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Steering Wheel Switches electrical expertise help please
I am looking to repurpose a C7 steering wheel
I want one or both of "any" of the left or right switches to be a closed circut on contact (which out side of the clock spring will be signal power to ground - activating a can bus signal)
While I do have the pin outs of the steering wheel switches, on closing any of the switches, none close a circuit
any ideas on which switches can be repurposed? And how?
The closest switches that match your requirements are the cruise control switches, but these are read as discrete resistance values. All of the other switches are on the LIN bus.
Last edited by laserdude2215; Mar 16, 2025 at 12:41 PM.
when I put a meter on looking for ohms to go to zero, starting with BLK, noe of the other three cause this action when pushing the buttons.
YEL, RD-WHT BRN-GRN
The YEL at the clock spring connector goes through other switches and probably is an open circuit unless jumpered.
When I did this 4 years ago, while less than ideal, the paddle shift were distinct open close circuit, dont remember if it was an auto or manual, however now the Z06 wheel I have, the paddles are not responsive either.
those aren't going to give NO NC configuration - is there a way to open up the switch and jumper over the resistance to give a closed contact when pushed?
here is the inside of the LH
[img alt="Wires mentioned above are the Pjns marked here
They measure 8ohm open
About 2 closed
"]https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.corvetteforum.com-vbulletin/2000x1504/img_2873_43702e30678ce27a7bd743ea2050c6e 7cabf380b.jpeg[/img] Wires mentioned above are the Pjns marked here They measure 8ohm open About 2 closed
Last edited by Argentimage; Mar 23, 2025 at 11:00 AM.
deep freeze over, dug out one of the c7 wheels...
the FAV and the Sound buttons, while not ideal, have a NO and on contact short to ground, all 4. only thing is all 4 wires are different.
that's at the RH connector to the switch above
what comes out of the clock spring is nothing...
Last edited by Argentimage; Mar 29, 2025 at 04:25 PM.
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Steering Wheel Switches electrical expertise help please
