If it fits 2012 tundra, do I need steering wheel controls to operate the bluetooth. Do I need a wiring harness or will it be plug and play.
1725192
No. My truck doesnt have steering wheel controls and bluetooth works fine without it. I cannot speak to any detail about steering wheel controls or connections.
643061
No. You lose the factory Bluetooth hands-free controls. The Bluetooth functionality of the unit is below the OEM standard; disappointing. The only steering wheel controls that work with this unit are the channel change, volume control and Mode change.
2257781
no you need to buy another harness made by mettra specifically for steering wheel controls. I didnt bother putting it in so mine dont work and i dont miss them too much. If I really want I can always buy the mettra steering wheel harness for an extra 50 bucks and put it in. The good thing about this harness over the regular one is that you get to use your stock amp somehow so the bass quality is retained.
1804048
pull out the blank switch and if there is 8 wires on the plug it will work if its less then youll have to add 2 wires check out the tundra forums they have pics and instructions
787375
I installed mine in my 2006 Tundra. The package included the controller, bracket, Toyota harness/plug, generic harness/plug and instructions. The Toyota harness was what I used and installation went very smooth. Controller works perfectly. I am very happy.
1089122
Thank you very much for your answer. Did not know I needed an "access controller" sense my new head unit says it allows steering wheel control-ability. Will look into purchasing one. Thank you.
1114319
As far as I know you must purchase a wiring harness specific to your vehicle. I got mine at walmart. Round $15. One side wires to stereo and other plugs to your factory harness to keep you from having to cut wires. It's pretty simple. You will have to do this with any stereo you buy. This is a good one I think for the money. Not many for the price have bluetooth capability and hd radio. That is why I bought one.
1492651
You have to pop the blank out to see if there is a 8 wire harness behind it. If there is the 8 wire harness, it's plug and play, it worked great on my 2012 tundra grade
2241740
Unit does not have Steering wheel controls. You will need to get the ASWC-1 to use your factory controls.
1779421
The harness I used did not have spare wires for those controls. My Jeep does not have steering wheel controls for the radio functions. The only wire in the Metra harness I did not use was for a power antenna.
1403492
i don't have a steering wheel with volume controls. but it works pretty good. sometimes when a call comes through and it goes back to the radio, the radio will be on full volume and i cant turn it down. i have to change back to bluetooth to get it to go away. kind of annoying but i can deal with it. if i had a system in my truck though it would be a whole different story
530252
I have installed the unit in my 1992 GMC Sierra an I have absolutely no problem controlling my steering wheel. The only problem I have is that the remote is not working.
348532
The harness kit I bought didn't work with the steering wheel controls. Amazon didn't sell the harness kit at the time, so I bought it from crutchfield.
2042095
They have specific harnesses. I would research to make sure. I instaed on a 2004 Tundra. Literally plug and play. Great controller.
859065
HI, I have a 2010 Explorer XLT 4X4 2010 without Subwoofer. Your radio support the function steering wheel and Sync? is plug and play?
575115
You should call the Dension Gateway support. The unit I got was compatible to a point. Bluetooth did not work because of a firmware issue, this is the older unit and is not getting any updates. so before you spend the money call the support folks. they do reply to email as well. adds the ipod to my systems and still allows for steering wheel controls, my car is a mercedes, 2006, R500.
247172
They sell an additional harness that has the plug for the tundra attached on one end and the prodigy on the other end that would make it plug and play. What comes in the box is a harness that plugs into the prodigy on one end and bare wires on the other end.