Skeptical at first, but fully sold on it now!
Don from Palm Coast, FL on 2/23/2023
2015 Hyundai Elantra GT
I was a little skeptical at first when purchasing the Alpine iLX-W650 for my 2015 Hyundai Elantra GT (non-navigation) and the options came up for the PAC SWC module and this Crux one. Quite a difference in price, but opted for this one to check it out and save ~$50. Wiring and configuration was insanely easy. I used to work in and own a Car Stereo shop for a good part of my life, but it's been a good 10 years since I've done any sort of installation. But, it was pretty straightforward, plug the single-pin connector to the back of the radio, which I was overlooking at first, lol, then boom, ALL of my relevant controls were working, including triggering Siri. Very impressed with this unit and I'll definitely go the Crux route in the future.
Pros: Ease of installation Price Compact Unit
Cons: None
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Troy from Mansfield, TX on 2/10/2023
Wired into harness for me by Crutchfield. Works as expected.
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Chris from Murfreesboro, TN on 11/21/2022
2013 Kia Rio
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Eric from Gainesville, GA on 9/22/2022
2011 Kia Sportage
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Richard from Chicago, IL on 8/18/2022
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2016 Hyundai Elantra
Tom from Bakersfield, CA on 7/25/2022
2016 Hyundai Elantra
The Crux interface worked as described for my steering wheel controls on my 2016 Hyundai Elantra. As a bonus it was very simple to connect & no programming necessary.
Pros: Easy connections, comes pre-programmed, reasonably priced.
Cons: No additional options like the idatalink Maestro SW.
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Richard from Chapel Hill, NC on 7/24/2022
2013 Kia Sorento
Easy to install but I lose the use of the phone buttons on my steering wheel.
Pros: Easy to install and program
Cons: Lost usage of the phone buttons on the steering wheel
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Eric from Jasper, AL on 7/2/2022
2015 Kia Optima
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Adam from Baldwinsville, NY on 6/20/2022
2013 Kia Sportage
Worked great, right away. Instructions were clear on how to wire it and how to set the DIP switches. All of the steering wheel controls work as expected, even the voice-command button and the answer/hang-up call buttons. In our '13 Sportage the voice command button brings up Siri immediately when in Carplay which is awesome.
Pros: Easy to set, easy to wire, works great right away.
Cons: A little bulky, takes up space in the dash.
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Good enough
Thuan from Puyallup, WA on 4/28/2022
2016 Kia Optima Hybrid
The product is good. I wish the instructions that came with it was more in-depth or more clear. I wish all of the wires were labeled. After a little trial and error, everything worked.
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Leonard from Madison, WI on 1/10/2022
2010 Hyundai Tucson
I used Crutchfield's service where this was pre-wired, highly recommend, saved me countless hours of work.
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Crutchfield customer from Hagatna, GU on 12/8/2021
2010 Hyundai Tucson
my friend did the installation and mentioned one of the pins was bent, and had to troubleshoot to fix. but end result was good.
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Crutchfield customer from Pocomoke City, MD on 9/23/2021
Works great for radio controls but the phone controls don't work. Contacted customer service but no solution yet.
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Works great
Crutchfield customer from Williston, SC on 7/31/2021
Everything works perfectly and it was a simple install. No need to be intimidated, anybody can install this.
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Crutchfield customer from Tamiment, PA on 4/12/2021
2013 Kia Sorento
Worked perfectly for my 2013 sorento. Retained all steering controls including voice activate, mute, call, and hangup functions. Highly recommend.
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Crutchfield customer from Wooster, OH on 4/7/2021
2013 Kia Optima
Makes it possible to use steering wheel controls.
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Easy to Install, Limited Functions
Crutchfield customer from STATESBORO, GA on 2/16/2021
2014 Kia Optima
MAde hooking to steering wheet controls easy. Found out later there is no way to communicate w/ factory car microphone or the voice recognition button on steering wheel. Major limitation on this item to me, just didn't understand that when I purchased.
Pros: Ease of Connection Some Features on Steering Wheel Work
Cons: Doesn't connect to factory mic Doesn't connect to factory voice recognition button
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Time saving piece of gold
Crutchfield customer from Cleveland, TN on 12/27/2020
2014 Kia Optima
There was a little confusion on the provided antenna adapter provided. Come to find it wasn't needed. Even with the confusion the time saved make up for it.... Definitely would suggest anyone wanting to integrate their steering wheel controls into their aftermarket headunit to grab one up..
Pros: Ease of integration Kept aux and usbs as well
Cons: Lacking some clarity on the directions and the unit came with instructions that where out dated and didn't cover all the switches.
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It Works!
Crutchfield customer from San Jose, CA on 9/24/2020
2014 Kia Sportage
As far as I can tell, all my steering wheel buttons work perfectly. Just make sure your dip switches are set correctly. This was a very easy install.
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Crutchfield customer from Willards, MD on 5/2/2019
2015 Kia Optima
Works great and instructions were easy to follow.
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Crutchfield customer from Houston, TX on 10/19/2018
2014 Kia Sportage
The product supplied by the Cruthfield tech was exactly what I needed to install in my 2015 KIA Sortage. the istructions provided were eassy to undrstand and intall. Thank you Cruthfield for your assistance and support!
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Pioneer radio install
Cliff from Anderson, IN on 9/7/2018
2010 Hyundai Tucson
This was the best product that I have ever ordered that worked like it was supposed to, easy to install, worked the second I turned the radio on. Steering controls and every thing worked great product for our 2010 Hyundai Tucson.
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Crutchfield customer from Chicago, IL on 5/21/2018
2015 Kia Sportage
Work great on my 2015 Sportage easy to install worked with no problems
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Crutchfield customer from Whitefish Bay, WI on 5/11/2018
2011 Hyundai Tucson
Wiring harness worked fine. But steering wheel controls did not work for my 2011 Hyundai Tucson. Verified all of my wiring, not sure if I got a dud or if it isn't properly supported.
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Crutchfield customer from Jonesboro, GA on 2/17/2018
2014 Kia Optima
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Work for most functions
John from Austin, TX on 1/21/2018
2012 Kia Rio
provides most, but not all, steering wheel functionality
Pros: It does work for all of the volume and select functions, as well as the phone answer and hang up.
Cons: Does not seem to work for the activate voice control button. This has to be done from the touchscreen on the head unit.
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Crutchfield customer from Haiku, HI on 12/1/2017
2013 Kia Sportage
Worked perfect in girlfriends 2013 sportage
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Veloster beware.
Donald from Villa Rica, GA on 12/1/2016
2012 Hyundai Veloster
Unit worked after a lot of effort and downloading the electrical connections from the internet for my Veloster. The unit is stated to be compatible with a 2012 Hyundai Veloster, but it is not. the wiring for the speakers is all wrong. Had to figure out which went to what myself. For the steering wheel part one wire was wrong in the connector as well so had to splice into my wiring in the car for that one. I will say the technical support help was outstanding. Had to have support on the phone to figure out what wire on my car harness needed to attach to the adapter for the steering wheel. I did not want to just start cutting. He stayed on the line and looked through the electrical charts until we came to an agreement which one to try. It worked out in the end, but I am very disappointed in the harness since ease of install and not having to cut my harness was the entire reason I bought it, and it failed on both counts.
Pros: Mostly worked kinda...
Cons: Wiring for speakers was totally wrong, and steering controls were wrong as well.
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Crux swc adapter
Marco from Wisconsin on 9/24/2015
2013 Kia Optima
Great product. Work just like it said.
Pros: Still have all my steering wheel controls.
Cons: None that I could find.
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