2023 Silverado 2500HD Custom - Steering Wheel Upgrade

lmullenaux · March 3

My steering wheel only has cruise control on the left side but no audio or phone controls on the right. Is this possible to add? The dealership said "there is nothing available for that". It appears online but not super clear. I'm not well versed in auto-mechanics but can follow instructions easily.

Sonders · March 7

you can swap out to wheel with the steering wheel controls no problem, but to get them to function is a different story. I believe some activation has to be done through dealership for functionality. Also you would need to determine if you even have the pin outs in your factory harness running to the wheel to support the additional controls. I recently did a wheel swap in my truck and I had issues with cruise control and Collision Avoidance buttons not functioning. The pin outs where different on the new steering wheel plug vs the plug in my truck. Information on what is compatible between similar models is still pretty vague.

newdude · March 7

GM/the dealer can't help you.

You need to use a company like WAMS. You NEED the cluster, no way around this as the radio controls on the wheel operate through the cluster.

4.2" Color Cluster Upgrade Kit for Steering Wheel Audio Controls 2019-2023* (T1) - White Automotive & Media Services (whiteautoandmedia.com)

nards444 · March 7

So your about 5-6 years to late. Back in the 2010 era you could buy parts like automatic lights, steering wheel parts, etc. Pop off covers and plug things in and off you went. Literally turned my FX4 ford back then into a lariat with about 200 bucks in parts. Truth be told then and I would bet now the wiring harnesses were the same for most trim levels in cars. Issue is now is one of a few things. 1. Dealer will have to activate the option, I have heard some do it free on up to 300 bucks. 2. Dealer wont do it. 3. The software or head unit in the truck isn’t compatible. Some will ask can I find a different unit from a junkyard, yes you can but a dealer will also have to activate that. Long story short, you need to buy the options you want these days

Sonders · March 8

18 hours ago, nards444 said:

So your about 5-6 years to late. Back in the 2010 era you could buy parts like automatic lights, steering wheel parts, etc. Pop off covers and plug things in and off you went. Literally turned my FX4 ford back then into a lariat with about 200 bucks in parts. Truth be told then and I would bet now the wiring harnesses were the same for most trim levels in cars. Issue is now is one of a few things. 1. Dealer will have to activate the option, I have heard some do it free on up to 300 bucks. 2. Dealer wont do it. 3. The software or head unit in the truck isn’t compatible. Some will ask can I find a different unit from a junkyard, yes you can but a dealer will also have to activate that. Long story short, you need to buy the options you want these days

I hear ya there; I'm sadly coming to that realization. Boooo.

dal1980 · March 8

I learned this the hard way with the lack of an integrated brake controller on my 2014 1500. Truck didnt have it stock, looked into adding it in the dash and what a mess that would've turned into (wiring harnesses, BCM programming etc). Ended up with a standalone unit....

But looked so easy to pop the parts in...