Think I cut the wrong yellow wire

[pinolero78]

I think I cut the wrong yellow wire! Here is what I did, I was trying to go from 4auto 4hi 4lo to 2, 4auto, 4hi and 4lo in a 2000 Explorer 4x4 Auto, 4.0 SOHC. Behind the stereo, I cut the solid yellow wire that looked to be going into a huge Wire harness connector and spliced in a switch, uncertain of the results (since I coun't do the 2lo trick) I went off road with the switch off. Got in just a little mud, put it to the floor and the front end spun (the auto obviously kicked in) I don't really want to pull the carpet up to get to the brown one but I will if I have to. Could I see (or have sent to me) andrew@honnoll.com john.honnoll@autozone.com a pic of this infamous yellow wire? Is it the one with the red or brown strip in it?

 

[Blee1099]

Cut the brown wire under the driver's seat.

 

[pinolero78]

Is the yellow one just plain the wrong one?

 

[Blee1099]

Don't know which yellow wire you cut.. There are so many yellow colored wires behind the radio that its difficult without a picture. Pulling the brown wire under the seat isn't hard. Just remove the trim and then you can pull a bit of the carpet up and see the wire in the bundle.. The wire actually runs along the door seam edge.

 

[expo5.0]

does your radio work?

yellow is like radio constant power quite often

 

[gijoecam]

Indeed, you cut the wrong wire alltogether and should have read the ENTIRE 25-page post to find out that it's the BROWN wire you should have cut.

Pics of it are in my gallery. Click the link in my signature and go to the gallery called "Brown Wire Mod"

-Joe

 

[00XLS]

There is also a brown wire behind the dash as shown in that thread, getting to it is kind of abitch but it can be done.

 

[99stocksport]

i would go for for the wire under the seat, i tried to use the wire behind the das but it is a real PITA to get right and secure...just my 2 cents
Davis

 

[N2MUDN91]

Just dont cut the yellow wire inside your steering wheel ! :thumbdwn: