GrantA

I'm not sure but it shouldn't be too bad to fish a wire down n under the shifter to get into the console. Alldatadiy.com costs about as much as a Haynes manual and gives exploded views and r/r procedures. Good luck

erock9174- the center panel pops off without taking anything else loose. The first time I did it I used a plastic prybar along the edges but now I can just grab the lower edges and yank back on it. I find it best to pop the bottom loose first and work up the sides. Set the parking brake and pull the shifter back to give yourself some extra room to rest the panel once it's loose (since wires will still be hooked up to the back side).

Hey everybody, I think this may be my 1st post on the forum, I'm a lurker. I wasn't able to find a definitive answer before doing my upgrades so I wanted to do a quick write-up with hopes of helping the next guy. My wife's 07 SE had the single disc HU and no steering wheel controls. I put in an AVIC-Z110BT (w/ backup camera and headrest monitors for my little girl too) and she really wanted the steering wheel controls so... I bought a wheel (ebay) and a PAC-SWI-PS (surely Metra's interface would work just as well I just got a good deal and it does all I need). My findings are that all the wires are in place in the clockspring assembly, it is truly a plug & play swap (with the interface and aftermarket HU of course). There are 2 wires on the factory radio harness you have to cut into for the interface and you can program the controls however you like. It is worth noting however that, at least if you have a camel interior, an 07 airbag does not match an 08+ steering wheel. Doesn't look bad but I think I will order some SEM dye to color the airbag to match. I was nervous about the airbag removal but it was a piece of cake. I highly recommend alldatadiy.com for any diy automotive ventures - all the wiring diagrams, tsb's and repair procedures you need at one place where you can print them out. I'm also going to be putting a pair of RE Audio 8s under the cargo floor (with plans of NOT raising the floor at all) so I'll post pics when complete.

Any updates on getting the radio controls to function? My wife has a 2007 SE and we are getting ready to order a new head unit (she's trying to decide if a Pioneer AVIC-Z110BT is worth the extra money over an AVH-4100DVD) and a backup camera and she REALLY wants to be able to add steering wheel controls. I told her I doubt it could happen but if I can do it as a surprise while I'm installing the new HU that would be awesome! Should the harness be in the SE steering column already (or is there only 1 harness and it may bemissing some pins/wires)? Thanks in advance guys! Grant