Steering wheel change

[s60t5xp]

Iv got an ex police t5 and it has no cruse controle. im looking to change the steering wheel to incorparate the cruse controle buttons. i know ill have to get it programed in but are the steering wheels interchangable from the early ones. reason is mine has a gray interiour and most of the p2 cars have black so cant realy put one of those on but on fleybay there is one from a 2001 and its in gray. any help would be good thanx

[sneakypenguin]

I've looked into this and be careful, if yours is a 4 spoke wheel and the new is 3 you have to do a bit of fiddling (can't exactly remember what tho (too many jd's lol)) but if it's a like for like wheel you shouldn't have any problems. Just remember to disconnect the battery before unplugging the air bag (if you don't you'll get the srs light and msg appear)

mick

[s60t5xp]

if i remember right the v70 had the 4 prong steering wheel and the s600 mine has 3 ill look into it abit more

[Andy_Gibson]

the 3 spoke wheel and airbag are a direct replacement for the 4 spoke one and looks a lot better for it,
no fiddling about required

[itguy]

That's interesting - are the airbags interchangeable then between the two?

And the cruise / radio / rti controls?

[Andy_Gibson]

my V70 had the 4 spoke wheel with radio/cruise buttons as standard

swapped it for the 3 spoke wheel with radio cruise

if your planning on doing the swap then you need to buy the complete wheel with airbag and buttons as they are not interchangeable with the 3 and 4 spoke wheels

electrically they are a direct swap:
3 and 4 spoke wheel airbag connectors are the same and so are the buttons on the wheel, no chopping of wires required

you can change the wheel/airbag unit over in around 1/2 hour max

bought mine off ebay with everything req for around £50

[Andy_Gibson]

car originally had this type



and change to this type

[kevvydude]

so is a 97 v70 the same to swap, mine is manky,and im getting another car for spares tomorrow,as long as i disconect battery i can swap like for like, and wont have any light up when i reconnect batt, is this right please, tnx

[Andy_Gibson]

cant say what other wheels are compatible as I dont reallt know the P1 V70,

as long as you disconnect the battery and leave the car for 1/2 hour before working on the airbag system and dont reconnect the battery before all airbag connectors are back together then you wont bring on the airbag warning lamp

[tabormeister]

Here's a guide to P2 steering wheel/air bag compatibility I wrote
http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/for...hp?f=9&t=75907
Hope it helps!