DIY : PAC Steering Wheel Interface

kicker_jace · 11-15-2007, 10:15 PM

Here's my "Do-It-Yourself" install of PAC Steering Wheel Interface for an aftermarket headunit.

Materials & Tools
- PAC SWI-PS (for Pioneer and Sony headunits with Wired Remote Input)
- Electrical tape
- Wire Stripper/Crimper
- 5100 ohm or 5.1 K ohm resistor *green-brown-red-gold order color*
(included in the package)
- Extra Ground wire
- T-Taps or Wire Splicer

Just follow the Diagrams and Picture in connecting the wires.

If you have questions about the install just PM me.

Thanks to Jza & Quality_Sound for the info.

trogers8 · 11-15-2007, 10:17 PM

where's the DIY?

kicker_jace · 11-15-2007, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trogers8

where's the DIY?

there you go...

i was just fixin' the pictures

trogers8 · 11-15-2007, 10:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kicker_jace

there you go...

i was just fixin' the pictures

ok thanks a lot..I'm lookin to install a Avic d-3 on my own and this will help a lot.

kicker_jace · 11-15-2007, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trogers8

ok thanks a lot..I'm lookin to install a Avic d-3 on my own and this will help a lot.

yeah i have an avic-d3 with this interface... works great..

Jza · 11-16-2007, 02:13 AM

If you connect the PAC's black wire to the brown wire on the harness, is that sufficient kicker? Or does the PAC black wire and the harness brown wire have to be connected to another different ground wire, like the one in the radio harness. Let me know if you don't understand what I mean.

I thought the brown wire in the harness was a ground wire. Your diagram doesn't exactly say PAC black wire to harness brown, it just says each of them go to ground. It'd be cleaner if black to brown and you're done. Just don't want to tie those 2 wires to the black wire in the radio harness if I do not have to. Nice DIY sir, stop giving me credit, I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

kicker_jace · 11-16-2007, 12:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jza

If you connect the PAC's black wire to the brown wire on the harness, is that sufficient kicker? Or does the PAC black wire and the harness brown wire have to be connected to another different ground wire, like the one in the radio harness. Let me know if you don't understand what I mean.

I thought the brown wire in the harness was a ground wire. Your diagram doesn't exactly say PAC black wire to harness brown, it just says each of them go to ground. It'd be cleaner if black to brown and you're done. Just don't want to tie those 2 wires to the black wire in the radio harness if I do not have to. Nice DIY sir, stop giving me credit, I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

yeah u can connect the black (PAC interface wire) and brown (Honda harness wire) together then ground it... I ground them in the same ground as the radio. So it doesn't matter.

As long as the brown wire (from Honda harness) and the Black (PAC interface wire) are both grounded then your good to go.

Jza · 11-16-2007, 12:43 PM

Ok that's what I meant... So the brown wire isn't a ground, it's a function wire. After the brown wire hooks up to the pac black wire, they still need a chassis ground wire which I'll find in my radio harness. That makes it clear. Thanks for figuring it all out for me kicker. I'll use the same resistor as you.. Seems that one worked for more people and going with the 3900 one seems more rare.

So that red wire you have connected to the brown wire in your picture, is going to the ground in your radio harness where it also meets up with the PAC's black ground wire. That extra red wire might throw some people off.

06si · 11-16-2007, 12:47 PM

about time there is a DIY. I bought mine mad long ago and have been wanting to install it but didnt know how.

drfters13 · 11-16-2007, 02:45 PM

so how long would this take? on a scale from 1-10 what would you rate it?

kicker_jace · 11-16-2007, 03:02 PM

rate? the hardness? if so ill rate it 3 (in my opinion)

it really depends... i've been doing radio installs and electrical installs for a while now.

so experience will help you make this easier.

it took me less than an hour to install. programming was easy too just have to read the instructions carefully.

jackolee · 12-04-2007, 01:09 AM

so if you have an aftermarket HU and you have this you can use the steering wheel controls?

kicker_jace · 12-04-2007, 01:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jackolee

so if you have an aftermarket HU and you have this you can use the steering wheel controls?

yes

jackolee · 12-04-2007, 01:40 AM

cool where can i get one?

kicker_jace · 12-04-2007, 01:45 AM

crutchfield.com

or google search it..

make sure u get the specific one for your hu

jackolee · 12-04-2007, 08:48 AM

hmmmm i cant find one for my car its a dual audio flip out touch screen dvd player

kicker_jace · 12-04-2007, 12:23 PM

does it have a remote?

jackolee · 12-04-2007, 12:40 PM

yea it does

kicker_jace · 12-04-2007, 01:22 PM

ooo so u have to pick the swi-x

thats the universal one that runs thru infrared signal just like your remote

did u check the compatability table?

jackolee · 12-04-2007, 01:53 PM

no i didnt know what to pick and i didnt read carefully i just skimmed

11-15-2007, 10:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
kicker_jace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Age: 23 Posts: 857 Jayson	DIY : PAC Steering Wheel Interface Here's my "Do-It-Yourself" install of PAC Steering Wheel Interface for an aftermarket headunit. Materials & Tools - PAC SWI-PS (for Pioneer and Sony headunits with Wired Remote Input) - Electrical tape - Wire Stripper/Crimper - 5100 ohm or 5.1 K ohm resistor green-brown-red-gold order color (included in the package) - Extra Ground wire - T-Taps or Wire Splicer Just follow the Diagrams and Picture in connecting the wires. If you have questions about the install just PM me. Thanks to Jza & Quality_Sound for the info. Last edited by kicker_jace; 11-15-2007 at 10:20 PM.
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11-15-2007, 10:17 PM	#2 (permalink)
trogers8 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Biloxi, MS Age: 25 Posts: 1,775 Tim	where's the DIY?

11-16-2007, 02:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
Jza Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 28	If you connect the PAC's black wire to the brown wire on the harness, is that sufficient kicker? Or does the PAC black wire and the harness brown wire have to be connected to another different ground wire, like the one in the radio harness. Let me know if you don't understand what I mean. I thought the brown wire in the harness was a ground wire. Your diagram doesn't exactly say PAC black wire to harness brown, it just says each of them go to ground. It'd be cleaner if black to brown and you're done. Just don't want to tie those 2 wires to the black wire in the radio harness if I do not have to. Nice DIY sir, stop giving me credit, I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

11-16-2007, 12:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Jza Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 28	Ok that's what I meant... So the brown wire isn't a ground, it's a function wire. After the brown wire hooks up to the pac black wire, they still need a chassis ground wire which I'll find in my radio harness. That makes it clear. Thanks for figuring it all out for me kicker. I'll use the same resistor as you.. Seems that one worked for more people and going with the 3900 one seems more rare. So that red wire you have connected to the brown wire in your picture, is going to the ground in your radio harness where it also meets up with the PAC's black ground wire. That extra red wire might throw some people off.

11-16-2007, 12:47 PM	#9 (permalink)
06si Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: South Florida Age: 26 Posts: 4,649 Kenny G	about time there is a DIY. I bought mine mad long ago and have been wanting to install it but didnt know how.

11-16-2007, 02:45 PM	#10 (permalink)
drfters13 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 1,830	so how long would this take? on a scale from 1-10 what would you rate it?

11-16-2007, 03:02 PM	#11 (permalink)
kicker_jace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Age: 23 Posts: 857 Jayson	rate? the hardness? if so ill rate it 3 (in my opinion) it really depends... i've been doing radio installs and electrical installs for a while now. so experience will help you make this easier. it took me less than an hour to install. programming was easy too just have to read the instructions carefully.

12-04-2007, 01:09 AM	#12 (permalink)
jackolee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tennessee Age: 22 Posts: 14,358	so if you have an aftermarket HU and you have this you can use the steering wheel controls?

12-04-2007, 01:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
jackolee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tennessee Age: 22 Posts: 14,358	cool where can i get one?

12-04-2007, 01:45 AM	#15 (permalink)
kicker_jace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Age: 23 Posts: 857 Jayson	crutchfield.com or google search it.. make sure u get the specific one for your hu

12-04-2007, 08:48 AM	#16 (permalink)
jackolee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tennessee Age: 22 Posts: 14,358	hmmmm i cant find one for my car its a dual audio flip out touch screen dvd player

12-04-2007, 12:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
kicker_jace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Age: 23 Posts: 857 Jayson	does it have a remote?

12-04-2007, 12:40 PM	#18 (permalink)
jackolee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tennessee Age: 22 Posts: 14,358	yea it does

12-04-2007, 01:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
kicker_jace Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Staten Island, NY Age: 23 Posts: 857 Jayson	ooo so u have to pick the swi-x thats the universal one that runs thru infrared signal just like your remote did u check the compatability table?

12-04-2007, 01:53 PM	#20 (permalink)
jackolee Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tennessee Age: 22 Posts: 14,358	no i didnt know what to pick and i didnt read carefully i just skimmed

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