New steering wheel - getting controls to work?
01-12-2019, 05:14 PM
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New steering wheel - getting controls to work?
Installed my new steering wheel from RFE Designs & after connecting the battery & firing the car back up, the steering wheel controls for the stereo don’t work. Am I going to have to pull out the head unit & reset the PAC harness?
01-14-2019, 11:58 PM
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Any thoughts?
01-15-2019, 01:15 PM
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I changed my steering wheel on my car and I didn't had to reset the PAC. Make sure that the cables for the steering wheel control aren't pinched and are connected
01-15-2019, 02:13 PM
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Thanks. Are there any separate cables/connectors in there besides the pink & grey airbag connectors & the white connector? Everything I disconnected from my OEM wheel was reconnected when I put in the new one.
01-15-2019, 02:52 PM
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First check to see if the buttons light up when the headlights are on. If that works then you need to check for power to the buttons.
The buttons need 5vdc to operate they get power from the SWC interface in your case PAC.
The buttons need 5vdc to operate they get power from the SWC interface in your case PAC.
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01-15-2019, 09:44 PM
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Thanks for this suggestion. Buttons are not lighting up & I also noticed the mode, page & up/down arrows on my hud switch are also now not lighting up, but the +/- are lit? Also checked - no horn.
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01-15-2019, 10:02 PM
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I would guess the problem might be with the wiring in the steering wheel. Those wires are small and look delicate.If you have your old wheel put it back on then you will know.
01-15-2019, 10:45 PM
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Don't have the old wheel so will have to check the wiring connections. Looking at inside of the wheel, it appears my new wheel was made from an older OEM wheel as the inside of the spokes looks different than my '12 wheel & looks very similar to pics of '07 wheels I've seen when searching this. Would that cause an issue? Are the clocksprings & wires the same over the years?
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01-15-2019, 11:35 PM
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If everything worked before you swapped the wheel then something is wrong with the SWC on the new wheel are the issue. I have never had the switches off of the wheel so cant help there. Look at the white plug that clips to the wheel maybe one of the pin connectors are damaged.
01-16-2019, 12:30 AM
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Figured it out - a wire harness inside the clock spring somehow got damaged when I swapped steering wheels. Will be ordering a new clock spring 
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
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01-19-2019, 04:00 PM
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Installed new clock spring, buttoned it all up and radio controls work. The mode button now lights up on the HUD switch along with the +/- but the page, and up/down arrows are still not lighting up. They work so I'm not going to stress too much about it, but may re-wire the switch at some point. The pre-wired harness I purchased when installing the HUD was pretty short and just barely allowed the harness to clip into place. I may replace the wires with longer ones so it's not such as hassle. Clock spring was pretty easy to replace, just sucks that it was $166 part.
01-19-2019, 04:13 PM
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Installed new clock spring, buttoned it all up and radio controls work. The mode button now lights up on the HUD switch along with the +/- but the page, and up/down arrows are still not lighting up. They work so I'm not going to stress too much about it, but may re-wire the switch at some point. The pre-wired harness I purchased when installing the HUD was pretty short and just barely allowed the harness to clip into place. I may replace the wires with longer ones so it's not such as hassle. Clock spring was pretty easy to replace, just sucks that it was $166 part.
01-19-2019, 04:29 PM
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yeah the orange piece was to prevent the clock spring ribbon from unwinding, needs to be snapped off after the clock spring is in place. It mentioned it in the beginning of the install instructions (which could have been written better btw).
01-19-2019, 06:23 PM
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That’s what I get for not reading instructions. Thanks