Blacklude4
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Not quite a volume knob....but I took a chance and ordered a steering wheel switch assembly from a 2016 civic. The diagnosis screen in the head unit in my '18 Si showed the swipe function, so I took a chance hoping the software would recognize the 2016 switch, assuming the wire harness would support it.
Well, happy to report it is plug and play! I really like the difference compared to clicking the button up or down. It is a much faster volume change, as well as it has the quick mute function. It also gives about twice the volume change compared to the swipe on the head unit, with a much more 'refined' feeling. So far I have had no issue with accidentally hitting it.
I still need to try a hard reset on the head unit. I am pretty sure I read the 2016 had a setting in the menus to disable the swipe if desired. I did a quick scan and didn't see it-I am wondering if a hard boot will bring up the option once the software sees the switch on boot up.
Part number for those who are interested. It runs about $60. Install was pretty straight forward. Took about 20 minutes.
Make sure you get this part number as the newer #'s have no swipe
Well, happy to report it is plug and play! I really like the difference compared to clicking the button up or down. It is a much faster volume change, as well as it has the quick mute function. It also gives about twice the volume change compared to the swipe on the head unit, with a much more 'refined' feeling. So far I have had no issue with accidentally hitting it.
I still need to try a hard reset on the head unit. I am pretty sure I read the 2016 had a setting in the menus to disable the swipe if desired. I did a quick scan and didn't see it-I am wondering if a hard boot will bring up the option once the software sees the switch on boot up.
Part number for those who are interested. It runs about $60. Install was pretty straight forward. Took about 20 minutes.
Make sure you get this part number as the newer #'s have no swipe