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Specification: Metra 72-5600 Ford Speaker Harness 1998-UP
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10 reviews for Metra 72-5600 Ford Speaker Harness 1998-UP
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$10.16
Amazon Customer –
The media could not be loaded. The des ription say they don’t fit my 2011 ford F250 Crew Cab They are an exact fit for the factory wire harness. There may be a difference in the Lariat or more High Class models that have premium systems. My vehicle has the 5×7 speakers not the 6x9s. Installion was quick and simple. Plug and play right into the new speakers and vehicle.
Augustyn Arbuzow –
These work great for Ford Pickups. Would definitely recommend
TimTim –
The number one thing these reviews have said is that the wires are pinned into the connector incorrectly. This is true, the negative wire on these does not match up with the negative on the body harness. BUT THERE IS NO NEED TO CUT OR SOLDER ANYTHING TO FIX THIS. Normally I would suggest de-pinning the Metra connectors but I couldn’t quite tell how they de-pinned and I was concerned about the quality of the connector in switching the pins (this was valid, read on). The easiest thing to do to make these work properly is to de-pin the body harness. All you need is a small flat blade screwdriver and some patience.1. First thing you want to do is disconnect the stock speaker and throw it away.2. Then focus in on on the body harness connector, you will see a red locking mechanism (plastic), there is also a red gasket there (rubber) so look close. Stick your flat blade screwdriver between the plastic lock and rubber seal to pry the plastic lock up (see pictures).3. Once the lock is popped up, you then need to pull it straight out, you can user the screwdriver but I would suggest a small needle nose. It should come easily, just make sure to pull straight and not break it.4. Now that you have the locking tab off the connect. Look inside and you will see the two pins and a small space above them (sorry didn’t take a picture). If you look even closer there is a little tab that needs to be lifted to release the pin. The best way to do this is to get your hands on the wire and connector in a way that you can apply a slight pull force on the wire while trying to lift the tap inside the connector. It can be a little funky at first but just be patient, just remember you are trying to lift the tab AND pull the wire at the same time so as soon as the tab is lifted high enough the wire will release. No need to yank on the wire, if its not coming easily then the tab is still holding it. Remember light constant pull on the wire while prying the connector.5. Repeat for the second pin.6. Replace pins back into the connect into their new positions by simply sliding them in. No tools needed.7. Replace the red locking tabby simply pushing it back into place, and you are ready to go! No cutting or soldering needed!The other reason I gave these a four star instead of five was that one of them just didn’t fit right in either door. The pins would not seat correctly and eventually I pushed hard enough that one of the pins in the metra connector popped out and couldn’t be locked back in. I was able to manipulate it enough to get it connected and used some shrink tube to secure in place. Works but seems like a QC issue, then again these are only $8 so
Gary Yarno –
These worked perfectly for my 2011 Ford Escape, definitely plug & play. Connector to factory plug was a little tight, a little dielectric grease made them slide right in until I got a nice “click”. I would buy these again.
1paladin –
Having this speaker harness to connect the new replacement speakers made it so much easier and a much cleaner job than cutting and splicing new wires in for the new speakers. I highly recommend if you need to add in replacement speakers to your original vehicle speakers check for a speaker wire harness to aid in the installation you will be glad you did.
Nathan K. Price –
I know there are some instances where people have to swap the pins. It was correct on the woofer plug for an NC Miata with the Bose stereo, but didn’t even fit the tweeter. So pick up one of these pairs if you’re doing an NC and you’ll have one harness you can leave in place. I don’t like clipping factory wires if I can avoid it, so this was 1/2 good per door for me.
Ethan Farmer –
10/10
Amazon Customer –
They fit perfectly and performed as I would have hoped. I highly recommend!
Eddie H. –
Product is plug and play. Really easy to install.
N H –
I used these to go with the Boss speakers I bought for my 2008 Ford Escape and they worked fine.The fit was slightly off with the connectors. I had to use a tiny slot tip screwdriver to widen the female connection for the speaker end each of the adapter wires because the female connectors were too tight for the speakers’ spade connectors. The plastic connector for the Ford speaker connector was also very tight, so I hope I don’t ever have to remove these from the car because it will be hard to separate them without damaging them. The speakers sound fantastic though.