6th Gen Steering wheel in 5th Gen?

[Ponchonutty]

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[Rainbow1616]

Originally Posted by Low Saturn

He had to swap the old wheel back until he receives the correct airbag.

But I am also curious about the buttons. From pictures, it looks like the 6th gen wheel has more button selections than the 5th gen. I'm wondering is the FAV buttons scroll through the station presets like the 5th gen thumb "wheel" on the right of the steering wheel. If that's the case, there is an up, down, left and right buttons on the 6th gen wheel the 5th gen doesn't have.

Even if they don't correspond to anything on the stock 5th gen radio, I'm sure they could be assigned functions on an aftermarket radio.

Was hoping the correct airbag would be here today. Nothing yet

The fav buttons did work like the wheel up and down on the 2011 wheel. The paddle shifters are Much nicer. I don't know if I tried the 4 arrows and select. I wasn't sure what they were for. The phone functions above the arrows also worked.

I compared the pinouts of the old wheel to the new wheel with a meter before I installed it so I kinda had an idea it was going to work.

I think I actually could have plugged the new wheel into the old clock spring but I would not have had heat. The new spring has 2 extra wires for the heat.

[camguynj]

Originally Posted by Rainbow1616

Was hoping the correct airbag would be here today. Nothing yet

The fav buttons did work like the wheel up and down on the 2011 wheel. The paddle shifters are Much nicer. I don't know if I tried the 4 arrows and select. I wasn't sure what they were for. The phone functions above the arrows also worked.

I compared the pinouts of the old wheel to the new wheel with a meter before I installed it so I kinda had an idea it was going to work.

I think I actually could have plugged the new wheel into the old clock spring but I would not have had heat. The new spring has 2 extra wires for the heat.

Good to hear. Can't wait for the pics to see what you tapped into to power & ground the heat wire connectors.

[Rainbow1616]

Ground was just a screw under the dash. Power was an add a fuse with a 7 amp fuse in it

[Low Saturn]

Originally Posted by Rainbow1616

Ground was just a screw under the dash. Power was an add a fuse with a 7 amp fuse in it

How are your triggering the steering wheel heater to turn on? Is there a switch on the wheel? When/if I do this mod, I was thinking of activating the wheel heater when I turn on the seat heater.

[camguynj]

Originally Posted by Rainbow1616

Ground was just a screw under the dash. Power was an add a fuse with a 7 amp fuse in it

What fuse location did you use?

[Rainbow1616]

Originally Posted by Low Saturn

How are your triggering the steering wheel heater to turn on? Is there a switch on the wheel? When/if I do this mod, I was thinking of activating the wheel heater when I turn on the seat heater.

Yes there is a button on the steering wheel with a light next to it.
That would be nice to connect it to the seat heater and have it come on via remote start but I'm just happy right now to get everything working.

I taped into a "switch" fuse I don't remember the number, I just used a meter to find a switched one. My son has most of the pictures, hopefully I will see him tomorrow.

[Liquidity]

I prefer the 6th Gen steering wheel.

[Yippee38]

Originally Posted by Liquidity

I prefer the 6th Gen steering wheel.

Over the 'vette wheel? Yeah. Me too.

[bigrobkc]

Originally Posted by Yippee38

Over the 'vette wheel? Yeah. Me too.

Ditto


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[Liquidity]

If I could change my 2015 Z/28 steering wheel to a 6th Gen SS, I would in a heartbeat. I don't like the ugly gold chevy emblem in the middle of my steering wheel. I want to remove the emblem or paint it black but not sure how to go about it.

[Liquidity]

This should have been the Steering Wheel in the 5th Gen!

[Jc_SourPatch]

Any update on videos, pictures

[Strider044]