Ford Focus Stereo Wire Harness
My harness from Metra worked perfectly on my 2005 Mustang. I installed a
Kenwood Stereo in place of the Shaker 500. It was a big improvement
and gives me the ability to plug in my IPOD and/or Phone with the front
Aux input and USB. The only thing I'd like to see is better
instructions. Most of the wires are color coded the same between the
Metra harness and the Kenwood plug. So matching and connecting was
easy. However, the Ford Shaker system has two plugs. One is the basic
harness and the other is for the front door subs/amplifiers. I didn't
know this when I started.
Ford Focus Stereo Wire Harness
I was confused about how to wire in the second plug. I discovered that
you need to connect the various blue/white wires together (the two
blue/white wires on the small connector to the blue/white on the large
connector to the blue/white out of the radio). This set-up turns on the
amps. If you have a separate sub/amp in your trunk, you would need to
wire in a fifth blue/whire to turn on that amp. I didn't see any
instructions for doing this. Also, I read somewhere that the voltage
coming out of the radio is 12 volts and the Ford amps only require 5
volts.
Ford Focus Stereo Wire Harness
If they see a 12 volt signal, they will "pop". As such, I wired in a
12 volt to 5 volt voltage reducer from Radio Shack (less than $2). I
don't know if I needed this but it was cheap and simple to wire in and I
have no turn-on pop. Again, if this was needed, I would have
appreciated some instruction as to whether to go this extra step.
Otherwise, this was a simple install thanks to the Metra Harness.
Ford Focus Stereo Wire Harness
Ford Focus Stereo Wire Harness
This wiring harness made upgrading the head unit in my '04 Crown Vic
easy-- almost. It's missing the steering wheel control wire--
incredible because Metra's own Axxess ASWC steering wheel control box
specifies this wire!
Metra specifies this harness for my car on
their website-- which is why I bought it. My work around was to pop one
of the two unused wires for my application out, and pop it into hole 18
on the connector. I needed to remove the red plastic locking plate
from the connector before removing and re-inserting the wire.
Ford Focus Stereo Wire Harness
The harness worked well, just be aware that it doesn't include
pins/wires for common inputs such as steering wheel controls and speed
pulse. You'll still have to have wire taps for those.
Ford Focus Stereo Wire Harness
