***96 to a 97-99 SE steering wheel is COMPLETE***
10-06-2002, 12:12 PM
#1
***96 to a 97-99 SE steering wheel is COMPLETE***
finally got to it this saturday. it took a little moddin to do. just a little piece of plastic on the new wheel had to be cut on the back. Granny Wheel is GONE!
10-06-2002, 12:53 PM
#4
Originally posted by Vyrus
Do you still have an airbag?
-Cyrus
Do you still have an airbag?
-Cyrus
10-06-2002, 01:04 PM
#5
Originally posted by 96shogunmax
Yes, I should have said that in the post. Also the horn is working perfect too. I just need a cruise control switch for the side. The airbag hook ups are the same.
Yes, I should have said that in the post. Also the horn is working perfect too. I just need a cruise control switch for the side. The airbag hook ups are the same.
Thanks again,
-Cyrus
10-06-2002, 07:29 PM
#12
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I have a 96.... and wow i dind't know the 99+ looked so different. I haven't seen the 2k+ ones... are they cooler? If so, you think they fit? Probably not... but yea i'd love to go out to a junkyard and find one of those but if they're junkd.... most likely the air bag's been deployed. Very nice job.
10-06-2002, 08:30 PM
#14
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This is excellent. I called around and tried to research performing this mod a long time ago and basically came to the conclusion that it couldn't be done cheaply. The actual steering colums have different part numbers between 95-96 and 97-99 so I assumed that the wheels would have different splines. I guess that shows you what happens when you assume... 
I'm glad to be proven wrong.
How much did this cost you?
Where did you get the new steering wheel/air bag from?
Did you get any problems with the air bag controller?
How long did it take you to perform this?
What plastic piece did you have to cut?
Do you have any detailed pics during the swap?
Thanks...
I'm glad to be proven wrong.How much did this cost you?
Where did you get the new steering wheel/air bag from?
Did you get any problems with the air bag controller?
How long did it take you to perform this?
What plastic piece did you have to cut?
Do you have any detailed pics during the swap?
Thanks...
10-06-2002, 08:46 PM
#15
Originally posted by maximadriver
This is excellent. I called around and tried to research performing this mod a long time ago and basically came to the conclusion that it couldn't be done cheaply. The actual steering colums have different part numbers between 95-96 and 97-99 so I assumed that the wheels would have different splines. I guess that shows you what happens when you assume... I'm glad to be proven wrong.
How much did this cost you?
Where did you get the new steering wheel/air bag from?
Did you get any problems with the air bag controller?
How long did it take you to perform this?
What plastic piece did you have to cut?
Do you have any detailed pics during the swap?
Thanks...
This is excellent. I called around and tried to research performing this mod a long time ago and basically came to the conclusion that it couldn't be done cheaply. The actual steering colums have different part numbers between 95-96 and 97-99 so I assumed that the wheels would have different splines. I guess that shows you what happens when you assume...
I'm glad to be proven wrong.How much did this cost you?
Where did you get the new steering wheel/air bag from?
Did you get any problems with the air bag controller?
How long did it take you to perform this?
What plastic piece did you have to cut?
Do you have any detailed pics during the swap?
Thanks...
10-06-2002, 08:53 PM
#16
Oh Yeah, very important. if you take the bag off. ALWAYS disconnect the battery for 10-15 minutes. gives the airbag module or whatever it is time to discharge. yeh i was scared. i stuck my hand under it and unplugged it standing outside the car. didnt want it to go off and hit me but it didnt....anybody need a bag and wheel (96) i got it in the for sales....
but it didnt....anybody need a bag and wheel (96) i got it in the for sales....
10-06-2002, 09:12 PM
#17
That nice wheel was exclusive to 97-99 Maxima SEs. In 2000, every Maxima had it, GXE to GLE, and they were also the color of the dash, too, not just black in the 97-99 SEs.
I think the 2002s got a little nicer with a bit of chrome. I saw one in a 2002 Altima. Nice.
DW
I think the 2002s got a little nicer with a bit of chrome. I saw one in a 2002 Altima. Nice.
DW
Originally posted by nadir_s
I have a 96.... and wow i dind't know the 99+ looked so different. I haven't seen the 2k+ ones... are they cooler? If so, you think they fit? Probably not... but yea i'd love to go out to a junkyard and find one of those but if they're junkd.... most likely the air bag's been deployed. Very nice job.
I have a 96.... and wow i dind't know the 99+ looked so different. I haven't seen the 2k+ ones... are they cooler? If so, you think they fit? Probably not... but yea i'd love to go out to a junkyard and find one of those but if they're junkd.... most likely the air bag's been deployed. Very nice job.
10-06-2002, 09:15 PM
#18
Originally posted by dwapenyi
That nice wheel was exclusive to 97-99 Maxima SEs. In 2000, every Maxima had it, GXE to GLE, and they were also the color of the dash, too, not just black in the 97-99 SEs.
I think the 2002s got a little nicer with a bit of chrome. I saw one in a 2002 Altima. Nice.
DW
That nice wheel was exclusive to 97-99 Maxima SEs. In 2000, every Maxima had it, GXE to GLE, and they were also the color of the dash, too, not just black in the 97-99 SEs.
I think the 2002s got a little nicer with a bit of chrome. I saw one in a 2002 Altima. Nice.
DW
10-06-2002, 09:28 PM
#19
Oh, OK. Hell, I'll take ANYTHING except that 95/96 wheel. Yuuuck!
DW
DW
Originally posted by 96shogunmax
well i know everybody has opinions and i think the 2000 ones look cheap. and the new 2002 ones look too weird for me. i think this is the best looking wheel for the max. i think the 97-99 one is way more detailed than the 2000 one.
well i know everybody has opinions and i think the 2000 ones look cheap. and the new 2002 ones look too weird for me. i think this is the best looking wheel for the max. i think the 97-99 one is way more detailed than the 2000 one.
10-06-2002, 10:19 PM
#20
Originally posted by dwapenyi
That nice wheel was exclusive to 97-99 Maxima SEs. In 2000, every Maxima had it, GXE to GLE, and they were also the color of the dash, too, not just black in the 97-99 SEs.
I think the 2002s got a little nicer with a bit of chrome. I saw one in a 2002 Altima. Nice.
DW
That nice wheel was exclusive to 97-99 Maxima SEs. In 2000, every Maxima had it, GXE to GLE, and they were also the color of the dash, too, not just black in the 97-99 SEs.
I think the 2002s got a little nicer with a bit of chrome. I saw one in a 2002 Altima. Nice.
DW
10-06-2002, 10:23 PM
#21
Originally posted by zboy
Does that mean the wheel he showed in the pics only comes in black and I wouldn't be able to get the brown/tan one? Maybe I'll have to try foliatec on my dash at the same time...
Does that mean the wheel he showed in the pics only comes in black and I wouldn't be able to get the brown/tan one? Maybe I'll have to try foliatec on my dash at the same time...
OK the 97-99 SE's *ALL* have the black steering wheel. even the brown interior ones. tan or whatever you want to call it. i went to buy a 98 se and it had tan interior with a black wheel.
10-06-2002, 10:48 PM
#22
Exactly.
DW
DW
Originally posted by 96shogunmax
OK the 97-99 SE's *ALL* have the black steering wheel. even the brown interior ones. tan or whatever you want to call it. i went to buy a 98 se and it had tan interior with a black wheel.
OK the 97-99 SE's *ALL* have the black steering wheel. even the brown interior ones. tan or whatever you want to call it. i went to buy a 98 se and it had tan interior with a black wheel.
10-07-2002, 10:19 AM
#23
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Originally posted by 96shogunmax
OK the 97-99 SE's *ALL* have the black steering wheel. even the brown interior ones. tan or whatever you want to call it. i went to buy a 98 se and it had tan interior with a black wheel.
OK the 97-99 SE's *ALL* have the black steering wheel. even the brown interior ones. tan or whatever you want to call it. i went to buy a 98 se and it had tan interior with a black wheel.
Kevin
10-07-2002, 10:42 AM
#24
Originally posted by Kevin
Jsut an idea for the Tan guys like myself, I have a 97-99 GLE steering wheel, which is still much better then the old style one, IMO. Also if you look closely the SE one only differs from the GLE one by the middle piece where the horn is depressed, I bet that with the right paint you could make it match a tan one and put it on there. Then again it just may be too much work.
Kevin
Jsut an idea for the Tan guys like myself, I have a 97-99 GLE steering wheel, which is still much better then the old style one, IMO. Also if you look closely the SE one only differs from the GLE one by the middle piece where the horn is depressed, I bet that with the right paint you could make it match a tan one and put it on there. Then again it just may be too much work.
Kevin
This is what happens when you stick a 97-99 SE airbag on a 97-99 GXE/GLE wheel
The width of the airbag spoke is not only a different shape, but its wider than the steering wheel spokes. The contours don't even line up. Look at the left spokes; the misalignment is evident in those 2 left spokes.
10-07-2002, 11:08 AM
#27
Originally posted by Smooth Operator
I remembered that you asked about buying a steering wheel in the past and it had that pic in that thread.
I remembered that you asked about buying a steering wheel in the past and it had that pic in that thread.
i was like how in the hell did he get my pic. i remember now. i didnt buy that one. he wanted 650 for it...
10-07-2002, 11:20 AM
#28
Originally posted by 96shogunmax
oh yeh.
i was like how in the hell did he get my pic. i remember now. i didnt buy that one. he wanted 650 for it...
oh yeh.
i was like how in the hell did he get my pic. i remember now. i didnt buy that one. he wanted 650 for it...
10-07-2002, 11:52 AM
#29
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Originally posted by Smooth Operator
This is incorrect. You have to look a bit closer since the 97-99 SE steering wheel itself is different than 97-99 GXE/GLE. Not only is it different in terms of shape (spokes) the 97-99 steering wheel has perforated leather on the spoke and the adjacent rim.
This is what happens when you stick a 97-99 SE airbag on a 97-99 GXE/GLE wheel
The width of the airbag spoke is not only a different shape, but its wider than the steering wheel spokes. The contours don't even line up. Look at the left spokes; the misalignment is evident in those 2 left spokes.
This is incorrect. You have to look a bit closer since the 97-99 SE steering wheel itself is different than 97-99 GXE/GLE. Not only is it different in terms of shape (spokes) the 97-99 steering wheel has perforated leather on the spoke and the adjacent rim.
This is what happens when you stick a 97-99 SE airbag on a 97-99 GXE/GLE wheel
The width of the airbag spoke is not only a different shape, but its wider than the steering wheel spokes. The contours don't even line up. Look at the left spokes; the misalignment is evident in those 2 left spokes.
Kevin
10-07-2002, 10:30 PM
#30
Originally posted by Kevin
Jsut an idea for the Tan guys like myself, I have a 97-99 GLE steering wheel, which is still much better then the old style one, IMO. Also if you look closely the SE one only differs from the GLE one by the middle piece where the horn is depressed, I bet that with the right paint you could make it match a tan one and put it on there. Then again it just may be too much work.
Kevin
Jsut an idea for the Tan guys like myself, I have a 97-99 GLE steering wheel, which is still much better then the old style one, IMO. Also if you look closely the SE one only differs from the GLE one by the middle piece where the horn is depressed, I bet that with the right paint you could make it match a tan one and put it on there. Then again it just may be too much work.
Kevin
10-08-2002, 05:08 AM
#31
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Originally posted by 96shogunmax
why would anybody want to paint it in the first place.ALL 97-99 SE's with the tan interior have the black wheel and airbag. i think it would look cheap if you paint it.
why would anybody want to paint it in the first place.ALL 97-99 SE's with the tan interior have the black wheel and airbag. i think it would look cheap if you paint it.
Kevin
10-22-2002, 03:07 AM
#32
Originally posted by dwapenyi
Oh, OK. Hell, I'll take ANYTHING except that 95/96 wheel. Yuuuck!
DW
Oh, OK. Hell, I'll take ANYTHING except that 95/96 wheel. Yuuuck!
DW
Btw, the updated wheel looks GREAT!
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