Stereo & Electronics - Steering wheel controls

Im trying to figure out what component I need to install to enble me to still use the factory steering wheel controls, with an aftermarket head unit. I figure I'd do it myself rather than get raped at a stereo shop. Thanks

I did my own, using a PACSWI on ebay and my Alpine W205.

Love it!

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You can retain the stock steering wheel controls with an aftermarket headunit by using an adapter. There are a few different models depending on the brand of headunit you buy.

If the headunit supports a wired remote (port on back of headunit), you can get the wired version of the PAC SWI-?. (I put a ? there because there are different models for different headunits units)

Here are the ones I found on Crutchfield:
PAC SWI-ALP - Alp/JVC/Ken/Blau
PAC SWI-ECL - Eclipse
PAC SWI-PS - Pioneer and Sony

Otherwise, you can use a PAC SWI-X which is the universal IR version that works with most headunits that have use an IR remote.

I have a Pioneer AVIC-D3 headunit and use a PAC SWI-PS to retain the steering wheel controls.

Thought I would add that the new Alpine models use the SWI-JACK. Certain Clarion, JVC, and Kenwood hu's use it also. It works AWESOME with my cda-105, and the steering wheel controls actually do more with the aftermarket hu then the factory one.

You'll find more info if you search.

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll start searchin'.

If you need help hooking it up, I can give you a hand. I'm just down the 210 from you in Arcadia. I've only hooked up an Alpine, but the instructions for the SWI-JACK looked pretty simple for the other models.