chato de shamrock
03-25-2009, 06:36 AM
Understand I'm a :newbie: so I'm starting off with some fairly simple things done to my car. I worked on the fogged headlights and now it's time for the steering wheel. Please offer tips or point out any mistakes you may see because this will be my first steering wheel installation and seeing as I'm hispanic I find it hard to understand the Japanese and Italian written instructions that came with the items.
My car is a base 1996 240sx with airbags but no cruise control.
I know that first off you need to disconnect the car battery and straighten out the wheels. Then you pull off the covers located on each side of the stock steering wheel. Disconnect the airbag and, since i dont have cruise control, I dont need to worry about the other side. Unscrew side bolts, pull air bag, disconnect cables located behind the airbag and unscrew bolt holding wheel. Correct?
Now the following are pictures that, after observing the pictures in the instruction sheets, I'm assuming the new wheel will go. Please keep a close eye on the wiring cause that's where I have my doubts.
By the way, can you correct me if im wrong but (from right to left) these wires are the airbag/horn, cruise control and the one on the far left is ?
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/629swires002.jpg
First is the Works Bell short hub. I noticed it had two small dots. Why so? This is how I alligned it. One dot lined up and the other dot is 3 screw holes to the right. Doing this wont cancel the signal cancellation will it?
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup008.jpg
Next I plugged the black wire on the bottom of the Rapfix to one of these circle pieces and then place the bottom of the Rapfix on top of the short hub making sure the "dot" guide on the Rapfix is centered on top of the short hub.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup011.jpg
Used Hex screws that came with the short hub to tighten it to the bottom of Rapfix.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup012.jpg
The red wire was placed through a large side hole on the short hub and comes out from behind the hub
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup014.jpg
Picture of top part of Rapfix quick release mounted onto the bottom part of the quick release
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup015.jpg
The second circle that came with the Rapfix is placed on top of the quick release. As you can see I bent the inner metal and then plugged the black wire to it. I did this so the steering wheel horn can fit. Hope theres no problem doing this.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup016.jpg
Now the red wire.... to what end of the horn does it get attached?
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup017.jpg
I didnt attach the red wire cause im not sure to which plug it gets attached to.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup007.jpg
I kept the red wire off until i figure out where it gets plugged. In the meantime i just screwed the wheel in to have a look at what the final project might look like.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup018.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup019.jpg
Did I do the wiring correct, keeping the black wire grounded and the red wire connected so the horn will work? The short hub and steering wheel came with their own screws. I used the Momo black screws to tighten it to the quick release and hexagon type screws that came with the short hub to tighten the bottom end of the quick release to the short hub.
The way I set this up, will it affect the signal cancellation device or does it look cool?
Thanks for stopping by and offering your :2c::2c:
My car is a base 1996 240sx with airbags but no cruise control.
I know that first off you need to disconnect the car battery and straighten out the wheels. Then you pull off the covers located on each side of the stock steering wheel. Disconnect the airbag and, since i dont have cruise control, I dont need to worry about the other side. Unscrew side bolts, pull air bag, disconnect cables located behind the airbag and unscrew bolt holding wheel. Correct?
Now the following are pictures that, after observing the pictures in the instruction sheets, I'm assuming the new wheel will go. Please keep a close eye on the wiring cause that's where I have my doubts.
By the way, can you correct me if im wrong but (from right to left) these wires are the airbag/horn, cruise control and the one on the far left is ?
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/629swires002.jpg
First is the Works Bell short hub. I noticed it had two small dots. Why so? This is how I alligned it. One dot lined up and the other dot is 3 screw holes to the right. Doing this wont cancel the signal cancellation will it?
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup008.jpg
Next I plugged the black wire on the bottom of the Rapfix to one of these circle pieces and then place the bottom of the Rapfix on top of the short hub making sure the "dot" guide on the Rapfix is centered on top of the short hub.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup011.jpg
Used Hex screws that came with the short hub to tighten it to the bottom of Rapfix.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup012.jpg
The red wire was placed through a large side hole on the short hub and comes out from behind the hub
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup014.jpg
Picture of top part of Rapfix quick release mounted onto the bottom part of the quick release
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup015.jpg
The second circle that came with the Rapfix is placed on top of the quick release. As you can see I bent the inner metal and then plugged the black wire to it. I did this so the steering wheel horn can fit. Hope theres no problem doing this.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup016.jpg
Now the red wire.... to what end of the horn does it get attached?
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup017.jpg
I didnt attach the red wire cause im not sure to which plug it gets attached to.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup007.jpg
I kept the red wire off until i figure out where it gets plugged. In the meantime i just screwed the wheel in to have a look at what the final project might look like.
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup018.jpg
http://i211.photobucket.com/albums/bb21/ZroKool1/WorksB%20Momo/SteerSetup019.jpg
Did I do the wiring correct, keeping the black wire grounded and the red wire connected so the horn will work? The short hub and steering wheel came with their own screws. I used the Momo black screws to tighten it to the quick release and hexagon type screws that came with the short hub to tighten the bottom end of the quick release to the short hub.
The way I set this up, will it affect the signal cancellation device or does it look cool?
Thanks for stopping by and offering your :2c::2c: