A Few Wire Questions (Pioneer guys come in..)

BeauJ · 04-11-2006, 01:23 AM

I've got a Pioneer AVH-5700DVD I'm installing this week, and have a few questions about the stock wire. Before you even tell me to, since this is a dvd/navigation unit, there ARE NOT any ready made adapters in which I don't have to cut/splice wire.

1) What color(s) is the Ford factory ACC wire?

2) What color(s) is the Ford factory REMOTE (smc) wire?

3) Where exactly is the parking brake wire that I have to connect to and what color?

mrpeaches · 04-11-2006, 05:19 PM

i think crutchfield makes factory harness to bare wire adapters for your truck, should be the same as all others (they will probably hook you up with an exchange if it doesnt fit, but i'd pull the deck and check it first)

http://www.crutchfield.com/S-P4ROJgS...sp?i=120705520

from http://www.smlec.com/electronics/ford.htm

1) yellow/black
2) blue
3) i think you can just ground it.

i'd test them with a test light first to be safe.

BeauJ · 04-11-2006, 11:56 PM

Like I said with the harness, I can't get one that I don't have to cut since the harness is more complicated. A lot more wires since it's a TV.

Also, on the ground trick, it doesn't work anymore. Pioneer got smart and started making to where you can't just ground it, you have to install it. BUT, after talking to my buddy at Circuit City, he said I can put on a toggle switch to fool it then turn it off and it works the same. Thanks for the wire colors though.

04-11-2006, 01:23 AM	#1
BeauJ Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,810 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	A Few Wire Questions (Pioneer guys come in..) I've got a Pioneer AVH-5700DVD I'm installing this week, and have a few questions about the stock wire. Before you even tell me to, since this is a dvd/navigation unit, there ARE NOT any ready made adapters in which I don't have to cut/splice wire. 1) What color(s) is the Ford factory ACC wire? 2) What color(s) is the Ford factory REMOTE (smc) wire? 3) Where exactly is the parking brake wire that I have to connect to and what color?

04-11-2006, 05:19 PM	#2
mrpeaches Wannabe Elite Explorer parma, ohio (cleveland) '00 Sport Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 145 Vehicle Specs	i think crutchfield makes factory harness to bare wire adapters for your truck, should be the same as all others (they will probably hook you up with an exchange if it doesnt fit, but i'd pull the deck and check it first) http://www.crutchfield.com/S-P4ROJgS...sp?i=120705520 from http://www.smlec.com/electronics/ford.htm 1) yellow/black 2) blue 3) i think you can just ground it. i'd test them with a test light first to be safe. __________________ '00 sport: ohv 2wd

04-11-2006, 11:56 PM	#3
BeauJ Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 4,810 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	Like I said with the harness, I can't get one that I don't have to cut since the harness is more complicated. A lot more wires since it's a TV. Also, on the ground trick, it doesn't work anymore. Pioneer got smart and started making to where you can't just ground it, you have to install it. BUT, after talking to my buddy at Circuit City, he said I can put on a toggle switch to fool it then turn it off and it works the same. Thanks for the wire colors though.