Lincoln Town Car Remove and Install Stereo and Speakers
Ford Stereo Removal Tools

Lincoln Town Car How to Remove Car Stereo and Installation

Ford Stereo Removal Tools 1.1) Din removal tools. Ford Stereo Removal Tools
Ford Stereo Removal Tools 2.1) Insert Din removal tools into slots at sides of car stereo.
Ford Stereo Removal Tools 3.1) Pull car stereo from dash.
Ford Stereo Removal Tools 4.1) Remove antenna and release trigger on connectors to disconnect.
Ford Stereo Removal Tools

Aftermarket Car Stereo Install
Metra Kit 99-5802
Metra Wire Harness 70-1771
(Check for your applications)


5.1) Splice Metra and aftermarket car stereo wire harness together. In most cases, wires mate color to color.

Ford Stereo Removal Tools 6.1) Connect spliced wire harness to factory wire harness.
Ford Stereo Removal Tools 7.1) Slide sleeve, provided with aftermarket car stereo into kit.
7.2) With flat head screw driver, bend metal tabs along inside edge of sleeve to secure to kit.
Ford Stereo Removal Tools 8.1) Slide car stereo into kit.

NOTE - Pocket on kit goes to top.

Ford Stereo Removal Tools 9.1) Car stereo locks into place when pushed back into sleeve.
Ford Stereo Removal Tools 10.1) Connect factory antenna to car stereo.
Ford Stereo Removal Tools 11.1) Connect aftermarket wire harness to car stereo.

NOTE - Now is a good time to test car stereo before installing into dash.

Ford Stereo Removal Tools 12.1) Tuck all wires back into dash.
Ford Stereo Removal Tools 13.1) Slide car stereo and kit with pocket up into dash till it snaps into place.
   
Speaker Phasing
Installing Aftermarket Speakers and Proper Hook-up
   
NO AUDIO
With aftermarket stereo installation?
   
Erratic Volume Control
DIY Repair
   
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation

Lincoln Town Car How to Remove Front Speaker

Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 1.1) Roll window down!
1.2) Gently pry leading edge of control panel from arm rest.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 2.1) Pull control panel forward to release rear clip.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 3.1) Control panel removed.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 4.1) Release triggers on connectors to disconnect. Set control panel to side.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 5.1) Remove screw from leading edge of door pull handle.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 6.1) Remove screw from rear edge of door pull handle.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 7.1) Remove door pull handle from door.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 8.1) Remove one exposed screw from leading edge of door handle cavity.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 9.1) Remove one exposed screw from rear edge of door handle cavity.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 10.1) Remove screw from bottom front of door panel. This screw opening may be hard to find.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 11.1) Remove screw from bottom rear of door panel. This screw opening may be hard to find.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 12.1) Pull bottom of door panel from door releasing clips.
12.2) Work your way across bottom of panel then up both sides releasing all clips.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 13.1) Lift back edge of door panel up over door lock and out of window jam.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 14.1) Lift leading edge of door panel up out of window jam.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 15.1) Reach behind door panel, release triggers on connectors to disconnect.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 16.1) Check door for any remaining door panel clips and pry from door.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 17.1) Install clips onto door panel ready for installation.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 18.1) Remove four screws securing speaker to door.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 19.1) On this particular Lincoln Town Car, we found two different factory speakers installed.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 20.1) Remove speaker from door panel.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 21.1) Release connector at speaker.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation Aftermarket Speaker Install
Metra Speaker Adaptor Plates for mounting 6 1/2 inch speakers 82-5600.

22.1) Cut and splice factory speaker wires with a wired extension.

Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 23.1) Mount speaker plates to door, using original speaker screws.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 24.1) Connect speaker extension to crossover.
24.2) Connect woofer output to speaker and mount to speaker plate.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 25.1) Wire tie crossover to factory wire bundle. We wired to this side of door rather than place crossover into door to protect from any water damage.
Lincoln Town Car Stereo Repair, Removal and Installation 26.1) Drill hole into door panel for mounting tweeter.
Speaker Replacement, Removal and Installation 27.1) Mount tweeter to door and connect to corresponding output on crossover.
27.2) Install door panel.
   

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