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Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness Install the Axxess ASWC-1 steering wheel control adapter in 2016-17 Ford Transit vehicles without splicing (requires item #120ASWC1, sold separately)

MFR # AX-FDSYNC-SWC

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Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness

Benjamin from Buhl, ID on 3/27/2023

2015 Ford Transit Passenger

Verified customer

Axxess wiring harnesses are garbage and shame on Crutchfield for pushing them as a viable solution.

Crutchfield response on 3/29/2023

Benjamin, we're sorry you're having issues with your SWC harness. Whenever you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Tech Support team right away. They can help you solve the problem or set up a return/exchange within 60 days of purchase. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness

Crutchfield customer from WILDWOOD, MO on 4/14/2022

2019 Ford Transit Passenger

Verified customer

The wire bundle and adapter made the stereo upgrade a snap.

Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness

David from O Fallon, MO on 3/18/2022

Verified customer

The best way to install you controls

Pros: Works with you control's

Cons: Might need technical support for hel

Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness

Chris from Fairhope, AL on 2/22/2022

Verified customer

Works great once you figure out how and what to connect to. Inadequate instructions.

Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness

Brett from Spokane, WA on 2/16/2022

2017 Ford Transit Passenger

Verified customer

Works perfectly for 2017ford transit

Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness

Crutchfield customer from Elkmont, AL on 1/4/2022

Verified customer

Worked great trying to get a 2018 Ford Escape to communicate with the camera and SWC on a Boss radio. The whole build was an anomaly, nothing worked the way it was supposed to and the controls are all running backwards still.

Pros: Worked in my 2018 Escape

Cons: Had to find out about it through another website

Keep factory backup camera!

Larry from MIDLAND, MI on 1/17/2021

Verified customer

I didn't originally get this but quickly found out I needed it if I wanted to keep my factory backup camera. Everyone refers to this as a steering wheel control adapter, and it is, but I don't have steering wheel stereo controls. All I used from this harness was the pass through 4" screen that you must keep and tuck away in your dash and the rear view camera connection. Didn't need to pull more power or anything. Works perfectly from what I can tell. Camera displays on my Alpine double din unit with guide lines and everything. No complaints but four stars because you have to hide that little screen somewhere.

Pros: It works and was not hard to install once I figured out to ignore everything except the rear view camera connection.

Cons: Strange to keep the original little screen. Guess it is just a less expensive way to make this work.

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Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness

Crutchfield customer from San Luis Obispo, CA on 1/9/2021

2018 Ford Transit Passenger

Verified customer

useless. 2018 transit passenger 350. included with the adpater kit, has no relevance to my vehicle. axxess navigation wirign kit was also useless, but cannot find option to review that

Pros: not expensive

Cons: not functional

Crutchfield response on 1/13/2021

Once we saw this review, our Tech Support specialist, AJ, reached out to this customer to help him further. Whenever you encounter a problem with anything you purchase from Crutchfield, please contact our Tech Support team right away. Lifetime tech support comes with every Crutchfield purchase.

Wiring harness

Crutchfield customer from Stuart, FL on 5/28/2019

2015 Ford Transit Cargo

Verified customer

The product was fine but when I called to have it wired they would only do wiring tio a product sold thru you. I purchased aFord RR2, a modual, and a harness and you woudn't wire to the head harness . Sorry, took ot to a local spot and they wired it for less than 35.00, won't be buying from you anymore.

Axxess AX-FDSYNC-SWC Steering Wheel Control Harness

Crutchfield customer from Cumming, GA on 11/6/2018

2016 Ford Transit Passenger

Verified customer

Waste of money and the Axxess tech support confirmed the statement and that sometimes, it doesn't work on some Transits. That's correct, It wouldn't work for my Transit and that's expected. I plugged it in between the 4 inch screen and the harness, per the manufacturer, no go. Axxess knew this can be an issue. No one at Crutchfield knew that you have to keep the original screen plugged in and you have to shove it behind the dash. Seriously, that's how this "solution" works. I had to remove the yellow video plug in the picture, throw away the rest of the harness and had to strip the factory wires to get my backup video to work. This too confirmed by the manufacturer. What's even worse is you have to split the video signal to the old screen now shoved behind your dash and the new radio. This creates a awful ghosting effect on the new radio. Too bad you have to keep the old screen wired because the video would look decent with only one output.

Pros: none

Cons: all of them

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