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Old 04-14-2022, 07:11 PM   #12 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by OptionZero View Post
This is why i recommended the Worksbell Boss hub + Rapfix QR + concave wheel

The Worksbell stuff comes with the wiring:
https://www.z1motorsports.com/steeri...ub-p-9171.html

They have spacers to tune the positioning

A concave wheel looks good and also brings it closer to you
As much as I love the look, as I mentioned previously: I didn't want to lose my airbag and I like the steering wheel I currently have.

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Originally Posted by stock12 View Post
The steering controls harness looks fairly long in this teardown, but I can see how it could be tight after adding 2.5" and considering that you need room to actually fit your fingers in there to plug it in. https://youtu.be/CGjLhYY2Q_Q?t=279

Still, the fact that it's "only" steering wheel controls gives me some confidence. I wouldn't mind splicing some extensions on a radio wiring harness, but much less likely to muck around with air bag circuitry.
Pretty much what I'm considering... A friend of mine has some extra Deutsche DTM 8-pin male/female connector sets so an option is to just splice and solder the control cables and use the connectors in the middle. Regarding the length of the harness: each side is a different length, so while one side can reach, the other cannot and they merge near the connector.

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How difficult is it to re-pin the existing male/female control harnesses with longer wires? Is there a tool for it?
From the connector to the steering wheel controls, I haven't unwrapped the wiring so I'm not sure how it looks on the control end. The matching male connector (from the airbag side) goes to the clock spring so there would be no point in I'm not messing with that side since, from what I can tell, they don't sell the female side separately from the clock spring.

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