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ok in a couple of days new steering wheel should arrive and boss kit. What is teh first step to taking my old stock wheel off and attaching the boss kit. Are there any guides? i searched couldnt see. what tools would i need.

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it is not recomended for cars with airbag..it'll might pop out while changing severely injuring you, may even kill you...think again

well that shouldnt be a problem :dry: i don thave an airbag

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you will need a steering wheel puller its the easiest way you can do it by far, probably pick one up from repco or something for a few dollars?( ive seen some people do it with a Punch and Hammer Not recommended tho, dodgy way) make sure you leave the nut on at the end of the thread so it doesnt hit you in the face when it pops off .Its pretty straight forward once you take the old one off fit boss kit, clip on wire for horn then screw the steering wheel on to the boss kit, very simple and the boss kit should come with some sort of instructions :(

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the horn cover on the series 1 wheel comes off by pulling it. it feels like it wont, and then click, it pops off (the first time i did it i was looking for screws on the back, there are none).

you'll have a hicas boss kit. make sure you line it up straight when u put it on. ive heard ppl had the hicas light come on the dash when its put on wrong.

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As 95SKY said, leave the nut on the end of the thread for safety to save a broken nose. Then put a hand on each side of the wheel while sitting in the seat (I move the seat forward so I'm nice and close) and pull hard while 'shaking' the wheel. It won't come off if you just pull it, you need to shock or work it off so 'shake' it, ie alternate the pulling force from left to right side.

If needed get someone to hit a punch on the end of the thread as you're doing this to help.

Good Luck

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Hey guys just picked up a free boss kit and steering wheel, the boss kit fits a cressida but it fits my spline on my 32 gts also, the question i have is does the plastic assembley with the brass plate inside it (located just behind the stock steering wheel) come apart so i can get my horn working with this boss kit which has a brass ring which is meant to fit onto and brass plate for the horn... seems to have a few clips and everything but i didnt want to pull on things too hard incase it broke and didnt actually fit my boss kit. Has anyone encountered a similar problem? and have a solution other than buying a new boss kit cos im poor as and thats not an option at the moment.

Thanks in advance, Steve.

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ok in a couple of days new steering wheel should arrive and boss kit. What is teh first step to taking my old stock wheel off and attaching the boss kit. Are there any guides? i searched couldnt see. what tools would i need.

Thanks!

hi

the puller to use is a plate puller that bolts on using m6 bolts then the centre screw pushes on the steering shaft to remove the wheel.. its a handy tool because it is also used to remove the harmonic balancer off the motor with no damage[timing belt replacement].

if you have an r32 the straight ahead position sensor is different on early and later models so make sure when the wheel is straight that the big slot in the sensor wheel is inside the opto trap or else after 10 minutes of freeway driving you will get the warning light because the straight ahead signal will be not recieved too long. It wont happen in the suburbs because you are alway turning the wheel you will get the straight ahead signal when you are turning.

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Hey guys just picked up a free boss kit and steering wheel, the boss kit fits a cressida but it fits my spline on my 32 gts also, the question i have is does the plastic assembley with the brass plate inside it (located just behind the stock steering wheel) come apart so i can get my horn working with this boss kit which has a brass ring which is meant to fit onto and brass plate for the horn... seems to have a few clips and everything but i didnt want to pull on things too hard incase it broke and didnt actually fit my boss kit. Has anyone encountered a similar problem? and have a solution other than buying a new boss kit cos im poor as and thats not an option at the moment.

Thanks in advance, Steve.

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