Help needed for Steering wheel controls

[eliele]

Originally Posted by handyjackdaniels

Maybe a silly question, but do you have the steering wheel set up option in the settings screen on your unit?
Some of these units have come out of china without it installed, mine was missing and Sean(radioguy) sent a very easy update that fixed it in a couple of minutes.

Not a silly question, 'cause my head unit arrived without steering wheel set up option in the settings screen. I asket the chinese seller to have this option and last week he sent me a file (NWDSettings.exe) to fix it.
Today I want to to check whether the steering wheel controls impulse arrives to Blue/Orange-Blue/Purple wires (I must go to a radio engineer)
I will let you know

[CDTi]

Here is a thread I started on .org years ago that contains information on the steering controls: http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=138395

[Mr Edd]

Originally Posted by raykay

Only ZTs originally with Kenwood units had infra red controls, all 75s and ZTs any with other unit are hard wired.

Yep I understood that but the OP did ask what the eyebrow was. Also I am sure I saw in his drawing something referring to IF but I can't see that now.

I just wanted to clarify that's all.

Edd

[marke46320d]

Is the White steering interface box worth much?
I've just removed mine as it was in the way of the double din Alpine unit I've just fitted and won't connect to it. I'm planning on putting both it and my hi line system on to EBay and would like to know what I can hope to get for it as it will help pay for some of the gear I've bought. Cheers.

[HarryM1BYT]

I put my entire set of Hi-line bits in the for sale section of the forum, check in there to see what I got for them. The old analogue TV unit and the head unit/ display (AKA board monitor) seem to have not generated much interest, but everything else sold.

[Robson Rover Repair]

Originally Posted by eliele

Is this the definitive answer?

I really want to wire up my headunit (sean mk2 with tmc/rds etc) to my controls at the weekend.

What about the "steering key 2" wire, do I just leave it alone and not wire it?

[Mr Edd]

The steering key 2 is not used on mine. I just taped it up out of the way.

All my pictures and relevant info is here... Click Me I emphasise that this was my experience with my unit. Since I bought it Sean has released another unit which may have different cables etc.

Edd

[eliele]

my car is by the technician. If he'll solve the problem, I'll post the picture

[eliele]

Hi, no good news: the technician has raised the white flag
He tried all connections (Green to Blue/Purple, Green to Blue/Orange, or with others wires of little black connector) but the only result was that the volume would rise out of control
We tested that the wires of the small black connector do not carry impulses and the green wire coming from the head unit carry a current of 5Volts
Finally, we need someone who has passed from Hiline to new head unit to know exactly the connections he made for Steering Wheel Controls
I hope someone did it successfully

[CDTi]

You need to get back to the 2 wires coming from the steering controls.

The steering controls did not change over the lifetime of the car. There are 5 switches on the LHS of the steering wheel and 2 wires in the dash radio loom. The switches work in a very simple fashion i.e. you press a button and the resistance changes across the 2 wires.

Here is a thread I started on .org years ago that contains information on the steering controls: http://forums.mg-rover.org/showthread.php?t=138395

Some cars had adaptors that did different things i.e. infra-red, resistance changer etc but if you look closely enough you will find those 2 wires that are directly connected to the switches. These 2 wires should obviously be connected to the 2 wires on the headunit.