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      07-10-2018, 08:18 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by str8shot View Post
Did a sport steering wheel with paddle swap today.

Happy to say the paddles worked perfectly with no coding or wiring required!

Got the wheel for $150 off ebay, and the sport airbag cover for $30. Lots of guides on swapping the airbag guts to the sport airbag cover so I'll skip that and go right to pictures.

Before:




Airbag gut swap:




After:




I gotta say the sport wheel is much nicer. It's a smaller diameter for sharper turning radius, and much fatter for that sporty feeling.

Paddles are pretty cool, but I doubt I'll use them much. Just wanted them so I could downshift at will when towing my boat.

One thing I noticed - before I'd have to lower the wheel entirely to get it to feel right when driving. This one I had to raise by ~30%, so there's that bonus.
Awesome job with the steering wheel and airbag swap. They weren't that hard huh

Overall I like the updated steering wheel look
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