Possible to add steering wheel controls for radio in Custom trim?

[No F-bdy Bs]

Radio volume controls on the steering wheel is the one option I wish my Custom had. 

Is this possible without having to swap out the entire steering wheel, and using the factory 7in screen? 

Edited January 21, 2025 by No F-bdy Bs

[Ry Guy]

The short answer is no, you will need a new steering wheel.

 

The long answer is that it is cost-prohibitive to try and reuse parts from your current steering wheel. You will at least need to swap out most of the parts from the Custom steering wheel to get it workable. Including replacing the whole harness inside the steering wheel, adding the button modules on the front and back of the steering wheel, and swapping out the back plastic to add the holes for the back buttons. You are better off just getting a new steering wheel from a cost and complexity standpoint.

 

On top of that, you will need to swap out the instrument cluster (and I think clock spring), as well as add the LIN bus wiring to the clock spring harness. You can get a pre-made wiring harness from Harness Dr (https://harnessdr.com/product/2019-2024-silverado-sierra-steering-wheel-lin-bus-harness)

 

Depending on whether you have a pre-2024 or a 2024+ truck, you will need the correct instrument cluster from WAMS:

 

pre-2024 cluster: https://www.whiteautoandmedia.com/product/2019-2022-t1-ior-cluster-upgrade/

 

2024+ cluster: https://www.whiteautoandmedia.com/product/t1-refresh-cluster-upgrade/

 

Finally, for 2024+ trucks, you will need to get it all programed/activated at a dealer, which will be an additional cost.

[No F-bdy Bs]

Yeah, that's a "no" 

[Another JR]

Plus if the option was not available for your truck’s trim level the dealer may not be willing or allowed to activate it even if you do all that mod work.