steering wheel

Bigmac_

Bigmac_

hi all

sorry if this has come up before but i am looking to replace my standard steering wheel with a better one
can this be done due to airbag which im not bothered about loseing
how hard is it and has anyone on here done it already

sorry if im being abit thick but not clued up on stuff like this
cheers all :confused:
 
yup done it to mine, i used a momo steering wheel & a momo boss from a sunny GTi-R. you'll have to remove the fuse for the air bag system other wise the warning light will stay lit up all the time.
its not a straight swap as such as you have to modify it for the indicators to turn them selves of correctly & the centre horn button wont work so you'll have to put a switch some where else
 
cheers for the quick reply
how easy is it to do the mods for what you said above
what are the end results like
how do you get the steering wheel off
 
Better let ur mechanic to do.
Trust me i never managed to find a torx like that that was needed to unscrew those side bolts.
Anyway here it is...



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thats great thats what i want so i need a sunny gti r boss
do you keep the caseing on thats around the indicator switch and that
 
the indicator auto of feature is easy enough to get around as you simply drill 3x 3mm holes for the blue plastic switch/key to slot into, hard to explain but its easy enough to do & is straight forward to see once the wheel is off.

to remove the wheel you'll need to disconect the battery for 10-15mins & leave disconnected, use a T50 torx anti tamper bit to remove the air bag from the original wheel. once this is removed you can get access to the main 22mm? bolt that keeps the wheel onto the steering column.

the boss i used will fit all N15 almeras not just the GTi ;)

to get around the horn problem i simply mounted a push button into the the casing around the wheel :)
the reason you have to do this is because you cant fit the boss & the gyro for the wiring on together as the boss base plate is to thick.

its a worth while mod ! IMO the momo wheel i used had much better feel & you could handle the car that little bit better :D

any more questions feel free to ask!



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i got one from maplin for a couple of quid, which lit up in the dark (connected to the side light wires)
you just goto make sure the button you use is one of those that works when you press it & goes of again when you release
 
just found a guy from australia that say he will do me a nice steering wheel and a nissan boss kit plus postage for 44 quid the only prob is weather the boss kit fits do they have sunny gtir out there are they the same as ours dont want to buy incasde the boss dont fit
 
ask him for a p10-11 or N14,N15 Boss as they all fit.
you could maybe try a skyline GTR boss as the steering wheels are the same as the GTi !
 
BIGMAC7904 said:
just found a guy from australia that say he will do me a nice steering wheel and a nissan boss kit plus postage for 44 quid the only prob is weather the boss kit fits do they have sunny gtir out there are they the same as ours dont want to buy incasde the boss dont fit
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As a matter of interest, who's the guy in Australia? Just I'm going out to Queensland for a month in the summer, and want to see what pulsar parts I can find.....

P624KTP (from Wick, but lived in Oz for 10 years) LOL
 
some bloke who has a ebay shop i asked about bos kit for my gti as i was getting a steering wheel off him he told me the one for nissans he has fits the gtir s so sure it will fit but will have to wait and see the boss cost a tenner the wheel was 20 quid and postage 16 quid for 1 to 2 days to get here so im quite happy it might all be cheap shit but i will have to let you all know when i fit it
if you go on ebay and search for sport steering wheels and look for the very cheap buy it nows you could email him for all your questions i would put a link on but dont know how
 
job done

thats it all done just to let you all know the boss did fit and it only cost a tenner so the steering wheel was 19.50 the boss kit 10 and the postage from australia was 16 so the whole lot cost around 45 quid and im happy thought it was going to be a nightmare and costly the only prob is cant get the air bag light off i have removed the fuses inside the acr but it is still staying on

anyway what do yous think of the mod all commets welcome :)
 

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U need a new gear stick gator so do i they look terrible. Like your centre consol i would like to do that but i dont have enough balls :D
 
i didnt either so got my missis to do it for me with some chrome out door paint turned out well so she decided to do hers as well did have a gaitor but didnt like it so on the look out for another one
cheers for the opinion
 
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