swapping steering wheels

twosaturns · 10-29-2004, 08:57 PM

here's what I did... bought a '92 SL2 leather wheel off ebay for my '93 SC1. my airbag doesn't work, and I don't trust 1st gen air bags, so I figured this would be a nice swap. wrong. doesn't fit. shaft is all different. is my only choice to keep the ugly air bag wheel, or can I just change part of the column?

LATEMODELRACING · 10-29-2004, 09:30 PM

no the splines on the shaft are diffrent.

10-30-2004, 01:27 AM

The only way that you'll be able to use that wheel will require the use of a 91-92 steering column.

If you can find one, the prices from salvage yards are generally pretty reasonable. I bought one a while back for $25, and they even pulled it for me.

Also, remember that altering the inflatable restraint system is a no-no, according to the feds. Swapping to a non-SIR wheel is technically only allowed for off-road use.

amazinghl · 10-30-2004, 11:00 AM

Get a 93-94 leather steering wheel.

erick295 · 10-30-2004, 04:44 PM

How do you know your air bag doesn't work?

IMO I'd rather have an ugly hunk on my wheel than die... but maybe I'm just crazy

twosaturns · 10-31-2004, 07:05 PM

I have decided to put a leather airbag wheel on, from a '94 SC2 I just bought for parts. I don't have a thing against 2nd gen (not saturn 2nd gen- I mean later design airbags) airbags; it's the early ones I don't trust. and, the reason I know there is something wrong is that the bag warning light is on. regardless, I'm on to bigger and badder things now- swapping the twin cam into my SC1! (and the rear sway bar, 130mph speedo, etc, etc...)

erick295 · 10-31-2004, 09:19 PM

Are you sure it's the bag? It might be another part of the system.

twosaturns · 10-31-2004, 10:41 PM

I actually doubt its the bag itself, prob just a sensor, but I havent taken the time to have it checked out.

madpogue · 11-01-2004, 08:42 PM

Presuming one would fit your '93 column, why not just wait to find a wheel with a Gen 2 bag?

twosaturns · 11-01-2004, 09:57 PM

good question...

10-29-2004, 08:57 PM	#1
twosaturns Master Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,037 twosaturns's Photos	swapping steering wheels here's what I did... bought a '92 SL2 leather wheel off ebay for my '93 SC1. my airbag doesn't work, and I don't trust 1st gen air bags, so I figured this would be a nice swap. wrong. doesn't fit. shaft is all different. is my only choice to keep the ugly air bag wheel, or can I just change part of the column?

10-30-2004, 11:00 AM	#4
amazinghl Master Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 7,990	Get a 93-94 leather steering wheel. ... 85 GLH 367whp. http://www.saturnfans.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2261629#post2261629 00 Insight 72mpg

11-01-2004, 09:57 PM	#10
twosaturns Master Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,037 twosaturns's Photos	good question... ... for the first time in 8 years, I don't own a saturn.

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10-29-2004, 09:30 PM	#2
LATEMODELRACING Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: BUFFALO Posts: 410	no the splines on the shaft are diffrent.

10-30-2004, 01:27 AM	#3
ArghIGiveUp Guest Posts: n/a	The only way that you'll be able to use that wheel will require the use of a 91-92 steering column. If you can find one, the prices from salvage yards are generally pretty reasonable. I bought one a while back for $25, and they even pulled it for me. Also, remember that altering the inflatable restraint system is a no-no, according to the feds. Swapping to a non-SIR wheel is technically only allowed for off-road use.

10-30-2004, 04:44 PM	#5
erick295 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,250 erick295's Photos	How do you know your air bag doesn't work? IMO I'd rather have an ugly hunk on my wheel than die... but maybe I'm just crazy

10-31-2004, 07:05 PM	#6
twosaturns Master Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,037 twosaturns's Photos	I have decided to put a leather airbag wheel on, from a '94 SC2 I just bought for parts. I don't have a thing against 2nd gen (not saturn 2nd gen- I mean later design airbags) airbags; it's the early ones I don't trust. and, the reason I know there is something wrong is that the bag warning light is on. regardless, I'm on to bigger and badder things now- swapping the twin cam into my SC1! (and the rear sway bar, 130mph speedo, etc, etc...)

10-31-2004, 09:19 PM	#7
erick295 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 1,250 erick295's Photos	Are you sure it's the bag? It might be another part of the system.

10-31-2004, 10:41 PM	#8
twosaturns Master Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 2,037 twosaturns's Photos	I actually doubt its the bag itself, prob just a sensor, but I havent taken the time to have it checked out.

11-01-2004, 08:42 PM	#9
madpogue Super Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Madison, WI USA Posts: 25,714 madpogue's Photos 1996 SW2	Presuming one would fit your '93 column, why not just wait to find a wheel with a Gen 2 bag?

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