Steering wheel lights in '04 Coupe- EASY

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Old Dec 26, 2006 | 10:43 PM
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So the lighted switches (silver pieces) can fit on an '03-'04 wheel with no problem?
Yes. The switches I used cam off a 2006
 
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 02:36 AM
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You don't need to buy a new "clock spring" or hub. What I did was find, by a process of elimnination the harness on the back side of the clock spring hub that suppied the controls for the audio and cruise control. This is the grey connector that plugs in right next to the yellow connector on the lower back side of the hub. You can see it in the first picture. The second picture is of the back side of the hub.

nice! thanks for the info! I tried to test out the same way as you but i guess i didn't get them all..

so from this diagram from both plugs which number matches with which?
 
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 10:08 AM
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nice
 
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 10:18 AM
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Accordfreak...thanks for reminding us all how sick your lighting scheme is!!!



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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 09:31 PM
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Originally Posted by accordfreak
nice! thanks for the info! I tried to test out the same way as you but i guess i didn't get them all..

so from this diagram from both plugs which number matches with which?

Accordfreak, first let me help you with the "button side." In order, 14 should be PINK, 15 is WHITE, 16 is GREEN, 17 is YELLOW,18 is BROWN, 19 is BLUE, 20 is BLACK and 21 is RED. I've included a close up of the "button side" connector in case I have the order backwards. In anycase, it's easy to figure out if you compare the picture to your wheel.

As for the power side, which is the grey connector that plugs in with the yellow connector to the back of the hub, I'm not as sure. I don't have any photos of the wiring. I do remember that there are only two open places on the grey connector to add a female wire connection to mate up with the pins on the hub. Might be # 27,34, 24 or 31. See pictures
 
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Old Dec 27, 2006 | 09:39 PM
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If I had to guess on the grey connector, I think it would be the one I circle in the oicture below. But it shouldnt be hard to figure out now that you know which wire is poweer on the button side, just supply power to it and see what pin lights up with a test light on the other side where the grey connector snaps in.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 02:24 AM
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THANKS Daehtihs I got mine to work. The slot for the 12v power is actually the bottom pin.. next to the missing pin. I'll attach a pic..

I gounded mine at the same point.

As for the plug itself (pictured below), it doesn't have a pin for connection so what I did was take out the ground pin from the pink wire steering control (since I have to cut it anyways to ground). Cut enough wire to have some slack for connection. I then stuck that pin in the gray connector (pictured below) for easy connection.

thanks again for your help! it saved me a headache.
 
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Old Jan 7, 2007 | 03:48 AM
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excellent work
 
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 10:34 AM
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Nice work guys. Thanks.
 
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 04:23 PM
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nice work guys, I'm def interested in doing this now
 
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 06:00 PM
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Excuse my ignorance, but do you have to remove the steering wheel to do this mod, or do the switches just pop off the wheel, exposing the connectors?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 01:41 AM
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Originally Posted by avs007
Excuse my ignorance, but do you have to remove the steering wheel to do this mod, or do the switches just pop off the wheel, exposing the connectors?
you have to remove the whole steering wheel.. only 3 bolts... 2 torx screws for the airbag and one for the steering wheel
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 04:57 PM
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Once you remove the steering wheel, is it easy to put back on centered (i.e. same place you had when you took it off)?
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 07:06 PM
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yes it's easy.. there are two dot/line marks which you have to match up. They're really obvious
 
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Old Jan 30, 2007 | 07:08 PM
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wow this looks like a really cool mod.. too bad my steering wheel buttons dont work anyway with my headunit at the moment :/
 
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