Ahhhhhhhhh!!!! Frustrated, help please!

[Explor2Exped]

I have no idea which wires go where.

I thought if I printed off a wiring chart from 12volt I could do this myself, clearly not!

Any help would be greatly appreciated!!

 

[Explor2Exped]

BTW I spliced the factory adapter. Not sure if was suppose to do that...

 

[Explor2Exped]

1998 Ford Expedition Stereo Wiring
Constant 12V+ White/Purple
Switched 12V+ Black/Pink
Ground Black/Green
Illumination Blue/Black
Dimmer n/a
Amplifier Remote Blue
Antenna Right Front
Front Speakers 6" x 8" Doors
Left Front (+) Light Blue/White
Left Front (-) Orange/Light Green
Right Front (+) Dark Green/Orange
Right Front (-) White/Light Green
Rear Speakers 6" x 8" Rear Doors
Left Rear (+) Tan/Yellow
Left Rear (-) Gray/Light Blue
Right Rear (+) Brown/Pink
Right Rear (-) Orange/Red

 

[Explor2Exped]

I don't understand any of that..!!???

 

[Explor2Exped]

Does White/Purple mean white wire to purple wire or just plain white wire with a purple strip?

 

[KWT2000]

no it means white wire with purple stripe...

on the head unit red should be switched power and yellow should be constant with black for ground... the blue wire should be amp on/off

 

[panda24619]

omg. why did you cut it off???????????? theres a harness you can get where you dont need to any of that. http://www.amazon.com/Stereo-Harness-Expedition-wiring-installation/dp/B000KL4JN8 ugh! now your going to have funn.

 

[KWT2000]

omg. why did you cut it off???????????? theres a harness you can get where you dont need to any of that. http://www.amazon.com/Stereo-Harness-Expedition-wiring-installation/dp/B000KL4JN8 ugh! now your going to have funn.

 

[GAINMOB]

dude...sounds like you dont know what youre doing...sooooooooo...go ahead and pay to get it done by a shop or best buy...

future reference...buy a harness...plug the to the factory plug...the wires at the end of the harness connect to the wires from the HU...everyone has to learn...i did the same thing 14yrs ago too....

 

[KWT2000]

i did too years ago... but you learn the hard way that most cars wires are not marked... but thats ok

 

[Explor2Exped]

omg. why did you cut it off???????????? theres a harness you can get where you dont need to any of that. http://www.amazon.com/Stereo-Harness-Expedition-wiring-installation/dp/B000KL4JN8 ugh! now your going to have funn.

 

[Explor2Exped]

dude...sounds like you dont know what youre doing...sooooooooo...go ahead and pay to get it done by a shop or best buy...

future reference...buy a harness...plug the to the factory plug...the wires at the end of the harness connect to the wires from the HU...everyone has to learn...i did the same thing 14yrs ago too....

Yeah I really f*cked myself over....

 

[Explor2Exped]

I tried rewiring everything to at least get the factory stereo working again & all I can get is light out of it.

Did I maybe not wire it back good enough or is it pretty much shot from the damage I've done?

 

[Explor2Exped]

I want to be able to sleep good tonight. Somebody give me some good news....

 

[Racenut]

Check your fuses! The lights and radio power are on seperate fuses, so it may be a simple fix.

 

[Explor2Exped]

Check your fuses! The lights and radio power are on seperate fuses, so it may be a simple fix.

The fuses by the hood latch & brake?

 

[ELVATO]

Yea, make sure you didn't accidentally blow a fuse.

Also, make sure these are wired up well:

Constant 12V+ White/Purple
Switched 12V+ Black/Pink
Ground Black/Green

 

[Explor2Exped]

Yea, make sure you didn't accidentally blow a fuse.

Also, make sure these are wired up well:

Constant 12V+ White/Purple
Switched 12V+ Black/Pink
Ground Black/Green

I twisted every wire then bent it over & taped it. I think there may have been one wire that wasn't stripped that great, so I'm guessing I have to go threw everyone to find it. ughhhhh....

 

[Explor2Exped]

Hopefully it's just a fuse.

I'm new to all this electrical work so I forgot to disconnect the battery & snipped a wire. It sparked at me, so maybe that blew the fuse?

 

[Explor2Exped]

Checked the fuse, seems alright...