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Adding Steering wheel stereo controls to a 2005 ram 2500 slt, 5.9L

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Old Nov 19, 2022 | 09:47 PM
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Default Adding Steering wheel stereo controls to a 2005 ram 2500 slt, 5.9L

I have a 2005 SLT ram 2500 5.9L that did not come with stereo controls. I have since bought some and installed them only to find out nothing works. After doing some trouble shooting, I found that the gray white wires and purple orange wires that go to the steering wheel stereo controls, go down to a plug on the clock spring under the stearing column (plug closest to the drivers door). After doing some continuity tests, I found that the white plug going into the clock spring under the column was missing the two wires that connect the steering wheel controls to somewhere under the dash.
Has anyone had to run these 2 wires?
If so how did you do it?
Spent money on all the parts and now I am stumped by 2 wires.
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Old Nov 20, 2022 | 09:23 AM
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Two wires, and likely programming as well..... You could add the two wires, figger out where they go. (wiring diagrams here.) The programming though, is a whole 'nother kettle o' fish.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2022 | 12:39 PM
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It's a 2005, not a 2006+. No programming for pre-CAN bus. Search "adding steering wheel control", people have been doing these upgrades since these trucks were new.
 
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