97 ford taurus radio removal

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Topic: 97 ford taurus radio removal

Posted By: dave25456
Subject: 97 ford taurus radio removal
Date Posted: September 23, 2004 at 10:12 AM

I am tring to pull out a factory radio out of a ford taurus 97.What got me stumpped is the set-up how the factory radio is all together with the ac and heat .now my question is there a speacial tool or a speacial installaton kit.please help.thanx

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Posted By: mo12v
Date Posted: September 23, 2004 at 10:16 AM

2 fork tools..........U can make your own out of old metal coat hanger or get from auto parts store or go to retail shop and use theirs. Don' t forget to unhook heater control on driver bottom of console

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Posted By: dave25456
Date Posted: September 23, 2004 at 11:52 AM

the thing is that the radio is combine with the ac and the heat how you go upon taking it out and putting in another radio.Can I put the radio in a another place like the console and run the wires through there?

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dave25456

Posted By: Wiseguy
Date Posted: September 23, 2004 at 12:43 PM

go to like best buy, circuit city or some other audio shop and get a ford tarus install kit theyre like 60 bucks the come with every thing u need. u need to reuse all the heat/ac controls which will require u to take the old dash piece apart. u then need to run the speaker wires that come with the kit to the trunk where the factory amp is. you will also need a ford reverse and foward antenna adapter. any questions pm me.

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Posted By: Wiseguy
Date Posted: September 23, 2004 at 12:46 PM

oops you wont need the antenna adapters im sorry i dont know i typed that, my bad

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Clarion DXZ745MP
Kove ZX504
Kove AG1400
Kove 12" T3 Armageddon
Kove 6.5" Compaxials
WILDER 6.5" Pro-Audio Drivers
Custom Pre-amp

Posted By: forbidden
Date Posted: September 23, 2004 at 2:38 PM

There is a new kit for this car, it requires removal of the factory heat and air conditioning controls etc. from the backside of the factory unit and re-attachement to the new unit. There is a standard din slot in the new unit for a cd player. Have a look at www.scosche.com and look for the kit part# FD134030B to see what it looks like. This vehicle should need a specific wiring kit to make it operate, the proper wire should be part# FD10B.

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