wiring

Hi, I have a 4 outlet power supply ( cig lighter type) that I installed on my middle console between the front seats. I plug this into my 97 Mountaineer's cig lighter. I am going to use the power supply for a GPS and a bluetooth device for my phone. The bluetooth I plan on using all the time...

I am switching from stock stereo to a dvd system, and I have been looking online and in stores for 2 days trying to find a wiring harness that matches whats in my car. There are two plugs, one is rectangle with 16 prongs (2 rows of 8), the other is square and has 20 prongs (7, 6, 7 evenly...

Hey everyone, I'm exploring the possibilities for my sound system and I thought I'd pose a question I've been pondering... I've had a JL Audio 8w3 dual (2-ohm) voice coil powered by about 150 rms watts for years now. It has suited me pretty well (although my favorite sub was a 10" alpine...

I've been combing the net trying to find some reliable answers to this question. I have a 98 XLT, the SOHC is on its way out. I don't care about power loss moving to an OHV, i just despise the design of the SOHC and want to put it out of the picture. SO! From what i've found is that the 4.0...

I am installing a new head unit in my 2003 Ford Explorer XLS and I cannot figure out what the three connections are that come out of the back... The wiring harness that is recommended only hooks up to one of the connections. Are they anything important??? If so, what is the work around?

I'm having a problem with my front passenger side power window, on my '99 Explorer XLT. I have already replaced the motor, but after doing so my window would go down, but not back up. I thought that maybe the switch was going bad too, so I took the switch off of another window that I knew...

Hello everyone, New to the forum. I have seen many posts for related probelms but not for the one I have. I have a problem that I just haven't been able to figure out in my hours of working on my explorer and several more hours searching the web. I have a 1998 Explorer and I no longer...

The timer is part of the battery charging base.

OK, no pictures yet - I'll get those later and edit this post. Ordered a Curt trailer hitch thru Amazon. $123 and signed up for the free trial of Amazon Prime, so got free 2nd day shipping. Arrived on time, had the hardware and install instructions. Let the exhaust cool down (at a friend's...

I'm trying to put a new speaker in the right rear of my 1991 Explorer and cant figure out which wire is positive. Theres a red wire with a Blue stripe and a red wire with a green stripe. Which is which? Thanks for your help!

Hello all. I have a 2004 XLT Premium Sport Trac. It came with a stereo like this one in it: This is the type of wiring harness/plug that came built into the truck: You can see the ports on the back of this original stereo here: I have a stereo from a 2004 Adrenalin sport track...

I have a 1996 XLT with the JBL Premium system, with the rear tuner. I recently purchased a new Pioneer DEH-P5200HD head unit and was going to install it, when I discovered the complexity of the JBL system. Also, the sub in the car has completely gone and I was thinking about upgrading that...

ok, so i have had this truck about 3 months now, and so far the alternator has gone (within 1 week), now i had to replace the battery because the battery was leaking acid. did that yesterday, started up fine. this morning i go out to start the damn thing and kaput. F*** so that makes 2 days in a...

So far it does not look so bad going to do the lining this weekend and im preping right now anyone have any advice on the wiring that is running on each side and also under the drivers seat the heat tube running to the back of the consel and also the wires running across the back seat? I have...

Hello all, I'm new here. I'm experiencing some issues with my Explorer Limited '99 not locking using the key fob, driver or passenger lock switch or even the back switch. It works some times but most times I have to fiddle the back switch 20 times before the doors actually lock. They all unlock...

Does anyone know how to modify the fog lights so i will be able to have them on while only the park lights are on? Thanks, Semper Fi :salute:

Hello all, I apologize for creating a new thread but I figured this would be the best way to get some answers for my problem alittle more promptly. I have a 98' Explorer 4dr XLT 4.0L SOHC as my daily driver and quite sometime ago I had pulled the fuse for the daytime running lights because they...

I've looked everywhere for a wiring diagram for my Explorer, but all the diagrams for the speaker wires don't match up to my speaker wires. My stock speaker wires are: brown, lite green, white with orange stripe, white with red stripe, lite blue with black stripe, lite blue, yellow, and...

I have a couple questions about stuff I want to add/do to my truck. It's a '95 Ex Limited. 1. I want to add some automatic auxiliary back up lights to my truck, where is and what color is the wire that feeds the stock lamps when in reverse? I would like to tap into the power/trigger wire...

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...

Had to install a 4pin to 7pin conversion kit this weekend on my explorer to pull a new coleman Bayside pop trailer that the family just purchased. The RV store and dealership wanted $300 for labor to do this work which I immediately balked at. It was a little more time consuming then I had...

I have a Sub box in the back of my explorer, and it has a 12v terminal for LED lights. But I have no idea where to even start when it comes to wiring. I do have an after market stereo and have an amp wired to the subs. If anyone can help me first find an accessory wire to tap into, then actually...

Ok, so I have a 1997 ford explorer with the typical jbl system i believe. Im putting in a kenwood deck, and i cut off the connectors. So, when I replaced the speakers, i noticed that the wire that is in the back of each of the speakers are of a different color than the ones coming out of the...

Thank you! This worked to install a new head unit in my 2002 Explorer Sport with the stock amp. I had replaced the subwoofer a couple of months ago since the stock one rotted out, but the aftermarket head unit pushes a lot more power out of the sub even though it is the original amp. I...

I took apart the back of my center console where there is a plug for accessories. There are two wires going into the plug, one is black the other one appears purple. I tried to use a circuit tester and put the ground clip on a bolt and then tried to peirce the purple wire assuming it is the...

hey i gotta 2000 X Sport ive got a buddy whos got a 1999 ranger with a 3.0 5 speed. the truck came stock without a tachometer. he bought one to install and is having problems. it mounted up fine but the wiring has been a pain. does anyone know what is a hot wire that only has power when the...

Today I just sold my 2003 Ford Explorer XLT and got a 2007 Eddie Bauer Explorer. In my 2003 I had Two 1000W Amplifiers hooked up to the stock head unit (one for my aftermarket door speakers and the other for my two 12" subs. I had to leave my aftermarket speakers in the doors because I got rid...

hey guys, I run my own car repair business, and I was installing an *older and cheaper* stereo in my customer's car. He wanted to sell the mountaineer and he had this $300 stereo with an LCD screen installed. He wanted to take that one out and put a cheaper stereo in its place. Someone...

I ended up getting it wired, through the door and into my window, lock switches panel and mounted the switch there. Lights are on and working, still haven't figured out what angle of up or down I am supposed to be doing but for now they are not blinding others. Thank you Tbars for your help...

I recently noticed dim headlights while using highbeams, on my 96 Explorer Limited. After checking them and finding out that the passenger high beam was out, the message center said to check headlights (kind of ironic how it told me to do that AFTER I had done it...lol). Thinking it was the...

I have a 1999 Mercury Mountaineer 5.0. I got a plug behind both tail lights. One on each side. Would somebody tell me how and if they are for towing and which side do I use. Also, where can I get an adapter or plug for the wiring harness to use for the trailer that plugs in to the wiring. Is...

i am looking for either a complete 1992 ford explorer wiring diagram or a just the radio diagram. it is a two door and 4 wheel drive. not sure which radio system came with it the regular or the premium but on the back of the stock radio it had two connectors. (1) was an 8 pin straight connector...

I put some LED down lights on the underbody of my 98 explorer, they were originally wired into the park lights circut. But I've been forced to take them out of there as they turn on everytime i turn my headlights now. and the damn local authorities are not too happy about it. So i brought a...

I recently bought a 1998 Ford Explorer Sport from a private party. It had a few problems here and there, but it was an overall good deal. One of the problems was with the stereo. The couple I bought the Explorer from said that the previous owner had a satellite radio system installed in the...

I have a 1999 Explorer Eddie Bauer with the 4.0 SOHC motor. I'm having one electrical system after another stop working. It started with the radio display going blank (radio still worked). Then the dash lights stopped working and then it spread to all the interior lights. Now the 4x4 is...

I own a 1996 XLT Explorer. I'm trying to replace my old factory fog lights with some brighter 55watt H3 Halogen's. I have done everything, but the wiring. I stripped both ends and twisted them together and they worked. Me begin the way I am, i unhooked then and did the reverse. No power so I...