ebrophy Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 I just recently purchased my Avic-D3 for my 03 Chevy Tahoe but I don't want to lose my steering wheel contorls. Does anybody have any suggestions on what products are the most reliable or is this even possible? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jace93 Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 You need a poroduct made by PAC. It is a SWIPS. It will run you about 50 bucks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shotgun_customs Posted July 10, 2007 Report Share Posted July 10, 2007 That piece works great. The Peripheral part number is PESWIPS. The two are the exact same only different stickers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
duc996 Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 i just ordered a d3 for my 2003 tahoe z71 with bose but without onstar. i ordered: pac os2bose and cm1 pac swips metra 992003 gm multi kit antenna adapter cdi200 ipod cable and the d3 of course is there anything else i need for the install? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shotgun_customs Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Sounds like you have it all. Unless you want XM or cam. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flowtime Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 i have that same unit the pac-swip and I have to hold down the button i want for like a full second before it takes do you think it might be how it's installed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ebrophy Posted July 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 i have that same unit the pac-swip and I have to hold down the button i want for like a full second before it takes do you think it might be how it's installed Excuse me Flow, have you encountered any other problems with pac-swip steering wheel controls? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
flowtime Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 that time delay is the biggest problem i'm having the other thing is when it is on the radio i click the track up button instead of it going to the next station it just goes to the next radio frequency i.e. p1 is 101.1 and p2 is 102.5 and if i hit the button i think it should go to p2 but instead it goes to 101.3 but i don't know if that's a problem with the pac or the d3 cause if you press the track button on the actually d3 it does the same thing. but yeah that delay super sucks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shotgun_customs Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 The delay is due to how it relays the signal. The factory radio would receive the signal directly from the steering wheel controls and react almost instantly. The interface takes a sample of the steering wheel controls wire. Meening that the interface looks for a change in the voltage on this wire. I'm not sure of the sampling rate, but it is less than a second. It then compairs this signal to the stored signals and outputs the proper command to the aftermarket radio. The good thing about the PAC and the Per parts are that they are completly programable. You must program each button on the steering wheel for it's respective command. Here are the list of options: vol up, vol down, source, band, mute, seek up, seek down, preset up, preset down. You can program all of them if you have enough steering wheel buttons. If you have programmed the seek functions then tapping it will move the freq in .2 increments and pressed and held will move to the nearest station. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shotgun_customs Posted July 11, 2007 Report Share Posted July 11, 2007 Also, one thing I have encountered is that the AVIC-D2(not the D3, Z1, or Z2) and the PESWIPS or SWIPS have an issue w/ the volume not working all the time. It's strange. You can program it and everything works fine, but then just out of the blue it will quit working. It's almost like it's loosing the programming. You can unplug/reprogram it and it will work fine. But just not for long. Also in the Trailblazers and Envoys the steering wheel controls will change the source and channels on it own. It's cause of the vehicle not the unit. There is some sort of feedback from the truck and there is no fix. Both companies know about these flaws, but don't like to admit it. It's better than not having the SWC's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ebrophy Posted July 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 i just ordered a d3 for my 2003 tahoe z71 with bose but without onstar. i ordered: pac os2bose and cm1 pac swips metra 992003 gm multi kit antenna adapter cdi200 ipod cable and the d3 of course I also have a 03 Tahoe. Does anybody know if you really need the metra 992003 gm multi kit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 YEs you need the double din parts that come in that kit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ebrophy Posted July 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 i just ordered a d3 for my 2003 tahoe z71 with bose but without onstar. i ordered: pac os2bose and cm1 pac swips metra 992003 gm multi kit antenna adapter cdi200 ipod cable and the d3 of course is there anything else i need for the install? I got an estimate for my 03 chevy tahoe LT w/ bose & onstar and they told me I needed the GMOS04 Class 2 Data Interface Harness. But you have the same year 'hoe but you ordered the os2bose interface harness. Which one do i need? and is it due to the fact that I have both bose & onstar? Thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
duc996 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 I THINK ANY ONE WILL WORK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cntrylvr79 Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 i just ordered a d3 for my 2003 tahoe z71 with bose but without onstar. i ordered: pac os2bose and cm1 pac swips metra 992003 gm multi kit antenna adapter cdi200 ipod cable and the d3 of course is there anything else i need for the install? I got an estimate for my 03 chevy tahoe LT w/ bose & onstar and they told me I needed the GMOS04 Class 2 Data Interface Harness. But you have the same year 'hoe but you ordered the os2bose interface harness. Which one do i need? and is it due to the fact that I have both bose & onstar? Thanks Both interfaces do the same thing. They're just made by different companies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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