Before I start I will go ahead and say that I have searched numerous threads about heated steering wheels and have not found my answer.

I want to know if the "spiral cable" (clock spring) installed with a heated steering wheel equipped car has a extra set of wires and a connector that plugs in to the heater element connector on the heated steering wheel.

Today I removed my non-heated steering wheel to look into the possibility of installing a heated steering wheel. As I expected there was no extra connector that would plug into the heater element connector.

My guess is there would have to be an extra set of wires and a connector coming of the spiral cable on a meridian package equipped car. But the FSM wiring diagrams just shows a extra set of wires and a connector for the heated steering wheel, but it does not show it running through the spiral cable. I don't know how this would be possible, considering I can't see a way to run a set of wires up to the steering wheel and bypass the spiral cable and not have the wires either get snapped when the wheel turns or even if you did leave slack in the wire it would eventually tangle or get caught.

I checked in a online parts catalog and it just shows 1 type of spiral cable, but online parts manuals aren't always correct.

By the way I already know that there is no relay and no wiring running to and from the smart entrance control unit on a non-meridian equipped car. But I think I have that worked out.

Any input would be much appreciated!!

Here is a picture of the FSM. Notice how the heated steering wheel wiring (shaded in yellow) doesn't run through the spiral cable (shaded in pink).

 

anyone, anyone??

 

the wiring does run thru the clockspring. I am attempting it now...i think i blew the thermostat tho. how were u planning to run the switch?

 

Yes, the spiral cable does in fact have an extra connector for the heated wheel option. A new spiral cable would be essential to this swap.

 

so basically you would need to buy the harness with the heated option?

or is it possible to just run a seperate wire and connect it to a switch on the dash?

 

so has anyone done it swap out the no heated 2 heated steering wheel and do you need the new cable or is there another way

 

you have to have the spiral cable, a relay and the heated steering wheel switch to complete this.

The FSM tells all.

 

Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I'm trying to do the swap as well... My question is does the non heated factory wiring harness have a plug for
the heated wheel switch thats tucked away under the steering wheel and simply not used? Or are there two different harnesses, one with the heated wheel and one without?

 

im trying to do the same thing.

 

Does anyone know if the heated wheel uses a steady flow of 12v or does that change? I know it turns off after a while but my question is would hardwiring it to something already after the spiral cable be feasable, then possibly making a switch at the bottom of the steering wheel itself, containing the entire hack job within the steering wheel, avoiding costs like the switch/spiral cable/relay etc...