Today I pulled the radio out of my 1993 Lincoln Town Car so I could put an aftermarket cd player in it. When I pulled the radio out, the clip that connects the wire harness popped out and when that happened the metal park that connects the wire to the clip broke in half and now I can't hear any sound from either the radio or the cd player. Is it possible to solder it back together to make it work? If not, how much would it cost to have it replaced and installed? No one knows and I asked Best Buy and they said "Well if I told you how to fix it, my job would be kind of pointless then..." Any advice would be great, thanks.
I'm not sure what part is broken from your description but i will try to help...
you can purchase something called a reverse harness that looks identical to your vehicle's OEM harness that plugs into the factory radio. the only difference will be the wiring color on the new harness will be standard aftermarket wiring (ie 12volt yellow, ign red, ground black, etc.) and if you cut each wire from the OEM harness and solder it to the reverse harness location for location then the new harness will be good to go. i would personally do this as a single wire at a time so you are not staring at 16 cut wires going to the new harness. check at Best Buy and see if they carry the 71-1770 Metra wiring harness and that will be the one you need as the reverse harness and if you are installing an aftermarket radio get the 70-1770 also. if you aren't comfortable with all this your local installers should be able to do this job for you pretty reasonably.
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