Hey everyone.

I just bought a 2006 Ford Ranger fx4 off road and have a question. My ranger has an aux input (3.5mm jack) but there is NO button for it anywhere. I have tried everything I could possibly think of to enable it and nothing has worked.

My truck looks exactly like this picture I found on the forums EXCEPT where the aux button is on the picture. That button is labeled "FM" in my truck. (The left button is AM, right is FM) :

If anyone could help me out I'd appreciate it.

Thanks!

original radio might have died and previous owner must have replaced it.

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I think I see a aux button in the middle of the radio

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95 Ranger XLT 4x2 2.3 I4 5 speed 206,000 *dead*
96 Ranger XLT 4x4 4.0 V6 5 speed 173,000 *alive*
D35 front, 8.8 rear, 3.73 gears, limited slip rear diff

Read the op again.

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That or the original owner had an aftermarket in it and had to throw one back in it

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Black 2008 ranger sport 4.0 SOHC SAS'd and converted to 4x4 riding on a Dana 50 up front and a sterling 10.50 in the rear regeared with 5.13's, mickey thompson classic 3's rapped in 37x12.50 maxxis creepy crawlers

I did

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95 Ranger XLT 4x2 2.3 I4 5 speed 206,000 *dead*
96 Ranger XLT 4x4 4.0 V6 5 speed 173,000 *alive*
D35 front, 8.8 rear, 3.73 gears, limited slip rear diff

could very well be this.



then you would know that the picture isnt from his truck but just an example

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If this is the case, should the aux still be functional? Any way you can think of to use it?

Sorry, it's not functional.

The AUX jack is nothing but an attachment point to plug in the bare audio wires coming from an outside player. The AUX jack doesn't do anything. It's useless without an AUX button on the radio itself. The AUX jack is just 4 wires that go directly into the 20-pin connector on the rear of your AUX-enabled stock radio. But, if your radio has no AUX button, then there's no way to tell the radio's internal amplifier that you want to listen to the signals from the AUX input wires (unless you rewire a hack inside the radio). Bottom line: buy another radio that has AUX input button, if AUX is what you desire.

For example, see http://imgur.com/a/xWGY6

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1997 4x4 Mazda B4000 SE, Ext.Cab

Okay, thanks for your response. That's too bad. It seems really strange to me that it would have the input but no buttons on the radio, I haven't seen anything else like that online. As far as I know it's all factory too.

Oh well, I was thinking about putting in a decent deck soon anyways.

Thanks!

Want a ford radio with an aux ?

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2012 f150 fx4 crew cab 5.0

Yes, it is all factory. But from different years. They're just mismatched. Your radio might well be 2006 (see its label). The AUX jack is from a newer 2008+ truck, but AFAIK not from a 2006.

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1997 4x4 Mazda B4000 SE, Ext.Cab

Just replace it with an aftermarket Pioneer already.

Or alpine jvc those work good to.

Ugh ! LOL