Heated Steering Wheel Retrofit - updated with information

[B-real]

Where’d you find that SCCM?

Bought a kit from Boosted Grey Goose

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[astrand1]

I might try bench testing the steering wheel with a 12VDC supply and this brick to see if i can make it work.

I'm thinking the current draw will be less than 5A

Why do you need to bench test? Are you concerned it may be defective?

 

[tony72cutlass's']

Why do you need to bench test? Are you concerned it may be defective?

im thinking check to see if the steering wheel gets too hot and figure out a sweet spot for the duty cycle

 

[B-real]

im thinking check to see if the steering wheel gets too hot and figure out a sweet spot for the duty cycle

Steering wheel temp gets set thru Forscan

 

[superfordman]

So i just had a thought, if i just buy the clockspring and wheel (since i know i want to upgrade my screen later).

Without any button, can i just have the truck automatically turn the heated steering wheel on at startup (or when it's super cold like when my rear defrost comes on automatically)?

Sorry for trying to hack this up, working with limited funds in the 'fun bucket' lol

Yes, and that might actually work in your case. It will turn on automatically when cold enough, then you could set the turn off to whatever setting you want to turn it off automatically by itself. You just couldn't really enable it again without remote starting.

That is pretty how mine works right now, turns on with remote or even normal start since I have the auto shut off set to off, then stays on the whole time. I've honestly only turned it off a handful of times since I got it installed about two months ago, its that nice.

Since I have my auto off disabled, not sure if that is why HSW will turn back on automatically after a normal key cycle as well or not. Or just the fact I haven't turned it off manually, so its on when I turn the truck off, then it stays on next time I fire it up.

Pretty sure my blower goes back to last setting but my heated seats stay on

Correct, blower goes from like full blast to your last setting when you key on, then heated seats stay at full blast as well as I always have to turn them down to one bar. HSW stays on the whole time as well.

 

[superfordman]

I still have not done the install yet, so I cannot say for sure how accurate/complete that list of changes is. I was hoping to get feedback on that list from someone that has done the upgrade, but no one responded.

 

[superfordman]

@tony72cutlass's' after he gets his hotwired heated wheel setup installed... ?

 

[PFXLT]

@tony72cutlass's' after he gets his hotwired heated wheel setup installed... ?

That covered under warranty?

 

[tony72cutlass's']

Looks like I need to design a supplementary CO2 injection system for the steering wheel

 

[tony72cutlass's']

Yes, and that might actually work in your case. It will turn on automatically when cold enough, then you could set the turn off to whatever setting you want to turn it off automatically by itself. You just couldn't really enable it again without remote starting.

That is pretty how mine works right now, turns on with remote or even normal start since I have the auto shut off set to off, then stays on the whole time. I've honestly only turned it off a handful of times since I got it installed about two months ago, its that nice.

Since I have my auto off disabled, not sure if that is why HSW will turn back on automatically after a normal key cycle as well or not. Or just the fact I haven't turned it off manually, so its on when I turn the truck off, then it stays on next time I fire it up.



Correct, blower goes from like full blast to your last setting when you key on, then heated seats stay at full blast as well as I always have to turn them down to one bar. HSW stays on the whole time as well.

Interesting so your wheel stays on after remote start and you get in the car? This could work for me!


man the clock springs are getting out of hand expensive from what I’ve been seeing

 

[PFXLT]

man the clock springs are getting out of hand expensive from what I’ve been seeing

ain’t that the truth, I bought a complete assembly with sccm, auto wiper turn signal stalk, and clockspring. It was $190 and on back order till February.

 

[dolsen]

Dammit, I got a faulty SCCM. Left side steering wheel controls do not work. Guess I’m just gonna buy a new one. I hate this crap shoot with used electrical parts

 

[superfordman]

Interesting so your wheel stays on after remote start and you get in the car? This could work for me!

man the clock springs are getting out of hand expensive from what I’ve been seeing

Correct, mine stays on about 99% of the time here recently. I've only turned it off on really long, 2+ hour drives so far.

Dammit, I got a faulty SCCM. Left side steering wheel controls do not work. Guess I’m just gonna buy a new one. I hate this crap shoot with used electrical parts

Hold on, did you copy over you as built to the new SCCM? There are different left switches for different options, so if its not set correctly, none of the left buttons will work at all until it is set to match.

 

[dolsen]

Correct, mine stays on about 99% of the time here recently. I've only turned it off on really long, 2+ hour drives so far.



Hold on, did you copy over you as built to the new SCCM? There are different left switches for different options, so if its not set correctly, none of the left buttons will work at all until it is set to match.

God… rookie freakin mistake there. I’m out of time for the day though. I’ll redo it tomorrow. I spent the rest of my time wiring the headlamp harness into the BCM. I’m 6’1” 245 with big hands, that was a ridiculously hard job. Took me about 90 mins to pin 3 wires

frankly, I’m embarrassed about this SCCM thing lol

 

[tony72cutlass's']

frankly, I’m embarrassed about this SCCM thing lol

Just wait until I figure out how to get myself forscan on one of those dingle units

pretty sure my truck is never gonna run right again lol

do you guys still get OTA’s if you changed forscan entries? One of the reasons I want to get a mongoose is to be able to update all my modules with FDRs

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