05 Ford Taurus - upgradeable?
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Forum Name: Car Audio
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Printed Date: May 06, 2024 at 7:20 PM
Topic: 05 Ford Taurus - upgradeable?
Posted By: angelob
Subject: 05 Ford Taurus - upgradeable?
Date Posted: September 05, 2005 at 10:10 AM
I just bought an 05 Taurus and was wondering if this stereo is upgradeable? I'm looking to put my old Alpine head unit in it. Are there dash kits available for this - if so, where are they available? Thanks, Angelo
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Posted By: jettagli03
Date Posted: September 05, 2005 at 10:29 AM
they're everywhere -- just search online and you're bound to find many. i installed one in my friends car and picked him up one from best buy (he paid me back) and it wasnt cheap, like $150
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Posted By: Hornshockey
Date Posted: September 05, 2005 at 11:19 AM
So someone's finally got a fix for the Air Bag light issue? Or did Ford change from 04-05 and move the light off the panel with the radio and HVAC controls?
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Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while; you could miss it.
Posted By: angelob
Date Posted: September 05, 2005 at 12:20 PM
The air bag light is still there - just saw it.
Posted By: daze
Date Posted: September 06, 2005 at 8:01 AM
I have heard of guys using a resistor to trick it... As far as i know it works. I do not do that because what if the resistor shorts ?? Air bag light !
Posted By: angelob
Date Posted: September 06, 2005 at 10:52 AM
I've done a search and it appears that a 10k ohm resistor is being used. Does anyone know what wattage resistor to use? 1/4 watt, 1/2 watt, etc.??
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 06, 2005 at 11:55 AM
I'm not familiar with either that problem or solution, but as far as your wattage question goes: it doesn't matter. You'll probably find the most selection in 1/2 watt or 1 watt resistors. See https://www.bcae1.com/watt.htm------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: HICKMANAE3
Date Posted: September 06, 2005 at 3:06 PM
So my question is if the air bag light is trip, would the air bags blow?
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No security system can beat the tow truck :(
Posted By: stevdart
Date Posted: September 06, 2005 at 6:10 PM
Hickmanae3 wrote:
So my question is if the air bag light is trip, would the air bags blow?
No way, it still requires the force of a crash. If that were the case you would be replacing air bags every time you disconnected the battery. ------------- Build the box so that it performs well in the worst case scenario and, in return, it will reward you at all times.
Posted By: Hornshockey
Date Posted: September 07, 2005 at 1:24 AM
No; the air bags won't blow; but rather it will have the opposite effect. The system will see a problem and put on the air bag light. The system will disable the airbags since there is some problem with the system to avoid a possible malfuntion and accidental deployment.
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Life moves pretty fast; if you don't stop and look around once in a while; you could miss it.
Posted By: angelob
Date Posted: September 08, 2005 at 8:58 AM
Can anyone tell me if the Metra 99-5716 kit includes all necessary wiring harnesses? If not, does someone have the part numbe for the correct one? Thanks, Angelo
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