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04 Ford F-150 VSS and reverse signal

By ibeb · Dec 23, 2006in Vehicle Specific Wiring💬 4 posts👁️ 3,309 views
Posted Dec 23, 2006 · 18:07 UTC#1

I have been looking through the board and have found some great info on the use and installation of my new D2, but was hoping for some help. I have found from here and the f-150 board that the easiest VSS hookup is going to be on the factory radio harness - gray and black wire, my stock stereo had the speed controlled volume. But what I wanted to try and find out is where is the easiest place to tie into the reverse sensor? I am currently running wihtout either hooked up and want to install the VSS now that I know where to tie in at, but only want to take the deck out once and hopefully hook up both. Thanks for any help - Erik

Posted Dec 23, 2006 · 19:17 UTC#2

Check under the driver's door sill cover, black with a pink stripe.

Posted Dec 23, 2006 · 21:51 UTC#3

Thanks for the quick response. Pulled the trim plate off and took me about 15 minutes to run the wires and tie everything in - hooked the illumination lead up while I was in there. It also seemed to decrease the feedback whine that I picked up when I installed the D2 that wasn't there with my DEH-4800. If it is still bothersome I will put in a pair of ground loop isolators at my amp and hopefully that remedies the noise. Thanks again - Erik

Posted Dec 26, 2006 · 13:39 UTC#4

Try just using a ground run from the actual chassis or body of the truck, not the factory harness or dash brackets. I've seen ground quality in the Ford dash harnesses borderline on horrible.