Box on end of steering ribbon cable

[fatjon]

Anyone have one or know where I can get one? Mine has packed up and the buttons on the steering wheel are doing nothing/weird things. Would rather not send it away and wait weeks for a repair if possible.

Also, anyone know where it is!

[ukkid35]

The ribbon cable only has half the tracks used. I've doubled them up by connecting the pins at both ends. This resolved all the button issues I had.

[fatjon]

Thanks for the tip. I'll try that and see if it gets me back up and running but the mechanic at RT reckons it's the ECU because it's not just a button or two not working but rather they do weird stuff, as in not what that button should do but when you swap the little switches around the fault stays in the same connection plug. I reckon it uses resistance like radio steering controls so there is still a fair chance of a ribbon fault.

Where is the black box located?

[ukkid35]

Fairly certain it's next to the steering column - unless my memory is playing up.

[Thunderroad]

Yes, on mine it is about half way down the stearing column.

However, when my ribbon cable started to break down i had some strange goings on with my buttons. I think the robbons tend to go at the top end where it has to twist and pass through to the small pcb in the steering wheel. Mine had cracked in a straight line right across all eight wires and i think they may have been shorting out on each other. I just cut the top 10 inches of robbon off and crimped the existing connector back on to it. Its been fine for over two years now.