Is sri steering wheel straight swap??

**frasedeb** · 23rd February 2013, 10:51

hi all, as title, just bought a sri steering wheel off ebay and suddenly thought is it smaller than my crappy plastic exclusive one?? and will my airbag go straight on the sri one??
Anyone done this can help?

**keith1983** · 23rd February 2013, 10:54

is your exclusive one a 3 or 4 spoke wheel?

**mrk** · 23rd February 2013, 10:55

mine swapped over ok exclusive /sri .t50 iirc to remove

**keith1983** · 23rd February 2013, 11:01

just make sure you disconnect your battery and leave it for a good hour or so before hand to make sure you don't set the airbag off!

**marc vectra sri** · 23rd February 2013, 11:02

Originally Posted by keith1983

just make sure you disconnect your battery and leave it for a good hour or so before hand to make sure you don't set the airbag off!

20 min

**mrk** · 23rd February 2013, 11:08

Originally Posted by marc vectra sri

20 min

risk it lol

**frasedeb** · 23rd February 2013, 11:09

Thanks for the quick replies.

keith1983....mine is 3 spoke facelift.

bought this one. Bargain i hope.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3606001090...84.m1497.l2649

**TonyP2020** · 23rd February 2013, 11:15

There is a How2 about changing the steering wheel.
http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showth...l-removal-swap

The airbag can also have 1 or 2 connector wires. You need to check yours to find out.
You only need to pop the airbag out to see how many connections, a small flat bladed screwdriver needed.
Torx T50 bit needed to remove the steering wheel.

**TonyP2020** · 23rd February 2013, 11:21

Missed your last post.
That looks a good choice and a good price too.
It is a lot easier getting one with the same number of spokes.
The audio controls swap over ok, but the bottom cover(s) are different between the 3 spoke and the 4 spoke.

**frasedeb** · 23rd February 2013, 11:33

Originally Posted by TonyP2020

Missed your last post.
That looks a good choice and a good price too.
It is a lot easier getting one with the same number of spokes.
The audio controls swap over ok, but the bottom cover(s) are different between the 3 spoke and the 4 spoke.

Yeh thats what i thought.
I was watching a pr-face sri one which went for a bargain 99p and £5 postage but didn't look half as good as the facelift one, worth paying a bit more for the right one i think and less hassle swapping over.