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[Andy B]

Has anyone had a proper look at one? Is it just a fancier version of the slip-ring set up for the horn having another ring each for the airbag & radio controls?
If anyone has seen one, do you reckon you could add radio controls to a non radio wheel?
The clue for why is here ..... 
clicky

If GM managed to convert the wheel to accept radio controls ..... how hard could it be?  :-?     

[Welung666]

You should be able to swop out the ring and loom in the steering wheel to accept the audio buttons

[tunnie]

safety is the main concern here, buttons / wires have to be well clear of any airbag operators

[Andy B]

safety is the main concern here, buttons / wires have to be well clear of any airbag operators

 :-?  :-?
I'm talking about making an early preface lift car's wheel without controls to be like the wheel in yours & my car with controls where they are obvioulsy next/near to each other.

[tunnie]

safety is the main concern here, buttons / wires have to be well clear of any airbag operators

 :-?  :-?
I'm talking about making an early preface lift car's wheel without controls to be like the wheel in yours & my car with controls where they are obvioulsy next/near to each other.

Er yes i know that cause the photo showed no steering wheel controls.

But that whole front facia blasts off when the airbag goes off, so you want to make sure the airbag design was not changed either, and also make sure the buttons retro fitted do not get in the way!

[tunnie]

Pre-facelift, note sides where cover joins wheel:



Facelift (similar story with mini-facelift button position), notice again the join

[Darth Loo-knee]

..... or fit another
 .....

Like the one already in my car?

Transferring the air-bag too?

Tunnie, it sounds asthough Andy is thinking of changing a pre facelift wooden steering wheel to fit his car. He would change the airbad etc so it would look like a mini facelift steering wheel.
Think you may have the wrong end of the stick mate.... although I do think its funny

[Jimbob]

Play nicely please.

Andy asked for legitimate help, not patronising.


trimming

[Andy B]

Play nicely please.

Andy asked for legitimate help, not patronising.


trimming

        

[Jimbob]

not taking sides.....both of you have posts deleted.

back on topic please.

[amba]

I am also quite interested in this topic,as I have recently aquired an Irmscher wood/leather wheel without radio controls with the intention of trying a retro fit.
I intended comong up with a fixing for the side radio controls and using my original airbag and fittings.
Does this sound a doable option ?

[I_want_an_Omega]

The connections to the wheel don't use a slip ring, it uses a "clock spring" type system which can be wound either way several full turns but not continually. Slip rings tend to be very expensive to make and are used for things like radar which need to turn continually.

HTH

[Andy B]

The connections to the wheel don't use a slip ring, it uses a "clock spring" type system which can be wound either way several full turns but not continually. Slip rings tend to be very expensive to make and are used for things like radar which need to turn continually.

HTH

Thanks Robert. I've never looked on this car, but I'm sure that there was a very simple slip ring type set up on a previous car for just the horn push to earth with. 

[I_want_an_Omega]

You're welcome.

Thinking about it, if the objective is to add to a pre facelift model then take the parts from a scrap mini or facelift model and use the additional connections intended for the audio controls.

[Andy B]

You're welcome.

Thinking about it, if the objective is to add to a pre facelift model then take the parts from a scrap mini or facelift model and use the additional connections intended for the audio controls.

I'd like a 'wooden' Irmscher steering wheel, however they all seem to be for the earlier prefacelift cars without radio controls. I have a minifacelift car with the controls ....blah blah blah!  Si I thought that if Vauxhall could add them to a normal leather wheel, it might be possible to fit them to a 'wooden' wheel.
If Graham would sell me his .........