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Review on Enhance Your Steering Wheel Control with the PAC SWI-RC Interface SWI-RC-1 by Sameer Hilton

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Get a block that doesn't need resistors!

Get a device that doesn't need a resistor. Seriously what a pain it was. For my application I had to add a 150 ohm resistor to make it work. Comes with several different resistors in one bag. I couldn't figure out which one was 150 ohms. What I don't understand is that there are 2 extra wires coming off the white wire that everything is connected to. A straight white wire, a white/red wire with a 150 ohm resistor, and a white/black wire with a 450 ohm resistor. I'm not sure why I couldn't use a white wire for one steering wheel control wire and a 150 ohm white/black wire for the other. I had to use a white wire for both remote wires, but I had to add a resistor to one of the control wires to make it work (according to the instructions). BREATHTAKING. I didn't have a soldering iron to connect it so I said forget it. Went to BestBuy and bought a "Metra Axxess Aswc‑1" for my 2013 Nissan Rogue. I used the Metra on my 2001 Nissan Frontier about 6 years ago and it still lives on. Although Metra has auto-detection and auto-tuning capabilities, I still had to manually program it for this truck, but it worked. This time I decided to save a few bucks and go for the PAC SWI-RC. What a mistake, I should have just stuck with what I knew worked. Installing the PAC reminded me why I bought the Metra Axxess years ago - NO RESISTORS NEEDED! It was EASY to install. It programmed itself automatically in seconds and you're done! So if you have a 2008-2013 Rogue, the setup is the same. Save yourself the headache. I used a JVC KW-M750BT as a deck.

Pros
  • Supports classic SWI-RC style button programming
Cons
  • The list will be long.