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I'm making a new thread to indicate what I did to change the factory cassette radio out of my 97 LSC to a new Sony AM/FM/HD/CD aftermarket deck. I went with the Sony CDX-GT700HD CD/MP3 receiver with built-in HD radio. I bought it on the 'Bay and not through any physical store, and certainly not at that price on the Sony page.
I kept the factory JBL speakers and amp, and what prompted me to start this thread was my exhaustive search in how others have tackled installing an aftermarket radio and what connectors they used, not only on this forum but others as well. Along with the radio I bought the Scosche FD1327 dash installation kit, the Scosche FDK-10B, and the Scosche FAI-3A converter. The Scosche SLC-4 is exactly the same unit and from my research the converter is necessary if you have an aftermarket radio with amplification. I couldn't figure out from reading many posts which 2 connectors people were using from the FDK-10B package as I was trying to gain time last night and connect wires at work. The Lincoln was home so I couldn't do a quick pull to tell on my own.
Upon removing the factory cassette radio with the removal tools there are 3 connections on the back. One for the antenna, one for the power and one for the signals sent to the amp. The amp then distributes signal to the speakers.
The Scosche FDK-10B has 3 connectors with wires in the bag. On my car I used the grey and the green connectors. The Scosche FAI-3A/SLC-4 converter is used between the radio and the connector to the amp. The radio output wires go to the converter input, the converter output goes to the green Scosche connector which in turn connects to the black plastic connector going to the amp. Scosche includes instructions for the converter and why it's needed. The grey Scosche connector connects to the power connector in the car once the wires have been mated to the radio power wires. I simply twisted them together and wrapped electrical tape on them tightly. My radio slid easily into the Scosche FD1327 dash kit with the storage pocket underneath and that in turn goes into your dash opening. The hardest thing I found was trying to lay the Scosche converter out of the way enough to let the radio in. It took a few minutes but I got it in and I'm enjoying the great crisp sounds of HD Radio along with selecting and playing my own CDs from within the cabin instead of from the now-skipping 6-CD changer in the trunk. I did lose the ability to control that CD changer but it's not important to me - I gained a front panel USB input as well as an aux input.
I'll post pictures tomorrow, they were taken with my Motorola RAZR phone so they're not the best quality, and I didn't take step-by-step photos, just photos of the vehicle connectors and the final installation. I was busy getting the radio in to stop and snap away!
I'll be glad to answer any questions!
I kept the factory JBL speakers and amp, and what prompted me to start this thread was my exhaustive search in how others have tackled installing an aftermarket radio and what connectors they used, not only on this forum but others as well. Along with the radio I bought the Scosche FD1327 dash installation kit, the Scosche FDK-10B, and the Scosche FAI-3A converter. The Scosche SLC-4 is exactly the same unit and from my research the converter is necessary if you have an aftermarket radio with amplification. I couldn't figure out from reading many posts which 2 connectors people were using from the FDK-10B package as I was trying to gain time last night and connect wires at work. The Lincoln was home so I couldn't do a quick pull to tell on my own.
Upon removing the factory cassette radio with the removal tools there are 3 connections on the back. One for the antenna, one for the power and one for the signals sent to the amp. The amp then distributes signal to the speakers.
The Scosche FDK-10B has 3 connectors with wires in the bag. On my car I used the grey and the green connectors. The Scosche FAI-3A/SLC-4 converter is used between the radio and the connector to the amp. The radio output wires go to the converter input, the converter output goes to the green Scosche connector which in turn connects to the black plastic connector going to the amp. Scosche includes instructions for the converter and why it's needed. The grey Scosche connector connects to the power connector in the car once the wires have been mated to the radio power wires. I simply twisted them together and wrapped electrical tape on them tightly. My radio slid easily into the Scosche FD1327 dash kit with the storage pocket underneath and that in turn goes into your dash opening. The hardest thing I found was trying to lay the Scosche converter out of the way enough to let the radio in. It took a few minutes but I got it in and I'm enjoying the great crisp sounds of HD Radio along with selecting and playing my own CDs from within the cabin instead of from the now-skipping 6-CD changer in the trunk. I did lose the ability to control that CD changer but it's not important to me - I gained a front panel USB input as well as an aux input.
I'll post pictures tomorrow, they were taken with my Motorola RAZR phone so they're not the best quality, and I didn't take step-by-step photos, just photos of the vehicle connectors and the final installation. I was busy getting the radio in to stop and snap away!
I'll be glad to answer any questions!
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