got the plastic wheel and want radio controls??...
07-26-2008, 01:24 AM
#27
Join Date: 09-25-2007
Location: oregon
Posts: 7
do you remove yellow lock tabs completely from air bag module connectors? please give me step by step process for this stage of wheel replacement. how are connectors removed, do i pull straight up or slide off?
Last edited by madbaddad; 07-26-2008 at 01:33 AM. Reason: typo
07-27-2008, 04:01 PM
#28
Member
Join Date: 05-17-2008
Location: Saginaw, TX (Ft Worth)
Posts: 65
Well, The Black Leather wrapped Wheel arrived, with silver Bezels.
Installation was a snap. A recap for you for you:
-Detached Battery (Neg comes off first and goes on last!!)
-Used two long hex keys inserted into the small holes on the sides of the steering wheel, this releases a spring and the horn and airbag pops right out. (play with these on your replacement wheel first, its a pretty clever design.
-Removed two yellow hold tabs (plastic) that keep two electrical connectors attached to back of the horn/airbag. (Thats why you unhook the battery, you do not want to set the airbag off -potentially VERY dangerous if powered-) On my 2007 one plug was pink/grey and the other white/grey. Impossible to reverse. Nice design.
-Then used my socket to unbolt the steering wheel nut.
-Then wiggled the old wheel off. It took some wiggling.
-Detached the old socketed (cruise control) wiring from the old Wheel.
-its now off.
For reassembly everything was done in reverse. The horn/airbag attached with a good push into its spring clamps.
There were no settings to change on the radio etc. (Mine is a 2007 LT)
The new radio buttons worked perfectly upon re-attaching the battery (Positive first, then negative).
The only thing that took a long time was realizing that the horn/airbag MUST be detached at the back of the horn/airbag through the plastic plug connectors. These wires do not detach with a socketed plug at the same place the cruise control/radio harness attach.
Be sure you properly torque down the steering wheel nut, a drop of locktite is a good idea too. You do not, of course, want this coming off in your hands in 12,000 miles....
Installation was a snap. A recap for you for you:
-Detached Battery (Neg comes off first and goes on last!!)
-Used two long hex keys inserted into the small holes on the sides of the steering wheel, this releases a spring and the horn and airbag pops right out. (play with these on your replacement wheel first, its a pretty clever design.
-Removed two yellow hold tabs (plastic) that keep two electrical connectors attached to back of the horn/airbag. (Thats why you unhook the battery, you do not want to set the airbag off -potentially VERY dangerous if powered-) On my 2007 one plug was pink/grey and the other white/grey. Impossible to reverse. Nice design.
-Then used my socket to unbolt the steering wheel nut.
-Then wiggled the old wheel off. It took some wiggling.
-Detached the old socketed (cruise control) wiring from the old Wheel.
-its now off.
For reassembly everything was done in reverse. The horn/airbag attached with a good push into its spring clamps.
There were no settings to change on the radio etc. (Mine is a 2007 LT)
The new radio buttons worked perfectly upon re-attaching the battery (Positive first, then negative).
The only thing that took a long time was realizing that the horn/airbag MUST be detached at the back of the horn/airbag through the plastic plug connectors. These wires do not detach with a socketed plug at the same place the cruise control/radio harness attach.
Be sure you properly torque down the steering wheel nut, a drop of locktite is a good idea too. You do not, of course, want this coming off in your hands in 12,000 miles....
07-28-2008, 10:30 AM
#30
Member
Join Date: 07-15-2008
Location: Guyton, Ga.
Posts: 47
I was going to try for the wheel also, but, right now there are none at Parts Distribution Centers and none expected to arrive. So I added the controls to my '08. Might upgrade to leather wheel when they are available again.