ederghar
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Apologies in advance if this has already been answered. I've read through many threads here and most responses are quite old and some of the links to articles and pics are invalid.
I have a 1997 Ford Explorer with a Premium JBL sound system. My factory radio died and I'm replacing it with a single DIN BOSS audio system. I've purchased a dash kit and Metra 70-5600 wiring harness as recommended and verified as compatible with my SUV. The 8-pin power plug on the harness fits great, but the 16-pin speaker plug does not. I've looked through what seems like the whole internet and there are no other wiring harnesses that match up with the in-dash harness. Also the wire colors in the car's dash are completely different than the standard speaker colors. In-dash harness pictures below.
Question #1: does anyone know if there is a compatible harness for the 16-pin speaker connector?
Question #2: does anyone have the correct wiring diagram that matches up the weird colors on the 16-pin speaker harness in the car with the standard wire colors?
I have a 1997 Ford Explorer with a Premium JBL sound system. My factory radio died and I'm replacing it with a single DIN BOSS audio system. I've purchased a dash kit and Metra 70-5600 wiring harness as recommended and verified as compatible with my SUV. The 8-pin power plug on the harness fits great, but the 16-pin speaker plug does not. I've looked through what seems like the whole internet and there are no other wiring harnesses that match up with the in-dash harness. Also the wire colors in the car's dash are completely different than the standard speaker colors. In-dash harness pictures below.
Question #1: does anyone know if there is a compatible harness for the 16-pin speaker connector?
Question #2: does anyone have the correct wiring diagram that matches up the weird colors on the 16-pin speaker harness in the car with the standard wire colors?