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1 hour ago, 22TrailBoss22 said:

Chris, Thank you.  This helps a lot. 

 

You're welcome!

 

30 minutes ago, newdude said:

 

 

That VIN isn't valid.  If I plug the last 8 into GM land its doesn't exist.  NG696353 doesn't work at all.  If I switch the first 6 for a 5, NG596353 works and pulls a Custom Trail Boss and is a 2022.5 refresh, not a 2022 LTD old style so its a Global B truck.  

 

Oddly enough this is exactly what I mean when I say typo's happen :)  You are correct on his actual VIN though; it's a refresh. 

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Flatblack83
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Job done in under an hour, all wheel buttons work with the radio and cluster..!!!  

GTPprix
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A few people have expressed interest in a lower cost method to do this upgrade. While I think if you're going to go through all of this the real upgrade is the Denali / High Country variants we have c

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Upgrade complete on my 2020 Custom Trail Boss!  With the help of the Harness Dr's instructions, I was able to figure out how to get the wires landed where they needed to be.   Unlike everyon

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Thank you both for the follow up.  Chris, I'll follow up with you when I return from my current business trip.  Cheers-

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Update:

Local shop completed the cluster install.  Works as promised.  My son is pretty stoked to have a digital cluster and audio on the steering wheel.  

 

First - I wanted to thank Chris for his patience and commitment to customer satisfaction.  He's a solid guy and worked to resolve some issues we had with incompatibility on my initial order.  I gave him my timeline and the proper cluster arrived in time.  Thank you again.

 

One thing my mechanic pointed out when he called me was the lower corners of the cluster have an exposed notch which is not really a surprise given we put a 2024 cluster in a 2022 truck.  Merely pointing it out for those that follow suit.  I doubt my son would have even noticed had we not said anything. 

 

I used a 2024 heated (non-functional) leather steering wheel (Part 235-10057B), the specified harness from Harness Dr. and the WAMs 22.5+ Global B cluster https://www.whiteautoandmedia.com/product-category/fullsizetruck/t1-globalb/

 

Very slick set up.  Thanks to all for for your support on this project. 

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On 7/12/2024 at 6:19 PM, 22TrailBoss22 said:

Update:

Local shop completed the cluster install.  Works as promised.  My son is pretty stoked to have a digital cluster and audio on the steering wheel.  

 

First - I wanted to thank Chris for his patience and commitment to customer satisfaction.  He's a solid guy and worked to resolve some issues we had with incompatibility on my initial order.  I gave him my timeline and the proper cluster arrived in time.  Thank you again.

 

One thing my mechanic pointed out when he called me was the lower corners of the cluster have an exposed notch which is not really a surprise given we put a 2024 cluster in a 2022 truck.  Merely pointing it out for those that follow suit.  I doubt my son would have even noticed had we not said anything. 

 

I used a 2024 heated (non-functional) leather steering wheel (Part 235-10057B), the specified harness from Harness Dr. and the WAMs 22.5+ Global B cluster https://www.whiteautoandmedia.com/product-category/fullsizetruck/t1-globalb/

 

Very slick set up.  Thanks to all for for your support on this project. 

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Man thats great news thank you so much for letting me know!! :) Those corners are the ones mentioned in the description; was the best case scenario for not having to retool it for a bazillion dollars hahaha :D

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I just saw this video. Does this mean it's possible to get the heated steering wheel button to work on a custom? I've already switch out my steering wheel and I still plan on getting the high country cluster. I don't really need a heated steering wheel, but I'd like it to work since the button is there.

 

 

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So far, no. I have a heated leather wheel I swapped in. It doesn't work just plugging it in place of the stock wheel. I would love to get it working without a lot of cost and hassle.

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On 9/12/2024 at 3:32 PM, customdriver said:

I just saw this video. Does this mean it's possible to get the heated steering wheel button to work on a custom? I've already switch out my steering wheel and I still plan on getting the high country cluster. I don't really need a heated steering wheel, but I'd like it to work since the button is there.

 

 

Yes with our custom programming. 

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On 9/13/2024 at 8:00 PM, GTPprix said:

Yes with our custom programming. 

When you say custom programming, is that something that could be pre-programmed with the cluster at time of purchase or would it be something that's needed after the fact? And if it's a separate deal, are you able to remote program?

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On 6/2/2022 at 11:01 PM, Railroad_Jim said:

Upgrade complete on my 2020 Custom Trail Boss! 

...<snip>...

Unlike everyone else that I saw post on here, I didn't go with the full-digital High Country gauges, instead, I went with the more traditional (and cheaper) gauges setup that has the color LCD in the center, and the four physical gauges up top.  I like the physical gauges, and the silver trim on this cluster looks nice.

 

 

Well, three years after installing my new gauges and steering wheel, my truck developed a random steering wheel related problem yesterday...

 

I went to blow the horn and it didn't work, and then I noticed the the radio controls and the right side buttons no longer work either!  The cruise control buttons do still work.

 

And when I lock the truck with the remote control, the horn still honks.  I don't see an airbag warning light, so hopefully that is still functional.

 

I didn't have time to diagnose it yet, but will be pulling the top cover off of the steering wheel to inspect the connectors, and checking my fuse panels.

 

You guys think that I have a faulty clockspring?  Maybe a connector just came loose?  Is there a single fuse that controls that stuff?

 

Thanks!

 

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Wouldn't be a fuse if the horn still blows when locking. I would think a connector is loose inside the wheel. 

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8 hours ago, GETGONE said:

Wouldn't be a fuse if the horn still blows when locking. I would think a connector is loose inside the wheel. 

 

In typical vehicle fashion, after work, I went out to diagnose my truck after letting it sit all day. 

 

I had printed out all of the pages of the GM upfitter electronic schematics that dealt with the horn and steering wheel controls, so I had connector and pin information that I'd need.

 

I took off the plastic cover on the top of the steering column and before I started poking around, I decided to try the horn again, and of course it works now....  I put the key in and all of the buttons on the steering wheel also worked.

 

I didn't see/feel anything lose, but did push on all of the connectors in there.

 

My Pontiac G8 GT will sometimes do something similar where the radio buttons on the steering wheel stop working, but completely turning off the car (including opening/closing the door to kill the Retained Accessory Power) will make them start to work again.  

 

After looking at the schematic of the horn circuit:

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I'm guessing that the BCM had some sort of hiccup.

 

Oh well, at least everything is working again!

 

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On 6/18/2025 at 10:21 PM, Railroad_Jim said:

I'm guessing that the BCM had some sort of hiccup.

 

Oh well, at least everything is working again!

 

Well, it happened again and I think I found the root cause.

 

I popped the top plastic cover off of the steering wheel column and the problem still existed.  (No horn is easy to check!)

I wiggled the wires on back of the yellow connector that plugs into the clockspring and ta-da, functional horn again.

 

I started looked at the wires and noticed that the ones of the left seemed to be pulled pretty tight.  I slid the red locking tab out and then removed the connector.  It appears that when I added the new wire to get the updated gauge cluster to work, I accidentally twisted the entire assembly around once before plugging the connector back in.  I untwisted the cable once and all of the wires looked much more relaxed.  I plugged it in back in and everything worked, and the wires no longer look to be pulled tight. 

 

Let's hope that I didn't do any long term damage by having that much stress on the wires/connectors.

 

Here's when it was twisted:

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Here's the more relaxed orientation: (different angle)

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Question I ordered everything for my

2025 custom TB and I had planned on installing everything my self, can I install everything and then drive to the dealership for the final programming or do I have to have the dealership do the install because I can’t drive after until the programming is done? I ordered everything from WAMS. 

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5 hours ago, Binny1070 said:

Question I ordered everything for my

2025 custom TB and I had planned on installing everything my self, can I install everything and then drive to the dealership for the final programming or do I have to have the dealership do the install because I can’t drive after until the programming is done? I ordered everything from WAMS. 

 

Hey Binny,

 

I'm not sure what sort of programming you would need to get done in order to add the steering wheel controls if you ordered everything from WAMS.  You basically just install the new steering wheel, add the new harness doctor LIN bus wire from the clockspring to the gauge cluster, and install your new gauges from WAMS.

 

Unless something changed with the 2025 Custom Trail-Boss, you should not need any programming from the dealership.  (Maybe if you wanted to keep your engine hours to match your old gauge cluster, they could do that, but it didn't seem worth the cost of dealer programming to me!)

 

After reading your post, I went to the Chevrolet website to look at the 2025 Custom Trail Boss and was honestly surprised to still see the same steering wheel and gauge cluster that I had in my 2020.  I guess only the up-model trucks were upgraded to the fancy new dash.

 

Good luck!  It's an awesome modification to improve livability of the truck.

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On 9/4/2025 at 10:32 PM, Railroad_Jim said:

 

Hey Binny,

 

I'm not sure what sort of programming you would need to get done in order to add the steering wheel controls if you ordered everything from WAMS.  You basically just install the new steering wheel, add the new harness doctor LIN bus wire from the clockspring to the gauge cluster, and install your new gauges from WAMS.

 

Unless something changed with the 2025 Custom Trail-Boss, you should not need any programming from the dealership.  (Maybe if you wanted to keep your engine hours to match your old gauge cluster, they could do that, but it didn't seem worth the cost of dealer programming to me!)

 

After reading your post, I went to the Chevrolet website to look at the 2025 Custom Trail Boss and was honestly surprised to still see the same steering wheel and gauge cluster that I had in my 2020.  I guess only the up-model trucks were upgraded to the fancy new dash.

 

Good luck!  It's an awesome modification to improve livability of the truck.

Hey thanks, after reading through what was sent, I do in fact need to have someone “program” it. Looks more like it needs to be registered as part of the system. I spent the day calling around trying to find someone that would do it, what I learned was do not ask the dealership they want nothing to do with it. 

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