Amp location
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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: May 14, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Topic: Amp location
Posted By: harvey1959
Subject: Amp location
Date Posted: October 13, 2004 at 11:43 AM
Hey guys, I have a 98 Ford Windstar with premium marked on the door speaker covers so I think its supposed to be Premium sound system. Where is the amp located? I want to change the radio and get the right wiring harness. I have a JVC radio/cd changer I want to install and I need to see if I have to bypass the premium sound amp, if I have one. Thanks ------------- Harv
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Posted By: premieremind
Date Posted: October 13, 2004 at 9:59 PM
ford amps are usually found in the LR above the wheel well compartment.......good luck
Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: October 13, 2004 at 10:03 PM
you might want to pull yoru radio first to check and see if thier is a amp its the easiest way to check, if thier are leads for each speaker then you dont have an amp, if there only about 5-6 wires total guess what there is one in there somewhere
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Posted By: harvey1959
Date Posted: October 14, 2004 at 7:41 PM
Jeff, I pulled the radio. One plug has 8 wires. I figure those are speakers. The other plug had 5 wires. The 3rd smalll plug was for the rear seat radio control. I used a Scosche FD02 wiring harness and I decided not to connect the Blue and Blue/White wire in the harness. If there is an amp then I shouldn't get sound out of the speakers since I didn't connect the amp turn on lead. My radio did play without the blue wires hooked up so I figured there was no amp. Unless I'm wrong. I think Premium on the speaker grilles is a mis-nomer. Thanks ------------- Harv
Posted By: Francious70
Date Posted: October 14, 2004 at 10:00 PM
My brother had a '90 Mustang that had "Premium" labled on the speakers. Trust me, it's not the premium sound system.
Paul
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Posted By: jeffchilcott
Date Posted: October 14, 2004 at 10:08 PM
thats typically why i will pull a radio and also if I can get to s speaker and see if the wires match there and i can get a signal using a 1.5 volt or 9 volt battery thru the wires.. now the wires not matching behind the dash and at the speakers is not always the tell tale of an amp..I have had a few vehicles where the speaker wires go from one color to the other, but glas to see everything worked out..
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Posted By: saranykm
Date Posted: October 19, 2004 at 6:16 PM
all you have to do is get the wire harness and when you make your connections ( i hope with solder) you take the two black wires (ground) and solder them to the black wire (ground again) to the head unit...my brother has an expedition and he had the same problem i was lost and confused untill i tried that. what your basically doing is grounding the head unit as well as the amp at the same time...however if you want you can go with an amp bypass, but thats just a waste of time/money....good luck
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