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post Jan 6, 2007 - 4:04 PM
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At last I had some time for another upgrade. Steering wheel swap... My stock one was 4-spoke with airbag/horn in the middle.
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Just history now biggrin.gif. Since today I have this one wink.gif genuine 7th gen. Celica/91-04 MR2 st. wheel.
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Although horn mechanism and airbag connector were different everything is working now. And I'll try describe here how generally do that... believe it will be handy for anyone wink.gif

step no one: remove old steering wheel
Two screws on sides (behind small covers) holds airbag part
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There are just two plugs inside. That yellow one is for airbag and white is horn (there is possibility also for cruise multi switch, where are many more wires. Horn wire is black, every time that last on right connected to wheel body)
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When you unplug everything + unscrew nut in the middle you should remove wheel with puller (w/o that it's not possible at all)
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step two: solving airbag connection
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Different airbag connector means find right module (spiral) for it...
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...or use same airbag refill wink.gif
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Of course... some customization should be done if airbag refill has different size (more are different, more custom work is needed). My one was just bit different... and airbag part was easy take into parts.
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step three: solving horn connection
This step depends on type of horn you have. However every time it's about find how horn mechanism works, cut black wire off old wheel and connect it somewhere... It really depends on that horn mechanism. However it's really easy, just one wire to screw... somewhere wink.gif.

step four: piece everything together
Installation of new wheel body (with same center bore of course) is easy...
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...and in my case screw horn cable to airbag body (not wheel body like stock one)...and all finished biggrin.gif.
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This post has been edited by malpaso: Jan 6, 2007 - 4:27 PM


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post May 1, 2009 - 10:21 AM
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what's the part number for the clock spring....all i have is just the steering wheel without it...would it be best just to find a 7th gen clock spring? is that all i need and just splicing?

Posts in this topic
- malpaso   Steering wheel swap guide   Jan 6, 2007 - 4:04 PM
- - snapshotgt   Very nice   Jan 6, 2007 - 4:16 PM
- - zCelicaDude   very nice guide. this will be very helpful to the ...   Jan 6, 2007 - 4:18 PM
- - My2Celi   nice i like it a lot. How much did you get the ste...   Jan 6, 2007 - 7:46 PM
- - Batman722   Nice Job Martin   Jan 7, 2007 - 12:35 AM
- - malpaso   thanks for posts and PMs. Here is additional info:...   Jan 7, 2007 - 2:39 AM
- - tomazws   Nice swap dude! That 7th gen steering wheel l...   Jan 7, 2007 - 4:55 PM
- - My2Celi   aww. i guess i wont be doing it. US import cars ar...   Jan 7, 2007 - 10:53 PM
- - Rockford   Excellent work, congrats!!!!   Jan 7, 2007 - 11:19 PM
- - CelicaSweden   Which size is the puller? 100mm, 150mm or 200 mm ?...   Feb 10, 2007 - 9:19 AM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE(CelicaSweden @ Feb 10, 2007 - 3...   Feb 10, 2007 - 10:43 AM
|- - CelicaSweden   QUOTE(malpaso @ Feb 10, 2007 - 10:43...   Feb 11, 2007 - 3:16 AM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE(CelicaSweden @ Feb 11, 2007 - 9...   Feb 11, 2007 - 3:28 AM
- - Excursion745   7th gen/MR2/MR-S st. wheel. Where and how much?: I...   Feb 11, 2007 - 11:18 PM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE(Excursion745 @ Feb 12, 2007 - 5...   Feb 12, 2007 - 2:29 AM
- - Batman722   I was lucky enough to get my hands on some 7th gen...   Feb 27, 2007 - 10:56 PM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE(Batman722 @ Feb 28, 2007 - 4:5...   Feb 28, 2007 - 1:43 AM
|- - dutchboy   QUOTE(Batman722 @ Feb 27, 2007 - 10...   Jul 11, 2007 - 3:13 PM
- - j0e_p3t   nice. now i'm really thinking about doing this...   Feb 27, 2007 - 11:13 PM
- - Batman722   the 7th gen clockspring (spiral) does not fit in t...   Feb 28, 2007 - 8:52 AM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE(Batman722 @ Feb 28, 2007 - 2:5...   Feb 28, 2007 - 9:30 AM
- - Batman722   Martin NO !!! I cut here not the bag ...   Feb 28, 2007 - 11:20 AM
|- - malpaso   cunning   Feb 28, 2007 - 12:09 PM
- - Negative   There is also a 6th gen steering wheel that looks ...   Feb 28, 2007 - 2:27 PM
|- - tankd0g   QUOTE(Negative @ Feb 28, 2007 - 2:27...   Apr 1, 2008 - 8:42 PM
- - Batman722   correct. The 98-99s had a 3 spoke also. IMO the 7t...   Feb 28, 2007 - 2:41 PM
- - Batman722   and some more pics I still need to clean an...   Feb 28, 2007 - 6:07 PM
- - azian_advanced   are all 7th gen steering wheels the same? do any ...   Mar 1, 2007 - 2:25 AM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE(azian_advanced @ Mar 1, 2007 - 8...   Mar 1, 2007 - 2:43 AM
|- - Batman722   QUOTE(azian_advanced @ Mar 1, 2007 - 2...   Mar 1, 2007 - 11:05 AM
- - Negative   So is my stock 3 post. Well pleather or whatever T...   Mar 1, 2007 - 9:46 AM
- - kerosene   even though o wasn't replacing my steering whe...   Jul 8, 2007 - 4:17 PM
- - Kadett   I really want one. To bad there aren't any ava...   Jul 9, 2007 - 7:00 AM
- - Kadett   Found Myself a nice Leather 7th gen steering wheel...   Jul 23, 2007 - 10:17 AM
- - dutchboy   Anyone know if the 6th gen cruise control switch w...   Jul 25, 2007 - 4:48 AM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE(dutchboy @ Jul 25, 2007 - 11:4...   Jul 25, 2007 - 4:57 AM
- - dutchboy   Is the back side of the 7th gen wheel metal or pla...   Jul 25, 2007 - 8:19 PM
- - njccmd2002   Now all you have to do is test the airbag to see i...   Jul 25, 2007 - 8:26 PM
- - thespacepanda   Nice write-up, man. Just out of curiosity, if I w...   Jan 22, 2008 - 10:23 PM
- - reko   Taking the thread back from the dead lol…. Quick ...   Apr 2, 2009 - 1:04 PM
- - njccmd2002   take the momo steering of, and show us a picture. ...   Apr 2, 2009 - 6:34 PM
- - windowlicker   quick question, is there any special process when ...   Apr 7, 2009 - 6:25 PM
- - njccmd2002   do the safest, disconnect the battery.   Apr 7, 2009 - 6:43 PM
- - windowlicker   will do. i get spoiled with the mercedes airbags ...   Apr 7, 2009 - 6:48 PM
- - deliriouzgtfour   any other precautions before starting...? like dis...   Apr 14, 2009 - 12:41 AM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE (deliriouzgtfour @ Apr 14, 2009 - ...   Apr 14, 2009 - 2:13 AM
- - deliriouzgtfour   fixed my horn. On the other hand, wire was torn i...   Apr 14, 2009 - 4:17 PM
- - windowlicker   took the airbag off this morning to speed up the p...   Apr 22, 2009 - 1:18 PM
- - azian_advanced   as long as the 7th gen wheel you get comes with th...   Apr 22, 2009 - 1:56 PM
- - windowlicker   oh, i'm not putting in a toyota wheel, i'm...   Apr 22, 2009 - 2:12 PM
- - reko   Hey I'm having a hard time trying to put the s...   Apr 22, 2009 - 9:56 PM
- - windowlicker   well its a little late for this now, but what i ha...   Apr 22, 2009 - 11:17 PM
- - azian_advanced   yeah the wheel is supposed to be very tight.. use ...   Apr 22, 2009 - 11:25 PM
|- - windowlicker   QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Apr 23, 2009 - 1...   Apr 22, 2009 - 11:50 PM
- - reko   That's the thing... i have a garage, impact gu...   Apr 23, 2009 - 8:25 AM
- - chacha   what's the part number for the clock spring......   May 1, 2009 - 10:21 AM
- - Superaison   I did this today. Was really easy, I didnt **** ...   Jun 4, 2009 - 7:55 PM
- - Dragondog   i got a question if you swap wheels with one thats...   Jun 5, 2009 - 1:57 AM
|- - windowlicker   QUOTE (Dragondog @ Jun 5, 2009 - 2:5...   Jun 7, 2009 - 9:12 PM
- - windowlicker   here's some pics of the nrg wheel, nrg quick r...   Jun 7, 2009 - 9:09 PM
- - windowlicker   ok, i finished wiring the horn in last weekend, so...   Jun 17, 2009 - 8:46 PM
- - AnaXyd   Will this swap from f.ex the Celica T23 to T20 act...   Jun 20, 2009 - 10:27 AM
|- - AnaXyd   QUOTE (AnaXyd @ Jun 20, 2009 - 10:27...   Aug 7, 2009 - 9:51 AM
- - tankd0g   I just swapped a 99 rav4 wheel into my 5th gen (lo...   Jul 23, 2009 - 12:25 AM
- - shegarhuney   GUYS!!.. i want to share a very very impor...   Jul 28, 2009 - 4:29 PM
- - zonz540   I swapped a GT4 wheel w/out an airbag into my 6gc ...   Jul 29, 2009 - 1:06 AM
- - GriffGirl   this should be stickied!   Jan 10, 2010 - 7:16 PM
- - Wintersun   Have a Gen 7 wheel in my Gen 6 SSIII and was easy ...   Jan 10, 2010 - 8:58 PM
- - abraxxa   Thanks to malpaso who redirected me to this thread...   Jan 16, 2010 - 3:52 AM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE (abraxxa @ Jan 16, 2010 - 9:52...   Jan 16, 2010 - 11:14 AM
|- - GriffGirl   QUOTE (malpaso @ Jan 16, 2010 - 8:14...   Jan 16, 2010 - 3:00 PM
- - devilsden97   Does the RHD JDM st205 wheel have an air bag? and ...   Jan 16, 2010 - 12:25 PM
- - shegarhuney   no more fuss.. the missing link ladies n gentlemen...   Jan 18, 2010 - 5:34 PM
|- - GriffGirl   QUOTE (shegarhuney @ Jan 18, 2010 - 2...   Feb 16, 2010 - 3:50 PM
- - GriffGirl   Since this thread is pretty much the most thorough...   Jan 20, 2010 - 5:25 PM
|- - GriffGirl   QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Jan 20, 2010 - 2...   Feb 16, 2010 - 4:52 PM
- - malpaso   OMG... I really didn't know what my now 3 year...   Jan 21, 2010 - 8:32 AM
- - GriffGirl   Now, back to that cruise stalk swap! I'm c...   Jan 22, 2010 - 12:03 AM
- - Batman722   I just looked over my notes, it's not super cl...   Jan 22, 2010 - 8:23 AM
|- - GriffGirl   QUOTE (Batman722 @ Jan 22, 2010 - 5...   Feb 16, 2010 - 4:01 PM
|- - samir0189   QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Feb 16, 2010 - 5...   Feb 16, 2010 - 4:15 PM
- - shegarhuney   hehe..   Jan 29, 2010 - 4:38 PM
- - abraxxa   Good to see that the adapter fits! I'm sti...   Jan 29, 2010 - 5:16 PM
- - yarik83   malpaso. I understand that you need a puller to re...   Jan 29, 2010 - 5:42 PM
- - abraxxa   I removed mine about a year ago without a puller b...   Jan 29, 2010 - 5:49 PM
|- - malpaso   QUOTE (abraxxa @ Jan 29, 2010 - 11:4...   Jan 30, 2010 - 1:56 AM
- - GriffGirl   I needed a puller to remove my 4 spoke wheel, defi...   Jan 30, 2010 - 1:21 AM
- - samir0189   ive got the BGB, thats why i was asking if thats h...   Feb 16, 2010 - 4:55 PM
- - GriffGirl   I think you're right, I think it's somethi...   Feb 16, 2010 - 5:09 PM
|- - Arsaces   Hey guys, I am thinking hard about doing this swa...   Sep 15, 2011 - 10:02 AM
- - abraxxa   Just buy the adapter posted above.   Sep 15, 2011 - 11:22 AM
|- - Arsaces   QUOTE (abraxxa @ Sep 15, 2011 - 11:2...   Sep 15, 2011 - 12:39 PM
- - spy00005   buy the adapter and just leave the cruise control ...   Sep 15, 2011 - 12:46 PM
|- - Arsaces   QUOTE (spy00005 @ Sep 15, 2011 - 1:4...   Sep 15, 2011 - 12:51 PM
- - trdproven   i disabled my cruise control, the red stitch steer...   Sep 22, 2011 - 10:05 PM
- - Arsaces   Hey guys, got my steering wheel on, I would like t...   Sep 23, 2011 - 8:30 PM
- - spy00005   i used the old cc in my old steering wheel had but...   Sep 23, 2011 - 8:51 PM
|- - Arsaces   QUOTE (spy00005 @ Sep 23, 2011 - 9:5...   Sep 23, 2011 - 9:41 PM
- - spy00005   which steering wheel are you using because the old...   Sep 24, 2011 - 12:58 AM
- - Arsaces   QUOTE (spy00005 @ Sep 24, 2011 - 1:5...   Sep 24, 2011 - 4:06 PM
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