TcM-668
New Member
Just a note for the FAQ, that I know our moderator is compiling(wink, wink, hint, hint), that for the new owners of '00 Rs, your car has the wiring inplace for the Mach 460 Sound System...
If you get the appropriate adapters(found at most fine AutoSound stores) you can drop a system into your car, and not have to hack up the existing wiring harnesses, or waste many days building your own custom wiring harness....!!!
The door speaker wires are already in the doors, complete with the funky Ford speaker connectors...
The rear deck has the wires taped on top, under the deck cover...Just remove the back seat(carpet and board) and pop 2 trim clips and snake it out...you can bend it a bit, and It'll come right out...If you insist on removing the side trim in the back, there are 3 trim clips on the outside, and 1 under the upper window molding (IE not worth the effort, I broke a mounting tab on my lower molding, resort to bending and cajoling the deck cover out )...You'll find 2 funky Ford speaker connectors there.
Door and Deck Speakers are 5x7s...I went with Boston Acoustics, and put a bit of weatherstrip foam around the housing to isolate and seal the speaker from the deck/door. You do have to drill 4 holes for the doors.
NOTE ---- To get the door panels off, pull out th window control panel, and unscrew it, remove the door handle cup, and 2 screws, and pull up and towards the inside of the car and the panels come right off, reverse the proceedures to reinstall(Install the lower clips first, and thenpress the door panel to the door, and whack, whack, whack on the top, until it seats...More cussing on how to figure that out...)...needless to say I think the neighbors have filed a complaint with the home owners association for me desecrating thier fine neighborhood...
The main power/speaker connectors are taped up behind the glove box to the main harness. It is a grey, and black set, and an phone type clip for the Mach460 Amp. The grey connector is for power, ground, illumination, remote turn on(IE amplifier) and Remote Antenna. The black connector is for your speaker harnesses....
Anyways, I guess I am the only one to desecrate my car by putting a stereo in it...
Next up...Air conditioning, traction control, and cruise control...
Hope this helps some other poor soul...hehehehehe
Don...
If you get the appropriate adapters(found at most fine AutoSound stores) you can drop a system into your car, and not have to hack up the existing wiring harnesses, or waste many days building your own custom wiring harness....!!!
The door speaker wires are already in the doors, complete with the funky Ford speaker connectors...
The rear deck has the wires taped on top, under the deck cover...Just remove the back seat(carpet and board) and pop 2 trim clips and snake it out...you can bend it a bit, and It'll come right out...If you insist on removing the side trim in the back, there are 3 trim clips on the outside, and 1 under the upper window molding (IE not worth the effort, I broke a mounting tab on my lower molding, resort to bending and cajoling the deck cover out )...You'll find 2 funky Ford speaker connectors there.
Door and Deck Speakers are 5x7s...I went with Boston Acoustics, and put a bit of weatherstrip foam around the housing to isolate and seal the speaker from the deck/door. You do have to drill 4 holes for the doors.
NOTE ---- To get the door panels off, pull out th window control panel, and unscrew it, remove the door handle cup, and 2 screws, and pull up and towards the inside of the car and the panels come right off, reverse the proceedures to reinstall(Install the lower clips first, and thenpress the door panel to the door, and whack, whack, whack on the top, until it seats...More cussing on how to figure that out...)...needless to say I think the neighbors have filed a complaint with the home owners association for me desecrating thier fine neighborhood...
The main power/speaker connectors are taped up behind the glove box to the main harness. It is a grey, and black set, and an phone type clip for the Mach460 Amp. The grey connector is for power, ground, illumination, remote turn on(IE amplifier) and Remote Antenna. The black connector is for your speaker harnesses....
Anyways, I guess I am the only one to desecrate my car by putting a stereo in it...
Next up...Air conditioning, traction control, and cruise control...
Hope this helps some other poor soul...hehehehehe
Don...