Great video! I did this conversion in one of my Gen1’s a while back and paired it with the Sync2-Sync3 upgrade, which is much faster and gives you Apple CarPlay. Once you do both it really updates the truck and gives it a much better overall driving experience!
I almost did the sync 3 upgrade. However I was turned off by it cause I read that the front camera doesn’t always work the greatest after the swap. And I rarely use CarPlay in my other vehicles since I hate cords (all my charging is wireless). Therefore I couldn’t really justify it
@@jurassic_overland I installed it on two different Gen1’s I had and didn’t have a problem with the front camera on either. Make sure if you do decide to upgrade that you get on preprogrammed to your VIN.
A good habit would to be to turn the key from the passenger side if you ever remove and install a new airbag. I saw your face there when you were returning the key and it made me cringe. I’ve seen some bad things happen so I always turn the key on the passenger side with my face out-of-the-way lol! Great, definitely going to do this
That’s a good idea, I should be getting mine this weekend. Im gonna try to rig a micro switch behind the actual steering wheel heating button, connect it to a 12v source. I’m not sure I’ll have enough space. If that doesn’t work then I’ll just do the same but rig a button on the side of the column.
@@IndiMan2233 yea, I’m going to have to do a bit of testing. Maybe tap onto the 12v wire going to the aux switches. Those only get power when the truck is on.
So the problem I ran into wasn’t necessarily where to get the power from. You can just get power from an accessory add a fuse so that it turns on when remote start is activated. It’s more so how do you plug it into the wheel that has to spin. Without wires dangling or getting caught up in stuff
This was a great how to video!! I have a gen1 that I'm going to start building for overlanding myself. And this is one mod for the interior I plan on doing in the future, along with the tesla dash upgrade. Watching your other video right now and looking for to future ones.
This is by far one of my favorite mods that I've done so far! Im personally not a huge fan of the Tesla screens because im old school and like physical buttons instead of touch screens for the most part, as I've heard those Tesla screens can be glitchy. But thanks man! Good Luck with your build!
@@jurassic_overland hopefully you didn’t turn the clock spring. If you did it’s probably broke inside. They are very finicky & are made to turn so many turns right & left.
@@jurassic_overland Couldn't you theoretically use the lane assist button in the new wheel for the heated wheel? Any updates on this? Great video, thank you.
Hahaha yeah I was going to say. 90% of the buttons work and you don’t lose any functionality. Glad I could help you decide on it. I know it sounds small. But the steering wheel is 180 times more comfortable.
I would sacrifice the paddle for the heated wheel, so those pins in the plug that are for shifting gears could've been used for heated wheel. Anyway, wonderful work. Thank you for the video.
