VS Caprice S3 steering wheel swap with S2 steering wheel.

[zersys]

Hi all,

Was just wondering if anybody knows if the series 3 steering wheel can be replaced with a series 2 steering wheel in a VS Statesman/caprice?

And more importantly, will the airbag remain operational?

Cheers.

 

[wamboin23]

I'm pretty sure the Series 3 Statesmans had a larger steering column shaft than anything else previous.

So I'd say no.

 

[someguy360]

As said above, I am fairly sure the S3 had the VT spline....which is slightly larger

 

[zersys]

Sorry if this seems stupid, I've never changed a steering wheel before. But what you guys are referring to is the little shaft the actual steering wheel fits on to?

By photo they look really similar.

The only difference I notice is the little holes on each side of the hole in the center seem 1-2mm further out on the series 2 wheel.

 

[someguy360]

the center spline is what we are referring to.

The pic on the right looks slightly larger but that could just be camera angle

 

[iChris]

I'm pretty sure james909 on here has a WH steering wheel on his VR statesman, or at least a WH horn pad and airbag on a VR wheel. maybe drop him a PM and ask him how he did it. I don't think he gets any airbag faults either.

 

[James909]

Hi Zersys.

I have changed the airbag cover from VR to WH Statesman airbag.

I didn't change the steering wheel, just the airbag, there no problem to fit airbag from WH model to VR-VS.

Here pic of WH airbag on VR:

If you got question, let me know.

 

[zersys]

Lol I actually want the opposite - I must have worded this incorrectly. There's an s3 caprice that I'm likely to buy which has the beige/grey sorta colored steering wheel that looks really similar to a VT steering wheel.

The steering wheel is in **** condition, and I've always preferred the series 2 steering wheel anyway (black, VS style). I wanted to know if its possible to swap the S3 steering wheel with a S2 steering wheel. The whole wheel too, not just the cover.

I'm mostly worried about the airbag because I don't know how it all works so it puts a bit of fear in me playing with a thing like that. I'd hate to find that it doesn't deploy when I need it most.

 

[James909]

Oh alright, now I get it and I'm not too sure how you change the Series 2 steering wheel whole to Series 3 caprice. I think the VS Series 3 is using like VT setup but not too sure. Where the **** Series 3 steering wheel? like worn out leather?

For airbag, You would have to use VR/VS type of hornpad plug because the VT onward is different type.