206 steering wheel into 306

[Piggy]

whats all this about a 206 steering wheel fitting a 306??

my arse does it fit!!!

the splines may line up....but the column cowling complete stops the wheel from getting even close to the splines!

[tigerstyle]

pics?

[Mattcheese31]

trim the cowling then? . .not exactly hard . .

[reckord]

Mine seems all good lol
But yh removing the cowling is an obvious

[Niall]

Did you just have to cut the hole in the cowling bigger? I tried this in a car at the breakers as the 206 wheel is much nicer but it wasn't direct fit so I couldnt be bothered to buy it lol

[Piggy]

it needs to sit back another 2inches so some serious hacking about to happen!

[Piggy]

heres the issues:

[Matt]

Cut cut cut!

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Air bag wires the same?

[Piggy]

Nope, but theres a thread somewhere explaining what to do, as the 206 one needs two plugs and the 306 loom has one. the plug fits, but I think you bridge it or summit

[Grant]

Wasnt the 206 airbag system completely different to the 306 one though, rendering it a bastard to wire in?

[Matt]

205 gti wheel.


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[Piggy]

but it looks ancient in a late 306

[Niall]

Wasnt the 206 airbag system completely different to the 306 one though, rendering it a bastard to wire in?

To put it basically, there is two airbags in the steering wheel. One slower detonating than the other. It will set one off if its a low speed crash. If its a big one, set off both so bridge the two cables and it should be fine. Oh just to add, its only one bag but two detonators.

[Stephen]

205 wheel ftw

[Piggy]

Wasnt the 206 airbag system completely different to the 306 one though, rendering it a bastard to wire in?

To put it basically, there is two airbags in the steering wheel. One slower detonating than the other. It will set one off if its a low speed crash. If its a big one, set off both so bridge the two cables and it should be fine. Oh just to add, its only one bag but two detonators.

thanks niall

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205 wheel ftw

as already mentioned, looks good in a phase1....but antique in a phase3

[reckord]

Yes piggy some serious deburring was involved got there in the end . Just sacrificed the cowling completely so my car looks abit stolen from the best of angles to some lol.
As for the airbag connections they deffo need modifying which i havnt done .

[Piggy]

surely the stalks are now only like a cm away from the wheel?!

[reckord]

If i remember when i first had the wheel on it almost felt better to use the stalks when driving without hand of the wheel as they were closer but nothing ridiculous

[Piggy]

so took the cowlings off just to see if it was going to feel ok, reach etc, as I like to have my legs almost straight but arms bent.....

and:



do those luggs need cutting off too then??

I love the look of it, but I am wavering about fitting it now.

I have a aftermarket wheel boss but cant find anything that dont look too tacky

[reckord]

Unfortunately they gotta go aswell

[C.A.R.]

Did you ever finish fitting this dude?

[Piggy]

Nah....went for a aftermarket wheel

[Mattcheese31]

Piggy couldn't cut it lol

[Niall]

I was going to just get my wheel retrimmed and shaped but after driving the missus 206 the other day, i do think the 206 gti wheel is perfect so i might buy one and finally get it fitted! Just worried about the airbags

[C.A.R.]

Niall please be guinea pig! I think they look great too.

[Niall]

Niall please be guinea pig! I think they look great too.

Only if i can put it in your car connected to the airbag circuit for the first time? lol

[Piggy]

Haha...

It was the reach that bugged me, even if I had chopped at the cowling, would be driving round with either me arms in a good positiom but knees round me head or legs in perfect position and arms stretched out straight! And knuckles catching the stalks

[Niall]

Haha...

It was the reach that bugged me, even if I had chopped at the cowling, would be driving round with either me arms in a good positiom but knees round me head or legs in perfect position and arms stretched out straight! And knuckles catching the stalks

Hmm true i suffer from that standard anyway hence why I'm going to look at extending the steering column by about 25mm

[Piggy]

Yeah would need about that, if not more.
If you could find a shaft adapter (!) of some sort you be sorted.
They do feel nice and much newer

[RetroPug]

Niall please be guinea pig! I think they look great too.

Only if i can put it in your car connected to the airbag circuit for the first time? lol

I get a little nervous that the circuit will be upset by moving the seat around with the poor connectors let alone after chopping and changing it!