Wiring New Sub to Factory Stereo
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Wiring New Sub to Factory Stereo
I just purchased some new speakers, but spent more than I had originally planned, and do not have enough saved up to get a new stereo. I am wondering what I need to do in order to wire up my subs to the factory stereo (truck is an 02), as in which wires are the correct ones to tie into. I'm new to the speaker game, so please forgive my ignorance. Thanks.
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The LOC needs to be wired into the front speaker wires. Left and right side, positive and negative.
As far as wire color, I really cant help you there. Ford used lots of different wiring. You could get an 02 F150 just like yours and the speaker wires might be different colors.
Your best bet is to pull out the two front speakers, then see what color they are. From there maybe do the old battery to the speaker test to see which is negative, and which is positive. That way you can be sure you are getting the correct wires, and correct polarity.
Or else you could try to search for the wire colors and hope you have the same colors as the diagram you find. I did a little search and really didnt find anything.
I did find this: http://installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.pdf
And even though its only up to 99 year it says, I know someone who used it for their 01 and the colors are correct. You might get lucky and have the same colors...
For the remote wire to your amp, you will have to use just a regular ignition wire. On my 99's stock wire harness, there was a black wire with a red stripe; this wire got power when the key was on, and no power when the key was off. It will work for your turn on wire, however it will not shut off the amp when you turn off the radio, with the key still on, like a regular turn on.
I always had my radio on so it wasnt a problem for me, but I wired a switch into my turn on wire so I could turn the amp off if I needed for some reason.
As far as wire color, I really cant help you there. Ford used lots of different wiring. You could get an 02 F150 just like yours and the speaker wires might be different colors.
Your best bet is to pull out the two front speakers, then see what color they are. From there maybe do the old battery to the speaker test to see which is negative, and which is positive. That way you can be sure you are getting the correct wires, and correct polarity.
Or else you could try to search for the wire colors and hope you have the same colors as the diagram you find. I did a little search and really didnt find anything.
I did find this: http://installdr.com/Harnesses/Ford-Wiring.pdf
And even though its only up to 99 year it says, I know someone who used it for their 01 and the colors are correct. You might get lucky and have the same colors...
For the remote wire to your amp, you will have to use just a regular ignition wire. On my 99's stock wire harness, there was a black wire with a red stripe; this wire got power when the key was on, and no power when the key was off. It will work for your turn on wire, however it will not shut off the amp when you turn off the radio, with the key still on, like a regular turn on.
I always had my radio on so it wasnt a problem for me, but I wired a switch into my turn on wire so I could turn the amp off if I needed for some reason.