DIY Toyota Steering Wheel Controls (No Expensive Adapter!)
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- Опубліковано 28 бер 2020
- With many aftermarket head units, you do not need expensive aftermarket steering wheel control adapters. A little bit of research should confirm if your unit is capable or not.
In order for this to work you'll need a head unit that allows you to program your steering wheel controls. Many do.
Steering wheel controls for your stereo are such a luxury- once you try them, its hard to ever live without them! I show how you can hook up your steering wheel controls with parts you probably already have on hand.
I've been loving this stereo in my Prius! Still going strong with 360,000 miles! :o
Questions? Ask away in the comments! Thanks
Stereo:
Sony XAV-AX200
Vehicle:
2007 Toyota Prius, Base
This video helped me with the stereo install:
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Cheers from NZ for the Video. I was scratching my head when I wired up the radio and the controls didn't work. The reason was the programming of the stereo as you have pointed out. Great vid.
Thanks you just saved me $60 bucks. I had to hard wire into my radios two steering wheel control wires but it works perfectly. Thanks again.
Thank you thank you. I am very appreciative. This is exactly what I needed to see. And it works. Thank you.
this is amaizing! works well on my 2007 prius.
Omg finally! Thanks for the vid man. Been looking for this specifically but always found a vid just a little bit off. Whether it was the wrong year or a car with JBL and an amp and no good explanation for the need of an interface. I ran into the same thing wondering why one would be neccessary for my 2nd gen prius
Awesome! So glad I could help. I had trouble finding the information as well- I think I found it on a Tacoma forum and figured out that it applies to the Prius as well!
Thanks!
You are a genius! Thanks for the vídeo! Does It matter which ornes go where?
Hey! As long as the ground is correct, the others can be programmed to whatever buttons you want (if your head unit has that feature). The ground goes to the jacket of the headphone jack if that wasn't clear 👍👍👍
good stuff my man. what did you use to secure the breadboard leads? i cant really think of any efficient way apart from electrical tape but i want to avoid that because the Australian summer will likely melt it into a gooey mess.
Yeah I think I just used electrical tape, sorry! It doesn't get that hot where I live. You could use T tap wire fittings on the other side of the plug instead of the breadboard leads? Let me know if you come up with a better way!
I have an odd issue. When i turn the parking or headlights on, the skip forward, back and mode buttons dont work. If i program the head unit while the lights are on, they work until i turn the headlights off. Have you noticed anything like that? would you know what can cause that or how to fix it?
do you know if this will work with a premium JBL audio prius? thanks!
How do I find out which pins are my steering wheel controls on my 2002 Toyota Camry LE v6 model dash?
3rd Gen 2013 has the same 20 pin plug, wonder if wires are the same? Leaving that plug disconnected since it didn't fit the new touchscreen, steering wheel has lost the backlight and all function.
Hi
Why and where you use resistor?
Thanks
Is there a way to retain the controls on the right side of the steering wheel?
Does the AC control resistor have to be 68ohms? can it be 100 ohms?
But did your Prius battery display still work?
Is the image inverted? My adater is flipped... hmmm what do i google for the diagram?
Hi I have a aux cord with 3wires wich one is the ground
Great video !! I was looking for about two days for something like that. Your video doesn't appear on the UA-cam when i search for Toyota Prius. I suggest you just add Toyota Prius 2nd generation or 2004-2009. Again thanks a lot .
Thanks for the suggestion! So glad the video helped. I added a few more tags. But I did have quite a few Prius tags in there already! I think my channel just isn't that popular haha! Like the video and subscribe if you'd like to help push it higher in the results 🙂👍👍 Thanks for your comment!
@@stevevanpelt4475 you deserve more like. For sure I am going to subscribe👍👍👍. I noticed the title in youtube makes a huge different and broght me more suscribers.
Great video! I’m hoping to do something like this on my 2009 4Runner. I’ll see if I can find a wiring harness diagram for that. 👍🏼
i think this is similar to my prius c i just book marked this video i may try it out later on when i have the time i will be installing a Nissan head unit(made by panasonic with carplay and really cheap from china)into my prius c 😄
Nice!! Good luck!! Sounds like a cool hack. Could you post a link to that head unit??
I bet you can do this for a Toyota Tacoma too! They just want you to buy their product sometimes.
I've had a sony double din laying around and decided to put it in my 2008 base model prius so I can have bluetooth. Its got steering wheel programming too. Is there anything specific (size, brand, etc) for those pins you bought that fit so well into the factory jack?
Hey sorry I missed your comment, but to answer your question, they are just generic breadboard leads. I think they are a standard size!
Can you program two functions to one button with long vs. short press with this method?
Nope, not on my head unit at least. Maybe other stereos have that ability, but I'm unaware of it
They only way is to mimic a button using a microcontroller
- register the button being pressed (the resistor ladder evaluates the connection with a specific resistance for each button)
- use a software based state machine to see how long the button was pressed
- expose the specific resistor value via another resistor ladder to the stereo unit
Do I need a dash kit for it
Nice trick. Were you able to retain Front side Auxiliary input? I think those are separate leads on the harness you tapped into.
Thanks! I was stoked to find this was possible since it's cheaper and less likely to have issues in the future. I don't think my car had the aux input option, but I could be wrong. I only use my stereo with Bluetooth/Android auto. So i ran a female USB port in the center console to hook up/store my phone when driving. Love the setup!
@@stevevanpelt4475 My head unit doesn't have a rear Aux jack, so I'm considering separating the rear side of a 3.5mm cable and running it into one of the other power and ground cables. Dunno if it'll work.
If your head unit has an RCA input in the back, you could probably wire that into the aux jack pins. 👍👍
Hey, I have a quick question! So, the new CD player I have for the Prius does not have the mic input or remote input jacks in it. Would there be any way around this without having to buy the fancy adaptor?
Hi,
The stereo needs to have the capability of accepting stereo controls, and the ability to program the controls. If your stereo doesn't have a remote control input in the back, it probably doesn't support steering wheel controls, but you can take a look in your manual and check it out.
The expensive adapter is only needed if your stereo can't communicate directly with the signals sent from the steering wheel controls. The adapter basically translates the the signals sent from the steering wheel controls into a signal that the stereo understands.
Hope that helps!!!
@@stevevanpelt4475 Okay, thank you so much! I unfortunately think it might not be compatible. D; I don't know if this is a totally ignorant question, BUT, do you know if I will be able to work the heating and air with just the resistor? Or do I still need the power source of the stereo?
I think the A/C controls should work with just the resistor installed 🙂👍👍
@@stevevanpelt4475 Awesome! Thank you so much!
Hello there, have a particular issue here, did fallow your instructions and it did work on my Sony XAV-AX5500, 2007 base Prius here, the problem is, as soon as I get the lights on, the steering controls quit working, turn the lights off, every goes back to normal, any ideas? other than not driving the car at night?
I have the same issue.. did you figure it out?
@@JadIbrahim Yep I did, for some reason the voltage changes as soon as the lights go on, so since you did program it with the lights off, the voltage in the head unit memory its going to be different than what its stored on it memory.
Just run a ground cable to the ground from the head unit, Number 5, the one in the middle of the connector, program it again, problem gone.
Hope its clear enough, send a note if it you have a problem
@@MA-wo3fb hey, awesome that you sorted it out. I didn't quite understand what you meant about the connection though, would you mind explaining a little further with a bit more detail? Thanks
@@JadIbrahim At the 2:05 mark he shows a picture of the 20 pin connector, the cable , red GND at pin 6, needs another cable attached to it , leading to a ground somewhere, I hooked up the one of the screws that hold the radio, I kept the metal base that came with the car, it works fine, no need for the Metra adapter, it will work, let me know
@@MA-wo3fb I just did it and it works great now.. Thank you so much for the help!!
Where did the 20 pin plug originally plug into?
The factory stereo 👍👍👍
how can I know which is left and right channel for the sw 1 and 2 or it does not matter?
Great question. If I remember correctly, left/right doesn't matter as long as the ground is correct (which is the jacket in the cable).. All the programming is done in the head unit anyways, so as long as the head unit is getting signals, it should be good.
@@stevevanpelt4475 Well I have a rav4 2003 but i have a different connector for the sw controls. I tried to make the diy adapter and it worked kinda but the only controls that worked were to change the modes on volume buttons. Or i did not have a good contact with the adapter.
Hey question. Do you need to use the resistor? If so did you have to buy it separately?
Hi, yes I'm pretty sure the resistor is necessary. You can buy it separately, but I believe mine came with either the wiring kit or the dash install kit (both of which I would reccomend purchasing!)
@@stevevanpelt4475 Thank you so much for replying. This video is really helping me sort out the swc on my car! To specify, I have a 2010 Honda CRV and was just wondering if using a resistor was specific to just the Prius...also does it matter which pin you put the resistor in BTW? Sorry for all the questions. Thanks anyway.
@@masagirl4 Hi, yes it does matter what pins. In the Prius it is to make the AC controls in the existing display work if I remember correctly. I'm not sure if there's a need for a resistor in your application.
@@stevevanpelt4475 The honda does not have ac steering wheel controls so I don't think I'm gonna need the resistor. I did a little research and the pins I have to tap into for my car is 6 and 7. One more question. For the 3.5 mm jack to leads connection, did you connect the left channel wire (on the jack) to one lead and the right channel for the other since the Prius uses 2 other pins in addition to the ground? I'm thinking I'm gonna have to tape the end of one of the wires on the jack since the honda only uses 2 pins...(the ground which is pin 6 and one swc input which is pin 7).
@@masagirl4 Hi, I'm not really sure what youre working to accomplish in your application (did you misspeak when you said the Honda doesn't have steering wheel controls?). yes I used all 3. You can also purchase a 3.5mm jack that has 2 conductors, technically called a TS or tip/sleeve jack (the 3 conductor is trs or tip/ring/sleeve). I know toyota steering wheel controls use some sort of a standard signal that the Sony stereo can interpret, I am not sure if the Honda is the same, but I'm sure you'll figure it out. Good luck!
But I tried with that resistor, the a/c control still shows disconnected so exactly how did you make a/c control to work, please can you explain. Many thanks.
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9:54 in this video
I think your radio is Sony XAV-AX200 and not the Sony XAV-AX100 like in the description..
You are correct! I'll update that, thanks! Are there any differences to the units other than the 200 having a disc option? Just curious if theres any reason this wouldn't work on the 100 as well. Thanks!
@@stevevanpelt4475 I'm not sure but I think the OS between the 100 and 200 should be quite similar.. Anyways i'm going to have the 210 installed in a few days without the interface. I'll keep you posted on how that works out..
OK the AX210 installed.. What a night and day difference from Stock radio. I had a shop install it for me and I did NOT need an interface although it was "recommended". The 3.5mm works wonders.. :D
That's awesome!! Yeah I am crazy about my stereo. It's a game changer.
3:04 so no resistor??
Hey good question. I did use the resistor like I showed earlier in the video. I probably just hadn't put the resistor in yet since the dash was still apart for the video. I think I plugged the resistor in, along with all the pins, then used some electrical tape to secure them so they don't fall out. 👍 Thanks for asking.
@@stevevanpelt4475 alright thanks man! Ima have to give it a shot!
Dude! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
So mine is a 2011 4Runner with the non premium system… the wire colors were a little different on the factory connector but they were in the exact same orientation and position… worked flawlessly. My vehicle has buttons on the opposing side for phone and voice… gonna make those mofos work now too!