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<blockquote data-quote="KaeZoo" data-source="post: 2038608" data-attributes="member: 554753">I could be wrong, but my guess is that the plug you found in the vehicle is a &quot;bypass&quot; harness.&nbsp; Lots of Fords with amplified systems have them behind the radio; it&#039;s the harness that would be used if the vehicle had a non-amplified system.&nbsp; I haven&#039;t seen one of that type before, but it clearly wasn&#039;t plugged into the original radio and it looks like a radio harness, right down to the twisted speaker wire pairs.&nbsp; In a Mach system, bypass harnesses are usually tied into the tweeters.I thought you said the original plugs were cut off and the Kenwood harness wired in?&nbsp; If so, you should be able to cut off the Kenwood plug again and rewire the replacement harness back to the stock wires.&nbsp; The only tricky part might be matching the wire colors, since the aftermarket harness won&#039;t match the factory wires, but you have (I assume) the Kenwood harness for a guide.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KaeZoo, post: 2038608, member: 554753"] I could be wrong, but my guess is that the plug you found in the vehicle is a "bypass" harness. Lots of Fords with amplified systems have them behind the radio; it's the harness that would be used if the vehicle had a non-amplified system. I haven't seen one of that type before, but it clearly wasn't plugged into the original radio and it looks like a radio harness, right down to the twisted speaker wire pairs. In a Mach system, bypass harnesses are usually tied into the tweeters. I thought you said the original plugs were cut off and the Kenwood harness wired in? If so, you should be able to cut off the Kenwood plug again and rewire the replacement harness back to the stock wires. The only tricky part might be matching the wire colors, since the aftermarket harness won't match the factory wires, but you have (I assume) the Kenwood harness for a guide. [/QUOTE]

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