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460 sound

dose any one have a 460 sound in their car or had it in their. i have it in my car from when i bought it and want to put a after market radio in it any sugitions on how to do it. i got the radio and the harens for the stock wireing but it dont work right with it.
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88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

460 sound

Reply #1 –
Are you talking about the Mach 460 sound system?  If so, I believe that came out in the mid 90's.  So if you have it in your thunderbird it's added in....?  I always thought about doing that.  It'd be nice to keep stock components but sound nice so I could say, "yeah, that's a factory sound system" and be mostly truthful.  :D

Anyway, for you, I'd say the easiest way is to use that adapter to pick up 12v sources, ground and dimmer, then rerun speaker wire to your speakers.  This uses the headunits built in amp (but won't sound anywhere near a 460 or even thunderbird premium sound system IMO).
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

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Reply #2 –
ya but my premium sound in my other bird sounds batter. it has the 460 out of a mustang so the stock amp and all the other stuff is gone.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

460 sound

Reply #3 –
What headunit is running the mach system?  The one from the mustang?  Is it CD?  Did you swap over the speakers and amps from the mustang?
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

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Reply #4 –
it has the one with the cd and i did not do it the guy that had the befor me did so i dont know how he wired it up lol
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

460 sound

Reply #5 –
dang, that's sick!  why don't you want to keep it!  running just an aftermarket deck with speakers won't get anywhere near that system!

Also, can you send me a picture of the Ford CD deck in your dash?!?  :D
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

460 sound

Reply #6 –
it blows and it has the 10 cd in the trunk
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

460 sound

Reply #7 –
really?!?  So it's a cassette deck with CD in the trunk?  What is so bad about it?  I've heard them before and they've always sounded pretty god for factory Ford....?
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

460 sound

Reply #8 –
ya, it blows and sounds like shiznit lol and it dont help when the spakers are blown out and the cd player dont work.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
88 5.0L aod with duel flowmaster and speedo mod
88 5.0L H.O with 5 speed R.I.P
87 3.8L no trans. geting h.o and 5speed (project never ending thunder) started it as of 8-14-10
96 bronco xl 5.0L 5 speed man4x4
:birdsmily:

460 sound

Reply #9 –
hahahaha!  So now I see the problem.  What are headunit are you swapping in?  I'd say just run new wiring to the speakers and you'll be good..
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

460 sound

Reply #11 –
so you have mach 460's tweeters mounted on the door just opposite the mirror?  could I see a pic?
1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe
'89 5.0 w/ ported intakes, Mallory Adjustable FPR, BBK shorties and H with 2.5" Flows, 130 amp 3G, 89 Mustang comp/wiring, Aluminum radiator w/ elec fan, T5 trans, King Cobra clutch, 3.55 gears, 13" Cobra brakes (front), Wilwood prop valve, Mustang A-arms, Front Coil-overs, MM CC plates, Silver 17x9 R's, 03 Cobra IRS, Aluminum DS, 2002 Mustang dash/console etc..., custom leather seats

460 sound

Reply #12 –
I have the Mach 460 in my SN95 GT and it's one of the better factory systems I've heard.  The Mustang factory set-up didn't have a changer in the trunk.  It had a cassette and CD in the dash.  Maybe what you have is a mishmash of parts with some Mach 460 components.  Before swapping stuff out, you should go through the whole system and be sure that it's all there and all working as it should be.  The T-Bird's Premium sound can't even compare to the Mach 460, so something's gotta be wrong.

I'd also like to see the mirror mounted tweeters, if you can post a pic.

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Reply #13 –
This used to be my vehicle, I believe the problem is that either the paper in the speakers has dry-rotted and cracked (120 degree temps here in the desert), or the head unit is dirty (sand from the desert here). The system was a complete oem mach 460 setup, speakers, harness, amps, head unit, etc. The tweeters I mounted behind the dash speaker grills, not in the doors under the mirrors. The 10 disc changer was from the same year town car, I simply grafted the oem changer harness into the oem mach 460 system, not hacked as I used the engineering schematics from both vehicles (not the evtms). The system used to sound tremendous when I first installed it back in the 90's, as I said before, I suspect time and heat has taken it's toll. FYI, I have another new mach 460 system that came out of a mustang convertible of the same era, all speakers, amps, harnesses, head unit/cd player, etc. All sitting in boxes...