[rodburner]

Hi, I have a 99 sable with a stock head unit w/ digital climate controls. I have a Haynes manual, but the wires are all off. I can't figure out where to put the Remote turn on either. I bought an output converter, and can't figure out which wires go where? The wires going into the rear speakers aren't even in the wiring harness in the back of the head unit. please help!

 

[KhanTyranitar]

The wires you are looking for would be at the RCU in the trunk. The head unit is really nothing more than a remote faceplate. The actual head unit is called the RCU and is located in the trunk, or in the wagon, behind the spare.

 

[hayabusaboy123]

Probably have to do the same thing i did... when i bought the aftermarket headunit, i got home and the color coded wires didnt match up. When you buy a new headunit here are little wires sticking out of the back for the power, remote, illumination, speaker, ground, ignition, blah blah blah... and you need a wiring harness to show the correct coloring for those wires. If you go to metra.com or a car audio shop u can get the wiring harness that attaches to those wires on the back of the headunit and it will connect directly to the harness that goes to all of the speakers in the back.(there are 2 harnesses for audio in those vehicles, one that goes from the radio to the "brain" in the trunk, then a harness from the brain to all of the speakers. So with the harness you will just be connecting those 2 harnesses together wihout a need for the "brain" and may take it out as i did. But in order for the actual am/fm to work you will neex to get a car antennae extension cable to run up to the headunit for your year i believe

 

[KhanTyranitar]

If all you want to do is add a sub, all the wires you need will be at the RCU in the back. Don't mess around wit the head unit/faceplate. The connectors at the RCU are similar to those found on other Ford models, and the color codes should be the same.

 

[rodburner]

I dont think there is an RCU in the trunk? it only has a cassette player. I got everything hooked up but it doean't work. I have no Idea what the speaker wires are. Could anyone help? I have digital climate control and I don't know which eight are for the speakers and it what order? I want to put a line out converter in it to run RCA's back to the amp. anyone have a wiring diagram that is correct?

 

[KhanTyranitar]

Of course there is a n RCU in the trunk. Go take a look. All Gen3 Taurus models have an RCU in the trunk. Like I told you before, all you speaker wires are going to be at the RCU.

 

[sadistic]

REMOVAL & INSTALLATION



Sedan

See Figures 1 through 5

http://www.taurusclub.com/autozone/...move the trim to access the rear chassis unit
Fig. Fig. 1: Remove the trim to access the rear chassis unit

http://www.taurusclub.com/autozone/...onnect the antenna from the rear chassis unit
Fig. Fig. 2: Disconnect the antenna from the rear chassis unit

http://www.taurusclub.com/autozone/...ctrical connectors from the rear chassis unit
Fig. Fig. 3: Detach the electrical connectors from the rear chassis unit

http://www.taurusclub.com/autozone/...me=Fig. 4: Remove the three retaining nuts...
Fig. Fig. 4: Remove the three retaining nuts...

http://www.taurusclub.com/autozone/...remove the rear chassis unit from the vehicle
Fig. Fig. 5: ... and remove the rear chassis unit from the vehicle

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Open the trunklid and remove the driver's side trim panel pushpins and the panel.
3. Detach the electrical connectors and the antenna cable from the rear chassis unit.
4. Remove the three retaining nuts from the rear chassis unit and remove the unit from the vehicle.

To install:

1. The installation is the reverse of the removal.

Wagon

See Figure 6

http://www.taurusclub.com/autozone/...Name=Fig. 6: Rear chassis unit mounting-wagon
Fig. Fig. 6: Rear chassis unit mounting-wagon

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Open the liftgate and remove the spare tire from the vehicle.
3. Remove the spare tire well trim.
4. Detach the electrical connectors and the antenna cable from the rear chassis unit.
5. Remove the one retaining nut and the two retaining screws from the rear chassis unit and remove the unit from the vehicle.
6. The installation is the reverse of the removal.
   
   start checking out auto zone etc.for wire diagrams. also if you do not have a strong enough loc which is the line output converter which you need some thing like this cause high poweramp is what you got for the stock amp. may not be as high powered as a after market set up but as stock goes it is high power.
   http://cgi.ebay.com/STINGER-SGN13-HIGH-LOW-LEVEL-OUTPUT-CONVERTER-35X2-/330457578814?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0
   
   that is what i suggest for the loc also if you got a loc hooked up to the rear speaker wires then all you got to do is turn the left or right output up on the loc. then match them to the amp level control. do not forget the remote turn on wire. if you skip this step the amp will stay dorment and not turn on with the use of a loc.