Topless69GT 28 Report post Posted April 23, 2019 I am putting in a nice 1980’s radio in a 69 mustang. I want to plug it into my factory harness for power. What plug would I use for the switched power (red) wire on the radio? I took the old radio out in the fall and did not mark where it was plugged into. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Midlife 814 Report post Posted April 24, 2019 Radio power is on a yellow/black wire, paired with a blue/red wire (lamp power) on a 2 pin female plug. If you need battery power for radio memory, I suggest splicing into the cigarette lighter wire (blue/white). Now then, if you take this advice, you are not permitted to listen to opera, country/western, or rap, you hear me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Topless69GT 28 Report post Posted April 24, 2019 Thank you. I promise no opera, rap or C/W will be played. Only heavy doses of 80’s hair bands and 70’s rock will be played. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RPM 1,190 Report post Posted April 24, 2019 I'm glad I never signed a disclaimer when Midlife did my warin. 1 JayEstes reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted April 26, 2019 So a stock Ford 80's radio or aftermarket ?? I've got a stock 1978 AM/FM in mine … kina wished I saved a 80's vintage Ford AM/FM Cassette when we had various cars with them back then as I've still got all my tapes and have had only a home tape deck to play them on since 2004 when I sold my last car to have a tape deck. Doug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danno 128 Report post Posted April 30, 2019 I have added a separate input on mine for a MP3 player. I have done it for others on the forum, just in case you are interested. It has a headphone style cord from the radio that you plug into an MP3 player, and a separate switch mounted somewhere. You click the switch, and the radio changes to a MP3 amplifier. You adjust the volume, balance, etc, with the radio. I can tell you more if you are interested. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted April 30, 2019 13 hours ago, danno said: I have added a separate input on mine for a MP3 player. I have done it for others on the forum, just in case you are interested. It has a headphone style cord from the radio that you plug into an MP3 player, and a separate switch mounted somewhere. You click the switch, and the radio changes to a MP3 amplifier. You adjust the volume, balance, etc, with the radio. I can tell you more if you are interested. This MOD has been at the back of my mind for many years. I just don't yet have any of my music in a computer or thumb drive as my wife & I are still perfectly content listening to CD's in our cars. That will have to change in a few years when I get my next Mustang as Ford eliminated the CD player in 2019 for the base radio. In order to get one, you have to get a Premium model then add the B&O by Harman Sound System which adds $3,910.00 to the sticker price and obviously a bunch of other "Premium" features that I could care less about in a car. If I could get the B&O system added to a base model, I'd be tempted as I ordered the Mach460 sound system in my 1994, 1998, & 2004 base model Mustangs. So when the time comes in a few years, I'll finally need to put my music on a thumb drive or MP3 player and would then obviously want to add this feature to my stock looking AM/FM in the '69. Doug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
danno 128 Report post Posted May 2, 2019 On 4/30/2019 at 10:10 AM, stangs-R-me said: This MOD has been at the back of my mind for many years. I just don't yet have any of my music in a computer or thumb drive as my wife & I are still perfectly content listening to CD's in our cars. That will have to change in a few years when I get my next Mustang as Ford eliminated the CD player in 2019 for the base radio. In order to get one, you have to get a Premium model then add the B&O by Harman Sound System which adds $3,910.00 to the sticker price and obviously a bunch of other "Premium" features that I could care less about in a car. If I could get the B&O system added to a base model, I'd be tempted as I ordered the Mach460 sound system in my 1994, 1998, & 2004 base model Mustangs. So when the time comes in a few years, I'll finally need to put my music on a thumb drive or MP3 player and would then obviously want to add this feature to my stock looking AM/FM in the '69. Doug I understand. You will never get the sound in the 69 as good as you might be used to with your premium systems, but maybe good enough is acceptable for the classic. I am the same way as you in my home and other car, but I accept a bit of a compromise in my 69 convertible. Danno Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stangs-R-me 120 Report post Posted May 2, 2019 8 hours ago, danno said: I understand. You will never get the sound in the 69 as good as you might be used to with your premium systems, but maybe good enough is acceptable for the classic. I am the same way as you in my home and other car, but I accept a bit of a compromise in my 69 convertible. Danno My 2011 had the mid-range 500W / 8-speaker "Shaker 500" system (vs. Shaker 1000 1000W / 10-speaker system at the top end) My current 2016 has the base 160W / 6-speaker system (vs. Shaker Pro 550W / 12 speaker system at the top end) My wife's 2014 & current 2018 SE Fusion have had the 80W / 6 Speaker system (vs the 210W / 11-speaker system at the top end) Funny, the 1994-04 Mach460 was a 460W / 8-speaker system and it sounded much better than the 500W Shaker system. I do miss the Mach460 (lived with it for 16 years in 3 cars) but I'm perfectly content today with the 2016's system and it does not bother me a bit listening to the 1978 vintage Ford FM radio with 4 aftermarket speakers in the '69. When I do upgrade the '69 radio with an audio input, RCA outputs would be nice so I can add a 4-channel or 2 2-channel AMPS and better speakers. Not looking for high power and thumping subwoofers, just a clean sounding system. Doug Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gordonr 4 Report post Posted May 2, 2019 "When I do upgrade the '69 radio with an audio input, RCA outputs would be nice so I can add a 4-channel or 2 2-channel AMPS and better speakers. Not looking for high power and thumping subwoofers, just a clean sounding system." Your not alone, Not everyone wants a large audio foot print in their classics. I've been focusing on that exact goal recently. I did an install on a 66 mid year vette a few weeks ago with no sub system as the customer wanted his system to have a small foot print. I came up with the idea of using the center dash 6x9 speaker as a woofer only, bridged out on the rear outs of a small alpine amp set on low pass. I used a set of high end 4" mids in the kicks with super small tweeters mounted in stealth areas on the dash set on hi pass. It sounds amazing. I started on my mustang a few months ago with this goal and I finally started making time this week to get back on it. I'm using a Apline R 5.25" as my woofer in the center and made steel screw in adapters in the original door speaker holes to support 4" mids. 1 stangs-R-me reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites