97 Mounty, new head unit wire in, use Metra-70-5008?

[OzMounty]

I bought an ebay Android head unit. Want to utilise the factory amp and sub hopefully.
Will this do it? Metra-70-5008

Metra 70-5008 Receiver Wiring Harness

Connect a new car stereo in select 1993-00 Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Mazda vehicles with factory amplifier

www.crutchfield.com

 

[OzMounty]

I bought an ebay Android head unit. Want to utilise the factory amp and sub hopefully.
Will this do it? Metra-70-5008

Metra 70-5008 Receiver Wiring Harness

Connect a new car stereo in select 1993-00 Ford, Lincoln, Mercury, and Mazda vehicles with factory amplifier

www.crutchfield.com

Im thinking to go to a car audio shop. It seems that what I linked to is to bypass the amp and need a fair bit of wire running.

 

[Turdle]

You want metra 70-5517

Also need a step down converter, which is just a filtered 12v to 5 v step down regulator, also on Amazon

Without that your new head unit will send 12v to the factory amp remote power on switch, causing a thump to your subwoofer. Factory amp uses a 5 v trigger . Dumb.

 

[OzMounty]

You want metra 70-5517

Also need a step down converter, which is just a filtered 12v to 5 v step down regulator, also on Amazon

Without that your new head unit will send 12v to the factory amp remote power on switch, causing a thump to your subwoofer. Factory amp uses a 5 v trigger . Dumb.

Awesome thanks, glad I heard from you! I don't want to right now go crazy with amps etc and don't want to run a long wire

 

[OzMounty]

Hi still not so sure, I have the window sticker here and it says a JBL premium system. Has the stacker and a sub in trunk with JBL logo.

Have ordered the one you mentioned anyway.
Here is the sticker and also the harness, I think the second long thin plug is for the rear seat controls.

Also YT the plug

Also I am thinking I need some kind of mounting cage? I only have the bare new stereo right now

 

[Turdle]

Does new headinit have rca outputs , plus rca subwoofer output? I assumed it did

 

[OzMounty]

Does new headinit have rca outputs , plus rca subwoofer output? I assumed it did

Yep it does. And I found a cradle for it on Amazon. Thanks!