Boss 302 steering wheel

[CGGuy09]

Completed the installation yesterday with a 2010 steering wheel on my 2007 GT and was able to get all of the audio and phone functions working (as well as the cruise controls). I used a PAC SWI-RC-1 controller and a Pioneer receiver. In the end, the install was pretty straightforward. I needed to use 2 of the wires through the WPT-1242/clockspring, one wire for audio and one for phone controls). In addition to grounding the green wire (for audio) I also need to ground the blue wire for the phone functions. I did not use any external resistors in the installation.

I followed the instructions for cruise control by splicing the main connector from my 2007 Mustang onto the 2010 wheel harness. There is a lot of information on how to do this on various sites.
New Harness /// Old Plug
Gray /// White
Brown /// Blue
Black /// Green (ground)
Red /// Red (power)

I had a little trouble distinguishing gray from brown on the 2010 harness. I wonder if this is the cause of some cruise control problems...

On the SWI-RC-1, I used the following connections:
SWI-RC-1 wire color /// Mustang wire

Black (all of the black wires) /// Black (ground)
Yellow /// Battery + (constant power)
Red /// Accessory Wire from Pioneer
White (Analog 1) /// Purple wire on steering wheel (via WPT-1242 and clock spring) - audio
White w/Black (Analog 2) /// Yellow wire on steering wheel (via WPT-1242 and clock spring) - phone

I needed help from PAC to troubleshoot the programming. Instead of using the dip switch settings for a 2010 Mustang, I needed to set all 8 switches to the "up" position. I then followed the PAC web site instructions for programming the SWI-RC-1, which worked perfectly.

Note to Monkeyporn: I don't know exactly how the CP2 behaves, but it looks like the same wiring and programming might work for you too... hope it helps.

Howdy team,
First post! I am finally being reacquainted with beloved 2007 Shelby GT. I was transferred to Seattle in 2017 and I couldn't afford a place with a garage. So I left my beloved car with my parents.

Now that I have my beloved snake back, I intend to make a few usability upgrades...and this is one of them.

One question I have is the use of the directional keys in some of the 2013/2014 Mustang steering wheels. pictured here


As you can likely guess, I don't have the steering wheel purchased yet, so I cannot speak to the wires in question. I'm sure there must be another plug to permit the function of the 5 buttons directional pad.

Does anyone know if it is possible to wire them up with the same PAC SWI-RC-1 controller to allow them to control a aftermarket radio?

Thanks in advance!

s/p,
cFogs

 

[LaserMan]

Howdy team,
First post! I am finally being reacquainted with beloved 2007 Shelby GT. I was transferred to Seattle in 2017 and I couldn't afford a place with a garage. So I left my beloved car with my parents.

Now that I have my beloved snake back, I intend to make a few usability upgrades...and this is one of them.

One question I have is the use of the directional keys in some of the 2013/2014 Mustang steering wheels. pictured here
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As you can likely guess, I don't have the steering wheel purchased yet, so I cannot speak to the wires in question. I'm sure there must be another plug to permit the function of the 5 buttons directional pad.

Does anyone know if it is possible to wire them up with the same PAC SWI-RC-1 controller to allow them to control a aftermarket radio?

Thanks in advance!

s/p,
cFogs

cFogs,

Maybe... but the PACs are ultimately limited by the instructions that the different headsets can understand. I installed a Pioneer unit, and it can be programmed to respond to the following 13 commands: Volume+, Volume-, Mute, Preset+, Preset-, Source, Track+, Track-, Band, Phone Menu, Answer Call, End Call, VR. Some headsets understand additional functions (like Power, Disc+, Disc-, etc.)

The 8 buttons on the right side can be programmed for any 8 of these functions (I used Volume+, Volume-, Mute, Source, Track+, Track-, Answer Call, End Call)

the buttons on the right side of the wheel are basically controlled by 2 pairs of wires: 1) purple/green (audio controls) and 2) yellow/blue (phone controls). Each button press registers a different built in resistor value that the PAC can be programmed to recognize. Controlling the audio and phone buttons took 2 of the PAC SWI-RC-1 "analog input" wires (White- Analog 1 and White/BLK - Analog 2).

If the arrow keypad is controlled by a separate, single pair of wires (similar to the audio and phone wire pairs), and each button press also has a unique resistance across that pair of wires, you might be able to connect to the PAC Analog-3 wire (White/Red) and program it as well. If all of these are true, you potentially program the 5 buttons (4 arrow keys and "OK" button) to generate commands for your headset. In my case with Pioneer, I could program the 5 remaining functions: Preset+, Preset-, Band, Phone Menu, VR ... or completely re-think how I mapped all of the steering wheel buttons to the radio functions.

Hope this helps...
Laserman