Steering wheel replacement [Archive]

silveresv6

09-09-2006, 12:27 PM

Well i got my eclipse black steering wheel now and am going to put it on this weekend. does anyone know if i "HAVE" to have the steering wheel puller tool or can i get it off without it?? any help would be great. thanx

thebirdman13

09-09-2006, 12:33 PM

i just yanked mine off... no problems... of course you have to take all the other stuff off first....

silveresv6

09-09-2006, 02:20 PM

cool i figured that was the case but i just wanted to be sure before i started tearing stuff off

snowman

09-09-2006, 03:40 PM

there should be diy on this.. :-/

Niytrus

09-09-2006, 04:04 PM

Post some pics when your done, would be nice to see this. Are you keeping the air bag since you are using the Eclipse wheel?

bronxbombr

09-09-2006, 04:45 PM

ya I too would like to see how this works out.

silveresv6

09-09-2006, 05:01 PM

yep thats why i went with the eclipse wheel so i could keep the airbag...plugs right in, cant wait to get it finished up...got the seatbelts too so now all i need is to find the black premolded carpet (which doesnt seem like its ever going to happen :( ) and get the seats redone i will post up pics as soon as i get everything in

alexvr

09-10-2006, 01:55 AM

i got a eclipse hub, will that work on the 8g?

silveresv6

09-10-2006, 11:57 AM

are you trying to use it to put on an aftermarket steering wheel??? if so then yeah i would imagine so since the eclipse stock steering wheel fits on the galant.

alexvr

09-10-2006, 12:48 PM

yea rite, that wut i thought but i was told that i would need a mirage hub and when i looked at the part number for both the mirage hub and eclipse hub they ended up bein differetn part numbers so i got a lil confused but havent tryed it out yet

silveresv6

09-10-2006, 04:27 PM

well ok i dunno about the hub but here is a 3g steering wheel installed on my galant:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/Silveresv6/car/DSCF0191.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/Silveresv6/car/DSCF0189.jpg
http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c199/Silveresv6/car/DSCF0188.jpg
so far i like the feel of the eclipse wheel better, cant wait to go for a longer drive than just around the block lol

so if the hub isnt for a 3g eclipse than maybe thats why it doesnt fit.

i also have a yellow and black leather steering wheel wrap that i will be putting on soon too

bronxbombr

09-10-2006, 04:47 PM

nice

4g63lover

09-10-2006, 04:59 PM

I'm feelin that!!! I wonder if the EVO wheel fits?

Niytrus

09-10-2006, 05:07 PM

Coming along nicely, I am also going to do my interior in black/silver/grey, almost like you, except silver instead of yellow, and I want to keep some grey in there. I figure if I theme it that way I can leave grey carpeting and it won't stand out so badly.

alexvr

09-10-2006, 09:49 PM

looks great, no i havent tryed it but if the wheel fits than im guessing the hub will fit too, thanks , keep up the good work

Dominicano

09-11-2006, 06:19 AM

and it's a direct replacement? with cruise control and all?

pvu_rida

09-11-2006, 01:35 PM

nice

silveresv6

09-11-2006, 04:14 PM

and it's a direct replacement? with cruise control and all?

the only thing you have to do for the cruise control is cut out the hole in the plastic in the back(unless the eclipse you get it from had cruise) and find 3 mounting screws for the knob. i just used some screws i had lyeing around. screwed it right into the aluminium housing of the steering wheel no big deal.

underated

09-13-2006, 03:12 AM

I'm feelin that!!! I wonder if the EVO wheel fits?

the evo wheel fits but have you seen the prices for them?

fatal1

09-13-2006, 03:42 AM

silveresv6

09-13-2006, 07:07 PM

nice bro i like it a lot any problems with the black paint on the doors etc? i like the yellow and i like how you even got all the details for the little indications in the white paint good job cant wait to see the finished project as for the carpet you could always glue and staple new black carpet over the existing old one

well actually i am not really feeling the glossy black so i am probably going to end up changing it to a flat black instead. as far as chipping or scratching the only problem i am having is on the arm rest, it is rubbing off a bit from the seatbelt but as soon as i can figure out how to cover that with suede that wont be a problem anymore :) thanx for all the complements

proteusx301

09-13-2006, 11:17 PM

So if you use the 3rd gen Eclipse steering wheel, which is OEM, can you use the airbag module from the Galant wheel?

silveresv6

09-14-2006, 12:20 AM

So if you use the 3rd gen Eclipse steering wheel, which is OEM, can you use the airbag module from the Galant wheel?

good point...im sure you probably can but i didnt even try to take that piece apart as the steering wheel i bought came with the airbag module allready attached to the wheel

milo111000

09-14-2006, 01:15 AM

nice. i replaced mine quite a while back.. pretty good job

proteusx301

09-14-2006, 01:20 AM

good point...im sure you probably can but i didnt even try to take that piece apart as the steering wheel i bought came with the airbag module allready attached to the wheel

just out of curiosity, where did you get the steering wheel with the airbag already attached?

pinoyesv6

09-14-2006, 09:17 AM

i wonder if the airbag still works...

4-G-rim

09-14-2006, 09:54 AM

i wonder if the airbag still works...

If its plugged in, I don't see no reason it wouldn't work.

silveresv6

09-14-2006, 10:51 PM

just out of curiosity, where did you get the steering wheel with the airbag already attached?

i went on over to the 3g website and just posted up a request for the wheel w/airbag and also got front and rear black seatbelts as well.

i wonder if the airbag still works...

If its plugged in, I don't see no reason it wouldn't work.

i agree. dont see why it wouldnt...no different than wondering if my own airbag that i removed would work i guess

Calipso

09-17-2006, 09:48 PM

How much did you pay for the steering wheel w/airbag? I'm currently in search of black seat belts and black steering wheel from a 3G. :(

pinoyesv6

09-17-2006, 10:47 PM

i was thinking that maybe the airbags worked on diffferent voltages. but i guess if the srs light doesn't come on and the air bag hasn't blown up in your face at random, then i guess it might work.

silveresv6

09-17-2006, 11:09 PM

i was thinking that maybe the airbags worked on diffferent voltages. but i guess if the srs light doesn't come on and the air bag hasn't blown up in your face at random, then i guess it might work.

nope no srs light and no random blows yet lol as for the voltages, there is none listed on the bags themselves so since they just plugged right in i figured everything was cool.

P.S. as for changing out the actual modules from one wheel to the other, its not possible. the bag is built into the wheel piece and you can't take it apart.