Changing factory tape to 6 disc indash

[PatrickSimmons]

Is the factory tape deck and the 6 disc indash cd player wired the same, meaning can I just take out the tape player and directly plug in the cd player?

I am waiting to recieve it from Lincoln, so I haven't seen the back yet to know if it the same.

 

[JPsBored]

Is the factory tape deck and the 6 disc indash cd player wired the same, meaning can I just take out the tape player and directly plug in the cd player?

I am waiting to recieve it from Lincoln, so I haven't seen the back yet to know if it the same.

I did this, and yes its the same. Easier to take out the whole structure with the heat controls and stereo together.

Only thing that was different was that I had basic system no rear deck speakers or amp.

It sounded OK way it was, but once I changed it to the 6 CD Deck,, I lost alll bass,,lol What little I had.

 

[PatrickSimmons]

Thanks for the info. I'm upgrading to a double din soon but as long as it was free, I thought I would throw it in. I haven't worked on any LS's yet, so this is my first.

 

[JPsBored]

Thanks for the info. I'm upgrading to a double din soon but as long as it was free, I thought I would throw it in. I haven't worked on any LS's yet, so this is my first.

Its really easy.

Bunch of screws but once you get the harness free the deck and heat panel are connected to harness.

Remove harness all together than easier to remove just the deck, than slide it back in.

OH YEA..the harness may not fit the 6cd deck,, think it was shaped lil different,, so hopefully your new deck comes with the harness.

I may be mistaking,, did this project 2 yrs ago.


Only issue is gettin the all the wires behind deck to get the whole thing to fit flush.

Take you about 1hr.

 

[PatrickSimmons]

It shouldn't take me too long as I install for a leaving but this is my first LS and I haven't gotten the deck yet. I thought it may have been set up like some of the other premium systems I've worked with where the basic system connectors were set up differently than the premium ones because of more speaker hookups or factory amp conectors all being made into the one connector plug.

Thanks again for the info though. Very helpful.

 

[LEOV5]

I did this also. As long as the new 6cd deck is the same year as your car then it will fit no problem. Sometimes the harness's are alittle different form year to year. I think 00-02 same, 03-04 same and 05-06 same. The only really out there harness was the Nav system. Good luck and enjoy.

 

[PatrickSimmons]

Sometimes the harness's are alittle different form year to year. I think 00-02 same, 03-04 same and 05-06 same. The only really out there harness was the Nav system.

Makes sense