97 Ford Explorer JBL audio system help?

Question

I am in a touch position, I tried using wiring harnesses to insall a new CD player in my friends 1997 Ford Explorer Sport with JBL sound system. One the the plugs fit fine, the other didn't. so I was stupid and started cutting wires to hook up the speaker wires manually, but I can't find any wiring diagrams with the correct colors!! everything I find has colors that aren't even on their, there are 9 wires total, 2 pers speaker and a ground. Also there isn't a antenna wire, how do I hook it up!?!? Thanks in advance

Answer 1

you will have to hook the speakers up,and try to see which speaker it is,then hook it up to the proper speaker outputs,there has to be  a antenna wire it may have just fell in behind the dash u will have to look with a flashlight to find it. just take your time when hooking the wires to the radio , see which speaker comes on and then hook it to the proper output and make a permanent connection to the radio,then try another set of wires , it will take a little time this way but you will get it right with a little effort.

Answer 2

1997 Ford Explorer Stereo Wiring

Constant 12V+ Green/Purple  

Switched 12V+ Yellow/Black  

Ground Black/Light Green  

Illumination Light Blue/Red  

Dimmer n/a  

Antenna Trigger Orange/Blue  

Antenna Right Front  

Front Speakers 5" x 7" Doors

Left Front (+) Orange/Light Green  

Left Front (-) Light Blue/White  

Right Front (+) White/Light Green  

Right Front (-) Dark Green/Orange  

Rear Speakers 5" x 7" Rear Doors

Left Rear (+) Gray/Light Blue  

Left Rear (-) Tan/Yellow  

Right Rear (+) Orange/Red  

Right Rear (-) Brown/Pink  

you can find which speaker wires go to which speakers by using a 9v battery- put the wires one at a time to the positive and negative terminals on the battery and when you hear static from a speaker you know that you have the correct wires for it