Factory FORD CD player

[Psyclopse]

This is kinda a continuation of my other post...

I have been given a factory Ford AM/FM/CD unit, the amp, and the "data cable" that goes with it. I don't have the specifics of the vehicle it was from (or even if the amp and head unit are from the same vehicle). I want to say it's from a Taurus, but I'm not sure.

Anyway, we tried to hook up the deck, amp and cable in my buddy's F-150 (a 93 I think). The deck powered up, but no sound came out. He thinks the amp is fried, but I remember seeing some post here somewhere on the subject.

Anyway, I am thinking of trying it out in my 91 Explorer. I already have a factory amp and I assume it to be in good order. Remember, my harness plug has been cut off at the dash as well as the end of the "data cable." I figured I could run the other data cable back to see if it all will work. My only problem is the fact that I have no plugs to plug into the deck. I know they make all those plugs to hook an aftermarket radio to the factory plug, but do they make a replacement for the factory plug? Or, is there a site somewhere that would have the pin-outs on the back of the radio so I could make something long enough to see if I can get this working?

Or, is this a shot-in-a-million since I don't know the vehicle/year of the radio?

 

[cobrajeff]

Tell me what the part number is of the radio you are trying to hook up - then I can tell you what kind of vehicle it came out of, and maybe find a wiring diagram that applies. It should be something like "F37F-19B165-AD". If you didn't get sound out of it, you probably need the "shorting plug" that I mentioned in another post.

There is another possibility, in '92 or '93 we changed the voltage level of the amplifier turn-on signal. Some of the factory amps are looking for a 5V signal, some of them for 12V. If your radio is only pushing 5V to an amp looking for the 12V signal, it's not going to un-mute the amp. I'll have to do some digging to try & remember which was which. This voltage level incompatibility can be overcome by switching some pins in the radio connector (I've just got to try to remember which ones).

Regards,

cobrajeff

 

[Psyclopse]

The radio's number is F7SF-18C815-AA. I don't know anything about the amp, or even if it was from the same vehicle, but I have the amp in my 91 Explorer. The vehicle we were trying to put it in was a 95 F150.

Considering that my harness is cut in the Explorer, I will probably just install an aftermarket radio. We would still like to put the factory Ford CD player in the F150 if we can get it to work. What do I need to do?

Thank you for all your help.

 

[Psyclopse]

Cobrajeff, did you catch this post, or did it slip too far down the board?

 

[TFD]

Cobrajeff, did you catch this post, or did it slip too far down the board?

Do you still have this am/fm cd radio F7SF-18C815-AA? If so are you interested in selling it?
Talbert