bakerzx2 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 has anyone put an after market head unit into a 99 ford taurus? I looked and looked and none of the wiring diagrams matched this car.. so I found the constant and the ground and put the head unit in.. then I couldn't find the remote.. so I wired the remote wire form the radio to the constant for the time being... then I turned on the radio and started putting speaker wires together... the radio is on.. but no sound will come form any speaker.. fml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio-Concepts Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 I had the same problem! I actually bought the amp bypass wiring harness, and hooked all my speaker wires up that way. If you have the digital climate control, you must keep it plugged to the factory and then run wires from your constant and ground from there to the harness, then locate the yellow/black stripe wire, which is your ignition! It should turn on and off with no issue now! You must buy the amp bypass harness in these cars, they are a pain in the ass! Quote Pioneer AVH480 Zapco ST5XII amplifier Stevens Audio 6.5" components (passive) Onyx Subwoofer Sky High OFC wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
extremeauto Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 has anyone put an after market head unit into a 99 ford taurus? I looked and looked and none of the wiring diagrams matched this car.. so I found the constant and the ground and put the head unit in.. then I couldn't find the remote.. so I wired the remote wire form the radio to the constant for the time being... then I turned on the radio and started putting speaker wires together... the radio is on.. but no sound will come form any speaker.. fml it might have a factory amp i have done a few Taurus's (as far as mechanics go i am the Taurus king i have been told...lol) what i usually do that is easiest is just run my own speaker wire. you can go thro the factory door looms but its a b**ch. only way to get it to work is to hook up the factory radio and get a test light and go on each wire to see if it has power cut any wire that does and rewire each time and when u get no sound but everything works on the radio i would say u have the factory remote wire...then u wire that to ur head unit remote wire and you should be in business...this way works i could never find a good wiring diagram of the Taurus radio ....hope this helps Quote 1995 Honda passport 3.2 4x4 Frankenstein on a budget ballistics sound deader (roof only so far) kenwood mp3 usb audio control 3 (upgrading) hifonics mx-3 3 sets of massive px5 5.25s 3 sets of massive tweets phonix gold 5.25 componets x2 massive nx4 nano 200x4 mids sony xplod 600x4 watt high's 2 Fi bl fully loaded box walled @31ish hz 13.2 cube box/wall massive DB8000 Excessive amaperge 250 amp alt wir extrnl regulator daul runs of xs power xpflex 0 gauge big 3 raptor 0 gauge power/ground wire full run suriken 45 amp hour x3 shriken bt-120 batts,interstate 1100CA semi batt scytek galaxy 2way alarm still upgradeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 doesnt this have the amp in the trunk and require the long ass harness. funny dash kit all that stuff. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MustangGT Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 I actually have. I bought metras dash kit and harness. It has a long ass cable that connects to the amp in the trunk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerzx2 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Can I just buy a 4 channel amp, run from the head unit straight to the amp then straight to the speakers bypassing the gay factory stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ball2013 Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 you can. Quote THERE IS NO BUILD LOG! 1998 Chevy Silverado ext cab Alpine CDA-9887 4 Team Fi 15s 2 Ampere Audio TFE 8.0 2 Ampere Audio 150.4 3 Digital Designs CS6.5 component sets Dual Mechman 370XP Elite alternators inbound! 8 XS Power d3400 6 XS power d680 Second Skin Stinger Tsunami Wiring Sky High A Real Voltmeter not a piece of shit stinger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bakerzx2 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new guy Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 i have a 2001 Taurus 160$ just for the dashkit. what i did before is just run my power and ground for my hu straight to the battery. then hook up some speaker wire to both the ignition and constant so when i touched the ends it turned on. i just had the hu on the floor lmao it was ghetto as hell. Quote *current* 1991 honda crx si 2 skar audio 12s pioneer 6.5s dual 400 watt amp audio technix db 1/0 wiring kit. dual head unit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audio-Concepts Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 Look on ebay you can get the harness and dash kit for like $50-$60! Trust me its worth it in the long run, to run wires through the doors is a pain due to the clip in the door jam! Trust me been there done that! Quote Pioneer AVH480 Zapco ST5XII amplifier Stevens Audio 6.5" components (passive) Onyx Subwoofer Sky High OFC wiring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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