audio

I just installed a pioneer avh-4500bt into my car. I tried installing the aswc-1 steering wheel audio control adapter. I have the red wire wired correctly and the black wire grounded (which I'm pretty sure I can just connect to the black wire of the aftermarket stereo wiring harness) but I...

I have a 2012 Explorer base model. Would love to upgrade the standard audio system. Willing to make incremental improvements. Budget conscious. What is first piece you would upgrade and what would you replace it with?

OK guys, Has anyone with the 9 speaker premium audio done any upgrades yet...I searched the forum and can only find limited models with Sony system.... I had the understanding that there was also an OEM amp behind the passenger rear panel. Well I removed mine and found no amplifier...

So the audio "in" jack in the console of my 08 LTD has gone bad. It broke the tip off a cable I was using and the tip lodged in the jack. I was able to remove it, but because it was in there for so long, it stretched out the conductors. The conductors are very hard to get at. I tried to...

Rare 1996 Ford Electronics World Class Audio Systems cassette that came with your owners manual.

I have a 97 explorer that had no radio when I got it. I installed one myself but it will not put out any sound. Anybody know what would cause it not to put out sound. can't get the speakers to make any noise.

I am new to the Forum and figured I would show off my ride. Im 17 years old and i had a 1st gen explorer last year and i sold it. I missed it so much I had to buy another one. so here it is...before and after. First Day I bought it Washed and waxed Got bored and painted the...

I was wondering where you guys put your equipment? I not only have an amp in the back but i have a 15 farad powercore, line driver and remote turn on unit, so theres a lot of stuff. I was considering putting a piece of plywood under the carpet, glued to the actual floor that would allow me to...

I just got a new sub and amp set up last week, Sony X-plod 400watt and JBL 12" sub in vented box. System sounds great other than a really weird annoying whistling noise coming form the subwoofer. :mad: It the pitch goes up when I press on the accelerator too. I can't hear it when I have the...

Alright so I've been doing some serious googling and searching this forum trying to find info for a custom box for a 2002 explorer. I wanna save the trunk so I'm looking for something subtle. Everyone seems to post about 01 or earlier, and it's a different fit. I really wanna put the...

We have a 2011 Limited with roughly 6200 miles on it. From the get go, we have had an issue with random static/crackling coming from the rear speakers. It doesn't matter if the radio is on or off or how the fader is set. It usually starts out very subtle and gradually builds up to where it is...

I just bought a 1998 Eddie Bauer Explorer. The guy I bought it from said the radio only works from the steering wheel and I thought he was crazy....he was right. What could cause a radio to work only from the steering wheel? Nothing lights up on the dash for the radio and I stuck a cd in and now...

I am new to speakers and also to building anything like a speaker box with an amp or anything like that. I know the products here are cheap and probably not best quality, but this is purely an experimental build, and I want to know if it would work. The amp I am looking at is the Kicker 100W...

I need help installing a subwoofer in my 1996 explorer. Stock Amp but i installed an aftermarket radio. There are rca outputs on the radio but the sub has black and red terminals, one is positive the other negative. Also the radio is 60 Watts and the sub is more, atleast 350 Watts. What would be...

i read alot about all sort of add on solutions that are way over priced. how about using what we know from the wiring digarams and pinout and tap dirctly to the CD R/L +/- cables? any one try that? also, any one know or has acces to what is: Audio Corparate Protocal A/B (piongs 1/9)...

In my ford explorer sport im installing 4 kicker 75w speakers run by a 4-channel 400w amp along with a new kenwood headunit and 3 12' kicker comp series subs run by a 500w mono amp and im having difficulties on picking the wiring kit that would be best. Which gauge wire should go to what? and is...

I want to upgrade my stock speaker system in my 2005 Explorer Sport Trac, but there is very little room to do so. I want to take the bench seat out and make it a mini-couch. I then would like to replace it with a bucket seat similar to that on the driver's side, and put some bass in between. Is...

Has anyone taken the face-plate off of the stock CD receiver? I would like to change the bulbs but don't want to take it apart until I know a little about it. And installing a new unit is out of my budget right now.

Hi. I just bought a 1997 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0 AWD with the JBL Luxury Audio System (CD changer in console). I bought it with the radio not working. After talking to several people who have worked on cars for years, it sounded like radio was bad. I ordered a new one on ebay (Head Unit)...

95 Ford Explorer with Premium Audio System – New HU Install the Alternative Way 1 – Setting Up New Head Unit (HU) Power and Front Speaker Connections IMPORTANT : Disconnect the negative terminal to your truck's battery to ensure that you don't blow yourself – and your fuses – to pieces...

I know, dumb question- and the answer is probably pretty obvious, but I can't seem to figure it out. I'm new to car audio systems, and I'm trying to figure out how to install an aftermarket head unit in my '96 Explorer. From what I can tell I need to know if my system is JBL or not, and I'm not...

i plan on putting a pretty large audio system in my 93 eddie bauer explorer so i want to upgrade a few of the electrical wires, its called the big three. on other cars you just have to upgrade the wire from the alternator to the battery and the grounds for both the battery and alternator, but i...

i have the 3rd row seating in my 06 explorer and want to throw subs inside but it will eliminate my 3rd row seating(i dont use them anyways , but dont want to block them off completely) any ideas on where to put a box?

So, I finally decided to break down and write up a spreadsheet on some dimensions for a ported enclosure. This spreadsheet will break down all of the information you need in order to build a ported enclosure. The formulas automatically calculate the Volume Changes that the port length can make...

yes i have the explorer with all the neons on it. I am open to anyone that has cheap fixes or mods for a 92 explorer sport. just let me kno. I love to work on the truck and see what i can do with it. if anyone has problems with their audio system i am the man to ask. 1 - 15 2 - 10...

I recently went to a pull-a-part and was able to find the stock amp and sub unit from a similar 99. I pulled the wiring all the way to the plug under the glove box and just figured that my EX would have this roughed in. WRONG!!! Now I am stuck with this unit that I am very excited about but...

Hey there, I have a 99 xls with the factory audio system. I went to the local pull-a-part this weekend and found a 99 xlt with the jbl premium system in the back. I pulled it out and was able to get the complete wiring (including the plug) that connects under the glove box on the passenger...

So im about to wire in my Jensen 7in touch screen dvd/cd head unit into my 1999 Ford Explorer XLT... i bought the wiring harness and dash kit, and the factory stereo removal tool... dammit Ford.... anyway i took the factory cd player out and there is two connectors to the the cd player and in...

Hey everyone, I've been the proud owner of a '99 Eddie Bauer Explorer for almost half a year now and I have been loving it. But, like most Explorers around this model year, the display on my radio is out. To get around this, I just put in a clock held on by some velcro pieces and it has worked...

HEY GUYS, I'M NEW TO THIS PLACE SO I'LL TRY MY BEST TO MAKE THIS A GOOD THREAD, GOT MY 2000 EXPLORER FOR FREE FROM MY SISTER WHICH WAS COOL, SO I DROPPED A REBUILT 4.0 AND FIGURED I'D MAKE THIS MY PROJECT RIDE, ONLY COOL UPGRADE I'VE DONE SO FAR IS THE AUDIO SYSTEM WITH A KENWOOD KDC-MP142 HEAD...

I have a 2000 explorer XLT. It has a Pioneer DEH-P2900 CD deck and a Pioneer TS-W3001D4 Champion Series Pro subwoofer powered by a 950w Planet Audio amp. Right now I'm picking up some slight ground noise. It's pissing me off cause I've done basically everything to fix it. So far I've changed...

i have a problem, i have 4dr explorer and have seen pics of custom box for subs in the passenger rear. does anyone have specs for this build ? i have 1 12" sub i wanna put in there so i can save room for other stuff in my rear. thanks for your help and nice to meet ya'll.

Hi I am new to this site just got logged in and have a question. I have a 95 explorer eddie bauer about 2 months ago my drivers door speaker started to crakle so I slid my deck out to see if the wire was loose,touching ect. when I had my hand back there all of my gauges droped now I have no...

I have done 3 full customizations to audio in explorers and i've added amplifiers and subs, but jokes on me! i didn't know i had a stock amp and sub in the right rear panel. but i have NO CLUE how to get it out to modify it. Do i need to take apart all trim on the right side of my vehicle? Where...

I need a custom fit sub box. It needs to fit two mtx 12's. It also needs to be able to fit behind the third row seat in my 2003 explorer. Please help me find one or let me know if you have one:exp:

My sister took my 1997 Mercury Moutaineer to have new speakers installed at both Best Buy and HiFi Buys and they told her that Mercury has a piece that only Mercury or Ford can take off so I can only install new speakers through them. Does anyone know if that's true? Or know how to take the...

My new sub box for 3 10" subs that fit behind the seat. Just waiting on my 3 10" RF Punch 1's to show up.

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this box has some serious thump // its hitting over the 145 dbs // without using a spl disk