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otto hahn

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Posted: April 09, 2004 at 4:04 PM / IP Logged

Hey all iam new to the forum's, I have a question. I own a 2003 svt focus zx3, with factory audiophile system and the stock sub in the trunk, my question is what do I need to buy, which allows me to just plug the wires together instead of cutting the wire harness in the car... I want to go from factory wiring to RCA, without cutting the wires. Is this possible, I heard it was. If there is an item I can buy, where can I buy it. Thanks for all the help.. ;)

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Is there something about the car's sound system that you'd like to change? Anything is possible. but give us a little a little more detail as to what you're thinking about doing to the car.

Duane...

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otto hahn

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Posted: April 09, 2004 at 4:58 PM / IP Logged

Well in my old zx3 I did a custom install with subwoofers and amp... I would like to install those again in the new car.. but this time I dont want to cut any wires to install a line converter..

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If you need to know the speakers and amp let me know..

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Posted: April 09, 2004 at 7:15 PM / IP Logged

If you cut the original speaker wires to attach the LOC in the old car, you don't have to do that again in this car. Leave the wires in place and T-tap the LOC leads onto the wires. I strip a small section and wrap/solder/tape. You should be able to tap into the rear speaker wires for the sub input.

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t-taps.....shiver

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Posted: April 09, 2004 at 11:33 PM / IP Logged

T-taps....bad.....very bad!!! The best way to do it without cutting any factory wiring would be to buy the male and female wire harness for your factory stereo and make the conections there then just plug and use. the metra part numbers are 70-1771 and 71-1771. You should be able to buy these both at any car stereo shop. Price is around 10 to 15 a piece.

if its jammed force it - if it breaks in the process it needed to be fixed anyway

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My explanation was to tap into the wire, strip a small section, wrap the bare wire, solder, and tape with electrical tape. The "T" is a process, a visual of what it looks like, not a recommendation of the press-on connector some of you are thinking.

Check those part numbers for a Focus. It is not listed. Neither is a Taurus. I have soldered into wires a lot of times. If there is some reason that this is harmful, there's a whole bunch of people out here who need to know about it.

otto hahn

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Posted: April 10, 2004 at 11:34 AM / IP Logged

Well in the old zx3 I did the t-tap like the guy suggested, but like I said I dont want to do any cutting to factory unit, and also those parts will allow me to go to RCA? or will i have to go from the parts to line converter?

Otto

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Posted: April 10, 2004 at 12:06 PM / IP Logged

Soldering into a wire is fine, just be sure it is insulated afterwards. I think what people reacted to is using a "t-tap" like one of the crimp-on Scotch-lok splices that puncture the insulation. THESE are bad for audio use, no doubt about it, although they generally work fine for low-power +12V taps.

I highly recomend using the "into car" plus the "into radio" wiring harness adapters from Metra if they are available. This is how I always install upgrades that need to keep the factory head. That way, if the car is sold later, the upgrades can be pulled without any damage or modification to the OEM system.

Creating a line-level (RCA) signal from a factory head that does not have them built in requires a LOC of some sort.

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