Remen
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I received and installed the steering wheel rear cover with volume/channel buttons and wiring harness the end of August. I just didn’t want to keep switching hands on the steering wheel to adjust the volume so I decided to address this issue. Other post cover steering wheel removal so I won’t go through those steps.
This is the original location of the buttons, different part numbers.
I removed the buttons to modify the back covers so that mounting will allow correct orientation on the steering wheel back cover. The harness connectors can’t be swapped since the buttons control functions are different. You can see the red and brownish wires piggybacked so the control function is from the buttons. I also marked the circuit boards with a dot to make sure I kept the volume and channel up locations at reassembly.
I notched the opposite side of the button covers so that after installation the buttons were in the correct orientation. The buttons will not mount on the rear cover without the notch. Notice the red dot on the unmodified cover.
Here are the modified control buttons and wiring harness re-wrapped with Tesa tape. You should notice that the connector wires are now on the other side of the buttons. This keeps the circuit board mounted right side up, otherwise, controls functions would be reversed. Labels reapplied. Note: If you choose to remove the labels do so only after you separate the back button covers by applying heat with a heat gun for a few seconds. Don’t want to damage the circuit boards. Labels do not need to be removed.
This is the original location of the buttons, different part numbers.
I removed the buttons to modify the back covers so that mounting will allow correct orientation on the steering wheel back cover. The harness connectors can’t be swapped since the buttons control functions are different. You can see the red and brownish wires piggybacked so the control function is from the buttons. I also marked the circuit boards with a dot to make sure I kept the volume and channel up locations at reassembly.
I notched the opposite side of the button covers so that after installation the buttons were in the correct orientation. The buttons will not mount on the rear cover without the notch. Notice the red dot on the unmodified cover.
Here are the modified control buttons and wiring harness re-wrapped with Tesa tape. You should notice that the connector wires are now on the other side of the buttons. This keeps the circuit board mounted right side up, otherwise, controls functions would be reversed. Labels reapplied. Note: If you choose to remove the labels do so only after you separate the back button covers by applying heat with a heat gun for a few seconds. Don’t want to damage the circuit boards. Labels do not need to be removed.
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