Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Steering wheel controls?

I am thinking of changing the stereo in my citroen xzara 1998, as it has just the standard cassete player at the moment, but my hubby tells me that the steering wheel controls wont work any more is this right? I want to put a cd player in and i have done this in several cars so i have basic knoledge but i have never had steering wheel controls before, any ideas?
Steering wheel controls?
if you have a good make stereo you can buy an iso plug from halfords that has a remote lead in it that would work your steering controls ask them for the right one it is a couple of quid more than the standard iso plug but no more than 20 quid i would advise taking in the stereo with you to check it is compatible with the controls or price a new one whilst you are in there
Steering wheel controls?
Depends on if the new stereo has inputs for the steering wheel controls or not. Probably hard to match if at all possible.
you can get new steering wheel controls aswell.
Unless it is a Factory stereo, the built in controls will not work anymore. You might check junkyards and see if there is a vehicle of the same year/make/model as yours that you could get a CD player from. Or consider a multipack CD changer that mounts remotely.

Aftermarket stereos don't have the remote control/steering wheel controlsbuilt into them. Even if they did, the wiring would be a nightmare.
It will have to be the same make of Stereo that is currently in the car
yes you can do this-its called a steering wheel control interface-its avalible from pacific accessory corporation-this wires in to your original steering controls and it has a remote eye you can mount it to face your new cd/or tape player-its very hard to program though there instructions arent very good but it does work-its about $60-hope this helps ya out



****also-you do have to buy an aftermarket radio that comes with a remote or this wont work
UR HUBBY IS RITE
if you get a decent stereo you should be able to get an adapter for steering wheel controls, but be prepared for the cost as i had to pay just short of 拢80 for an alpine one
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