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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:
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| Ford
1995-1997 Crown Victoria
1995-1997 Explorer
1996-2006 Taurus (MUST have oval-shaped radio)
Lincoln
1995-1997 Continental
1995-1997 Town Car
| Mercury
1995-1997 Grand Marquis For 1995-1997 Grand Marquis w/Alpine radio, see FRD03-AUX)
1997 Mountaineer
1996-2006 Sable | Works in vehicles with Radio Series 852 JBL or LUX Audio System (For vehicles with Radio Series 165 - Premium Audio System, see FRDF-AUXIf the factory 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 factory navigation system.
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Ford Radio Removal Instructions
Product Description:
The FRDR-AUX Auxiliary Input Converter connects to the CD changer data port at the rear of the factory radio of many 1995-1997 Ford-made vehicles and the 1996-2006 Taurus and Sable (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.
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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 two connectors used in Ford's “JBL/LUX” 8-pin/16-pin connector configuration (click image see larger photo of both connectors and rear of “JBL/LUX” radio).
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.
Comes complete with all cables and connectors needed to connect this interface device to your vehicle.
Please Note: This is a direct-connect audio-only auxiliary input converter, and does not allow you to control the external audio device that is connected to it.