ATTN: FORD EXPLORER OWNERS!
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Printed Date: August 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Topic: ATTN: FORD EXPLORER OWNERS!
Posted By: u_aint_REDie
Subject: ATTN: FORD EXPLORER OWNERS!
Date Posted: November 06, 2002 at 12:32 PM
Ok New to the forums, and new to ford. i have a 99 ford explorer XLT, which I want to put my system in from my blazer. In the blazer I just ran the power wire through the firewall. I cant find a place to do that on the explorer. If any one has and has pictures of suggestions for me please let me know! e-mail me FWood@salemco.org I would appreciate any help I can get. I NEED BASS IN MY LIFE.
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Posted By: chriswallace187
Date Posted: November 06, 2002 at 1:53 PM
you'll have to drill a hole and put a grommet in it. Make sure you don't drill into anything on the other side. A good place to drill if your explorer's an automatic is the spot where the clutch cylinder would be on a manual trans. truck. ------------- C Renner's Auto Electronix
My service is cheap, quick, and good - pick any two
Posted By: SnomanF150
Date Posted: November 06, 2002 at 7:35 PM
look under the brake cylimder to the right hand side looking at it from the front of the truck
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George
David's Car Stereo
Baton Rouge, LA
Posted By: JellyNutz
Date Posted: November 09, 2002 at 11:19 PM
70% of the time there is not going to be a grommet there... Your going to have to drill a hole if not.... I agree with chris... If its an automatic you have a nice space to drill a hole where the clutch would be... ------------- Jesse
Joseph's Car Everything
Posted By: DeathsJester12V
Date Posted: November 21, 2002 at 2:49 PM
YUP...Gotta drill through the firewall...it's hard to find grommets anymore on a lot of newer vehicles....just bust out your drill...double, check, triple check...and drill awaymake sure you put a grommet in or you risk rubbing the power wire raw from hitting bumps, etc....
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Posted By: u_aint_REDie
Date Posted: November 22, 2002 at 6:40 AM
I found a grommet I just used where the hood release cable comes through just above the cable for the throttle. thanks though guys.
Posted By: DeathsJester12V
Date Posted: November 22, 2002 at 1:44 PM
* ahem...time to be a smart allec...so no one take offense* wasted all that time looking for a grommet, when you could have been done 30 minutes before jsut be drilling a hole....sheesh, everyone wants to do things the SAFE way..... Congrats man...glad you found a way to do it... ------------- Đễẳ†ђş 12\/ Ĵęśŧē®™
Posted By: PLAYER69
Date Posted: November 23, 2002 at 9:12 AM
Sounds great....Until the mechanic has to change the hood cable ;) Then you will be repairina ll those wires.
Posted By: JellyNutz
Date Posted: November 23, 2002 at 9:04 PM
I agree with player... We always keep serviceability in mind with all our installs... The only time I'd resort to something like that is if it were the final option in a long list...
Posted By: DeathsJester12V
Date Posted: November 24, 2002 at 1:16 PM
Hey...There's only one way to learn.......Try it, and if the mechanic comes up front to beat you like punching bag, or if the sounds are outta your ride, you know why..... If nothing happens......you got some great luck. But if I were you....find another place before you bring it in for service work ------------- Đễẳ†ђş 12\/ Ĵęśŧē®™
Posted By: SnomanF150
Date Posted: November 24, 2002 at 2:40 PM
If you bring somehting in for service, they are going to look and see you have somehting installed and pretty much tell you tough sh*t anyway. There's a dealer in Baton Rouge that will not preform ANY warrenty work unless the vehical is to factory spec. (Gerry Lane GMC for those interested) When they see alarm remote on keychain, it's automatic... Alarms fault or installers fault.. I can't count the times I have gone to the service department and showed them how much current an alarm draws from the battery..
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George
David's Car Stereo
Baton Rouge, LA
Posted By: DeathsJester12V
Date Posted: November 24, 2002 at 5:08 PM
yeah.....there are dealerships like that...... My favorite, was when I brought my truck in for some work to be done...they saw it wasnt' maintence work, and blamed the stereo and alarm for the problem with the electrical system...( yeah, I messed it up..uh huh..sure guys )...I just looked at them......yeah, the truck was in for electrical work, but it had nothing to do with the ignition or charging system...they basically saw electrical work on the order, popped the hood saw the Remote start equipped sticker under the hood, the protected by Sidewinder Sticker, and the battery lines..... They never bothered to see what the electrical work was........ Replace Speed Sensor per warrranty.....ROTFLMAO They then even had the nerves to tell me the Alarm and Remote Start caused the Speed Sensor to go out, so it couldn't be covered under warranty.....I just shook my head...and asked if they could please explain how in the hell that could of happened, and to show me the schematics so I had visual proof of the Alarms error.... I won....and started going to a different dealership for warranty work....haven't had a problem since then...oh yeah..and that other one...went outta business ------------- Đễẳ†ђş 12\/ Ĵęśŧē®™
Posted By: DeathsJester12V
Date Posted: November 24, 2002 at 5:10 PM
and for clarification...it was the Speed sensor in my diff on my 99 F-150...........I was off-roading it a bit a couple of years ago..and guess I did something to it...so my speedo didn't work, everything else did, jsut not my speedo....the mechanic took it out, and tested it..and it shorted out somehow inside...
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Posted By: SnomanF150
Date Posted: November 24, 2002 at 6:04 PM
I have a real good Ford dealer down here.. It's where I take my truck, Hollingsworth/Richards Ford.. will buy my next truck from them.. If I have a question about a vehicle or need anything, they are always helpful.. kind of like a 'you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours' We take care of them and I've sent people down there for diagnostics checks and they have done it at no charge.. Really helped out one of my installers with a remote starter problem.. the check engine light was coming on and the diag. came back as something wasn't right with the starter.. sure enough, I looked at it when the customer came back and my installer didn't power up and ign it needed and was tripping the computer up and check engine light came on. fixed that up and no problems since.. ------------- George
David's Car Stereo
Baton Rouge, LA
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