|
DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Guides For all DIYs. |
|
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
04-13-2019, 07:42 PM | #1 |
nerd
Join Date: Dec 2017
Drives: 17 Limited PP BRZ
Location: North Carolina, USA
Posts: 16
Thanks: 8
Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
17+ Steering Wheel Trim Removal
Hey friends! After searching the internet far and wide, I came up short on finding much (if any) info on swapping the MY17 steering wheel trim. So I thought I'd throw a quick guide together and hopefully help out anyone else looking to swap this piece. Before we jump in, I'd like to throw a quick shoutout to @gpvecchi and reddit user /u/Warenfetischismus for answering all of my questions!
Now, onto the fun stuff. As you probably know already, the 17+ steering wheel is a bit of a different process than the 13-16 wheels. First thing's first - disconnect your battery! You'll need a 10mm socket or wrench. I just disconnected the negative terminal and put a rubber glove between the post/contact, no need to remove the entire battery. No one wants a surprise airbag to the face, so better safe than sorry, right? There are still 3 clips/torsion springs, but they're accessed by removing a cover on each side of the steering wheel. The right side cover is at the cruise control lever, but will slide right over the lever once you pop the cover. Popping these covers was harder than I expected. There isn't really enough room for a screwdriver or panel gap tool, so I ended up using a guitar pick. Anything small enough to clear the steering wheel will work. Once both are removed, the pins are accessible. This is the only one I was able to get a good picture of, but they all three work the same. This is on the left side, which has two pins. Using your screwdriver, shift the pin up/down/out. There will be very little resistance here and an audible "pop" will signal that you popped that spring. If it doesn't want to budge, you're going the wrong direction or aren't on the right piece. Upper pin on the left side. You'll have to get pretty low to see this. Same as the previous one, just shift it with your screwdriver and you'll get another pop. Upper pin on the right. I wish I'd had someone to take my picture because it requires a bit of contortion to get a good view of this one. Same deal, shift and pop. Now the airbag is loose! Be sure not to let it hang freely by the connecting wires. There's a lot going on in this one. First of all, you'll have to remove the two screws that are circled. Be sure not to lose the washers. Remove the ground wire from the airbag by pressing the small clip down (top circle). Unplug the remaining two connections (arrows point to the tab locations). Now we can pop the trim off the steering wheel with a plastic trim removal tool. I inserted the tool between the trim/wheel at the left, right, and bottom. It came loose pretty easily. The only other thing is that there are two tab things near at top, above the connector, that holds the wiring out of the way. Slip the wires over the tabs. Then thread the airbag through the trim/electronics and it should come off! Ta-da! Now, if you have a 17 like me, and ordered the black steering wheel trim from an 18+ tS, you won't be able to use the new electronics. Not to worry though, they're pretty easy to swap. There are two of these on each side. It might be easier to disconnect the wiring so you don't have to fight it to get to the top screw. Once the screws are out, two plastic tabs are holding the controls in place. Slightly press outward on these and you can slide the controls out of the trim. Then you'll be left with just the trim piece! Now you can install the new part! Swap the controls from the new piece, reconnect all screws and wires, feed the airbag back through the trim/electronics and press the trim back into place. Be sure none of the wiring gets caught between the trim and the wheel. Plug all the clips back in and be sure you reconnect the ground wire to the airbag. Put the airbag back into position and gently press over the springs to lock them back into place. You'll get three more pops to let you know it's secured. All that's left now is to reconnect the battery! Woohoo! Blacked trim looks so much better than the silver, in my opinion. Hopefully this guide was helpful! If not, be gentle - it's my first time |
The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to hellb0undh0und For This Useful Post: | gpvecchi (04-14-2019), Jordanwolf (04-17-2019), Prodigalson (04-17-2019), tehShirt (04-14-2019), the new guy (04-16-2019), wolffbite (04-18-2019) |
04-16-2019, 08:15 AM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Drives: 2014 Asphalt FR-S/2018 Thunder GT
Location: Fairfax
Posts: 618
Thanks: 199
Thanked 254 Times in 178 Posts
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Thanks for this! I was looking to do this swap here soon myself, do you have the part number?
__________________
2014 FRS: Sold
2018 Thunder GT: RCE Superstreet 1 Coilovers, HKS HI-POWER SPEC L CATBACK, WedsSport TC105n 18x8 |
The Following User Says Thank You to the new guy For This Useful Post: | hellb0undh0und (04-21-2019) |
04-16-2019, 12:18 PM | #3 |
nerd
Join Date: Dec 2017
Drives: 17 Limited PP BRZ
Location: North Carolina, USA
Posts: 16
Thanks: 8
Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
|
The Following User Says Thank You to hellb0undh0und For This Useful Post: | the new guy (04-16-2019) |
04-17-2019, 10:59 AM | #4 |
Rice King
Join Date: Jul 2017
Drives: '19 FWD master race CTR
Location: The land of the North
Posts: 2,887
Thanks: 1,079
Thanked 2,001 Times in 1,203 Posts
Mentioned: 25 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
I've been wanting to do this...
__________________
Glorious Honda.
Know my 5x120 GREATNESS PEASANTS. |
04-17-2019, 06:41 PM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Drives: 2014 Asphalt FR-S/2018 Thunder GT
Location: Fairfax
Posts: 618
Thanks: 199
Thanked 254 Times in 178 Posts
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
I’m kinda okay with that if the additional steering electronics work on a 2018 86 GT. I don’t know if anyone has tried to swap it over yet but I guess I can be the guinea pig.
__________________
2014 FRS: Sold
2018 Thunder GT: RCE Superstreet 1 Coilovers, HKS HI-POWER SPEC L CATBACK, WedsSport TC105n 18x8 |
04-17-2019, 07:01 PM | #6 | |
nerd
Join Date: Dec 2017
Drives: 17 Limited PP BRZ
Location: North Carolina, USA
Posts: 16
Thanks: 8
Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
I would assume so! It is the part for the 2018 tS but if you’re worried about it, you could try to find a Toyota equivalent from one of the special editions. |
|
04-17-2019, 07:28 PM | #7 |
Wes
Join Date: Feb 2017
Drives: Artisan Spirits '17 86
Location: Toronto
Posts: 2,794
Thanks: 1,165
Thanked 1,674 Times in 994 Posts
Mentioned: 21 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Wow $200? Wouldn’t it be cheaper to get a Tamiya paint can for $7.50 and paint it semi-gloss black yourself?
__________________
Instagram: @gt86ws
|
04-17-2019, 07:33 PM | #8 | |
nerd
Join Date: Dec 2017
Drives: 17 Limited PP BRZ
Location: North Carolina, USA
Posts: 16
Thanks: 8
Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
$160, but yes obviously that would be cheaper. There’s also no guarantee that it will look the same as the rest of your interior, and that would take up more free time than I have to spend. I paid for convenience. |
|
04-18-2019, 05:35 PM | #9 |
Just the tip
Join Date: Mar 2017
Drives: 2017 DGM BRZ
Location: BC, CANADA
Posts: 630
Thanks: 912
Thanked 875 Times in 376 Posts
Mentioned: 3 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Great guide!
I couldn't stomach spending that amount of money for the black trim + electronics so I just wrapped my silver one in a matte black vinyl. Holding up just fine after a year, but definitely not the easiest piece to wrap. |
The Following User Says Thank You to wolffbite For This Useful Post: | hellb0undh0und (04-21-2019) |
04-19-2019, 07:17 AM | #10 |
NotNewToImports
Join Date: Jun 2017
Drives: 2018 Subaru BRZ WRB PP
Location: Holly, MI
Posts: 115
Thanks: 74
Thanked 54 Times in 32 Posts
Mentioned: 1 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Whoever has purchased a black one, I'm interested in buying your silver one, I'd like to try my hand at painting it.
__________________
2023 GR86 Neptune M6 Premium (being built)
2014 Z51 Corvette, M7 heads/cams/headers/Corsa exhaust. 523WHP (Sold) 2018 Subaru BRZ Limited/WRB/PP: TRD Intake, JDL UEL/FP/OP, Perrrin Resonated 2.5" (SOLD) |
04-19-2019, 03:03 PM | #11 | |
nerd
Join Date: Dec 2017
Drives: 17 Limited PP BRZ
Location: North Carolina, USA
Posts: 16
Thanks: 8
Thanked 12 Times in 6 Posts
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Quote:
I’m currently in talks with another forum user about potentially purchasing my trim. If that should fall through, I’d be willing to sell you mine. Either way, I’ll let you know. |
|
The Following User Says Thank You to hellb0undh0und For This Useful Post: | Prodigalson (04-19-2019) |
04-25-2019, 02:32 PM | #12 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Drives: 2014 Asphalt FR-S/2018 Thunder GT
Location: Fairfax
Posts: 618
Thanks: 199
Thanked 254 Times in 178 Posts
Mentioned: 13 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
|
Toyota SU00307459 is the Toyota equivalent part number. Sourced off the 2017 86 edition.
__________________
2014 FRS: Sold
2018 Thunder GT: RCE Superstreet 1 Coilovers, HKS HI-POWER SPEC L CATBACK, WedsSport TC105n 18x8 |
The Following User Says Thank You to the new guy For This Useful Post: | hellb0undh0und (04-25-2019) |
|
|
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
WTB: oem shifter trim, steering wheel trim, and door handle trim | frs_caskey | Want-To-Buy Requests | 3 | 03-28-2017 05:38 PM |
Blue carbon steering wheel and steering wheel trim... installed! | Pointmutation | Cosmetic Modification (Interior/Exterior/Lighting) | 15 | 02-06-2017 11:20 PM |
Steering wheel accent removal | Gixxer86 | Cosmetic Modification (Interior/Exterior/Lighting) | 8 | 11-27-2016 02:03 PM |
Steering wheel removal question. | Dustin | Cosmetic Modification (Interior/Exterior/Lighting) | 13 | 03-20-2014 01:32 PM |
Steering wheel and air bag removal ZC6 (BRZ)/ ZN6 (86) | andrewFT86 | DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Guides | 0 | 07-08-2013 12:41 AM |