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Old Oct 4, 2009 | 09:37 PM
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Question steering wheel swap

I'm trying to figure out how to swap steering wheels between brands. Let's say something like a factory Subaru steering wheel into an f-body.

Is is just a matter of hubs matching and simple wiring? Do airbag wires have specific voltage to match? I don't want to make everything physically match up only to deploy an air bag on startup.

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Ok, can anybody tell me how the wires for an airbag work?

Is there a specific voltage for the system to detect the airbag and a higher signal sent to deploy?
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i have a pic floating around somewhere of a g6 or g8 wheel in a f-body. i want to get some replies on this too!
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Nothing for interbrand swaps. How about within the same brand? Subaru and GM work together pretty closely but if that isn't enough I'll go 100% bowtie.

I'm looking for a thick wheel with a small radius, preferably 4 spokes.
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The splines on the shafts are completely different. You'll need to figure out how to adapt the shaft to the steering wheel (or vise versa). The airbag/radio controls won't work if it's a non-GM (f-body/early grand am/truck) wheel.
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Originally Posted by oberth1
i have a pic floating around somewhere of a g6 or g8 wheel in a f-body. i want to get some replies on this too!
Post pictures if you can find them. That sounds pretty cool.
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I thought airbags just went off when it got a 12V feed.
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