1998 town car factory stereo wiring
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Printed Date: May 05, 2024 at 11:54 PM
Topic: 1998 town car factory stereo wiring
Posted By: EMVirostek
Subject: 1998 town car factory stereo wiring
Date Posted: July 14, 2008 at 4:57 PM
I am trying to install a CD changer in my father-in-law's 98 town car and am having trouble finding the constant 12v and acc power wires. I searched the VWD on here and they said that the wires are pink/light blue for the constant, and yellow/black for the acc. After pulling the factory head unit, I saw a pink wire with a blue stripe and a blue wire with a pink stripe...looks like speaker wires to me. Also, there are no yellow/black wires. Anyone else have this issue? Anyone know the correct colors for these wires? Thanks in advance! Eric
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Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 14, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Do you have a volt meter? You are only trying to find a couple wires.
Posted By: EMVirostek
Date Posted: July 14, 2008 at 6:05 PM
yeah, 3 of them lit up, one when the car is off, but the other 2 are when the car is on...maybe the antenna relay and the acc? tried the connection, but still didnt work :(
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 14, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Unplug the harness from the back of the radio. Then you will have only one that lights up when the key is on. That will be your acc. wire. Make sure the lights are off. If they are on you will get 3 that light it up.
Posted By: EMVirostek
Date Posted: July 14, 2008 at 9:47 PM
the harness was out and the lights were off...with the key off, we had one hot line. with the key on, we had 3 hot lines. i'm confuzzled! the constant 12v line should be hot no matter if the key is on or not, right? and the acc should only be hot with the key on, right?
Posted By: i am an idiot
Date Posted: July 14, 2008 at 9:53 PM
That is correct. I have no idea where the voltage is coming from on the third wire.
Posted By: EMVirostek
Date Posted: July 15, 2008 at 5:45 AM
maybe the power antenna? who knows... I think I'm going to just have to bite the bullet and call the dealership to see if they can tell me the correct colors.
Posted By: EMVirostek
Date Posted: July 21, 2008 at 6:39 AM
So, the dealership says they don't have anything that would tell them the colors of the wiring behind the dash! I think I'm getting jerked around!
Posted By: cb11044
Date Posted: July 21, 2008 at 10:03 AM
EMVirostek wrote:
So, the dealership says they don't have anything that would tell them the colors of the wiring behind the dash! I think I'm getting jerked around!
don't nother with dealerships,most likely they won't help
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