While at the scrappers getting some relays for my headlight project I bought this steering wheel from a Xantia VSX, early model so no airbag. I had previously bought a ZX Volcane wheel but it was bent out of shape (I realised later the ZX wheel had not been bent in the crash but probably by the fork lifts they use to ever-so-carefully move the scrapped cars around with).
It fits ok but there are a couple of problems;
1) There is no indicator cancelling lug on it so I'm thinking of gluing something on;
2) It stands proud of the steering column shroud by almost an inch which kinda looks funny (how funny it looks I'd like opinions please) The slightly closer steering wheel doesn't make much difference to driving comfort and the leather is nicer to hold. It is also slightly larger diameter than the ZX wheel, although not by too much.
If I decide to keep it on I'd like to wire up the stereo controls to my Sony head unit (already have the Remote Commander for that).
LOL look at how bad my matts look-could do with some new ones.
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Hmm...I stuffed a leather airbag wheel from a vsx on my lx xantia a few moons ago, the indicator canceling is done by the rotary connector IIRC, you will need a rotary connector to get the wheel buttons working, but then you will need a xantia column to fit the connector into, if it can be made to fit a zx that is, then will the zx stalks fit the xantia column, none of this is very likely really, I was toying with the idea but thought screw it.
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uhn113x, that's one way to look at it!
James, I don't think there is much scope for shimming the steering wheel forwards as the splines are only 3-4cm long approximately. Although the thread is long, you could probably do a cm or so.
I don't know if I'll be able to get the steering controls to work as I left the multi plug for the inside the xantia-I could go back to the scrap yard and cut it off, then somehow work out what the pin outs do etc. Would be good if I could get it working
James, I don't think there is much scope for shimming the steering wheel forwards as the splines are only 3-4cm long approximately. Although the thread is long, you could probably do a cm or so.
I don't know if I'll be able to get the steering controls to work as I left the multi plug for the inside the xantia-I could go back to the scrap yard and cut it off, then somehow work out what the pin outs do etc. Would be good if I could get it working