devryguy81

Removing the 3 bolts for the brake was finally what got it going. In hindsight, I might be inclined to just remove the driver or passenger seat. Just not enough room to move around.

Does anyone have instructions for removing the center console on a 2014 Transit Connect cargo XL? My center console does not have the storage bin with lid, just a tray. I have followed the above steps and removed the 4 screws holding the console down and it moves freely, but even with the hand brake cover fully remove and the brake as "up" as I can get it, the back of the console piece gets stuck on the driver's arm rest, or the front of the console piece gets stuck bumping into the lower dash under the gear shift selector. So...I started down the rabbit hole of removing the driver's arm rest but I don't want to take apart the whole van just to get to one thing. Is there another way or am I missing something that will help me get the center console piece out so I can turn it upside down and get the screws out holding the change tray and charger? I am looking to replace the charger with a USB extension to plug into the charging and apple car play ports on my new head unit. Pictures very welcome...!

Don, again, I greatly appreciate your willingness to help! I am assuming that if I don't have an external amp I can just ignore this wire and it's harness, correct? Thanks!

Sigh...do you ever have moments, where you wonder how you make it through a day? Today has been like that for so many reasons. Looking back at the wiring diagram Don sent, pin 19 goes to the Right rear lamp and ping 20 goes to the Left rear lamp. The instructions from Crutchfield mentioned pin 20 specifically, but now that I took another look at the diagram either should be fine. Pro tip: This entire project has been made easier when needing to run wires behind panels and dash pieces by taping the wires to the end of a zip tie and running that through first. My push rods for network cabling would have been waaay too big, and a fish tape has to come back out the way it went in. But I successfully used a cable tie as a mini push rod with a high degree of success! So at this point I still don't know what to do with the amplifier turn on wire and harness, and the replacement dash piece for the head unit doesn't explain how it and the head unit should attach. I may have to call Crutchfield on that one. But with this one last wire everything else is done!

Ok I was able to get farther along with the info that Don provided. I did not have to disengage any wires from the harness/plug because the posi-tap connectors I was using fit around the wire you want to tap in to, then the top screws on with the sharp point puncturing the jacket and making contact with the cable you wish to tap. Then the 2nd screw top on the connector comes off and that's where you feed your wire that runs back to the wire harness for the head unit. I took some additional pictures, hopefully they are helpful... That all said, Don, if you read this I did run into an issue on the E plug finding the correct reverse wire (blue with white stripe). There ended up being 2 such wires, and I could not determine which was the correct one. I attempted to tone with my tone generator but they're all so close together and not shielded I couldn't really tell. So I put taps on both wires and I'll connect one and if it doesn't work I'll move the tap wire to the other. It does seem risky and I don't want to damage anything. If you have advice for making sure I have the correct wire I would greatly appreciate it. Also from my previous response I still have no idea what to do with the "amplifier turn on" connector.

Don you may have helped me with the missing link to this puzzle! After looking more carefully at my pictures (rather than in the van) I think I do see a brown connector, and from your diagram there is an "E" at the end of the connector name in the diagram. I really with Crutchfield had made that more clear. So with that information, I have 2 additional questions: I am using the Posi-Products wire tap product to tap into this wire to connect to my wiring harness. How do I disengage it from the connector that plugs into the BCM? Is there a special tool or something I have to use to eject the pin from the connector so I can tap into it and put it back? The tap connect requires that I feed the wire I intend to tap through the connector so I will have to first remove it from the plug/harness housing. I am attaching another image showing a second wire harness connector with a single pin on it for "amplifier turn-on". The instructions say nothing about what to do with this or where to plug it in. Since I am using just the Boss head unit and no other equipment can I do without this, or does it need to go somewhere?

Do you know where this wire is located so I can tap into it from the Body Control Module behind the glove box? I am installing a similar Boss head unit purchased from Crutchfield and their instructions do not have this information. I also need to tap into the Reverse Trigger wire. The Parking brake is a White w/purple stripe wire as you've indicated. It says it's located in a 60-pin blue plug (C) in the BCM behind the glove box. I have included pics of an empty BCM to show the pin counts, and my own Transit's wiring. I have pulled the only blue 60-pin connector but I'm not sure how to find which pin is 25, for the parking brake. Since I have to be here anyway to connect the reverse trigger wire I'd rather just do both here instead of running a wire down to the parking break directly. The Reverse Trigger wire is supposed to be in a 20-pin brown plug (E) in the BCM. There is no "E" plug. All the plugs start with "C", as best I can tell. Also the only plug that looks even close to brown looks more like orange to me, and it's a 60-pin instead of a 20-pin, so that can't be the right one. I have reminded myself why I would pay someone to do this normally, and why it takes so long. I've been at it all day. I think your Transit might be one of the big ones. Mine is the small long wheel base van (instead of the wagon version), but I'll happily take any advise you have.