Technical Steering Wheel

norbert · Jan 31, 2008

Hi Folks
My b (1996) has one of the early style plasticky steering wheels, it's pretty nasty.
What I want to do is replace it with a black leather one, preferably a proper barchetta item so that I don't mess with airbag lights etc.

a. How easy is it to remove/re-fit.
b. Has anyone got one for sale?

Ta

norb.

doolahrock · Jan 31, 2008

not sure about where to get a new steering wheel and the implications but, you could have the current leathered up.

LittleRedB · Jan 31, 2008

Hmmm, not sure about that - I have not attempted such a job!! I am always nervous about doing anything related to airbags, drop DTR an eMail, they are usually happy to hand out advice............

docorangepeel · Jan 31, 2008

Its easy to change

A few screws on the back of the wheel let you remove the airbag. Once the airbag is off you can remove the wheel without any problems. Make sure you remove the + cable from your car battery first.
You can get a replacment leather wheel from ebay. A fiat coupe wheel is the same as the B.

Robot · Jan 31, 2008

:yeahthat:
2 or 3 screws on the back, the hub nut, unplug 1 cable et voila.
New wheel should be available from eBay or www.barchettaparts.com.

Robot · Jan 31, 2008

Actually, it looks like two plugs - horn and airbag (yellow).

norbert · Feb 4, 2008

So the actual airbag is separate from the wheel?

Great advice, cheers. If anyone sees a wheel for sale, give me a shout.

Fleabay is 'access denied' on this PC

Ta

norb.

R30GUE · Feb 4, 2008

Robot said:
Actually, it looks like two plugs - horn and airbag (yellow).

When pulling off the steering when be careful, make sure you have fed the wiring for the horn and airbag through the wheel as when you pull it off can pull/pop open the Spider/Spule (as shown in Robots pic). this has a very long length of wire wound up in it and it can shoot out easily, it is very hard to put back together...... a replacement can cost you £60 on ebay and around £200 from Fiat UK

Robot · Feb 4, 2008

norbert said:
So the actual airbag is separate from the wheel?

Yup - a few screws from the back.

LittleRedB · Feb 4, 2008

ROBOT - why did you post a picture of your Codpiece

Robot · Feb 4, 2008

Found both the wheel and airbag at www.barchettaparts.com

Airbag €200

Wheel €75

Robot · Feb 4, 2008

LittleRedB said:
ROBOT - why did you post a picture of your Codpiece

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It isn't large enough to be my codpiece...

norbert · Feb 5, 2008

Robot said:
Found both the wheel and airbag at www.barchettaparts.com

Airbag €200
Wheel €75

Nice one, cheers for that!

docorangepeel · Feb 5, 2008

I paid £20 for a replacement airbag so shop around!

LittleRedB · Feb 5, 2008

Why did you replace the airbag Doc?

Robot · Feb 5, 2008

He used the other one as a codpiece, obviously

LittleRedB · Feb 5, 2008

Robot said:
He used the other one as a codpiece, obviously

:doh: So obvious when you think about it...........!

docorangepeel · Feb 5, 2008

I removed the Fiat badge from the airbag and could not find anything to replace it with that looked good.

I still have the old airbag in my parts bin. I will keep it until someone needs a quick fix replacement.

OZ Seicento · Feb 5, 2008

Just found this, wee bit cheaper than them seperately

http://cgi.ebay.de/fiat-barchetta-l...ryZ99118QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mark

OZ Seicento · Feb 5, 2008

or one with some red leather on it

http://cgi.ebay.de/fiat-barchetta-l...ryZ99118QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Mark

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