Need wwire digram for 05 Expedition factory overhead DVD. I have put in an aftermarket head unit, amp and sub and need to power the DVD player. I lost the RSE audio functions which I don't care about but need to know the wire schema to power the DVD player.
Wire diagram for Factory DVD
- Thread starter jaytee68
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I finally found what i was looking for, and more. Here is everything you need to use the factory dvd with an aftermarket headunit.
http://www.installz.com/index.php?showtopic=133
http://www.installz.com/index.php?showtopic=133
smo0othride
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That's some good info. I'm going to copy it to this site in case that link/site goes bad in the future.
"MOST OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL WORK FOR A LOT OF NEWER FORDS, BUT THE VEHICLE FOR THE EXAMPLE IS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION! USE ALL INFO AT YOUR OWN RISK I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR DAMAGES!
The truck in question was a 2004 Ford Expedition w/ factory 6 disc in dash, factory overhead tv, and factory subwoofer in the rear. Once you remove the factory radio, the tv and sub no longer function. Here's the tips on how to change out the factory radio and retain the rest. In this case we were adding a unit with navigation. First off at the back of the radio are the 24 pin main radio connector, a 16 or 20ish pin connector for the tv, and an 8 pin connector for the subwoofer. All connections are done at the back of the radio. "
"MOST OF THESE INSTRUCTIONS WILL WORK FOR A LOT OF NEWER FORDS, BUT THE VEHICLE FOR THE EXAMPLE IS A 2004 FORD EXPEDITION! USE ALL INFO AT YOUR OWN RISK I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY ERRORS OR DAMAGES!
The truck in question was a 2004 Ford Expedition w/ factory 6 disc in dash, factory overhead tv, and factory subwoofer in the rear. Once you remove the factory radio, the tv and sub no longer function. Here's the tips on how to change out the factory radio and retain the rest. In this case we were adding a unit with navigation. First off at the back of the radio are the 24 pin main radio connector, a 16 or 20ish pin connector for the tv, and an 8 pin connector for the subwoofer. All connections are done at the back of the radio. "
smo0othride
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- Connecting RCA ends as suggested is just asking for noise. Keep some noise filters on hand and use as needed if you experience noise.
- Unfortunately the truck didn't have the factory headphones in the truck for me to test. I'm not sure if they worked correctly or needed some extra wiring modifications.
The audio from the factory DVD player goes from the overhead DVD, to the in-dash radio, to the rear audio control panel, and then back up to the DVD player. Once you remove the factory radio the OEM headphones will no longer function. All you do is remove the factory overhead dvd, and jump the output audio wires to the input audio wires and your headphones will function again. The pins are as follows:
Pin 7: Left Input (+) Red
Pin 17: Left Input (-) White
Pin 5: Left Output (+) White
Pin 15: Left Output (-) Green
Pin 8: Right Input (+) Orange
Pin 18: Right Input (-) Pink
Pin 6: Right Output (+) Red
Pin 16: Right Output (-) Black
So you would jump the pins as follows:
Pin 7 to Pin 5
Pin 17 to Pin 15
Pin 8 to Pin 6
Pin 18 to Pin 16
As mentioned these connections are made @ the overhead DVD player itself, NOT at the back of the OEM radio!
"
- Connecting RCA ends as suggested is just asking for noise. Keep some noise filters on hand and use as needed if you experience noise.
- Unfortunately the truck didn't have the factory headphones in the truck for me to test. I'm not sure if they worked correctly or needed some extra wiring modifications.
The audio from the factory DVD player goes from the overhead DVD, to the in-dash radio, to the rear audio control panel, and then back up to the DVD player. Once you remove the factory radio the OEM headphones will no longer function. All you do is remove the factory overhead dvd, and jump the output audio wires to the input audio wires and your headphones will function again. The pins are as follows:
Pin 7: Left Input (+) Red
Pin 17: Left Input (-) White
Pin 5: Left Output (+) White
Pin 15: Left Output (-) Green
Pin 8: Right Input (+) Orange
Pin 18: Right Input (-) Pink
Pin 6: Right Output (+) Red
Pin 16: Right Output (-) Black
So you would jump the pins as follows:
Pin 7 to Pin 5
Pin 17 to Pin 15
Pin 8 to Pin 6
Pin 18 to Pin 16
As mentioned these connections are made @ the overhead DVD player itself, NOT at the back of the OEM radio!
"
smo0othride
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"2004 Ford Expedition OEM Overhead Plug PinOut - Found @ Rear Of OEM Radio"
smo0othride
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"2004 Ford Expedition OEM Subwoofer Plug PinOut - Found @ Rear Of OEM Radio"
smo0othride
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2004 Ford Expedition OEM Radio Plug PinOut - Found @ Rear Of OEM Radio
smo0othride
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Black/Pink (+) In the drivers kick panel/door sill harness coming from the rear. I believe the mute wire wants to see a negative, so I wouldn't recommend connecting that to the reverse wire without using a relay to change the polarity.
Hey smo0othride, can you repost the pictures above so I can access them. I am looking for the wiring diagram (pinouts) of the factory harness above the dvd player. I just installed a Kenwood DNX-5140 and I want to wire up the screen to run off the new head unit. Thanks.
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smo0othride
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Stoned06... I got the pics from the above link
Thanks. From what I have seen, there is no easy way to make what I want work. I am going to try to run the new headunit DVD through the Aux RCA ports on the front of the Factory DVD. I have relocated the ports to be internal, and now I just need to get power to the overhead screen. The unit is getting power, but nothing shows on the screen. I am looking at the PIE FRD03-DVD harness for the dvd harness behind the radio, but not sure if that will work with my system.
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maynard311
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Smo0othride thank for writing everything down, the attachment didnt come up. Do you have any more advice on the aftermarked radio and the oem dvd
maynard311
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aftermarket radio to factory dvd
Can anybody help please? I have a 03 expedition EB with aftermarket radio i want to install. My questions are, All I want to do is power on the DVD play for my daughter can watch movies.( I don’t have the wireless headphones for the vehicle that's ok). What I would like to do is to power on the player so we can watch movies and have sound coming out the 3.5 mm in the back of the center arm rest where a/c controls are located. Any information would be greatly appreicate
Can anybody help please? I have a 03 expedition EB with aftermarket radio i want to install. My questions are, All I want to do is power on the DVD play for my daughter can watch movies.( I don’t have the wireless headphones for the vehicle that's ok). What I would like to do is to power on the player so we can watch movies and have sound coming out the 3.5 mm in the back of the center arm rest where a/c controls are located. Any information would be greatly appreicate
maynard311
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Thx the only thing> Is that the audio into the 3.5 center arm rest.
maynard311
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Can you send me those pic please it might help.
Hey everyone, I was hoping someone may be able to help me. I am trying to replace my dvd player in my 2004 Ford Expedition. The monitor still works, I just need to replace the actual dvd player. I bought an aftermarket dvd player, and I can't find a wire harness to fit it. Any suggestions on where to get one, or other ways of hooking it up?
David Malcom
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Trying to resurrect this. None of the links work anymore. Can someone help me with a wiring diagram for the 2006 expedition, I’m trying to restore factory dvd after installing a new head unit.
