Another small step forward. Radio lights up and if you shine a flashlight onto the display you can see it lock onto a station. But no sound. Pulled the overhead console down. Wires look okay. Confirmed colors going into doors. They look okay. Pulled the door panels off and the speakers are absolutely trashed. Removed the right side, hooked the wires to a wrong size speaker...sound! Awesome! Left side...sound! Sweet! Hopped onto Crutchfield and ordered some waterproof speakers that should actually fit the hole. Should be $90 well spent.
The radio is the original Ford like you'd see in Aerostars, Tauruses, Rangers, etc from the day. The OE harness is still intact. Nobody bastardized it. That means when I decide to upgrade the head unit, installation will be plug & play. And I will eventually. I want one with Bluetooth and maybe Sirius built in so I don't have to have a million things plugged into the cigarette lighter.
Here's what's going:
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Here's what's coming:
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