I don't know what they are, but I'm interested in your progress. I much rather find the mating connectors than butcher the wiring harness in my new vehicle. Keep us posted!

 

That's my idea exactly. I'll buy 10 sets of them or so, build some decent quality breakout cables/breakout boxes and sell the rest. Cutting the wires isn't too terrible if you solder them together, but I'd like something easier to remove.

My problem so far is finding the make and model of the B and C connectors as these are nearly identical and B is the one that actually carries the amplified signal to the door speakers. Connector A connects to APIM and CAN if I remember right, which could be useful, but less so than B. The only markings on the connectors are the type of plastic used, which is next to useless for identification.

 

Have you opened up the Sony amp to see if there are any markings on the male header?

 

I think I found the Ford part numbers, but they're really of no help. I'll post them here anyway.

C4326B
5f1t-14489-aa

C4326C
4s7t-14489-vma

Are you sure the spacing is exactly 3.0mm? I'd measure myself, but I'm in the middle of moving, so I don't have my caliper handy.

 

Are you sure the spacing is exactly 3.0mm?

Yep, took out my digital caliper and measured center to center. Was 3.00mm exactly.

Have you opened up the Sony amp to see if there are any markings on the male header?

Did that too. That's how I tracked down the part numbers for C4326A. But the black double header has nothing on it except for plastic type and pin numbers. I've searched through almost all of Molex's catalog, almost all of Tyco's catalog (TE), and most of Delphi's. It also doesn't look like anything Amphenol makes but I haven't done an extensive search through them yet. I'm running out of manufacturers to check. This might actually turn out to be a custom connector, but I'm counting on Ford/Sony getting cheap and picking off the shelf, seeing as how they did so for A. The logic and cost in making a custom for B and C doesn't make sense.

I posted the photos to ElectronicsPoint forum to see if anyone recognizes them. If that gets me nothing in the next few days, I'll send a query in to a company that makes custom harnesses and sources automotive connectors to see if they can track it down. At the same time, I'll send an email to Ford themselves to see if I can get any luck there (yeah right, but it's worth a shot).

I'd rather not have to order the Ford parts as those get pricey, fast. And the dealers here are ****s and aren't as helpful as in the US.

 

Heh, I just spent an hour or so looking through Molex and TE myself. I feel like they must be standard like the ISO head unit connectors, but I can't find anything. That said, finding the ISO HU connectors is nearly impossible too (though I've done it before: Junction Box I/O Connectors - Molex. But try to find that page linked from anywhere else on their website).

 

Well I'm pretty well giving up on this. I emailed two companies and got responses today.

The first company is one that specializes in hard to find connectors and custom wiring harnesses. Here's the response.

From what I have seen in the past the male end only ever comes as a PCB header connector.
Also, the side off the harness is currently unavailable to me as no information regarding the connector has yet to be released from the manufacturer or the plastic company that molds these pieces. The only thing I could offer you would be a male/female connection of a different type(Not Stock OEM).
If something like this might be of interest I can look into pricing and availability. It would probably be roughly $79.00 to $89.00 each side.

Thank You

My interpretation of this is that they've seen these before and they're not able to figure out what the hell they are, which screams custom connector. They've also seemed to have contacted Ford already and got nowhere.

The second company (TE) makes connectors that are strikingly similar to what we're looking for. Here is their response.

I am not able to identify this connector.
If ours, It should have the AMP or TE logo stamped into housing

Best regards

Our connectors have neither the TE logo nor the AMP series logo molded into them. Also a dead end.

As I said, I'm giving up on this for now. Who knows, we may get lucky later on.

 

Yeah. That sucks. I think the F150 has been using then amp for a while, so I wouldn't hold my breath on the connector popping up for sale at this point.

 

Im dealing with the same thing..... When my stereo was stolen they cut the main clip on amps wiring harness..... I have the wires, just not the connector.... they said $500 for the wiring harness cause they don't sell the clips separate!!!!

 

insurance. why you worried about cost?

 

I have a question for anyone that has knowledge about wiring. I am looking for the size pin header that goes into the Molex C4326A (20 pin) header. I pulled one out but could not find what size it was. Any info on this would be greatly appreciated.

 

Also for anyone that cares, I am almost positive this link is to the OEM pigtail for the C4326A (20 pin) header.

2014 Ford Focus Wiring Harness Repair Pigtail | FordParts.com