Stock steering wheel to Sport wheel swap horn wiring question.

[E30 Cabrio]

I have an 88 Cabby and I just bought a sport wheel from an 87 is

I pulled the steering wheel of my cabby and noticed that there are two wire for the horn, yet on my Sport Wheel from the IS, I don't see how to connect them.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

[E30 Cabrio]

Surely someone has done this swap?

I pulled the horn button off of my Cabby wheel and there are 2 wires for the horn. Where do I connect these to the M-Tech wheel I got from an 87 325is?

The M-Tech wheel has the horn buttons, one on each spoke and I don't see where to connect the wires from my car to the M-Tech wheel.

Anyone?

[NomadE30]

I know my horn works but i don't remember any wires, now i am wondering..

[delatlanta1281]

??????????
What do you mean? You shouldn't need to use any wires. The current passes through a metal tab onto the horn ring. Thats the connection.
Maybe you have NAWS!

[E30 Cabrio]

So what do I do with the two existing wires?

Terminate them?

On the Cabrio, when I remove the horn button, there are two wires connected to the button.

Anyone who has done this swap, can you tell me what to do with those 2 wires and if my horn will work with the M-Tech wheel from the 87is?

I will post pics later tonight when I get home from work.

[fwappy]

'88 eh? Hmm.. I'm not sure if you have an airbag wheel, but my airbag wheel has a small connector for that. The horn current passes through metal rings around the shaft.

[Mastrcruse]

I had the same question but its really as easy as it looks.

Just put the new wheel on. One is a wired connection (the OEM vert steering wheel), the other is a contact connection (such as my M-tech I wheel). Don't worry about it. The horns will work. I did this last year and asked the same question. Those wires won't get in the way of anything so just put her on.

[E30 Cabrio]

I had the same question but its really as easy as it looks.

Just put the new wheel on. One is a wired connection (the OEM vert steering wheel), the other is a contact connection (such as my M-tech I wheel). Don't worry about it. The horns will work. I did this last year and asked the same question. Those wires won't get in the way of anything so just put her on.

Thanks. Should I just tape up the existing connectors then so they are not "live"?

[E30 Cabrio]

'88 eh? Hmm.. I'm not sure if you have an airbag wheel, but my airbag wheel has a small connector for that. The horn current passes through metal rings around the shaft.

No, not an airbag wheel.

[Mastrcruse]

Thanks. Should I just tape up the existing connectors then so they are not "live"?

I didn't and its been over a year with no :firehop:

[E30 Cabrio]

OK, Pulled the wheel last night and the wires are part of the wheel and are out of the picture once the wheel is removed.

Put new M Tech wheel and badge on and it looks sweet.

Hint: Turn key to the "on" position when attempting to remove steering wheel.

Took me a few minutes of wrestling with the old wheel and thinking I needed perhaps a gear puller then it hit me that maybe it was designed that way for anti-theft purposes.

Turned key on and wheel came right off.