So today with the help of Heather (and at the very end connor) we put in my new steering wheel. I couldn't stand seeing it sit in my room anymore and just had to install it.

So first here is a comparison photo. Mine being just a A with a H sticker on it verse the real deal


AND! unlike my GSR this swap still uses the air bags. Also silkk, it's the exact same dual trigger system! (safety first :mr-t: )


So first thing you do is disconnect the battery so there is no power!

Then go to work. Pull off the plastic corner pieces covering the screws. To do so just insert a screwdriver in the tabs and pop them off!

Here is the left side


and the right side


Next remove the two t30 torx bit screws holding down the air bag


Then this yellow clip (which is the srs connector) needs to be undone.


The airbag is now ready to be pulled out. Don't pull to hard because the horn wire is still connected in the back. Pull the airbag forward and unclip the blue horn wire


The air bag is now ready to be removed!


now look on the wheel itself, you need to just disconnect one last thing, the cruise control wire. You'll obviously see it, it's on the top


Now we are ready to remove the wheel! Take a 14mm socket and loosen but don't remove the nut holding on the steering wheel!


With the steering wheel bolt loosen go ahead and kinda smack the steering wheel to break it loose. The reason we keep the nut on is so it doesn't go flying once it breaks loose and pulls and breaks wires!

Make sure the steering wheel is perfectly straight, take the nut off, and swap the main steering wheel!


RED STITCHING :drool:



now just follow the steps in reverse and you are set to go! Finished product

 

so whats the difference on the actual steering wheel from the RSX to the ep3? excluiding the airbag. i thought the only difference between both wheels was the airbag and the emblem shape

 

red stitching on the EP3 vs silver on the DC5

 

so stitching and the airbag squareish emblem shape? thats it?

i have driven ep3s and thinking about it the steering wheel felt smaller. maybe not. same size and dimensions ?

 

nice....I would also also ground the car with some jumper cables....air bags are bombs wth low voltage triggers

 

when i replaced my steering wheel i unplugged the battery and waited like 5 mins

 

Yeah I was about to say you missed a step. Waiting about 10 mins safely after disconecting the battery

 

Looks really nice