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Switch Surrounds on Steering wheel. Do they just clip off ?
Hi, Re. Switch Surrounds on Steering wheel. Do they just clip off ?
Or is it a big job?
Cheers
Phil
28th Apr 2016 10:40 am
VVS210
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You need to remove the air bag to then be able to remove the switch packs. If you're talking about taking the switch packs apart there's a thread somewhere about it as the poster was looking to paint their's 'piano black'.D4 - Stornoway Grey
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28th Apr 2016 10:42 am
dlgis
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You,ll need the little hooked tool to remove the aitbag, about £8 on ebay. Make sure the cars asleep before this. Once removed and unplugged, the switch panels have 2 philips screws on the rear that need undoing before they can be removed. D4 GS 12MY
29th Apr 2016 7:21 am
VVS210
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You'll also need to remove the rear cowl from the wheel as the switch packs are held in place by a pair of clips which you can't undo whilst it's still fitted.
You'll need a T20 screwdriver to remove the 4 screws first then there are 4 plastic expansion clips that fit through the frame of the wheel itself, these are best pushed back through from the wheel frame for reasons that will be obvious once you have the air bag out.
I'm planning on doing a steering wheel upgrade over the weekend so will try & take some photos & post on Monday.D4 - Stornoway Grey
D2 V8 - Zambesi Silver (rust free JDM import 😎)
FL2 - Sd4 HSE
110 Td5 DCPU - Bonatti Grey - sold
FL2 Td4 - Zambesi Silver - sold
D2 Td5 - Epsom Green - sold
F1 Td4 - Giverney Green - sold
90 300 Tdi - White – sold BIG mistake should have kept it!
F1 Td4 - written off by a taxi!
D1 300 Tdi - written off by a Fiesta...
D1 200 Tdi - sold
90 Turbo Diesel - sold
Ser 2a SWB - sold and glad I 'got rid'
Ser 2 SWB - sold but wish I still had it!
29th Apr 2016 8:02 am
Mad Phil
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Location: Leicester
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That would be good.
I was going to carbon wrap the surrounds but it may not be worth the bother.
29th Apr 2016 10:14 am
VVS210
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Location: Hampshire
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A little later than promised but here are a few photos that show how the switch packs are fitted to the steering wheel.
Assuming first of all that the air bag has been removed and the wheel is off the car.
Place the wheel face down on a suitable surface so you don't damage the leather. Then use a T20 screw driver to remove the two screws on each side, these are self tappers which screw into the switch pack itself, there is one at the top:
and one at the bottom:
When all four screws have been removed turn the wheel over and push each of the four retaining lugs back through the metal frame, there are two on each side, one at the top outside edge:
and one at the bottom;
With the rear cowl removed you can now remove the switch packs and unplug them.
(Note: if you have a flappy paddle wheel you will also need to remove the single screw holding each paddle in place as these go through into the metal frame and effectively hold the cowl on as well - they are T20 too.)
The internals of the switch packs can also be removed but as I was just doing a wheel swap I didn't do this so now photos I'm afraid.
D4 - Stornoway Grey
D2 V8 - Zambesi Silver (rust free JDM import 😎)
FL2 - Sd4 HSE
110 Td5 DCPU - Bonatti Grey - sold
FL2 Td4 - Zambesi Silver - sold
D2 Td5 - Epsom Green - sold
F1 Td4 - Giverney Green - sold
90 300 Tdi - White – sold BIG mistake should have kept it!
F1 Td4 - written off by a taxi!
D1 300 Tdi - written off by a Fiesta...
D1 200 Tdi - sold
90 Turbo Diesel - sold
Ser 2a SWB - sold and glad I 'got rid'
Ser 2 SWB - sold but wish I still had it!
3rd May 2016 3:59 pm
dlgis
Member Since: 02 Oct 2015
Location: Tunbridge Wells
Posts: 398
Here's some pics of the switchpack internals. There are about 5 small screws on the back of each that need undoing to get them apart. You dont need to take the wheel off to get the switch packs off, you can get access to the 2 screws holding each from the rear.
D4 GS 12MY
3rd May 2016 5:44 pm
Mad Phil
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