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I have a 99 tour w/out the indash clock. If i buy the clock assembly is hard to recontent it?
I've already pulled out the existing trim with my LED and i don't have the connector for the clock.
I do have the wiring diagram, it's suppose to have 5 wires to the clock.
1 for the ground, that 1 should take from the radio;
1 for the PATS system, that i might run the wire from my existing LED;
1 for the lightning of the clock that i can take from the HVAC control;
2 powers from fuse #32 and 34 from the passenger compartment fuse box, that i might take from the always hot and power from my radio. These are probably for the power on and memory.
Am'I right????
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I just finished installing mine last night. Took all of about an hour to do. I just used the HOW-TO write up to install mine. Everything works great. Recontent Dash Clock
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Thanks for the link, did you have the connector behind the bezel or did you have to solder the wires to the clock?
Cuz i don't have the connector, but might be able to get one at a scrapyard.
Thanks,
Nic.
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I went to the scrap yard to get the clock and harness. It makes it alot easier to wire it into everything else.
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Go to a computer repair shop & ask them if they have an extra CDROM-to-audio cable you can have (or if you're into computers , you may have one  ) - they have 2 plugs , one on either end . Then (if you have to) just move the wires in their plugs & plug 'em into the clock & hook up according to the How-To . Easy as pie !
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Y2KMondeoSVT:
Go to a computer repair shop & ask them if they have an extra CDROM-to-audio cable you can have (or if you're into computers , you may have one ) - they have 2 plugs , one on either end . Then (if you have to) just move the wires in their plugs & plug 'em into the clock & hook up according to the How-To . Easy as pie !
I've checked what i have from my old computer, is that something that can work?
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But it's only 4 wires and i have the PATS, can i reuse the old connector for the PATS?
Otherwise i will go to a computer shop ans ask for it, thanks.
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The (computer) wire I used looked similar to the one on the right in your pic , but had 3 wires in it (red-<skip>-black-white) with a socket on either end (the same style socket) . I just popped any wires (from the black connector) out that didn't correspond with the back of the clock , and popped them the right spots . To make the needed 8-pin plug ,I simply used 2 CDROM-to-audio sockets stacked one on top of the other . Instant 8-pin connector  !
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Y2KMondeoSVT:
The (computer) wire I used looked similar to the one on the right in your pic , but had 3 wires in it (red-<skip>-black-white) with a socket on either end (the same style socket) . I just popped any wires (from the black connector) out that didn't correspond with the back of the clock , and popped them the right spots . To make the needed 8-pin plug ,I simply used 2 CDROM-to-audio sockets stacked one on top of the other . Instant 8-pin connector !
Good i'm gonna try the 2 CD-ROM-to-audio.
I also took, from a 97 tour at the scrapyard this connector.
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But the clock bezel is not the same, it's the 2 or 3 pieces one. So i'm not sureif this connector can fit on the 98 clock. It's an 8 pins with 4 wires in it. It has another connector for the PATS. Do you think it will fit?
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When I was taking a quick look at FCO today, I saw someone who put the clock in, but somehow reversed the polarity and made the numbers black, with a blue background. Indiglo-like. Looked really hot  .
Here it is:
(since it is a bmp, I can only put the link)
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 I am now hosting a jpg version of that... Wow that is hot, that would look great in my old car, if i hadn't made mine white instead. can you get an email addy to the person who did that. Or send me the link to the page so I can PM him on FCO.
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