Steering Remote

[thesandman]

i am going to buy a new headunit but what is putting me on hold is the steering wheel controls that i have for my oem headunit. I was wondering if anyone could help me out here, i want to keep my steering wheel controls, is their an adapter out there to connect the steering wheel controls to an aftermarket cd player?

also i found this alpine headunit and it states "OEM STEERING REMOTE READY" does this mean i can simply plug my steering wheel controls directly from my oem headunit to that alpine head unit without the use of an adapter?

this is a link to the alpine headunit which is "oem remote ready"

http://www.alpine-electronics.co.uk/conten...MA-RECEIVER.htm

[armoredfist2002]

You should be all right,

and if you look further down it tells you more about this, but here's a copy of what it says,

'Basic controls for the audio system located right on the steering wheel are offered with many vehicles. If you install a new head unit, you do not want to sacrifice this convenience, which is why Alpine head units are compatible with most steering

wheel remote controls.

• You can upgrade with an Alpine unit and not lose any convenience.

• Alpine interfaces and harnesses make installation quick and easy.'

[eeit232]

Steering Remote Supported Vehicles

This list does not include the Yaris (or any Toyota).

Sadly Connects2 does not do an Alpine adapter either, although adapters for Blaupunkt, Clarion, JVC, Kenwood, Panasonic, Pioneer and Sony are supposedly in development. Maybe someone else does.