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Old 12-25-2012, 07:03 PM
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Default Swapping steering wheel and hit a snag.

Thanks to the tutorials and help on this forum I was able to find enough info for swapping to a momo wheel.

Took off the steering wheel.
Took off contact plate and wrapped up the loose contacts to it.
Slightly sanding steering collar to fit the momo hub.

Now the problem, finding where to exactly plug the airbag delete/ bridge plug. From reading I assumed that it was going to be in the passenger footwell, and I almost ripped off a black box held by two nuts to which I thought it was going to plug into, but now I found this picture, is this where it is? Does that mean I have to CUT the carpet? I would really like to avoid that. Or do I just have to remove the screws to peel it back? From reading its a orange plug held by two screws correct?

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I'm also doing this next week. I took the cover plate off but didn't see any orange plug. I made a resistor plug for the steering wheel airbag prior to reading and finding the 928 part number that deletes both airbags.

BTW, what wheel are ou installing?
Old 12-26-2012, 02:09 PM
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I have installed that bridge. The hole in the carpet you see if an access panel. Look closely, there should be a single screw holding it on. One you remove it, you will have to remove the metal cover and there will be the airbag connection. You will have to brake a piece of plastic (bright orange) to remove it. Once you do, you plug in the bridge and you are good to go.
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Hi Alex - a little OT but nice carpets - is car interior all black?
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Alex,

Unscrew the screw you can see in the picture and the connector can then be pulled out enough to reach where the bridge gets plugged in. I am out of town, but will be back home for the rest of vacation late tonight and can pull it and take a picture or two for you later this week if you can't figure it out.

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Old 12-26-2012, 09:16 PM
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Originally Posted by ClaytoVR
I'm also doing this next week. I took the cover plate off but didn't see any orange plug. I made a resistor plug for the steering wheel airbag prior to reading and finding the 928 part number that deletes both airbags.

BTW, what wheel are ou installing?
My plug was black, as are some others from me reading past threads, but there was a orange clip on it. From the way everything was and the loose clip I think at one point there was an aftermarket steering wheel and someone just went back to OEM before selling the car.

I picked up a Momo Racing Line a few months back on a good deal. I'l get a picture up when its daytime.

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I have installed that bridge. The hole in the carpet you see if an access panel. Look closely, there should be a single screw holding it on. One you remove it, you will have to remove the metal cover and there will be the airbag connection. You will have to brake a piece of plastic (bright orange) to remove it. Once you do, you plug in the bridge and you are good to go.
Thanks, once I knew it was in this door and not the footwell it was very easy to locate the door. For future reference to people, its two screws and then the little door gets pulled down. Unbolt the metal assembly to pull out the plug attached to it.
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Hi Alex - a little OT but nice carpets - is car interior all black?
Sorry, but thats not my car, just a picture I found while searching online for the location of the plug.

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Alex,

Unscrew the screw you can see in the picture and the connector can then be pulled out enough to reach where the bridge gets plugged in. I am out of town, but will be back home for the rest of vacation late tonight and can pull it and take a picture or two for you later this week if you can't figure it out.

Good luck,

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Thanks, I got it.







One weird question is that there was this other unattached plug inside there, should it be attached to anywhere?



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I also have that unattached plug FYI
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As long as I'm not the only one

I love the new tighter feel of the car, and much better grip than on the stock wheel.
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go on then, post a pic
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Originally Posted by Mr.Alex
One weird question is that there was this other unattached plug inside there, should it be attached to anywhere?
By chance is your car a C2? The C4's have an accelerometer in the center console. I'm wondering if that is what attaches to the extra connector???
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Yes, it is a C2, so that may be it.

Poor picture, looked better on my phone. I'l get good ones on a daytime drive. Looks much better in person, just need to create a horn button.

Trimming the steering column was the longest part of the whole install.

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Sweet!
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I really like getting the stock wheel out of there. It really does feel better with a good Momo.
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Guys can smn explain with what this Bridge plug connected ? There are a lot of wires
As I understand it's with blue wire
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One weird question is that there was this other unattached plug inside there, should it be attached to anywhere?

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That spare connector is for a Tip automatic stick to reference PRNDL
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