Originally Posted by Nhiggins

I recently got the app "OBD JScan" and changed my tire size, tire pressure range, ECT. I also saw that enabling steering wheel controls was an option so I did it and it took. Problem is I don't have a wheel will stereo controls yet and would like to see if this worked before I buy one. Anyone out there with a 2012 wheel in a 2009 ish JK want to give it a try?

Originally Posted by Kelley1

So you are saying your cruise function works?

Originally Posted by Jdbwood

Originally Posted by bbaskety

I know this is several years later but i just did this install myself and wanted to update a couple things in case anyone else wanted to do it. I'm going to hopefully answer some questions that didn't get answered throughout the thread. I'm going to post the original post and just edit the things that were missing. Because it's 2018, I was able to use a 2015 steering wheel instead of a 2011 but worked all the same...

I’ve wanted to convert my 2008 style steering wheel to the 2015 Jeep style.

I did tons of research before the conversion so I had an idea of what to expect. The only steering wheel that would work; would be the wheel from the 2011-2015 and later JK or Liberty. I looked into purchasing a new wheel, but the total to build a new steering wheel came to over $1000. Instead, I got the steering wheel in perfect condition from a local junk yard (found by searching Car-Part.com--Used Auto Parts Market). I got the airbag off Ebay. Eventually, I purchased a complete leather steering wheel from a 2015 JK for $75.00 and an airbag from a 2012 Compass for $200.00. I had to buy bolts from Home Depot (M6,1.0, 18mm) to mount the airbag because these are not available from the dealer, but they were under $5.00 with the washers.

The various steering wheel controls (radio, hand-free, etc.) WILL NOT FUNCTION for 2007 – 2010 JKs. The only way to get them to work; would be to have Chrysler re-program the pre-2011 TIPM to recognize the controllers. As someone else on the forum pointed out, the dealer cannot flash the TIPM to accept the input because it was not an option for earlier model years and Chrysler will only push out updates for electronics that were included in the Jeep’s model year sales code catalog. (Still have not seen a fix for this)

The JK airbag connections are the same from 2007-2015, so the airbag was plug and play.

I spliced the connector for the 2015 horn into the wiring harness for the original 2008 steering wheel. (Pictured below, outside white goes to the black wire off the 2015 horn connector. Excuse the bad tape job but I soldered them together. Make sure you give yourself enough room to strip wires when cutting the connector off of the 2008 horn)

My Jeep came stock with cruise and I held out a glimmer of hope that the 2008 TIPM would accept input from the 2011 controller for the cruise commands, but it didn’t. I had to remove the cruise lever from my old steering wheel and mount it to the 2011 steering wheel frame. (I did not actually mount this in because I wasn't sure how the holes would work. Instead I left it loose but the airbag holds it in. It's a little loose but still works fine and doesn't move at all unless I touch it)

So the functions that are working are the functions that I had previously. Considering that this was a purely cosmetic upgrade, I’m fine with that. No codes, no airbag light, horn works, cruise works, and of course it still steers! I’m now debating on whether or not to change out the shroud. I’ve ordered a charcoal one, but I keep changing my mind on whether or not to use it when it arrives. (I already had the black interior, pictured below)

BTW, the 2011 steering wheel is a bit smaller in diameter than the pre-2011 steering wheel. This gives the Jeep a sportier steering feel, which I have grown to appreciate.

Anyhoo, I know many others have had this same upgrade in mind, so I wanted to share my experience. Let me know if you have any questions.