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[JarvisB 10+ year member]

I'm wondering if I will have to remove the WHOLE passenger rear panel in order to get to the factory sub and amp?

I was trying to get the trim piece that covers up the sub and amp come loose, I only managed to get like 2 clips unclipped, while the rest is staying as if it had a super glue attached lol. I am starting to crack the trim panel so I stopped..

I just dont want to take the whole rear panel off because that would mean I ll have to take the rear seat out?

what is your suggestion or advice?

btw, I have a 2004 Ford explorer with audiophile system

Thanks in advance

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[DB-Audio 10+ year member]

to get to the factory amp yes you will have to remove the whole panel idk about the sub though cause my 98 doesnt have one you will not have to take the back seats out just the panel to the side of the back seat

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

strange thing is that i got the headunit wired up with everything, I even hooked up the factory amp's remote wire and subwoofer RCAs and still no sound is coming out???

 

[jadon087 10+ year member]

I have the 01 but i have the factory sub in the back and to get that panel off you have to go from behing the rear seats and unbolt the seat belt bolt. This may help you http://mobile.jlaudio.com/pdfs/1597.pdf

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

I just hooked up my stock radio and the speakers are working no problem..

 

[DB-Audio 10+ year member]

mine is the same way and it was the same in my blazer too

 

[jadon087 10+ year member]

i have a pioneer in my explorer the door speakers work but the factory sub doesnt but i havent tapped into the wiring yet

 

[DB-Audio 10+ year member]

my friend ended up getting it to work idk how he did it but he did

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

lets say if I wanted to keep my system stock but just swap out the headunit, then how do I make the stock system work?

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

i have a pioneer in my explorer the door speakers work but the factory sub doesnt but i havent tapped into the wiring yet

how did you do it? how did you wire it up?

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

i got the rear panel mostly off but now i need to remove teh seatbelt bolt but gotta remove the rear seat first before I ll be able to reach to the rear seatbelt bolt..

also now the factory amp is pretty much visible.. so what should i do to bypass it? wire up everything together in matching order?

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

you might be better off going to an explorer forum and see if they got anything.

 

[audioqueboy 10+ year member]

anyone?

http://www.crutchfield.com will explain how you can go about doing that

 

[SicAudio 5,000+ posts]

ill get you a part number and price if I have 1 in stock, you need the amp bypass wiring harness to swap decks.