Alpine stereo into Ford KA?

[Pete.]

Help me here as the last time I fitted a car stereo was in arusty mk2 escort about 20 yrs ago.

I have an Alpine stereo (CDE-9850-Ri), which I want to fit into a 2001 Ford KA. The Alpine has a connector in the back with a bunch of wires all cut off and it has the colour codes on a sticker.
The vehicle wiring is unmolested with 2 multi-plugs and an aerial plug dangling in the hole.

I can find leads that are called Alpine to ISO, but not Alpine to Ford and the ISO ends aren't going to fit the car going by the pics.

I want to just plug the stereo into the car loom, what do I need?
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[Ariel Badger]

Multi meter, soldering iron, shrink wrap and a bit of time. I had this problem fitting my Pioneer system into the van.
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[ian789]

https://homepages.tesco.net/~esoteric/ka-audmods.htm

It seems you'll need to source a ISO to ford adapter.

This one might be it https://www.dvbcaraudio.co.uk/connects-ct20fd01-ford-harness-adapter-free-delivery-p-4455.html?osCsid=df8c29b22bdb1b731068404897a65812

Then it should be plug and play with your unit.

[ian789]

You may also need an adapter for the aerial if it wasn't included with the head unit.

https://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_176311_langId_-1_categoryId_165626

[Pete.]

Right so I need two patch leads and an aerial adaptor? No wonder I couldn't find a patch lead. Looks like I better get shopping...

Wali - if it were my own car I'd chop up the loom and get out the soldering iron but I don't want to butcher the wiring on my daughter's 1st car.
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[P.addy]

[Robby]

You could try to use a couple of connectors, but you shouldn't need to.

You have a plug and wires on the back of the alpine stereo, so if you can get a ford - ISO adapter and chop off the ISO plugs then you can solder it up to the alpine plug. Wire colours will probably differ, but you'll find a manual on t'internet which will give the wiring colours fairly easily.

You may have more wires at one end than you need - things like a wire to operate an electric aerial, which you don't need and can remove if you don't have an electric aerial.

[Kickstart]

Hi

How old is the stereo? Not many normal ones recently (last 10 years) which haven't had the ISO plugs on the back, or just a lead from some proprietary connector to an ISO plug. Check to see if the wires go under a cover into a standard ISO connector.

Ford connectors are pretty common and so cheap. Hence buy one and chop it up (used a Ford one chopped up to put an ISO stereo into a 1990 car which had no plug in connector).

All the best

Keith
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[Pete.]

Thanks guys, I scoured ebay and found these two connectors.

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220699110782

https://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300497984124

Looks like the right thing so worth a punt for just over a fiver. If they don't work plug & play I can use the parts for a cut & shut
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132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good