Why do some gen2 997s have gen1 steering wheels ?
Why do some gen2 997s have gen1 steering wheels ?
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sl1234

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14 posts

144 months

Saturday 11th March 2017
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Why do some gen2 997s have the old gen1 style steering wheels, although they have the updated black centre console nav system and all other gen2 features.

Can the steering wheel be changed for a official Porsche gen2 one ? If so does it have to done by Porsche or can any garage do it ? Roughly speaking how much would the parts be and how many hours would be required to fit it ?

ashgood

25 posts

138 months

Saturday 11th March 2017
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Early gen 2 sometimes have gen1 wheels.

If its a round air bag then its an easy swap

jonno_

146 posts

252 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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Depending on the wheel (i.e. pdk, mf etc) c.£600 for the wheel and maybe £350 for the airbag from eBay.
Any specialist can do it, less than an hour I think, including coding which may be necessary.

BTW, I don't think airbags are swappable been gen 1 & 2.

Edited by jonno_ on Monday 13th March 18:01

anonymous-user

85 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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Someone probably ordered more steering wheels than bodyshells and were using up old inventory..

Pope

2,653 posts

278 months

Monday 13th March 2017
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jonno_ said:
Depending on the wheel (i.e. pdk, mf etc) c.£600 for the wheel and maybe £350 for the airbag from eBay.
Any specialist can do it, less than an hour I think, including coding which may be necessary.

BTW, I don't think airbags are swappable been gen 1 & 2.
A few words of caution though - at or around 2010 the wiring design changed for the horn activation; so some retrofits need a bit more work.