Axxess ASWC-1 wiring question

Has anyone done this and could give some insight? Thanks!!
The stereo works fine but the Axxess is not detecting my steering controls. It turns on but doesn't respond to my volume presses and 'times out' eventually flashing through 7 equal green blips (presumably meaning it detects none of the 7 wires), followed by 6 red blips (which is actually correct as it's a Pioneer), then alternating red and green. Manually programing attempts similarly are not being detected.
Metra support seems to think it's a matter of poor connection/ground as these Data Com cars like this apparently need good grounds for detection to work. I tried with it wired to the same ground wire as the radio in the harness and tried wiring to a screw in the metal frame of the radio but it still didn't work. There really aren't any good chassis ground options I can see in the area as it's all plastic. The connections are currently all tied as I didn't want to crimp or solder until I was sure things were working and hooked up right. This might also be a problem according to the manual as it strongly recommends soldering with Data com cars
Last edited by chriskol; Aug 12, 2017 at 09:13 PM.


