2000 - 2005 celica steering wheel ?

[celicagt07]

i just recently purchased a momo steering wheel that will look great in my 2000 celica gt. however after searching for hours, i can't figure out how to get it on there. i have the hub specific for my car. and i think i have all the tools i need.

i would like to do it myself. (i dont know how much or even where to get it done.) how do i get the stock wheel off w/o damaging my car.

i would appreciate any responses.

p.s. i have moderate to high knowledge about cars, just never done this before. thanks

[kmorphosis]

Ok, removing the steering wheel is not too hard at all. I did it a few weeks back when I recieved my TRD wheel.

I am writting this off of memory but it should be pretty accurate. I would recomment you going to NewCelica.org and downloading the pdf's on the celica. It tells you how to take the wheel off, but not exactly the tricks on how to do it.

First off disconnect the battery.
Then to remove the airbag there are two screws that hold it in place. They are at about 4 and 7 oclock on the wheel. It might take a little force to get them to turn. Unscrew them until it is real easy to do so. They won't fall out though. The bottom cover of the wheel was a catch that keeps the screws in place. But to be able to pull the airbag out you need to get the screws to drop down further from the airbag. I just put my finger in the bottom cover where it meets the airbag and pulled the bottom cover. THe screws fell and the airbag just came out with NO EFFORT at all. Disconnect the cable and lay the airbag with the electronic side down.
Then you can unscrew the bolt in the center of the wheel. Before you remove the wheel mark the 12 oclock position with a sharpy so when you install the new wheel you know where that is at.
Then pull that wheel off. It might take a little bit of prying but it will come off. Make sure cruise or any other cables are disconected.

Then install the new wheel.

[celicagt07]

thank you so much i was getting worried nobody would be able to help me.i will install this weekend. i also see the two screws. and they are in there pretty good. i greatly appreciate your response. read the next post following this one

[celicagt07]

ok got it all off but inside there is a black cylinder that the air bag plugs into.and blocks the path of me installing the hub. its mostly plastic and has a yellow sticker that says 5 turns 2.5 from left. i suppose this is to help you center it. but this piece needs to be gone for me to finish (2000 celica gt)



i realize this is on almost every car but the wiring is in the way of any installation.

[kmorphosis]

Once again let me tell you to go to newcelica.org, at the top click on tech info, scroll down and download the pdfs for our car. It will save you time and hassle when working on the car.

Here is a write up. You need to still remove the clock spring.

You need to remove the covers from the top and bottome of the steering wheel and the lower drivers side dash panel.




FROM NEWCELICA POST

Removing Main Dash...walkthrough, no pics

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Ok, this walkthrough is assuming you've removed ALL the other panels, leaving ONLY the main dash part...

First, take the negative off....yur dealing with airbags, dont want an explosion

Well, steering wheel is probably the toughest part. Make sure the wheels are straight forward when you start this, and stay that way the whole time. Two torx type screws on either side to remove the cover/airbag...take off the connector, then the nut that secures the steering wheel..then pull and wiggle it off. Clockspring is after that...be CAREFUL with it...pretty easy to break. There's 3 clips that hold it in..one on the top, one on either side, then it just slides off..make sure it doesn't spin, and if it does, to put it back in the same spot when installing. After that, the two switches...those are just clipped in after taking the connectors off....and thats as far as you gotta go there.
AC controls are a pain, but not impossible. There's 3 metal cords that need to be removed...follow them up into the dash from the AC controls, pop em off the rods they are connected to, then the controls move forward...the connectors dont need to be removed. Just move it forward after releasing the clips on either side.

Pass Side Airbag is secured by 2 nuts from the bottom, then pushing it up and out. Remove all connecters to make it easy.

Instrument panel needs to be removed...3 screws, couple connectors in the rear, pretty easy.

now onto the main dash...2 screws on driver side under the covers, same on the pass side. Nut behind where the instrument panel was. Back down where the pass side airbag, there's a reinforcement it's bolted to. 2 bolts there to take off. Try lifting it out as you go...can help determine where else it's still bolted in. When you think you got em all off...start at one side..I started at the passenger, and push up and forward with some force...the dash is secured in by clips.
When the dash has been unsecured from the car itself, you gotta remove the main wiring harness and the remaining connectors from it. Connectors are things like the dash lighting brightness knob, hazard lights, cruise control box, "darkness" sensor, etc. Wiring harness clips are either screwed in or clipped in that just takes some fenaggling to get off...you'll see what I mean...there's a couple right where the pass airbag used to be that are that type. Goodluck with it...hope that helped...