P80 Steering wheel compatibility?

Post by **scot850** » 16 Aug 2022, 17:15

My brother in the US has a 97 850 NA SE, and the steering wheel plastic is breaking up now in the CA sunshine.

Can you fit a steering wheel from a 98-00 or later C70 (-04) to and 850? Do you need the matching airbag?

I have a nearly mint steering wheel I can send him from a 99 S70, if they are interchangeable.

Thanks,

Neil.

Post by **abscate** » 16 Aug 2022, 17:29

It looks like the v70 e fresh in 1998- was a new wheel and airbag…..

Nikolaech · Post by **Nikolaech** » 17 Aug 2022, 07:59

scot850 wrote: ↑16 Aug 2022, 17:15 I have a nearly mint steering wheel I can send him from a 99 S70, if they are interchangeable.

Thanks,

Neil.

Are interchangeable. I changed the steering wheel from 850 to S70. The airbag is a little different because of the design. Connectors are the same.

Post by **scot850** » 17 Aug 2022, 08:24

Thanks for the info guys. Looks like he will have to find an airbag as I can't ship that strangely.............!

Neil.

Nikolaech · Post by **Nikolaech** » 17 Aug 2022, 10:32

I don't know your situation. In such cases, we send by passing transport.

Post by **scot850** » 17 Aug 2022, 14:39

The shipping companies don't like shipping airbags! Seen as explosives.

Thanks,

Neil.

Post by **foggydogg** » 23 Aug 2022, 06:36

Reach out to our friend Robert, I'll bet he has swapped a few - but as the good Doctor points out, the airbag control stuff changed behind the '99 dark times. Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

Post by **scot850** » 23 Aug 2022, 08:05

I will ask Robert. The airbag changes were mainly to the way the system was activated from mechanical to electrical.

Haven't had a chance to check Vida yet to see if they are listed as fitting different models.

Thanks,

Neil.

Post by **misha** » 23 Aug 2022, 14:40

scot850 wrote: ↑23 Aug 2022, 08:05 I will ask Robert. The airbag changes were mainly to the way the system was activated from mechanical to electrical...

It's ONLY on SIPS airbags.
Driver's & passenger's airbags were all electronically activated.

But...check '99 & '00 steering wheel airbag if it would work on pre '99...i'm not sure on this.

Nikolaech · Post by **Nikolaech** » 24 Aug 2022, 00:53

S70 99 two-stage airbag, no.
S70 99 single, yes.
Technical documentation is not publicly available. If I'm wrong, correct.