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Aftermarket cd player install problems!!!!

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Maybe im just an idiot but i am having the hardest time installing my deck. I have the acc power and ignition power running but connecting the speakers are almost impossible. Ford never uses the same color combinations in any of their wiring harnesses. I own a 1988 lx 5.0 and if anyone could tell me the wiring scematics i would greatly appreciate it.
 
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It's not as difficult as all of that. The wires "should" be match pairs in color (i.e. blue wire and blue/white wire are matches). You can use a small battery (start with a AA) and touch each end of the battery to the wires to make the speaker "pop" to find out which wires go to which speaker and label them as you go along. Then use the diagram that came with your CD player to identify which wires from the player go to which speakers. Choose either the solid color (on the car) or the stripes wires from each pair as your ground wire and stick with it when wiring subsequent pairs. You should be straight!
 
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