| Main Features Comparison Chart: |
 Connects to CD changer connector at rear of factory radio | Creates an auxiliary audio input into your factory radio | Can connect to any audio device with an external audio output | Has left & right RCA-type input connectors for universal connectivity |
| Provides a direct connection into the factory radio |  This is NOT an FM modulator | Full digital quality audio played through your factory radio | Comes complete with all wiring harnesses necessary to connect interface to factory radio |
Specific Vehicle Application List:
| Compatibility Information:
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| Ford
2003-2004 Crown Victoria (For 2005-2006, see FRD03-AUX/S)
2004-2005 Escape (w/Radio Model 3L8T-18C815-FB only)
2004-2005 Explorer
2004-2005 Freestar
2004 Mustang (Not compatible w/Mach 460 from Visteon, part number 3R3T-18C815-UE, see FRD03-AUX/S)
| Lincoln
2004-2005 Aviator (Must have 16-pin and 24-pin connector configuration and have CD changer controlling capabilities)
2004-2005 LS (Including 6-disc in-dash Navigation radio)
2003-2004 Town Car (Including 6-disc in-dash Navigation radio)
Mercury
2003-2005 Grand Marquis
2003-2004 Marauder | If the factory external CD Changer is present, you will need to disconnect it from the factory harness.
Factory radio MUST have external CD changer handling capabilities.
NOT compatible with vehicles with Ford's "1st generation" factory navigation system with the single disc CD player.
This device IS compatible with Lincoln's "2nd Generation" NAV radio. This radio is found in 2004-2005 Aviator, LS, Navigator and Town Car and can be identified by having an internal 6-disc player (the 1st generation Navigation Radio had only a single-disc player).
Not compatible with the 2005 Ford 500.
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Ford Radio Removal Instructions
Product Description:
The FRD03-AUX is an Auxiliary Input Converter that connects to the CD changer data port on the back of the factory radio of many 2003-2005 Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles (Please see Specific Vehicle Application List above), to create an external auxiliary input that you can then use to connect the audio from any external audio source, like the audio from an MP3 player, a portable DVD player, computer, video game, any audio device that has an audio output connector.
Installation is simple, as the interface plugs into the 16-pin connector at the rear of your factory radio using the vehicle specific cable that comes with the interface. The 16-pin connector, shown in the image at right, is one of the three connectors in Ford's "Phase II" 8-pin/16-pin/24-pin connector configuration (click image see larger photo of all 3 connectors).
Depending on what factory options your vehicle has, there could already be a factory wiring harness plugged into the 16-pin radio connector. The wiring harness that comes with this interface device is designed with a 'Y' connector that allows you to reconnect the factory wiring harness, if so equipped, once the interface is installed, keeping all existing factory options functional. If there is no factory wiring harness plugged into the 16-pin connector, the 16-pin 'Y' harness will remain empty after installation.
With this device installed, you will have created an auxiliary audio input to your factory radio, which will now allow you to plug in any external audio source, like the audio from a portable MP3 player, satellite tuner, DVD player, or iPOD, into the left & right RCA-type connectors (shown at left), and play the audio from that external audio device directly through your factory radio. This is a direct-connect device and NOT an FM Modulator. An FM modulator requires you to tune to an FM radio station in order to listen to the audio from the external audio device. This device does not work like that.
