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sup? I don't know much about car stereos let alone the wiring. I got a new stereo system for Christmas. Am trying to install in my 1989 Ford Escort Wagon that has atleast 160,000 miles on it.
My problems are: 1) I have no idea which wires lead to where except for enough to get the stereo to turn on; 2) I turn my headlights on and my stereo shuts off for a second ; 3) there is a clock between my visors and it starts over every time I turn the car off; 4) the memory in my stereo also does not work.
Please HELP!!!!!!!!!! Am very frustrated. thanks man!
Dec 31, 2006 at 5:41 AM
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[quote:3dcafa7cd6="Disciple"]sup? I don't know much about car stereos let alone the wiring. I got a new stereo system for Christmas. Am trying to install in my 1989 Ford Escort Wagon that has atleast 160,000 miles on it.
My problems are: 1) I have no idea which wires lead to where except for enough to get the stereo to turn on; 2) I turn my headlights on and my stereo shuts off for a second ; 3) there is a clock between my visors and it starts over every time I turn the car off; 4) the memory in my stereo also does not work.
Please HELP!!!!!!!!!! Am very frustrated. thanks man![/quote:3dcafa7cd6]

Hey D
Sounds like a nightmare .... and ....sad to say unless you can get a wiring diagram of that vehicle........ its not gonna get much better .......
Maybe an investment in a chiltons or haynes manual is the first course of action, then we can go from there!

Chris
Jan 1, 2007 at 10:49 AM
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