GU8 Nissan patrol Steering wheel audio controls with Eclipse unit on a ST. IT WORKS

[WogsRus]

Hi Guys

I have a 2012 GU8 50th Anniversary fitted with an Eclipse Audio unit.

The thing thing that shitted me was lack of audio controls on the wheel. Now MR Nissan wants $180 for the buttons. So before i fork out a huge load of cash, i took the rear cover of the steering wheel exposing the connector to the column, tested the relevant pins with an earth signal and hay presto, the unit responded, changing station, channel ect depending on pin connections.

SO i tracked down new steering wheel controls for a mear $60 from the USA, its the same as a 2001-2003 Nissan Maxima ones.

All i need is the wiring harness o connect it all up for $30 and yeah, audio controls.

SO to all with an Eclipse unit fitted, you can get the unit to have audio fitted controls easy.

[jack]

Ripper Wogs, that's great. I felt like I went backwards with some of the controls with the Patrol.
I'll definitely add it, can you post the links please?

[WogsRus]

Heres the audio controls

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/2001-2002-2003-Nissan-Maxima-steering-wheel-mounted-radio-CONTROL-SWITCH-oem-/150899796343?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2003%7CMake%3ANissan%7CModel%3AMaxima&hash=item2322542977#ht_500wt_923

They have gone up since i ordered mine.

The cable is OEM but i have not got this yet

[happygu]

Hey Wogs,

Just giving this a bump, as if this works, I will be doing the same......love your work....

Mic

[happygu]

Wogs,

Just need to divert you from your other Boost Issues, to see if you have finalized the Radio Switches yet and got them working.

I went in to Nissan and got told that there wont be any wires in the steering column for these same controls, and I cant see it being any differnet to yours even though mine is a 2010 model.

I am impatiently waiting to see how you go with it, before I pull mine apart.

Mic

[WogsRus]

Thanks mate, yeah i been a post whore of late.

The wiring for all of mine is there, on the side of the stearing wheel there is a cover which will expose the clock wire connectors. You can use an earth cable to test for this.

I have been a little bit too buissy to get on with it, hopefully soon.

[happygu]

Wogs,

The one thing that annoys me the most about the Eclipse Unit, is how hard it is to actually turn off when you dont want the radio on, but need to leave the ignition on.

I am hoping that your controls have or work with an On/Off Button.

Mic

[Ronin]

DO you have pics of the controls ? that ebay link got no pics.

Edit:
you can buy the audio harness from Fujitsu Ten, who own the Eclipse brand.

The item code for wiring harness is: 161140-2170a700

price is 25$

http://www.eclipse-web.com/au/
Customer Service Phone: 1800 211 411
Service department Phone: +61 (03) 9646 6008

[WogsRus]

I go pics, should be on the ebay link. Will search when home.

Thanks for the link

[Corsa]

Just wonder if there has been anymore progress on this project as I'm interested in this modification



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[happygu]

I'll be coming down to Hobart to check on your progress with the next four weeks.....You'll need to get a wriggle on.....

[Ronin]

If someone has got this fitted, can they post a pic please.

[WogsRus]

LOL will do, just need mulla now

[Frank van dijk]

Cheers that's a great idea

[Mentok]

Will this work with the standard Nissan radio?

[WogsRus]

not sure could do, all you need to do to test it is to pull off the LH cover where the cruise control is and use a meter to short between earth on different pins.

[gu8]

I rang fujitsu ten about getting a harness for my 2012 GU8 and old mate was a cock and told me he didnt know what i was on about. So if anyone knows where you can buy the patch harness and could tell me that would be awesome.

[WogsRus]

As far as i know you need to go to nissan to get the patch harness. The main harness already has all the connections but you need a second plug to pick up the aodio controls to the plug behind the steering wheel

[oncedisturbed]

Most car audio stores can install a patch harness either wired or infra red pickup. Usually cost around $100-$150


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[Lionel84]

Sorry to drag this one back up again!

I was wondering if the Y61 GU6 has these controls also? I have the cruise but no audio. I'm thinking of putting a whole new sound system in there and I'm wondering about the steering wheel; if it has the leads that come up from the head unit, and also what other wheels can be put on there (ie Maxima) to have the buttons?

Any feedback would be muchly appreciated.
Cheers, Lionel

[threedogs]

Could check the wiring loom for your model what year?

[pas]

Background
Intalling a non-genuine Head unit with reverse camera and I wanted steering wheel switch controls. I used a 2002 maxima switch, I could not find a harness so I just connected it myself. Here was the trick which sounds more complicated than it is.
The PAC SWI-RC (available from ebay) reads the resistance values from each button, and assigns a command associated with that resistance. It does not care what the value is as long as each button has a different value. The Patrol has two circuits SW1 and SW2 and trip (6 buttons) on SW1 buttons have 300ohms, one 600ohms and one 0 ohms SW2 300 and 600ohms. On my switch there is also a 'trip' button with 0 ohms which is a different circuit again. The trick is to add resistors so each button has a differnent resistance on the same wire,

Connections
Place a 150ohm resistor behind the switch on SW1 (so there is no button with 0 ohms) and then join them together, this will mean the 5 buttons will each have a discrete resistance i.e. 150,300,450,600&750. Now I am also going to use the trip button as a power on/off so add a different resistor in my case I used 1200ohm and connected it to the same wire. All this is done behind the switch next to the airbag. Then I connected it to a vacant wire in the harness coming out of the vehicle harness (inside the steering wheel). The find that wire in the harness next to the radio and connect it to the white wire on the PAC SWi-RC(It is easy to find if you drop the cover on the bottom of the column and then you can see the correct colour, or use a multimeter).

The only connection left is common. Find the common wire behind the switch (using a multimeter), this gets connected to earth. Now you could just connect it to earth next to the switch, but I have used another of the vacant wires in the harness and earthed it at the radio. I did not want to take the risk that the steering wheel earth might change resistance as the vehicle gets older, making the switch inoperative.

Additional comment
The PAC SW1-RC unit requires programming to recognise the resistance of each button, just follow the instructions on their web site or in the box (Note: program 3 for all Nissan).
Also Note the PAC SW1-RC standard instructions request much the same task, when you use a genuine harness/ genuine switch you still need to add the 150ohm resistor to join the SW1 and SW2 together, however they do it behind the radio. So the work involved is much the same with or without a harness. I was also lucky as my switch came with a plug and the wires were cut, it would be a bit harder to connect to the switch without a plug.

I hope this info helps all the Patrol lovers out there that want a Genuine Nissan Audio switch on their Beast. With a non-genuine radio.

http://www.nissanpatrol.com.au/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=41181&d=1393460907&thumb=1&stc=1
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[pas]

Lionel, GU7 definitely has harness from the radio to behind the airbag. The missing harness is a little one from the column to the switch 100 mm or so, which can be wired up by hand if required. I expect the GU6 would be the same too.
Paul

[awyd]

I would love to have the controls lit up in the dark so I can find them easier.

Is that a hack anyone has done? Perhaps use a steering wheel (or controls) from a different Nissan? I have an airbag so not sure if that makes it illegal to swap wheels.