Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

installing tilting steering wheel

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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 02:54 AM
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Default installing tilting steering wheel

i have a cx hatch and was wondering if its possible to swap a tilting steering wheel from a hatch that came with one like an si or something..also how hard would it be to do???
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 07:30 AM
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dont think i would bother dude

i can guarantee people who have a tilt wheel dont even use it

%99.9 of the time the wheel at the highest setting is most comfortable.. if its any lower u cant see the speedo...
and quite frankly if u have it at the lowest setting and u see the speedo fine ur to short to be driving imo
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 07:55 AM
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Default Re: installing tilting steering wheel (thaimonkey)

well.. ive wanted a tilt steering wheel in my civic ever since i owned it. The stock steering wheel is just too big, and its way to high for my liking.

A customer of mine crashed his 2000 GSR a few months back. He bought a new shell and had us swap the motor in. Before we tossed away the old shell, i pulled a few parts for my eg, like the power steering and rack, tilt wheel, ignition, and a few misc pieces.

I installed it last night. I had to repin on of the 3 pin connectors that goes into the fuse box. the integra and civic were pined completely different. It was a 100% bolt in, fit like a glove with no problems. I also installed my MOMO Monte Carlo steering wheel while i was at it.

Overall feeling: I LOVE IT! I dont feel like im driving a bus anymore, and my car feels much more responsive now.

Easy upgrade, relativly cheap and great results. PM me for more details or a how-to
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 08:26 AM
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yes it's very possible. I love mine, I hated how high the wheel was originially. Be sure you get the plastic that goes around the column, it is not that same as the non-tilt version.

Pick up a DelSol or EX/SI tilt column for an EG. But I don't know what to use on an EK.

I put a DelSol column in my EG, it took me a leisurely 4 hours to do it, but I also did a lot of other little things at the same time.
Difficulty scale, 6/10, for keeping the airbag reel correct and the wheel turned right. Actual work is maybe 3/10.
The Helm manual helps a lot.
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Old Jul 15, 2005 | 12:10 PM
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yea i hate having the high *** steering wheel..im used to lowering it as far as it will go..damn...now i gotta look for one...thansk for the help.
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