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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 03:26 PM
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Lightbulb 2004 f150 audio connector PINOUT and wire color information for single cd system

I went ahead and did the dirty work yesterday of metereing and testing everything to find which wires go to what, because I could not find it on the web anywhere.
Here is a complete list if what goes where. These are all located at the plug end, going into the radio. Switched 12V+ may be a different color, but it is located in the same position! Whoop! Whoop!
Thanks,
MK

2004 F150 Radio Wiring

Green/Violet: Constant 12v+
Black Green: Ground -
Pink/Black: Switched 12v+

Orange/Light Green: Left Front +
Grey/Light Blue: Left Rear +
Orange/Red: Right Rear +
White/Light Green: Right Front +
Dark Green/Orange: Right Front -
Light Blue/White: Left Front -
Tan/Yellow: Left Rear -
Brown/Pink: Right Rear -

Any questions let me know,
MK
 
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 04:06 PM
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you could have just stopped by your local dealer and talk to a service guy and see if he would let you look through the F-150 wiring manual. That's what I did when I was trying to research the Audiophile plug layout and wires. He even let me photocopy whatever pages I wanted out of the book. I know the radios were in there too.

btw, if anyone needs to tap into the rear speaker wires, they run along the driver's door sill with a bunch of other wires. And the speakers wires are unique because they are twisted together. For example, the left speaker wires, grey/light blue and tan/yellow are twisted together. The right rear speaker wires must turn and go across the floor behind the front seats. This was in my Screw. I just tapped into the left/right rear speaker wires for my high level input into my sub amp I just added.
 
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 04:23 PM
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Is there a plug in there to hook-up Sirius sat radio?
 
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 11:42 PM
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Old Dec 7, 2004 | 11:47 PM
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My closest ford dealer is 56 miles each way. I don't really like them to begin with, and I am not going to drive that far to get something that I discovered myself. I just thought I would post that info here so others can benefit from my work.
This simplifies the whole deal, and isn't as complicated as the wiring diagram books.
MK
 
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 10:29 AM
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Thanks for your efforts. That will come in VERY handy!
 
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 03:03 PM
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Thanks mkoser...fyi though...most color combos on the wires are fluent with all vehicles made by ford. More than likely the same colors are true for a mustang as for a f150.

Some info here :

http://www.installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.pdf
 
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 08:36 PM
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My 1997 Expedition wasn't anything close to this.....
I thought the same thing too, so I took the radio out of the expy to compare and wasn't the same.
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Old Dec 8, 2004 | 10:58 PM
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Yep-it prob was this scheme (97 and older) :

Right Rear Spkr (-) Blue
Right Rear Spkr (+) White w/ Blue Stripe
Right Front Spkr (-) White
Right Front Spkr (+) Blue w/ White
Left Rear Spkr (-) Red w/ Blue Stripe
Left Rear Spkr (+) White w/ Blue Stripe
Left Front Spkr (-) Blue w/ Orange Stripe
Left Front Spkr (+) Purple
Ground Wire Black
Dash Light Dimmer Wire Orange (if available)
+12 Volt Ignition Wire Blue w/ Black Stripe
+12 Volt Battery Wire Blue w/ Red Stripe
 
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Old Jan 4, 2005 | 06:15 AM
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Thanks for posting your research, this helps me, I am gonna use it today!
 
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 11:48 AM
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I'm trying to wire a amp up to my stock head unit, but I can't find the AV cable port on the head unit. What am I missing, I've pulled the radio out, and it seems simple enough, yet no ports. Thanks guys.
 
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Old May 5, 2015 | 10:55 PM
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Need help with 06 installation please...

...my stereo installation guide says it can only be used with 12v DC power supply negative ground. What does this mean? & which truck wire (blk/green or black) do I connect to blk stereo ground wire? Installation guide says "be sure to ground this unit to the cars chassis again after installation". How do I connect ground wires correctly?

Originally Posted by mkoser
I went ahead and did the dirty work yesterday of metereing and testing everything to find which wires go to what, because I could not find it on the web anywhere.
Here is a complete list if what goes where. These are all located at the plug end, going into the radio. Switched 12V+ may be a different color, but it is located in the same position! Whoop! Whoop!
Thanks,
MK

2004 F150 Radio Wiring

Green/Violet: Constant 12v+
Black Green: Ground -
Pink/Black: Switched 12v+

Orange/Light Green: Left Front +
Grey/Light Blue: Left Rear +
Orange/Red: Right Rear +
White/Light Green: Right Front +
Dark Green/Orange: Right Front -
Light Blue/White: Left Front -
Tan/Yellow: Left Rear -
Brown/Pink: Right Rear -

Any questions let me know,
MK
 
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Old May 5, 2015 | 11:01 PM
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Need help with 06 installation please...

...my stereo installation guide says it can only be used with 12v DC power supply negative ground. What does this mean? & which truck wire (blk/green or black) do I connect to blk stereo ground wire? Installation guide says "be sure to ground this unit to the cars chassis again after installation". How do I connect ground wires correctly? And to which truck wire do I connect red ignition wire?

Originally Posted by mkoser
I went ahead and did the dirty work yesterday of metereing and testing everything to find which wires go to what, because I could not find it on the web anywhere.
Here is a complete list if what goes where. These are all located at the plug end, going into the radio. Switched 12V+ may be a different color, but it is located in the same position! Whoop! Whoop!
Thanks,
MK

2004 F150 Radio Wiring

Green/Violet: Constant 12v+
Black Green: Ground -
Pink/Black: Switched 12v+

Orange/Light Green: Left Front +
Grey/Light Blue: Left Rear +
Orange/Red: Right Rear +
White/Light Green: Right Front +
Dark Green/Orange: Right Front -
Light Blue/White: Left Front -
Tan/Yellow: Left Rear -
Brown/Pink: Right Rear -

Any questions let me know,
MK
 
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Old Sep 23, 2015 | 03:17 PM
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I have a question my headunits resets evrytime i turn my truck on and off. Do you know why this could be happeneing?
 
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