General Fiat 500 steering wheel controls cover

[Weissmuller]

Hello to the forum,
Since English is not my mother tongue, please, excuse any mistakes.
Recently i bought a Fiat 500 abarth steering wheel to fit in my Stilo ( i've seen it here and it can be done....so, why not?), my problem though is that i don't want the steering wheel controls for the radio so....i was wondering... is there a cover that i could use instead of the controls? Any plastic cover like the biposto edition has? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thank you, in advance, for your answers.

 

[The Panda Nut]

Hello to the forum,
Since English is not my mother tongue, please, excuse any mistakes.
Recently i bought a Fiat 500 abarth steering wheel to fit in my Stilo ( i've seen it here and it can be done....so, why not?), my problem though is that i don't want the steering wheel controls for the radio so....i was wondering... is there a cover that i could use instead of the controls? Any plastic cover like the biposto edition has? Any ideas would be appreciated.

Thank you, in advance, for your answers.

 

[Weissmuller]

Problem solved! Bought a pair of steering wheel controls for the fiat 500 for about 50€ and disassembled them. Quite easy to take apart the fascia and the wires with the circuit board. The tricky part is removing the buttons as they are attached to the fascia....with a small flat head you can push them through the small holes that you will find at the back side of the fascia. After that i filled the gaps with an epoxy mold that after it got solid i started the grinding process with a rotary tool. A tip to make it easier is, before the mold gets solid, remove the excess mold with a wet knife, also, in order to make it smooth on top without fingerprints, put some water on your fingers or paper towel and wipe the mold gently as soon as you remove the excess. Then i primed and painted them. If i was to do it again i would have covered the whole control with the epoxy mold and reshape it after for a smoother finish....but I didn't know better. So for anyone that will try this be patient and you will enjoy the results.