Stock Ford CD Changer Problem, E-99?

[duke16]

A friend just gave me a stock 10 CD changer he pulled from his old Explorer and I'm trying to wire it into my '97. I have everything wired up as far as I can tell, but the remote, or Commander, blinks E-99 and the head unit says "No DJ". The Part # is F3DF-18C830-AA and it's actually made by Sony for Ford.

 

[duke16]

I just found out it was actually pulled from a Ford Windstar, not an Explorer. Would the CD changer not be compatible?

 

[duke16]

Does anyone know?

 

[jayhawkexplorer]

Depends on what year Windstar it came from. In '98 Ford redid all the wiring harnesses and if you've got a changer from a newer Windstar, its not going to work. Plus, Explorers only had 6 disc changers so I don't think a 10 disc is going to work either.

 

[duke16]

It was from an older model Windstar, the changer is dated 93. Why would the fact it's a 10 disc matter?

 

[jayhawkexplorer]

I don't know for sure, but I would guess somewhere in the wiring or the stereo itself that would make a difference.