What kind of work am I looking at if I want to change my 88 wheel with one from a late 90's model. (I am not worried about the airbag and there are no electronics on the current wheel)
Thanks

 

Take you about 30 minutes.
Just need a large socket and ratchet, steering wheel puller, and small torx bits for the 90+ with the airbag.

 

I just did this swap last weekend.
Really easy to do! I don't even think it took 30 minutes.

You'll need a steering wheel puller, they have them at shucks for under $10

The newer wheel looks so much better.

Here was the old wheel.


Here is the wheel out of a 92.


Chris.

 

dont mean to hijack the thread, but on relation to steering wheels and colums for our thirdgens, can a steering colum out of a camaro be used in a firebird/ta?

 

I am pretty sure they are the same.

 

they're the same.

also the internals and upper case part are the same as alot of other GM cars... basicly if the collar of the car looks like ours, for the most part the guts are the same.

 

That looks just like my dash and wheel before I made some changes...


Yes the steering wheel is easy to install. Mine took some effort with the puller--after that it was simple. I got the grant wheel new on ebay for 40 bucks.

 

Excellent, cause im my ta now i have a non-tilit column, and i can get a tilt column for next to nothing. thanks

 

before you unbolt the tilt column from the other car, press down on the wheel and see if it rocks a little..


if it does, you might want to take it apart on the work bench and tighten it up.. its a lil easier then in the car i think... if it does move, its usually just the screws holding the tilt... they tend to loosen over time....

 

I guess on the Camaro.

I've been going nuts the past few months trying to score the older style Firebird steering wheel for my '90. Finally won it yesturday. Can't wait, I'll have a nicer looking wheel and I'll be able to see the gages.

 

i gad the ugly pontiac airbag wheel in my 90 Formula as well the wheel i got now is from a 87, check it out on my webpage Goumba

 

Sweet. Exactly what I'm doing. Just the one I have ont have a silver brid and I don't plan on trying to paint it.

 

i painted the bird in with a tooth pick.