sheer187 Posted April 18, 2008 Report Share Posted April 18, 2008 I recently just installed a AVIC-N3 unit in my 2002 Cadillac Escalade and the unit works great. I then went on advice from this forum and purchased the PAC SWI-PS unit inorder to regain my steering wheel controls. I followed the instructions and tapped into the blue wire (pin14) with the green wire from the unit and connected the ground and the switched 12v. I then went and followed the instructions to program the unit and i believe i also did that correctly. However the controls still do not work. what i wanted to know is has anybody made this work and i was wondering which wire the pac connector connects to the headunit with because i have a feeling that is why my unit is not working. thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
audiofreak19 Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 seriously these things suck my buddy has one on his d3 and in the winter time it takes about 30 min of the car warming up for it to work. try re programing it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
installermarc Posted May 17, 2008 Report Share Posted May 17, 2008 Seriously, they don't. If installed properly, and programmed properly, you should NEVER have a problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DeCo Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 Despite being a computer and home theater geek, I know almost nothing about car audio...so forgive the dumb question, but what exactly is involved in installing this, and what functionality can I hope to gain? I have a '08 Scion tC with the factory speaker system and the N3 installed. I was warned when I went in for my 7500 mile service that Toyota can be real dicks when it comes to Scion Warranty's so I should be careful about getting the Pac kit installed. My steering controls are just up/down, and volume up/down along with a Mode button. All I really care about is being able to skip tracks with my Ipod and controlling the volume, does that sound reasonable? (Sorry to thread Jack) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lu Scola Posted May 19, 2008 Report Share Posted May 19, 2008 I installed the Pac-Swips to my Avic Z in my 03 Escalade. I used the green wire and tapped into the light green wire on the left side coming out of my steering column. I set the mode to #1. Then I try to program the buttons with NO LUCK. The directions suck. Does anybody have a better step by step instructions in doing this. I will pay you $$$. Right now I have a useless 50 dollar part in my truck. Any info greatly appreciated. Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matrix733 Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 Lu Scola, I had lots of issues as well until I realize that green wire on the left is the wrong wire. There is more than one green wire, its the thicker of the two. It programmed and worked flawless in my lade after that. I programmed the prog button as my source since the source option is not up/down, i then program the source to do preset up/down. hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stereodan Posted September 10, 2008 Report Share Posted September 10, 2008 I have installed a lot of these PAC steering wheel control interfaces and never had a problem. They work great every time. Anyone that is having a problem is not installing and or programming it properly. In the instructions it states that you can go on PAC's website and get specific instruction for your vehicle to make it easier. As for sheer187 you wrote "which wire the pac connector connects to the headunit with" The PAC connects to the headunit with a 3.5mm jack that says wired remote. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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