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westbayou

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Posted: August 14, 2003 at 8:40 AM / IP Logged

My buddy has a 99 Ford Explorer with the upgraded stereo which includes steering wheel controls. His cd player is slowly dying on him, and a factory head unit runs about $650. So he is interested in using the programmable SWI-X from PAC to program his steering wheel controls for an aftermarket head unit. Does anyone have any experience doing this?

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Posted: August 14, 2003 at 1:57 PM / IP Logged

Yea, it works, but the installation can be a bit of a pain as the IR transmitter must be installed in line-of-sigt to the front of the new head unit. I have installed them in arm rests and in head liners. The time it takes to program the PAC unit can be a bit tredious, also. You have to be sure you purchase a new head unit that uses IR remote control.

But if your goal is to keep the steering wheel controls, it is worth the time!

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