VZ Steering wheel controls

[jwaye2]

does anyone know if the steering wheel controls on the vz commodore can be used with a pioneer dvd head unit AVH-P4050 and how can it be done

 

[holdenboy]

By the look of it you'll need a CAT, which translates the stock steering wheel controls to your head-unit and are available from most car audio stores or JB Hi Fi i think.

 

[SAV_117]

costs about 250$$$

 

[jwaye2]

ok cool thanx. im in the process of puttin a big system in there and i dont wanna lose them controls. i find them very useful at high speeds lol

 

[bezz]

How do those work? I'm guessing just an IR sender that the stereo interprets as the remote control? Crazy they can get away with charging so much for em if thats all it is.

 

[Luke0011]

the avh-P4050 has a remote input jack so you dont have to use the infra-red led. A cat-10 steering wheel module should cost about 150. And yes it will work withe the 4050

 

[jwaye2]

any idea how that hooks up to the head unit?

 

[Tasmaniak]

on the headunit side? it just plugs straight in...on the vehicle side of things, it's a little more complicated and needs to be wired in and then programmed.

 

[jwaye2]

ok thanx so does any1 have the wiring diagram for the steering controls at the plug on the stock head unit..?

 

[moz_and_paul911]

i just did this in my vy calais. the CAT10F unit has a pinout system inside it where you put these little clips on different number for different combinations of car and brand of system. very simple. then there are a few wires - blue brown green black and red. Red to Acc, Black to Earth, Brown to vehicle brown, blue to antenna, and green is not used. Also, i had to earth out the black with yellow trace on the vehicle. The install is very straight forward and the instructions come with it. also i had to mount the IR sender, i tucked it along the roof lining and put it near the rear passenger vanity light. This isnt the best because when i have a passenger their head blocks the signal so im going to move it somewhere low near the handbrake. hope this helps. I paid $188 for the unit from JB but that was cost price.