2000 Ford Taurus, stereo, climate control

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Topic: 2000 Ford Taurus, stereo, climate control

Posted By: sorryociffer
Subject: 2000 Ford Taurus, stereo, climate control
Date Posted: December 15, 2006 at 2:58 PM

My Taurus has the ETAC climate control that is integrated with the stereo face. I am told that a conventional install is impossible with this setup. My research seams to confirm this. Has anyone seen or done a custom install that keeps the ETAC?

The car is a 2000.

Thanks,
Bryan

Replies:

Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: December 15, 2006 at 6:46 PM

American International kit #fmk-578.

Posted By: sorryociffer
Date Posted: December 15, 2006 at 11:33 PM

Not gonna work, that kit is for the dial type heater/fan controls my car has the ETAC electronic control type with no dials. I do appreciate the effort though.
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Bryan

Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: December 16, 2006 at 12:50 PM

No kits are available for what you want, trust me I have searched. I have seen cd player installed in universal pods in these cars, its not pretty but it works. I am sure something custom can be done to integrate an aftermarket head unit in. maybe the glove box?

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Posted By: ss-installer
Date Posted: December 16, 2006 at 1:47 PM

dont guess ive run into one of those yet

Posted By: xtremej
Date Posted: December 16, 2006 at 1:51 PM

There aren't many of them I saw my first one about 2 weeks ago. I ordered the metra kit for the tarus with the dials for climate controls, oops now I ask detailed questions when taurus's are coming in.

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Posted By: rudydapimp
Date Posted: December 16, 2006 at 7:43 PM

i alwys tell customers to get a cd changer.

Posted By: dudek38
Date Posted: December 23, 2006 at 10:52 PM

been there too. use a cassette adapter, wired fm mod for some sirius or xm or a changer. show the customer this thread

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owner of
Motion Marine & Car Audio
the florida keys

Posted By: MHARVEY
Date Posted: December 24, 2006 at 7:27 AM

just do an fm modgulated cd changer thats what we endend eup doing in my moms car.

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