so im new to contours...and well fords in general...my question is when i bought the car (99 contour SE Sport V6 5 Speed) it had an aftermarket Clarion HU, it doesnt work. So i have an Alpine HU i wanna put in. But cant get the old radio out. also i checked and I have the factory AMP i have no idea if its been bypassed. any help would be appreciated. i bought this car as a daily driver and turns out its a rocket. i love it. keep up the good owrk with the site, lotta info on here.
Welcome, you can remove the unit with a stereo removal tool from numerous places. May have to take the removable piece of the headunit if there is one ot do this.
Yes, for the speakers you have to bypass the AMP behind the glovebox. I didnt buy a kit to connect the ends together i just cut and twisted em.
dude you live like 25 miles away from me, The clarion should have spots where you can stick keys in and pull the deck out, most keys should work depending on which deck they are for, pioneers works well for anything really. if you have a diff head unit the internal amp has been bypassed.
If you need any help with your soon to be system let me know, I did all of my work and am very willing to help a fellow enthusiast. (1/0 guage cable all the way, batcap 400, mtx1501d, 3 infinity kappa perfects in fiberglass enclosure)
awesome thanks. 25 miles? which way? thatd be great
whoops I didnt look at the state, i thought holly mn not mi
You need these, I believe. Call some local stereo stores that sell Clarion. Maybe they can just release it for you, also you may have a blown fuse (check those first)
Clarion keys
i found it easier just to remove the bezel IMO.
Yes, you could remove the entire dash bezel, and release the radio from behind.
. DIN radio removal tool DM 10-22.
