Steering wheel swap.
12-06-2005, 07:33 AM
#1
12 Second Club
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 894
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Steering wheel swap. Can it be done? I've made a post like this before. But this time I've seen something similar.
The vibe and newer pontiacs, including the new g6 actually share a similar if not the same steering wheel. So I'd like that in my car.
Any clue if that or a similar wheel is compatible? I dont really know much, I just know I dont like the wheel I got now. lol
Here is what another board member has done. So my interest once again has been sparked.
The vibe and newer pontiacs, including the new g6 actually share a similar if not the same steering wheel. So I'd like that in my car.
Any clue if that or a similar wheel is compatible? I dont really know much, I just know I dont like the wheel I got now. lol
Here is what another board member has done. So my interest once again has been sparked.
12-06-2005, 10:25 AM
#3
12 Second Club
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 894
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
not bad. def thicker. which is my biggest beef wit the stocker. its too thin. so anyone know how to do this? i know on this forum filled with mechanics and custom car builders we have to have one person who knows how to do this.
12-06-2005, 12:13 PM
#5
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (12)
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Palmetto, Florida
Posts: 591
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I posted a while back about wanting to swapa corvette wheel into my car, but dont have the time/money to try and fab something up. I would be interested to see what some of you guys come up with.
12-06-2005, 06:01 PM
#7
12 Second Club
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 894
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ok so i gotta find out of the spline is the same.
i personally could care less of the controls worked, if that was the sacrifice that needed to be made. but my airbag is a must.
i personally could care less of the controls worked, if that was the sacrifice that needed to be made. but my airbag is a must.
Trending Topics
12-06-2005, 06:54 PM
#8
That's not the issue. I spoke to the owner of the TA you posted a pic of above. Hopefully he will chime in here as well.
The wheel in that pic is from an '04 Bonneville. Splines are not the same, but he stated the upper steering shaft, is the same. He did the swap, and bingo bango, there you go.
Steering wheel controls work, but he did not mention the air bag. This is my only question in the matter. If I have to find a upper shaft, wheel, and air bag, it's not worth my time IMO. Unless of course you can find a deal.
The Bonneville wheel on found on Ebay, was just a bare wheel with the steering controls @ $120 bucks. Air bags are big bucks, and as I stated, I'm unsure of what GM does between different models. I can get the bare parts at cost through the dealer, but the air bag is still going to be a shitload.
The wheel in that pic is from an '04 Bonneville. Splines are not the same, but he stated the upper steering shaft, is the same. He did the swap, and bingo bango, there you go.
Steering wheel controls work, but he did not mention the air bag. This is my only question in the matter. If I have to find a upper shaft, wheel, and air bag, it's not worth my time IMO. Unless of course you can find a deal.
The Bonneville wheel on found on Ebay, was just a bare wheel with the steering controls @ $120 bucks. Air bags are big bucks, and as I stated, I'm unsure of what GM does between different models. I can get the bare parts at cost through the dealer, but the air bag is still going to be a shitload.
12-07-2005, 07:41 AM
#11
12 Second Club
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Toms River, NJ
Posts: 894
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
ya man it would look real sharp in our cars. i gotta find out how to do it. gotta see if the upper steering shaft matches. and gotta get an airbag for it.
12-07-2005, 09:22 AM
#12
Launching!
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: H-Town TX
Posts: 284
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
What car is that headunit from in the second pic?? It looks newer,therefore must be better than my stock monsoon...right? Wonder if it lights up red/orange like pontiacs.
Rick
Rick
I wonder if the wife would let me experiment? 
