Help just bought suv without radio and it’s connectors

[brock2002]

Hey guys I just bought a 97 Ford expedition XLT and there are three radio connectors I’m trying to figure out what all the radio connections go to because the people before me cut them off and I’m trying to find the factory connectors online and I should also mention it has the premium speakers

 

[Hamfisted]

See if you see all of these wires in the bundle. Or the attached Gen1 radio wiring diagram.
You're saying someone cut the harness plugs off right ?

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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 (+)	White/Red
Left Front (-)	Brown
Right Front (+)	Green
Right Front (-)	White/Orange
Rear Speakers	6" x 8" Rear Doors
Left Rear (+)	Light Blue/Black
Left Rear (-)	Yellow
Right Rear (+)	Purple/White
Right Rear (-)	Light Blue

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[brock2002]

Yes they did The only one they didn’t cut was a random black connector

 

[tommyddsr]

Sounds like a trip to your local pick-n-pull.

 

[Trainmaster]

It you live in a Socialist state as I do where pic-a-part junk yards are no longer legal, look for a radio on ebay that comes with the plugs attached. Some yards just cut the wires off and include the plugs with the radios they sell. The 97 OEM radios are "plug and play".

 

[Gregg Eshelman]

I hate when people cut the factory plugs off to direct wire (usually by twisting the wires together then wrapping with tape) an aftermarket radio. There are companies that make wiring pigtails with plugs to fit the factory plugs. Then you solder and shrink tube the pigtails from the new radio to those to make the adapter harness. That's so if you sell the car the factory radio goes back in and the factory plugs are still there.

 

[BlackBetty]

Another good resource (for all vehicles) is 12volt.com

 

[Tocapet]

Hey guys I just bought a 97 Ford expedition XLT and there are three radio connectors I’m trying to figure out what all the radio connections go to because the people before me cut them off and I’m trying to find the factory connectors online and I should also mention it has the premium speakers

You can go to Crutchfield and buy replacement connectors with color-coded wires and a list of what goes where. Been there, done that.