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2003 Mustang FuseBox

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Forum Name: Car Audio
Forum Discription: Car Stereos, Amplifiers, Crossovers, Processors, Speakers, Subwoofers, etc.
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Printed Date: June 04, 2024 at 10:07 PM


Topic: 2003 Mustang FuseBox

Posted By: craigster
Subject: 2003 Mustang FuseBox
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 4:47 PM

I have a 2003 Mustang. I had a problem when I hit a large bump the subs would cut out for a second. I pulled the 30A fuse out to check it, it was fine. But when I pushed it back in, it no longet seems tight. I looked behind the fuse panel, and it looks like something is missing. On every fuse, there is either a wire on one side with a clip type socket on the other, or one wire to each side of the fuse socket.

The fuse I am referring to is in socket 9 labeled Mach460 Amp. There is a RED / wht strip wire into one side, and it seems the other side is empty. I searched but cant seem to find any fuse box schematics on line to show if there is another wire that may have popped out when I reinserted, or if there is a clip to the 12v ribbon power running through the box. Before I drop everything down and try to trace it, does anyone know where I can find what I am looking for? I really dont want to go back to Ford, I dont trust them with this.

Any help or info would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Craig 




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Posted By: tcss
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 5:14 PM
Did the car come with the Mach 460 system? It should say so on the A pillar speaker covers. If it did not it's possible the fuse is not hooked up to anything because there is no stock amp.




Posted By: craigster
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 5:19 PM
Yes, it has the 460 and it is hooked up to the sub  woofer amp. Since the fuse has been out, I get no bass at all. Typcially when you first turn on the radio, you get the tweeters, and the woofers kick in a second later. Since the fuse has come out, no woofers at all. That's what I need to fix.




Posted By: tcss
Date Posted: April 03, 2005 at 5:26 PM
Hate to say but it sounds like you did push the fuse link out of the box. Take it to a local car audio shop before ford if it's out of warranty. Car dealers typically are worthless when it comes to audio problems.




Posted By: craigster
Date Posted: April 04, 2005 at 7:56 AM

Thanks for the suggestion, but that's not something I would do.

It is still under warranty, but I agree Ford is useless and would more likely try something like replacing the harness, or something else expensive just so the dealer could make money.

A local stereo shop working on the car would void the warranty, and there since this not an aftermarket install, I dont want to pay hourly fees for someone who does not have have specific knoweldge of the problem. I appreciate your time, but I was not loooking for repair advice, rather technical information or resource to a wiring schematic. I can fix this myself if I have the scematic of the fusebox, all I need to know is what the wire coding is to that particular socket. I wont have the shop manual for another week. I thought someone here might be able to point me to an on line resource which would save me some time.

If anyone has the wiring information for a 2003 Mustang fusebox, I would be greatly appreciate any help.

Thank you.






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