Skyhiranger1
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- '97 RANGER STX
I've got a 97 Ranger with the Premium sound system (I guess)......AM/FM/cass with the CD changer controls on the radio, but no CD changer. Number on the radio is F57F-19B165-CER.
I bought a dual media (AM/FM/single CD/cass) radio from a 2001 (IIRC) Explorer and am trying to swap it into my Ranger using the scosche FDK106 wiring adapter harness. Number on the radio is XL2F-18C868-BB.
My issue is that I can get the Explorer radio to power on, change stations, lock onto stations during scan, etc. but I can't get any sound through the speakers.
I know the radio is good and functioning properly, because I plugged it into my 2K Explorer and it works perfectly.
On my Ranger radio harness I have 2 plugs......
1) a gray, skinny, long, right angle 8 pin plug for the power, ground, illumination, and amp. I have the power, ground, and illumination connected into the scosche harness, but I am not sure if I need the amp wire hooked up (or if I even have an amp). If I do, what do I hook to the Ranger amp wire? Measuring voltage on the amp wire, when using the stock Ranger radio, it reads around 4.3 volts.....so I assume I don't want to put a full 12V to it.
2) a square black 16 pin plug with a bunch of wires that don't match up to any wiring color codes I can find. The scosche harness has a green plug (that connects to the factory Ranger plug) that has the 8 wires for the 4 speakers and a ground wire. I have these 9 wires wired/spliced into the Explorer radio pigtail harness (cut factory harness) that I got when I took out the Explorer radio.
I have also read about factory amp bypass plugs when using a HU that has a built in amp (does the Explorer radio have a built-in amp?). If so, would it be better to use the Explorer radio's built-in amp or my stock Ranger amp (assuming I have one)? Also, if the Ranger has a factory amp, where is it located?
I am not interested in swapping in an aftermarket HU, I would like to get the dual media Explorer radio to work.....but if I can't, I'll just put my factory Ranger radio back in.
Thanks for any help.
I bought a dual media (AM/FM/single CD/cass) radio from a 2001 (IIRC) Explorer and am trying to swap it into my Ranger using the scosche FDK106 wiring adapter harness. Number on the radio is XL2F-18C868-BB.
My issue is that I can get the Explorer radio to power on, change stations, lock onto stations during scan, etc. but I can't get any sound through the speakers.
I know the radio is good and functioning properly, because I plugged it into my 2K Explorer and it works perfectly.
On my Ranger radio harness I have 2 plugs......
1) a gray, skinny, long, right angle 8 pin plug for the power, ground, illumination, and amp. I have the power, ground, and illumination connected into the scosche harness, but I am not sure if I need the amp wire hooked up (or if I even have an amp). If I do, what do I hook to the Ranger amp wire? Measuring voltage on the amp wire, when using the stock Ranger radio, it reads around 4.3 volts.....so I assume I don't want to put a full 12V to it.
2) a square black 16 pin plug with a bunch of wires that don't match up to any wiring color codes I can find. The scosche harness has a green plug (that connects to the factory Ranger plug) that has the 8 wires for the 4 speakers and a ground wire. I have these 9 wires wired/spliced into the Explorer radio pigtail harness (cut factory harness) that I got when I took out the Explorer radio.
I have also read about factory amp bypass plugs when using a HU that has a built in amp (does the Explorer radio have a built-in amp?). If so, would it be better to use the Explorer radio's built-in amp or my stock Ranger amp (assuming I have one)? Also, if the Ranger has a factory amp, where is it located?
I am not interested in swapping in an aftermarket HU, I would like to get the dual media Explorer radio to work.....but if I can't, I'll just put my factory Ranger radio back in.
Thanks for any help.