Notices
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks 1987 - 1996 Ford F-150, F-250, F-350 and larger pickups - including the 1997 heavy-duty F250/F350+ trucks
Sponsored by:
Sponsored by:

90 F250 Wire Color codes for the stereo

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 09-25-2007, 11:28 AM
90F250CT's Avatar
90F250CT
90F250CT is offline
New User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 2
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
90 F250 Wire Color codes for the stereo

Pulled my non working radio out to replace with a new one and the colors on the wires aren't what they should be? One bracket is broken (thus the non working part of it all), I figured I would just cut and connect the wires, ive done it plenty of times, right? Ive figured out the red is ground. confused allready

One bracket has these:
Yellow w/Blue stripe
Light Blue w/ Red
Green w/ Yellow
Orange w/ Black
Red (Ground)

The other bracket has these:
Orange w/Green
Black w/white
White w/ Green
Black w/white



Any help would be appreciated. I search the internet and repetedly find nothing.

Thanks
 
  #2  
Old 09-25-2007, 11:52 AM
Skandocious's Avatar
Skandocious
Skandocious is offline
Postmaster
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Davis & Newcastle, CA
Posts: 4,816
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
Try www.installdr.com, they have lots of good info about wire colors in a variety of different vehicles. Good luck and Welcome to FTE.
 
  #3  
Old 09-25-2007, 11:55 AM
matt12's Avatar
matt12
matt12 is offline
Senior User
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: VA
Posts: 168
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
If you have figured out ground then one should be + hot wire all the time there should be another that is only hot when key is on and the others should be speakers. the only thing with those i can think of is trial and error but that is just what i would do good luck
 
  #4  
Old 09-25-2007, 12:14 PM
pfogle's Avatar
pfogle
pfogle is offline
Lead Driver
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Oak Harbor, OH
Posts: 8,140
Likes: 0
Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts
Yellow w/Blue stripe - This should be your battery (12v+) wire
Light Blue w/ Red - Check this one with a test light should be hot only when the key is in the run or acc position.
Green w/ Yellow - this is probably the amp turn on wire, it may or may not be used. Look up where the center speaker for an AM radio would be. If there's a silver box with wires coming and going you have a premium sound system.
Orange w/ Black - this is the illumination wire it will act like a ground until the headlights are turned on.
Red (Ground) - as you've already figgered out this one is a bad joke. Make sure it's a ground, I mean turn all the accessories on with the engine running and double check it. A lot of times these radios ground through the chassis.
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Uni Moe
1967 - 1972 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
9
10-11-2014 11:04 AM
SVTDriver97
1999 to 2016 Super Duty
3
08-07-2014 07:00 AM
clr0gers
1987 - 1996 F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
2
09-25-2013 12:32 AM
SparkyRnD
1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
7
04-06-2011 12:16 AM
usa250hd
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
1
03-19-2011 09:41 PM



Quick Reply: 90 F250 Wire Color codes for the stereo



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 04:57 AM.