Mach 460 audio wiring

Is the factory wiring harness still in place; or are you trying to cut/solder the new headunit in?

The easiest way is usually to head to an audio store (hell, even Walmart, these days) and get a Factory Wiring adapter - it's a set of connectors that will plug right into the factory harness; and comes out to pigtails that are colour coded to match your head-unit's wiring (thing's like red & yellow for power, blue for amp/power antenna, series of colours & stripes for the speakers, etc)

Failing that, (i.e the factory harness is damaged/missing) there are cheat-sheets available (hit google) to get the colourcodes.

Heath

Why not just get the adapter from Scosche or Crutchfield's? No cutting, no splicing, no guessing.

If you just GOTTA cut wires yourself, head to the service department at your local dealership. They are usually willing to print the wiring diagram from the service manual on the 'puter.

Hey Mike, Are you replacing the 460 with something else?

Somehow I am thinking that that's a no no.

I'll look through my stuff to see if I can find you a wiring diagram and email it to you.

Kate

I bought a stereo connector from Scoche (sp?) from walmart.. but it doesn't work right. The big grey connector it fits... but nothing else fits on my new head unit.

P.S. I cut a few wires, but they are back together already.

-Mike

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What make/model of head did you get, anyways?

Typically, the head unit will come with a wire-harness; that's colour-coded... Take that, and match colour-for-colour with the adapter to fit the factory harness... Plug the one end into the factory connector in the dash, plug the other end into the head-unit (if it's removable - most are these days) - then slide the radio home... Don't forget the antenna wire, too...

I plugged the adapter into the factory wiring... but no other end fits into the aftermarket (cheap.. nuff said :P) so I just wired the color-coded wires together. No big deal. Then it doesn't power on......... and I say f*ck it, I'll work on it later. I shut off the car... try to lock doors.......... ain't happenin. Windows will roll down, but doors don't lock/unlock. Also, keyless entry lock/unlock/trunk/panic doesn't work. Could be a blown fuse? Which fuse would I check? All of 'em I guess... just a pain in the ass to get under there. Any other ideas? Thanks.

-Mike

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Ahh...

Didn't know Ford did this; but it's common in the imports...

Sounds like the power-locks, remote entry, etc are all part of the factory headunit. With Hondas, you have to remount the factory headunit up inside the dash and use a special splitter harness to connect an aftermarket head in...

Question now may be; how badly do you want to replace the factory system...

I've had it replaced before, and this wasn't an issue in the past. I put the factory head unit back in due to the aftermarket one being sold. I'm gonna go check fuses.

-Mike

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Just checked my guides, and you're right - there's no connection between the remote entry & the head unit...

Happy hunting with the fuses...

Heath

doors..........

Just realized the speedometer doesn't work either. SIGH. Going to start pulling fuses.. I'll report back.

-Mike

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And I found the blown fuse. 15 (amp?).. will run by autozone & grab a couple more.

-Mike

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lock/unlock.

Mike I seem to remember(sparked one to many bones in my younger days) a thread earlier this year about putting a /aftermarket head unit on a Mach system and it turned out to be a total cluster fu@k.

Dave

I remember it too. I've done it before though & it worked great... until I sold it. Anyway.. replaced a couple fuses (I let 2 wires touch... d'oh) & it powers on, but no sound. Hmmmmm... I let the wires touch again on accident (gonna wrap 'em w/ electrical tape now) and blew the fuses again... good thing I bought 5 of each. Any idea why no sound?? I'm sure all of the wires are correctly paired.

-Mike

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(cheapie)...

Crutchfield's?

any chance you may have put twelve volts into the speakers and blown them? or crossed +@- on the output..........that would blow your output transistors in a heartbeat. Dave

Hmmmmmmmmm..... I matched the wires correctly.. I'll go double check.

-Mike

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The Mach 460 amps most likely need a 12v signal to power them up, which the stock head unit provided. Aftermarket units usually have an orange wire, usually called the power antenna lead, which can be used. IIRC, none of the speakers in the Mach system are driven directly from the head unit.

Mike, see if any of these are any good:

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Damn... yeah.. there is an orange wire that says "power antenna / remote amplifier" or something real similar.. and I left it alone b/c I didn't see any matching orange wire.

Update: Blew another fuse (wires touched) so I used electrical tape & prevented that from happening again. I got it all wired up (minus orange wire & couple others that didn't have a matching wire from top head unit (tape deck.. i also have teh cd player)) and it turns on now, but no sound comes out. I put the stock head unit back in (tape deck w/ cd player still installed below it) and I can hear sound perfectly...

Any ideas? What do I hook the orange wire to?

-Mike

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I've already gotten that first link... but that 2nd link with the 12V source... I didn't know a/b that. Thx! Now if I can find the sucker!! hehe..

-Mike

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