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Old 02-18-14, 10:31 AM
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s5 steering wheel on an s4?

as the thread title states, will an s5 steering wheel fit on an s4? i like the shape of the s5 much better but im trying to keep the car "stock"
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Yeah, as long as it doesn't have an air sack.
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The other forum.
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some s4 come with the same steering wheel as the s5 I belive it changed in late 87-88
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Originally Posted by kompressorlogic
some s4 come with the same steering wheel as the s5 I belive it changed in late 87-88
correct, 88-92 have the same wheel, unless its an S5 turbo with leather, they got a special Momo wheel
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I've been thinking of putting a non-airbag wheel on my vert, but I think I read somewhere once that you lose your turn signal canceler. Is this true?

Air bag brain doesn't work, so I am not losing anything.
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Originally Posted by jjwalker
I've been thinking of putting a non-airbag wheel on my vert, but I think I read somewhere once that you lose your turn signal canceler. Is this true?

Air bag brain doesn't work, so I am not losing anything.
You also lose the horn, but this may/may not be difficult to fix.
Need to see your steering column with the wheel and surround removed and the hub of your intended wheel.
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You also lose the horn, but this may/may not be difficult to fix.
Need to see your steering column with the wheel and surround removed and the hub of your intended wheel.
I was planning on using the S5 coupe wheel as a replacement. Is the above still the case?
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The S5 wheel is probably a direct bolt on and if so, the turn signals will cancel as normal.
You'll have to figure out the horn wire but that should be easy.
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Steering Wheel Swap

I am currently in the middle of swapping the S5 coupe steering wheel over to a S5 (1990') convertible w/ airbag. So far this is NOT a bolt on/off affair unless you want to lose the horn and turn signal canceler all together. The S5 coupe uses a basic horn assy. w/ a rotating plate & turn signal canceler whereas the 90' vert uses the air bag clockspring assy. (connects to the steering wheel & airbag via 3 pin wire harness) for the function of both. The clock spring assy. harness will make contact w/ the coupe steering wheel keeping it from going into place correctly. Hopefully I can post with a better update once progress is made..
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I haven't worked on a vert but if I were you, I'd look into replacing the very specific vert column control setup with the whole unit from a coupe.
This would require the coupe cancel unit (on the column) and the whole gauge bezel with switches.
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