stevens1994f150

first thread here guys, my trucks radio works but no sound out speakers so i wanna take the cd player out to see if its hooked up right. problem is its aftermarket radio so the radio removal tool wont do any good. how does the radio come out? aso i think there was an amp hooked sine i notice alot of heavy duty cable in engine bay going into cab

Brandon587

Should just pull out, there may be tabs pushed out to help hold it in better on the radios metal sleeve. Try to wiggle it out, don't use excessive force, if it just doesn't want to come look and see why. It may be easier if you remove the little plastic trim around the radio that is part of the radio itself, not part of the truck. Then try and pull it out.

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iTrader: (1)

You need the radio removal tool for that radio.

stevens1994f150

UPDATE: i got the radio out, it was not fun and i have the cuts to prove it. anyway i found out why there was no sound coming from the radio, looks like the dumbass previous owner had it wired for an amp but he took it out before he sold the truck and never rewired it to work. pisses me off that i gotta go and clean up somebody's lazyness. any way this is what im working with. all that blue wiring was plugged in the back on the cd player and they hacked up the stock wiring harness badly (as you can see in 2nd pic the original plugs are gone and cut wires remain). is there anything i can do to put this back to working order? im so frustrated i had to walk away

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iTrader: (1)

Yea, wire it in right. I just had to do the same thing to the van I just got, except they didn't cut the harness.

stevens1994f150

do you know where i can find the original male plugs so i can reconnect them? the get the adapter i tried ebay but so far have not been able to find a set that matches my wire colors

stevens1994f150

guess im hitting the junk yards huh?

Just call me Sean

iTrader: (1)

Just wire it direct.

stevens1994f150

wires are not the same colors between original harness and adapter so cant tell what goes where. also the idiot who wired it all cut the wires on the adapter too short i cant splice any wires on it

Just call me Sean

iTrader: (1)

Then how do you expect to wire on a new plug? Excuses excuses.