Aftermarket Stereo Wiring Harness for 2003 Ford Taurus SE?
I recently bought a stereo, along with a wiring harness to plug into the factory one so I wouldn t have to worry with wires.
This is the harness I bought https://www.walmart.com/...3=&veh=sem
I got all the power wires from the stereo hooked up to the aftermarket harness. The stereo has power and works fine.
The problem is, there are 8 speaker wires going from the stereo, and only 3 wires are left on the adapter.
Only one of the wires is labeled: "left rear -"
I'm at an impass and could really use some advice!
That's not the right harness for your vehicle at all. That one's only for the 1998-99 Taurus, and it's designed to be used together with Metra's 99-5715LD dash kit, which includes the rest of the wiring you need if you had that vehicle. (Ford changed the plug design in 1998, so the harness you purchased was meant to let people use the older kit with the newer plug).
The true wiring harness for your vehicle is included with the 99-5716 installation kit. The speaker harness is 16' long because it has to be routed to your trunk where the factory tuner/amp is located. There's also an antenna extension because the factory antenna connector is in the trunk as well. There are no speaker wires or antenna plugs at the front in the factory "radio" cavity--you must run wires to the trunk in this vehicle.
You could probably get the Metra 70-5601 harness and use it together with the one you already have, and get the new head unit working that way. This assumes you already have a dash mounting kit. If not you may as well buy the 99-5716, which comes with everything you'd need.
So you don't short your car wiring harness out… Go up to your local car stereo shop and have them do it. Ask them if you can watch and learn from it from the professionals. Use those words they will probably only charge you less than 60, just do it and enjoy your weekend it can turn into issues you don't even want if you do something wrong
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