Anyone using Crux SWRTY-61N Wiring Interface for retaining steering function?

https://www.crutchfield.com/p_249TY61N/Crux-SWRTY-61N-Wiring-Interface.html

Just wondering if its any good. It is cheaper on Amazon.

 

Good harness for non navigation and JBL. Comes with everything except AV adapter. Has 10/6/24/28 pin connectors with steering wheel control. I got my setup ready to install tonight or tomorrow.

 

Antenna and usb adapter as well. Doesn't look like this if course but you have to prep it and connect to your head unit harness. Let me know if you need help.

 

I'm getting ready to use this on my Kenwood HU that I'm installing this weekend. I paid $59 through Crutchfield because I bought a package deal. I will say this, I've used Crutchfield for years, and they provide you with everything and great technical support. I'm going to document my install and post it. I currently have a limited OR with Nav and no JBL, but I do have a Sound Ordnance powered sub and an Alpine amp on my stock HU, so hopefully the upgrade will be worth it. Upgrading to a HU with wireless CarPlay.

 

for the OP, not sure what year your Tundra is, mine is an '18. I installed my system this weekend and my CRUX SWRTY-61N does not work with my steering wheel controls. The volume button is intermittent, but no other functions respond. I bought the Kenwood DMX-9706S HU. The HU is great, everything works as advertise and sounds so nice, even with the factory amp, but the steering wheel controls not working sucks. I've contacted Crutchfield and they are fantastic. We went through all of the settings and troubleshooting stuff, it is connected and configured correctly. It's not that hard to install. They sent me another CRUX replacement unit, but still same as the original one, no good. So, another call to them last night and they are investigating the CRUX unit with the Kenwood HU and a 2018 Tundra. Anyways, if they can't figure out whats wrong, I'll probably replace the SWC with a iDatalink RR. If that doesn't work, I'll go back to stock, can't deal with losing my steering wheel controls, which sucks because this new HU sounds so nice and wireless CarPlay works great.

 

My Crux interface and harness worked fine flawlessly. No programming needed what so ever. I had the SR model and had to add a wire from the spiral connector inside the steering column and run it to the 28 pin connector to get volume and up/down scroll. You will lose left/right/enter with the Crux interface but depending on your head unit, this is unusable anyways.

If your volume is intermittent, i would check the 3 pin connections on the Crux harness to make sure the wire crimps aren't loose. Sometimes, the crimps themselves loosen up when they get probed and they'll need to be extracted and pinched back together before reinserting.

Crux does make a harness for JBL equipped along with several custom interfaces.

 

I ended up getting the Maestro Rr unit and everything works perfect, all buttons and I now have some vehicle settings on my HU. Thanks for the response 3rdGenTundraDC, Crutchfield sent me another CRUX SWC and it didn't work either, so that's why I upgraded to the Maestro. Crutchfield is great to work with and since they are in VA and I'm in MD, 1 day shipping.

 

What did you guys hookk your rear speaker wires to from the radio harness, my crux harness only has a rear right and left, both negative and they are pinned into the 12 pin that hooks to the module

 

All depends if you're using deck power or running amps. I tried using both and it's not worth it since deck power distorts way before pre amp output. I guess you could turn up the gain on the amp to match the deck power volume as well but i decided to not use deck power all together.

The rear speakers do not go to the module but rather to the 6 pin. Are you sure you have the correct kit for your year? You kit should have came with instructions with the wiring layout. You can download it as well but only the rear camera and steering wheel controls are wired to the 12 pin module.

 

I have the 9905s. You mentioned that all steering wheel buttons works Maestro. I'm curious what does the left/right/enter buttons do to your 9706S when pressed? I know on some Kenwood models, the steering wheel control uses a 3.5 mm jack with only 3 wires. The forth wire is what controls these buttons and I'm wondering what does it actually do to the Kenwood since it's a touch/swipe screen.

 

Just finished a 61N with an Atoto head unit. Up/down operation for track selection is retained. So is call function, volume up and down. Pretty simple and comes with everything you need including USB adapter and even the radio adapter. Basically everything you need.