks
thankyou everyone for you immidiate response!
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From: Fredericton NB, Canada
Easy. Get a wire tester. 3 wires. Power, key, ground. If the light turns on, it battery. Hook up accordingly. If it lights up only when the key is on, its key power. Hook up accordingly. If the light doesnt turn on at all, its ground. Hook up accordingly. Get a small 9V battery from your smoke alarm, or clock. Take the speaker wires, and touch them to the battery. A crackling noise will come from the speaker that they are attached to. Hook up accordingly. So easy, a retarded monkey could do it.
-Matt
-Matt