I am having some trouble with a 95 Ford Explorer. I used to own a 95 Escort so I am sort of familiar with the Ford wiring harness system. I am not familiar with the standard and premium system I have heard so much about. This vehicle does not have two long skinny connectors. One of them, the power, is the usual Ford lond skinny type. The speaker connection is a more square looking connector with 16 pins. I have the Scosche connector Part #FDK 10.
I am wiring a Pioneer HU and the harnesses mate up perfectly. However I have no sound. Now I remember wiring my Escort and I remember having problems with Ford's common ground system. This hrns used for speaker wiring ahs the standard white, grey, green, and pruple connectors. It also has an extra one. One single black wire!! I cannot figure out why I have no sound or where to connect that extra cable. I tried tying into chassis and electrical ground and still nothing. PLEASE help !!
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UKinstaller on 02/27/2005 20:28:06
yup that's a ford premium sound system. the car is NOT common ground, so don't worry about that. try hooking up the blue/white wire on your cd player to the blue/white on the ford harness. sounds like you aren't powering up the factory amp. that will power it up. if there is no blue/white on the pioneer HU, use the red (ignition) wire.
-UK
I am wiring a Pioneer HU and the harnesses mate up perfectly. However I have no sound. Now I remember wiring my Escort and I remember having problems with Ford's common ground system. This hrns used for speaker wiring ahs the standard white, grey, green, and pruple connectors. It also has an extra one. One single black wire!! I cannot figure out why I have no sound or where to connect that extra cable. I tried tying into chassis and electrical ground and still nothing. PLEASE help !!
Replies (1)
UKinstaller on 02/27/2005 20:28:06
yup that's a ford premium sound system. the car is NOT common ground, so don't worry about that. try hooking up the blue/white wire on your cd player to the blue/white on the ford harness. sounds like you aren't powering up the factory amp. that will power it up. if there is no blue/white on the pioneer HU, use the red (ignition) wire.
-UK
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