Expert: Ernesto R - 4/26/2007

Question
QUESTION: i just purchased a factory stereo and cd changer from a 2003 ford f-150 crew cab. i got it with a wire harness but it does not fit to the back of the stereo. Does the changer plug directly to the back of the stereo or does it plug somewhere else? i appreciate your time. by the way im trying to install it on a 2001 ranger.
ANSWER: the cd changer plugs in to the back of the factory stereo  
there is a plug for 1998 to 2002 and 2 plugs from 2003 to 2005
there was 3 resdios on the f series truck   e-mail me pictures of the plugs

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QUESTION: o.k. i just went to the local junk yard and got the plug from a 2001 ford f-150 that had a cd changer in the center console. i tried to connect them but some of the wires match and on one side i was left with 3 green wires and the other side 1 green and 1 black. i have a 2003 ford expedition with a navigation system and a cd changer int he center console. i plugged the changer to it and it worked. so do i have to get the plug exactly from a 2003 vehicle.
thanks,
arturo
ANSWER: there is not single lose wires on the cd changer plug one side is the 12 pin square plug and the radio side the  16 or 24 pin plug

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QUESTION: ok i know what you mean but when i got the stereo and cd changer the wire i got goes from the changer all the way to the kick panel on the right side. then from there it goes under the dash i dont know if it ends up in the stereo or somewhere else. what i did was that i just got the plug from the junk yard from the back of the radio. i figuered since i have a lot of wire from the changer i could just tape them together. like i said when i did that i had miss match wires at the end. so do i have to get the wires from a 2003 model? because it worked in my expedition and it has a navigation system.
sorry for the confusion
arturo

Answer
i am confuse i have 2 cABLES FOR THE CD CHANGER IN my hand there is no lose cables,wires in one end there is the square plug with 12 pins that plug in tot he cd changer
the other end there is a 24 pin plug that plugs in to the radio and the power plug with 2 or 3 wires that plugs in to the radio power plug  

firt picture here shows the plug for the radio
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