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resq1

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 8:33 AM / IP Logged

Have a new 2005 Ford Escape.

Radio harnes is in two parts Standard Speaker & power harness, and the other plug is for a factory amp/subwoofer combo.

I installed a Kenwood aftermarket stereo, but couldn't use the factory subwoofer. But the stereo has preamp subwoofer outputs.

I assume if I butcher an RCA cable and connect the kenwood preamp outputs to the Ford amp inputs, it should work, but I can't seem to find a wiring diagram to tell me what's what.

The amp input has the following wire color codes:

RED / yellow - 12v+ - This I know

Black - Ground

GREEN/ Black - ????

Blue/red - ????

Grey/black - ????

Can someone please help?

Resq1

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 9:09 AM / IP Logged

im guessing 1 of those unknown wires is an amp turn on wire, quite possibly the blue/red. And the other 2 should be your + and - speaker wires.

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Chad7n7

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 1:43 PM / IP Logged

Before you go to butchering your wire harness, this is what you need to correctly integrate your factory amplifier/subwoofer.

You have a new truck, butchering harnesses and wiring could void your warranty. Just something to thing about before you consider hacking your truck up. Good Luck.

resq1

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 2:28 PM / IP Logged

Chad,

Thanks for the reply, but are you sure that will fit a 2005? The other part of that harness appears to be incorrect, so I would be concerned that the amp part isn't the same either. Besides, I really wasn't going to butcher the car harness, per se, just an RCA cable and insert the ends of the cut wire into the car harness. At least to test anyway, then worry about an integrator harness later on.

Thanks in advance

Resq1

Ween

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 2:51 PM / IP Logged

would any info on this post be of help...

https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/forum_posts.asp?tid=51199&get=last

just a thought

resq1

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 3:17 PM / IP Logged

That is great. I am almost there. BUT.......

can anyone tell me what the shield wire does (more specifically, where does it go to) it doesn't seem to go to the amp. and it is not a ground wire.

Thanks

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Chad7n7

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 5:55 PM / IP Logged

hmm.....true, they changed the body and interior styling of these, therefore harness may not be the same, I know this fits 2000-2003, what harness did you use to install your deck, so I could possibly cross reference.

NowYaKnow

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 6:32 PM / IP Logged

The shield wire must be grounded, and the enable wire has to see 5v (12v works) for the amp to turn on from my experience with the Expedition.

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 7:05 PM / IP Logged

And the actual harness you would need I believe is the Metra 71-5520-01 which comes with the radio harness, OEM DVD overhead harness (which you wouldn't use), and the subwoofer harness.

2005 Ford Escape subwoofer -- posted image.

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Posted: March 13, 2005 at 7:52 PM / IP Logged

I'm willing to bet your factory amp uses speaker level inputs anyway. I don't know about ford but chrystlers do. If this is true, butchering an RCA cable won't help you at all.

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