Customer Ratings & Reviews

PAC SWI-CPI

Once I got the instruction sequence right it worked like a charm. It can take a little bit of experimentation to figure out the sequence but a little patience pays off in a huge way. My Nissan Maxima steering wheel controls work great with my new Pioneer DEH-80PRS. PAC, work on the instructions a bit more. It is not impossible just very particular in getting the sequence absolutely correct.

Great way to interface your controls to aftermarket

After the difficult part, wiring up correctly which isn't terrible if you follow the instructions for your vehicle precisely, I was pleased to program an Alpine 149BT flawlessly in a Civic Si Sedan. My only wish is I had the phone controls, but blame the car, not the tool.. The pac programmability with my iPhone took all of a minute to dial in the buttons which work great for me. The most difficult part you may face is with the length of the mini-jack connector, accessing the SWI after you have the dash in. In my car, I found a lower access panel by the console cubby up front that allows me to pull the SWI from behind the dash, plug in, do it's thing, then stuff it back in the dash. The app is great, the product works.. I venture to say the last SWI I'll ever need, until I need another one. Could be smaller but give them time on making high-tech smaller every year. Instructions were a wee bit vague on installation but fairly good.

Excellent product, easy to use

Having the steering wheel controls work with a new stereo is key to the user experience. This product works great. There is a little bit of lag between button press and stereo response. It is noticeable but not terrible, although there is a learning curve to make sure people don't over-press the buttons. Being able to set the function represented by each button is great.

This is wonderful

Makes steering wheel controls work great. Can be programmed with iPhone too

By Jeremy on April 12, 2015 Verified purchase

good luck

when I watched product video it looked really easy to set up and they say you can go to there website and download and printout step by step instructions, no you cant!!, I called them and they told me ( oh we don't have those yet) then you should not tell people they can! also I have called them four times now and it still does not work properly

Could not get it to work

After multiple attempts at trying to program my steering wheel controls, I gave up and returned the unit, as it kept crashing it's own program on my laptop

By andrew on July 13, 2015 Verified purchase

Very Good

This unit was extremely easy to set up with the use of the smartphone app. The ability to add long press functions even extends the number of controls that are accessible through the steering wheel. There was a slight lag when pressing buttons in quick succession, but I am not sure if this lag was introduced by the stereo or the ControlPRO.

This thing is great!!!

I was really impressed with this unit it works great no lag at all when pressing buttons
At first I was frustrated with is because the directions weren't
Very detailed and I couldn't get it to work. But soon enough found the issue (wired wrong). After fixing that it came on worked great. Used my phone and the app you download to use with it and loaded in my controls with the usb provided with it. Very simple nice clean
Would recommend this to anybody its worth the money then to hassle with the manual sequence learning processes with the older models
Defiantly good buy

By Cody on July 21, 2015 Verified purchase

Junk

Took hours to figure out install..didnt have my stereo install for install..works only when car in not moving..

pac controlpro swi-cp5

perfect function/fit in my 2008 ford edge. easy install and retained factory subwoofer and steering controls

An excellent product

Bought an amazing Pioneer from Sonic and used this Pac to hook it up to my Camry’s stock JBL stereo with amp, and steering controls. Yes it can be confusing for a first-timer like me, but the Pioneer manual has a diagram and a process of elimination of wires worked for me. The only change to the programming I made in the Windows app was to configure the mode button on my steering wheel to cycle the SirusXM and radio favourites groupings. The default moves to the next source (radio, Apple car play, etc) which isn’t ideal while driving. With this PAC controller i still have full functionality after replacing my stock radio that died. Amazing product.

Not a novice item

No wire diagram. Instructions very vague. It says professional installation required. Have not installed it yet myself, wires do not match much on vehicle or radio side. It is big so finding room for it and every other adapter I had to install is a challenge.

Junk

I hooked it up and it work for a few minutes...double checked my connections and they were all secure, plus the connector for the phone broke cheaply made would not recommend

By RAYMOND on April 9, 2016 Verified purchase

Great product!!!!

Great product, with excellent compatibility. Online support is available for assistance.

By Anonymous on October 15, 2019 Verified purchase