I just went to my dealership and purchased 3 items.
1. wiring harness
2. switch assembly
3. switch cover
All for less than $65.00

I removed the horn/airbag replaced the harness and installed the switches in less than 10 min.
The only tricky part was removing the horn which I did with a 6” allen wrench that you slide through the two holes in the rear cover of the steering wheel.

Easy mod, love the mute button.

 

Thats a sweet deal.
Good thing you didn't set off the air bag.LOL.

 

Pics?

 

no reprogrammong of the computer?? It was one option i wanted, but could not wait for them to find the car with exact options. Good Job , and thanks for the info!

 

Great idea...mine doesn't have that either. Sent this post to dealer to see what they would charge to do this as I worry about setting off the airbag.

 

Will post pics soon!
no reprograming needed
Airbag not an issue(remove positive cable from the battery) I didn't and it went great. I did it in the dealer lot in less than 10 min


[update from Moderators: removing the Positive cable from the battery is a DANGEROUS thing to do (as if you short out the + terminal to ground, you can cause a major short/battery explosion)- when disconnecting the battery ALWAYS disconnect the NEGATIVE post first.]

 

i have taken the air bags out of a few car withthe battery hoooked up. There are no sensors on the steering wheel, and you are usually safe. That being said, i am gonna disconnect the battery on the HHR.. LOL

 

Price is right on that! Thanks for the info.

 

GM Part #'s
call Part # cost
002 15244413 $33.75
003 15234337 $20.31
007 15234343 $12.90

Hope this helps

 

I looked into this as well. Glad you actually found something though. I found the everything i needed online, but I couldnt get the horn cover off to actually get to anything. Can't wait for the howto/pics.