GT500 steering wheel installed
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Keep us updated on the pioneer install, I really hope the media buttons can be made functional. Such functionality would serve as a cost justification on such a costly piece. (for me it would anyways)
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I installed the 2009 SVT steering wheel. This one does not have the audio buttons, but has a leather wheel. You can get them on ebay for about $300.00. You have to exchange the plugs from your old steering wheel to the new one, but it's easy if you can solder. I couldn't see buying a wheel with audio controls that cannot be used.
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Will do. I'm also hoping the same, that's the reason I bought the steering wheel before installing the Pioneer unit. And I agree with you that it would justify spending those couple hundred bills.
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I installed the 2009 SVT steering wheel. This one does not have the audio buttons, but has a leather wheel. You can get them on ebay for about $300.00. You have to exchange the plugs from your old steering wheel to the new one, but it's easy if you can solder. I couldn't see buying a wheel with audio controls that cannot be used.
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MASSIVE UPGRADE bro. I can't believe Ford would put a wheel that ****ty in any of their cars, really. I love that GT500 wheel, and I feel almost positive that you should be able to get the media controls to work as long as you get the right wiring harness from Pioneer. I don't see why it wouldn't work.. keep us updated, should be sick!
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MASSIVE UPGRADE bro. I can't believe Ford would put a wheel that ****ty in any of their cars, really. I love that GT500 wheel, and I feel almost positive that you should be able to get the media controls to work as long as you get the right wiring harness from Pioneer. I don't see why it wouldn't work.. keep us updated, should be sick!
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It may depend on what year model it is. It is really easy on '05-Present Mustangs, it really does take just about 10 minutes. Go to the '05-'09 Mustang section, there is a sticky on there that shows you how to do it. That sticky shows it on a '05-'09 Mustang, but the steering wheel is set up the same for the 2010+ Mustangs. That's what I used as instructions.
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Go for it! You won't regret it. Yeah, the lowest priced one I found was on partscheap.com for $360 +Shipping. I decided to check eBay and found this one brand new for $270. I love the look of the Grant steering wheel but I saw that you need the premium steering wheel for it because you have to swap the cruise control and volume/media buttons from the original premium steering wheel onto the Grant steering wheel. There's a video of it on YouTube.