Crit,
Is the wire(s) already in place or do I need a new clockspringt with the extra
wires? I already have the cruise so I figures they would have ran the wires with
them to keep from stocking to many differently configured parts. I think I still
am going to look for a leather wrapped wheel with buttons (since I remember that
if you got the buttons you atomatically had the leather wrapped part) but good
info to know. Just let me know about the wire(s) or harnes being already placed
there.
Jeff Durling
'01 4x2 QC SLT+
Shawn Bowen wrote:
> Tell me more about that little valence on the back of the steering wheel for
> the 97-99! I'm currently pulling multiple wires for other items (stealth
> garage door opener and a few other goodies). If there is a bracket
> mount/plastic valence for the back of the wheel I'd love to know more and
> where to get it.
>
> Thanks,
> Shawn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Crit Bennett
> Sent: Sunday, May 13, 2001 10:53 PM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: DML: Steering Wheel Buttons Done - Long
>
> Well, I finally finished my steering wheel radio controls project and found
> out
> that on the 2001s and up with the J1853 bus (rounded radios), the steering-
> wheel mounted controls work on all the radios, not just the ridiculously
> expensive 'I-don't-want-a-cassette,-dammit' one. There are two circuits
> that
> run through the clockspring to the steering wheel that are both multiplexed.
> There's a MUX in the CTM that watches these two circuits (one for cruise,
> one
> for radio controls) and sends a command down the bus based on the voltage
> drop
> across the circuit. So each button is nothing but a resistor - no big deal.
> On 97-00 trucks, there's a 5-button wheel valence while the 2001s have a 6-
> button. A 2001 still recognizes the resistances used by a 2000 but they're
> in
> the wrong place. The volume up and seek down are on the left, volume down
> and
> seek up on the right. It was a pain in the butt to cut out the 1/10 watt
> resistors in there and solder in some that would make them work how I
> wanted,
> but it finally worked out. Granted, I don't get to use the buttons to do
> whatever I want, but this makes for a good second place. If anyone ever
> thinks
> of a good way to build a 5-channel or 6-channel time-division MUX, let me
> know -
> I'd like to try it. But for now, if you have a new truck and no steering
> wheel controls, go buy the little valence that fits on the back side of your
> steering wheel and install it, I'm hooked on mine. Some adventurous soul
> should try the 97-00 setup and see if they work too...
>
> heh.. heh.. catching breath
>
> Crit
>
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