Ford Wiring???? - First time installing head deck

[vey]

hey guys .. does any one know the wiring for a 89 EA ?

my first time installing a head deck and the head deck colours dont match the old falcon ones so im so confused.

does any one know what the falcon wires mean so i can match it up to the head deck ones??

any help appreciated heaps.

thanks

[EB_Ghia]

you'll find thats normal mate...
get a wiring diagram to figure out the ea pinouts for the radio. i cant remember what they are atm

i'll try to find dads ea manual and from there i can tell you which one does what.

[travs ea-xr6]

get a test light and find what is the constant power and there should be another wire that only puts out power when the ignition is on,then find your earth and run the speaker wires eassy.
good luck

[67rce]

As what trav said, but to find the speakers, use a 9V battery, and listen for the speaker that makes a noise

[EB_Ghia]

the speakers are in coloured pairs.... ie orange and orange black trace..

[vey]

righto giving it a try now ... **** it looks confusing lol

[UNEZED]

or go to repco and get an adaptor

[holmsy]

yeh an adapter costs $15
well worth it. im sick of doing head units with fucked wiring.

[vey]

did it , turned out good .. i wanted to give the wiring a try for first time experience . thanks guys.

i fucked up 1 fuse lol .. and ended up having to put the ignition power connected to the always on power so its always on unless i remove the head deck.. :S atleast i wont forget ..

ill post up the wiring colours for others to use.

[Malakai]

I couldn't find a constant power in the factory head unit loom in my EA, I had to find it at the plugs for the clock/trip computer up above. The colour that the wiring diagrams listed didn't exist and probing with a multimeter returned nothing either.

But since you got it sorted you don't have the same problem obviously.

[vey]

yeh i didnt have a diagram just did what the guys said and used a battery to find speakers (fucking random colours compared to the head deck ....... pink and orange = left speaker like wtf) . the constant power my dad did by trial and error.