Audio Systems/FORD Explorer 2003

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I have Ford Explorer with Premium AM/FM Stereo/Cassette/Single CD. I have bought Motorola hands free IHF1000 and installed it. Now I am looking for this diagram to connect 3 wires from IHF1000: MUTE, AUDIO+ and AUDIO-. I can not find anywhere pin diagram for this radio. Can you help me?


Answer
Power Black plug
With catch on top work from right to left. Pin 7 marked on plug with a 7

Pin Number Colour Description
1 Red  12V Permanent Feed
2 Brown (thin) Earth
3 Yellow 12V Switched Feed (Accessory)
4 Grey / Yellow Illumination
5 Brown/yellow  Unknown/ Not used
6 Brown (thick) Earth
7 Not used (sometimes mute)

Pin 5: brown/yellow is not always there on some models. mine do not have this and the
Haynes manual says nothing about it. it does not match up with any pin on the ISO.


Speaker Yellow Plug
With catch on top work from right to left. Pin 8 marked on plug with an 8

Pin Number Colour Description
1 Yellow / Black Left Front Speaker
2 White / Black  Left Front Speaker
3 Yellow / green  Left Rear Speaker
4 White / green  Left Rear Speaker
5 Yellow / Brown  Right Front Speaker
6 White / Brown  Right Front Speaker
7 Yellow / red  Right Rear Speaker
8 White / red  Right Rear Speaker  

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Peter G. Lee

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Accessory installations including audio, security and lighting, general wiring and fault finding. Nothing specific to US car electrics such as ECUs or engine management systems please i.e. how do I get the radio out of a Saturn, we don't have Saturns in Europe so I wouldn't know.

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11 years as a security and audio installer in the U.K. 9 years own company in South West of U.K. installing for a number of high street retailers incluing Trinity in-car centre, Road User, Halfords and A.1. Past advisor to and chairman of Sold Secure initative gloucestershire police. member PACT (partnership against car theft)U.K. police, Kit car builder VW air coole

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Member of the institute of diagnostic engineers M.I.Diag.E

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Certified by Clifford, Cobra (U.K.) Serpi Star-Gamel, Moss, Philips, Tracker (Lowjack), Pioneer blue chip installer, Kenwood installer. City and Guilds, A.R.E

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Over 2,000 between 1988 and 2000

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