so i bought this 2007 Acura tl steering wheel. and was wondering if i can put this in an 05, im guessing i would need a new airbag plus the switches????? what else would i need, i did the search but the threads i found weren't really that much of help.

if its too much of a hassle then i will sell the steering wheel, but its a shame since it is friggin new, it has that leathery smell and all, and it would look good on my tl, so i hope it doesn't take much to swap it.

thank you in advance for your help.

 

hey i've been trying to do this as well but never had the time for... what switches?? could u take a pict of the steering wheel??? did u check if the harness are the same?? if not i think u can always make a custom one, and yes u will need the air bag that's all... btw i would recomend to get the base moddel and not the type-s one...

 

here is the picture and the airbags are not that bad, im going to buy one there are going for like 200 and something bucks on ebay, even tho right know im a little broke because i bought something else, but i wanna do this mod badly.

 

01 35880-SEP-A21ZA SWITCH ASSY., REMOTE AUDIO/CRUISE/NAVI/HFT
( GQ GUN METALLIC ) 1 2007 TL 190.35 142.76 Qty:
002 77810-SEP-A70ZA MODULE ASSY., DRIVER
( GRAPHITE BLACK ) 1 2007 TL 667.37 500.53 Qty:
003 78501-SEP-A01ZA WHEEL, STEERING
( GRAPHITE BLACK ) 1 2007 TL 223.78 167.84 Qty:
004 78503-SEP-A01ZA FINISHER, R.
( GQ SATIN SILVER ) 1 2007 TL 41.18 30.89 Qty:
005 78504-SEP-A11ZA FINISHER, L.
( GQ SATIN SILVER ) 1 2007 TL 41.18 30.89 Qt


and you have 3 already

 

are those the part numbers of the missing pieces i would need?

Thank you very much.

 

Why not just have a custom wrap to your wheel? Far less hassle. FYI: It's not a direct swap, harnesses differ.

 

But u can always modify the harness of the 07 tl to make it work in ur car, just look at the one u have now...

 

seems like such a PITA for a steering wheel. but good luck..

 

thank you for the encouragement, ............well so far im just getting the parts one by one, right know im trying to get the audio controls, the airbags are not that expensive on ebay like 250 or something like that.

god as my witness i will do this mod eventually.

 

the 07 looks much better Im not going to lie..keep us updated I will def do this mod

 

yes its way better, looks more modern, its a little thicker, plus i got it new so its new leather, i gotta do this, im trying to be bid on some audio control switches as i type this.

 

For about 1/2 the price/effort of what you're going to pay, you could just as well go to dallascustomsteering wheel and have it modified just about ANY way you like.

Just a thought. Myself included, a few members have used his exemplary services.

 

Oh, just one last point - it might be prudent to have a full understanding of what will be required for this retrofit...before you commit (fiscally) to such an endeavor...it might seem simple on the surface...

...but if you do succeed, you had better make sure you post a DIY on this!

 

There was some guy here a while back that swore the same - never heard from again.

Don't forget about the MID controls. They are on the cluster in '04-'06 and on the wheel '07-'08. The cluster surrounds aren't interchangeable, either. The wiring harnesses are completely different as well. I'd be willing to bet that the clock springs are different, too. No one has even confirmed whether the steering column splines match up.

It's just not worth it.

 

Do you have a steering wheel you can show to all of us?

 

im instill thiking about doing this mod, i could get the a-spec steering wheel formy 04 tl but i like the 07 better

 

well thank you all, it's 6:37 in the morning and i stayed awake all night thinking about this thing..............also thanks to death metal now i want the 07 steering wheel with a dallascustomsteering work done in it........

 

 

damn u that looks really good.

 

do u mind me asking how much u pay for that??

 

I'll get proof tomorrow.

 

man that steering wheel looks great!!!

 

I THINK I paid around $337...but that's EVERYTHING, including a spare wheel to send for the job, shipping, and all of the customized goodies. IIRC, you can have your wheel redone for about $200 on up, depending on just how much work you want done. Don @ dallascustom RULES.

 

I finished the wiring about 6 months ago. The only thing that I couldn't get to work was the voice command since they're no independent switch for it (i never cared because i don't use it) and the MID controls. Other than that everything works. Reason its not on the car is because I have yet to find an 07-08 airbag for under 400 dollars. For some reason people think that an 04-06 is worthless, 09-10 is worth about 250 bucks and an 07-08 is made of gold....anyway, heres the picture of it rewired and a video of the audio control working, it was one of the first things I got wired up. The splines are the same for whoever is wondering, and yes the clock spring is different this is NOT a direct plug in. I had to buy the schematics for both models to make the harness. Luckily Honda kept the same resistance for all the controls. Just an FYI, the 04-06 controls are all individual and plug into a harness. The 07-08 controls have the harness soldered to the circuit boards of the controls so your best bet is to try and buy a complete wheel with everything.

 

finally someone!!!