172/182 Steering wheel

[JR]

So i am just about to pay for this wheel.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=303114

my 172 has cruise, will it be a straight swap, is it possible to do ?

are the cruise buttons on the airbag ?

 

[Da]

The cruise buttons are on the wheel and as such are a separate part Justin.

 

[lemonnobby]

Which in my knowlege cant be swapped?

 

[JR]

so will i be able to buy the above wheel and swap all the bits over ( airbag and cruise buttons ) and have working cruise as i do now daz ?

 

[Da]

Not as far as I know. You can put a cruised wheel on a non-cruised car by simply removing the buttons and swapping the airbags, but to do it in reverse I don't believe it's possible.

Two mins, I'll find a pic...

 

[Da]

Best I could do...

A wheel with cruise;

and the one from the forsale advert, without cruise;

The buttons are removable but I don't believe a wheel without cruise will have the facility for adding them.

 

[NJ.]

As i have the wheel here i thought i'd add

the no cc wheel has gaps where the buttons would go, also has a kinda metal rail which looks asthough it would supply the power

there is also a recess at the top where the cabling for the cc runs through, it looks to me as if it could be done but im not 100%

 

[JR]

I think its going to be a no then to be on the safe side, shame as the wheel was well priced and very good condition.

 

[Dip]

Is the RenualtSport logo at the end of the wheel detachable/clip on?

 

[NJ.]

detachable and cliped on

Yes its a straight swap Justin.

 

[-Leigh-]

Justin, when I bought my 182, I asked if the wheel from my 172 could be swapped over as it was only about 7 months old, and the new one had a tiny imperfection (which has now got bigger) and the technician said that if it was swapped, the cruise wouldn't work.

 

[JR]

thanks chaps , i think thats my answer.