Xantia S1 steering wheel confusion

[Stickyfinger]

The V6 Exclusive wheel has had the leather cover stripped off......I needed a pattern for a new cover in black Suede that will go on mine

[ekjdm14]

I think that the later airbag system (with separate ECU and option for passenger airbag) arrived in 1996 (but maybe the beginning of the 1997 MY). It coincided with moving the fog light switches from the dashboard to the lighting stalk.

I think that you can fit the early wheel (less the airbag controller) to a later car, but not vice versa.

Will have to check White's official model year, certainly must be one of the first with the newer system. I wonder how hard it'd be to fit an earlier stalk & seperate fog switches? I already dislike the newer stalk and I've not even been anywhere other than up & down the drive!

Correction, White is presumably a '98 model year registered November '97... I got confused and thought it was '96

[Stickyfinger]

New cover laced on....I am happy with that

[CitroJim]

Looks good Alasdair Real or faux leather?

[Stickyfinger]

Perforated real, soft backing. It thickens the wheel a bit (good for my big hands).

[CitroJim]

Perforated real, soft backing. It thickens the wheel a bit (good for my big hands).

Oh lovely, like kid-leather - the stuff they used to make kid-gloves out of... That's magical

You now have the best steering wheel in the world!

[ekjdm14]

I was just going to say it looks thicker/more padded than standard... I have pretty big mitts too, I feel like that'd suit something comfy and leisurely like Black really well but surely it'd lose some of the precision/edge from an Activa's handling?

The perforated leather looks amazing though.