Stereo Wiring Help

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Hey all, tried posting this in another forum but got no help, so I'll try here

Okay, having a bit of trouble finding the correct colour combinations for my stereo... since apparently there are a few different combinations by Ford depending on the year. Some of the guides I found pointed out the same wire for multiple speakers, which doesn't make a lot of sense to me. Also there's some other crap and I don't even know what it is.. so here's pics! btw car's a 91 LX, I think it had the premium stereo

Stereo pocket

Main harness closeup

I'm not sure what those two smaller grey adapters are for or the long ones wrapped in black tape, I know where the antenna cable is and I've been trying to identify all the wires for the main harness, but... I'm a bit lost.

Also, what are my options for fixing up the wiring (stupid bastards who cut harnesses). I may be swapping radios or switching my install, should I try and reconnect a stock harness and go with an adapter? I don't really know my options here, but I am proficient with splicing, soldering, etc. so that's not a problem

Thanks

 

[rd]

There are several ways to attack this.

Best way is a Ford wiring diagram, which may be available at Autozone.com.

I got mine from Crutchfield, and they sent exact matching wiring diagrams. But because of the previous owner, I had to trace all four speaker wires with a meter. He extended all the wires with blue wire and nice large size orange wirenuts. I hate people like that.

A meter is probably the best way.

I did not have an amp, or any stock stuff that I could find, so it was straightforward.

The original power connector to the head unit probably has yellow for batt memory power, red for ignition switched power, blue for power antenna/amp, and the orange/white is the dashlight dimmer circuit. Black is ground. I don't remember if the gray or black is the power connector.

 

[srothfuss]

You are going to need to bust out the DMV and get the diagrams from autozone. I could probably run out to my car and check but I don't kow if the colors (though the years) will have stayed the same.

 

[MustangLX-5.0]

Looks like the factory amp was by-passed.The 2 gray connectors w/harness's originally came from the factory amps output.The cut wires are to the factory amps input.Perhaps some previous owner removed the factory amp.

The orange wire w/black stripe coming off the cut harness on the left is dimmer control.Yellow w/black stripe is ignition power.Can you clarify what color wires these are taped off to on the side?

 

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Sorry which ones are you referring to? If it's the longer ones that appear to have been wrapped around quite a bit, those look like green, red, purple, black, white w/ pink stripe and yellow w/ black stripe.. I really dont know what that part was for