| 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 to connect to factory radio |
Specific Vehicle Application List:
| Compatibility Information:
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| Ford
2004-2006 Expedition
2004-2005 Freestar
| Lincoln
2004-2005 Navigator
| NOT compatible if the Rear Seat Entertainment (RSE) system option is installed.
MUST have the "CD/AUX" button on radio.
If your vehicle is pre-wired from the factory with a data cable running to the rear/trunk, see FRDW-AUX
NOT compatible with vehicles with factory navigation system.
NOT compatible with vehicles with factory Sirius satellite system. |
Ford Radio Removal Instructions
Product Description:
An aux input device for the Ford in-dash 6-disc CD changer radio!! The FRD03-AUX100 Auxiliary Input Converter connects to the CD changer data port on the back of the factory radio of a few 2004-2006 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.
Part#: FRD03AUX100
FRD03-AUX100 2004-2006 Ford Auxiliary Input Converter for In-dash Changer Radios
