2000 Vert V6 stereo install help!

MustangDan88 · January 3rd, 2012, 03:24 PM

Ok guys. I'm new to the forums because I have seen many other people get help and was hoping I could do the same. I have been trying to figure this problem out for a very long time and have gone through every forums SEARCH bar with no definite answer.

I have a 2000 V6 Vert that I'm trying to install an aftermarket deck in. When I pulled the stereo there was a long grey connector, 2 short squareish black connectors (one is a 6-pin, the other an 8), the orange ant. cable and the ground. After I pulled the cd player below I noticed what looks like a factory amp behind the cig lighter and under the CD player.

So is that really a factory amp? I don't have the Mach system. If that's the case what's the best METRA kit to get. I have the METRA kit that has the 2 long rectangular connecotrs, but I think that's the wrong one. Thanks in advance for any help!

xtreme 2 · January 3rd, 2012, 03:29 PM

closest thing I could find. When I replaced my deck I didn't have a box there.

Help new HU and no sound 2000 v6 - MustangForums.com

can you get a pic?

MustangDan88 · January 3rd, 2012, 03:48 PM

Yeah give me a minute to try and get some pics up. That lik you posted gave no info lol :/

MustangDan88 · January 3rd, 2012, 03:56 PM

EDIT: for some reason I can't get pictures uploaded here...

xtreme 2 · January 3rd, 2012, 03:59 PM

didn't know what I was looking for. Googled and that was all that came up. Guy never responded back if he had connected the blue wires together.

SALEEN961 · January 3rd, 2012, 04:06 PM

Your car has the premium audio option which includes a factory amp. The factory amp is terrible for the premium audio cars (most stock amps are) and you'll want to bypass it, I did and there was a big improvement in sound quality. No one makes an amp bypass harness for our cars that works for the premium audio option so if your anal like me and don't want to cut the factory harness and splice the wires together then you can make your own bypass harness. There are two amp bypass kits that give you the connectors you need and then you can just solder them together to make your bypass harness.

LMR: LRS-14409B, and a 1989-1992 Ford Probe Amp Bypass Harness will give you the right connectors.

MustangDan88 · January 3rd, 2012, 04:11 PM

Ok I'll see what I can do with that. Thanks for the help.

xtreme 2 · January 3rd, 2012, 04:15 PM

hmm mine is a V6 Premium and I still don't remember seeing that... who knows...

SALEEN961 · January 3rd, 2012, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by xtreme 2

hmm mine is a V6 Premium and I still don't remember seeing that... who knows...

I'm not sure if it was an option all years since the radio changed for the 01-04 cars, but in '99 and '00 there was a premium audio option that was not the mach system.

xtreme 2 · January 3rd, 2012, 04:40 PM

oh true.

Six Banger · January 3rd, 2012, 05:01 PM

upload pictures here ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting then post the url here

January 3rd, 2012, 03:24 PM	#1
MustangDan88 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	2000 Vert V6 stereo install help! Ok guys. I'm new to the forums because I have seen many other people get help and was hoping I could do the same. I have been trying to figure this problem out for a very long time and have gone through every forums SEARCH bar with no definite answer. I have a 2000 V6 Vert that I'm trying to install an aftermarket deck in. When I pulled the stereo there was a long grey connector, 2 short squareish black connectors (one is a 6-pin, the other an 8), the orange ant. cable and the ground. After I pulled the cd player below I noticed what looks like a factory amp behind the cig lighter and under the CD player. So is that really a factory amp? I don't have the Mach system. If that's the case what's the best METRA kit to get. I have the METRA kit that has the 2 long rectangular connecotrs, but I think that's the wrong one. Thanks in advance for any help!

January 3rd, 2012, 03:29 PM	#2
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	closest thing I could find. When I replaced my deck I didn't have a box there. Help new HU and no sound 2000 v6 - MustangForums.com can you get a pic? __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

January 3rd, 2012, 03:59 PM	#5
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	didn't know what I was looking for. Googled and that was all that came up. Guy never responded back if he had connected the blue wires together. __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

January 3rd, 2012, 04:15 PM	#8
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	hmm mine is a V6 Premium and I still don't remember seeing that... who knows... __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

January 3rd, 2012, 04:40 PM	#10
xtreme 2 Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 v6 premium Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 1,340 Blog Entries: 1 iTrader: 0 reviews	oh true. __________________ Screw it, coming to play with the big boys... 5.4L Vortech COMING SOON!

January 3rd, 2012, 03:48 PM	#3
MustangDan88 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	Yeah give me a minute to try and get some pics up. That lik you posted gave no info lol :/

January 3rd, 2012, 03:56 PM	#4
MustangDan88 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	EDIT: for some reason I can't get pictures uploaded here...

January 3rd, 2012, 04:06 PM	#6
SALEEN961 Regular 1999 V6 Mustang Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Wayne, PA 19087 Posts: 270 iTrader: 0 reviews	Your car has the premium audio option which includes a factory amp. The factory amp is terrible for the premium audio cars (most stock amps are) and you'll want to bypass it, I did and there was a big improvement in sound quality. No one makes an amp bypass harness for our cars that works for the premium audio option so if your anal like me and don't want to cut the factory harness and splice the wires together then you can make your own bypass harness. There are two amp bypass kits that give you the connectors you need and then you can just solder them together to make your bypass harness. LMR: LRS-14409B, and a 1989-1992 Ford Probe Amp Bypass Harness will give you the right connectors.

January 3rd, 2012, 04:11 PM	#7
MustangDan88 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	Ok I'll see what I can do with that. Thanks for the help.

January 3rd, 2012, 05:01 PM	#11
Six Banger Hardcore Enthusiast 2001 - 3.8 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 2,978 iTrader: 1 reviews	upload pictures here ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting then post the url here __________________ Look on the bright side: If you're reading this, you're alive. And that's fucking awesome.

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