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My buddy just bought a 1997 ford explorer without a radio and wanted me to put one in. No prob I thought! the prevoius owner had ripped all the wires out -no plugs! I figured out the power and such but the speakers/????? It has the factory CD changer in the center console and rear passenger radio controls too. Does ANYONE know what wires go where? The wire diagram here is probly for a stock radio since NONE of the wires match what he has. And I don'tthink pulling the doors will help any if at all.

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Sorry about the picture shouldn't be so big! but I hope you get the idea of the wire problem!
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1997 Ford Explorer Stereo Wiring
Constant 12V+GREEN/ Purple 
Switched 12V+Yellow/Black 
GroundBLACK/ Light Green 
IlluminationLight Blue/Red 
Dimmern/a 
Antenna TriggerORANGE / Blue 
AntennaRight Front 
Front Speakers5" x 7" Doors
Left Front (+)ORANGE / Light Green 
Left Front (-)Light Blue/White 
Right Front (+)WHITE/ Light Green 
Right Front (-)Dark GREEN/ Orange 
Rear Speakers5" x 7" Rear Doors
Left Rear (+)Gray/Light Blue 
Left Rear (-)Tan / YELLOW 
Right Rear (+)ORANGE / Red 
Right Rear (-)BROWN / Pink 
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That's the wrong wire diagram for his Explorer. None of those wiresare inhis harness.
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Does the vehicle have a factory amplifier?  I think it is located behind the interior trim on the rear passenger quarter panel.  May be in front or rear of the wheel well.
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You can always just run new leads...You should be able to find the fronts in the kick panels...Might have to take off door for colors...?!
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Not sure if I has a amp or not? could you be a bit more specific where it may be?
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Does the vehicle have a factory amplifier?  I think it is located behind the interior trim on the rear passenger quarter panel.  May be in front or rear of the wheel well.

If your talking about in the veryback where at? it has a little net/stuff inset in the back by the liftgate on the pass side. And on the driver where the jack is there are 2 small boxes with a butload of wires. If it has a factory  amp can we still use it?I'm just putting in a VERY OLD pioneer tape!?! player..for now.. 4x35 watts.I looked at a Haynes book and it showed the wires for the stereo thats in his Explorer but the wires sorta matched (the colors) but not enough to info as to which went where?WE tried to pull a door off to check the wire colors but most of the clips broke the DOOR PANEL! and the clips stayed in the door!  really am starting to hate his Ford!


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