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Old 04-19-2005, 10:58 AM
lkurek lkurek is offline
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Re: DIC and Steering Wheel Controls

I added both to my 2004 EXT. Here's the skinny:

You need:

Steering wheel w/controls
DIC
Compatible airbag clockspring
Reprogramming of BCM/Cluster from dealer

You also will need to run wires from the steering column connector to tha appropriate modules. For instance, you need to run four wires up to the cluster connector, a ground wire, an interior lighting wire (backlight on buttons), a wire to +5v reference (radio controls), and a signal wire for the radio controls back to the BCM.

It took me maybe 4-5 hours of tearing apart the interior, referencing the manual, and pulling wire and adding the correct connectors. Not too bad, but still pretty involved. I'm pretty particular about running wires down the harnesses where they are supposed to go, rather than anywhere.

If you have any questions...drop me a line.
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