Audio/Electrical Problems

[MyTaurus8AChevy]

Originally Posted by TomV

an excellent suggestion by the way

Thank you Tom

There is the basic system, premium system, and a JBL system if I recall correctly.

lrishm4n if you're unsure which one you have then just check your owners manual, it should say in there. The basic system was a very generic radio, the premium had a separate amp in the trunk, and the JBL included a amp and subwoofer. If you don't have a owners manual then poke around in your trunk and look for a separate amp and/or subwoofer. If your system has an amp then you'll want to inject the inputs of the amp first. They will know what to do at that sound system outfit to test the amp. This will tell you if the amp is the problem or if it's the radio (which in this case would be the pre-amp section).

[Taurusgal112]

I got a question for anyone with a taurus.I have a 97 taurus and I am trying to put a cd player into it.It still has the standerd radio it came with.I was wondering if anyone has done this and if you can give me some words of wisdome.

[MyTaurus8AChevy]

A factory CD player, a aftermarket CD player, or a CD changer?

You would also probably get better responses if you started a separate thread for this...

[Taurusgal112]

I was wanting to put a standard cd player where the tape player is.I have checked everywhere for a kit to do this with but all cost so much.It is so much hassle.

[MyTaurus8AChevy]

Yes, adding a aftermarket CD player to the Taurus is a bit of a pain I'm assuming that you have the 3 round heater controls at the bottom like you see here. You can go here to see what fits your car. I usually do not buy from Crutchfield because they overcharge, but they have good tech service for learning about what fits. To make matters worse not all of the kits for your car are made very good. I've only seen one kit that was worth buying, but you'll need a kit to modify the dash so that the new radio can mount properly. You can buy a wiring harness for the electrical side of it. Our Taurus (2004 w/ auto climate) is even harder because they don't even make a kit for it, so this summer I'll be designing a kit from scratch for it so that we can install a Pioneer AVIC-Z2. Have you looked into adding the factory CD changer to your radio? It might be easier for you. You can even buy a universal CD changer that will play through any radio and all you'll need to do is hook up power/ground and plug it into your cars antenna.