1993 ford explorer speaker wires
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: November 03, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Topic: 1993 ford explorer speaker wires
Posted By: cidslip
Subject: 1993 ford explorer speaker wires
Date Posted: November 15, 2003 at 12:42 PM
what is the the color wiring code for the speakers? what wires go to what wires?
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Posted By: DYohn
Date Posted: November 15, 2003 at 12:50 PM
If you look at the navigation links to the left of this window, there is one called "Vehicle Information." Here's your truck: https://www.the12volt.com/installbay/detail.asp?info=alarm&year=1993&make=Ford&model=Explorer&ID=17796&type=Stereo
Posted By: SoundzGood
Date Posted: November 15, 2003 at 12:51 PM
(LF) ORANGE / green + BLACK/ white -
(RF) WHITE/ green + BLACK/ white -
(LR) Pink/green + pink/blue -
(RR) Blue/orange+ GREEN/ orange -
Posted By: defective
Date Posted: November 15, 2003 at 1:10 PM
ok.... here you go: 12v+ - blue/red ignition - blue/black ground - black LF speaker - purple(+), blue/orange(-) RF speaker - blue/white(+), white(-) LR speaker - WHITE/ blue(+), RED / blue(-) RR speaker - WHITE/ blue(+), blue(-) you will have to test the speakers with a battery to figure out the correct white with blue stripe -------------
Posted By: cidslip
Date Posted: November 15, 2003 at 1:42 PM
Ok yes I have found all that info but it does not help me at all. OK! I have green, white w/red, white w/orange, blue, blue w/black, yellow, brown, and purple w/white wires coming from my truck. I need to know what of those wires are my left and right front and rear wires.
Posted By: bmoodie
Date Posted: January 13, 2004 at 4:54 PM
This is exactly the same wiring colours that are in my 1996 Ford Explorer. Did you ever get to the bottom of this problem?
I need help!
Posted By: danxav13
Date Posted: January 16, 2004 at 10:21 PM
That's what the battery is for. You take the "suspect" positve and negative wires for one speaker and touch them to c or d cell battery and you should hear a pop or scratchy sound. Note where it is coming from then label the wires. Simple. The best way to do it is use a wiring harness.
Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: January 17, 2004 at 12:15 AM
You may have a hidden amp in your vehicle, in this case the color codes may be different. The amp is usually located behind the panel on the passenger side behind the back seat. If there is an amp here, there will be two plugs in it (usually), one plug is the harness from the front of the truck, the other carries the speaker output wires and power wires. This second plug usually has 8 wires on the top and 3 on the bottom, the 8 wires are the speaker wires, you can either run new lines from the cd player to this plug or use the other harness by cutting the plugs away and using the line as an extension.
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Posted By: bmoodie
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 4:24 PM
Thanks guys,
Okay I gave in an went to an installer. They had the correct wiring harness (Best Buy had sold me the wrong one). I seems I do have a hidden amp in the back passenger side panel but the installer was able to get around it by using the wiring harness and some professional know how!!
Thanks again,
Brian.
Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: January 19, 2004 at 11:50 PM
Sorry to break you the news bmoodie, but you could've done it yourself!!! CRUTCHFIELD HAS ALLLLL YOU NEED, FOR FREE TO INSTALL YOUR SYSTEM BY YOURSELF, assuming you buy from them. I have a 94 explorer, and with a few connections had it working golden.......check them out sometime! ------------- ~WAYLAND
Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 12:04 AM
Cidslip:
Assuming I wrote everything down right when I did my install (my factory harness clip broke, so i had to solder the factory speaker wires to my new head unit's harness) here you are:
Left Front + = Light Green
Left Front - = White with Orange
Right Front + = White with Red
Right Front - = Brown
Left Rear + = Light Blue with Black
Left Rear - = Yellow
Right Rear + = Purple with White
Right Rear - = Light Blue
If you have any questions about the colors, feel free to PM me, or leave a new post, and I can get back to you! Again, this is for my 94 ford explorer, so the colors should be the same.........and everything worked fine...
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~WAYLAND
Posted By: wayland1985
Date Posted: January 20, 2004 at 12:07 AM
Just realized............. you may want to check the Left Front speaker..........it seems a litle odd that all the positives are striped except that one. It may be that light green is - and white with orange stripe is +. Then again, it sounded fine in my car..............but double check anyways. ------------- ~WAYLAND
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