Isf steering wheel sport button
09-02-16, 08:37 AM
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Isf steering wheel sport button
I have a 08 IsF with the sport bottom on the lower dash. Is it possible to get a newer steering wheel with the sport button on it and it work? Worried about how the wiring will run to it. Im sure all i have to do is extend it from its current location the the steering wheel but i dont want it to tear off when i turn
09-02-16, 08:49 AM
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It's not possible to directly swap the steering wheel and have the sport button working. You would have to run some wires to make this work. There was a bigger topic of discussion on this if you do a search.
10-09-16, 11:16 PM
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I took a look at this because I recently drove a 2011 and it was pretty handy having the switch right there. I think moving it is doable electrically because all the necessary connectors have the same physical traits across all the years. Since I will have access to a 2011 for a bit, I will take a look at this and see just how practical it is. The steering wheel switch assembly is not exactly cheap and you would also want to buy a new Snow switch to replace the existing switch after the wire move. So it will likely be about three hundred bucks at a minimum...
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10-10-16, 09:35 AM
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I took a look at this because I recently drove a 2011 and it was pretty handy having the switch right there. I think moving it is doable electrically because all the necessary connectors have the same physical traits across all the years. Since I will have access to a 2011 for a bit, I will take a look at this and see just how practical it is. The steering wheel switch assembly is not exactly cheap and you would also want to buy a new Snow switch to replace the existing switch after the wire move. So it will likely be about three hundred bucks at a minimum...
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10-10-16, 11:43 AM
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I took a look at this because I recently drove a 2011 and it was pretty handy having the switch right there. I think moving it is doable electrically because all the necessary connectors have the same physical traits across all the years. Since I will have access to a 2011 for a bit, I will take a look at this and see just how practical it is. The steering wheel switch assembly is not exactly cheap and you would also want to buy a new Snow switch to replace the existing switch after the wire move. So it will likely be about three hundred bucks at a minimum...
10-11-16, 06:09 PM
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10-12-16, 03:47 PM
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i wouldn't say uterrly useless. I'm in Miami and I constantly use it when I get caught under the rain. I find it extremely handy. It makes the car feel like a tank under extreme rain. I been stupid enough to take it up to 100mph under snow mode. With extreme rain. It worked marvelous!
10-12-16, 06:07 PM
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No, not slower at all. Significantly better ride, especially on bad pavement. Torsen is better than open diff, but not as good as OS Giken. Just wish it had something for a muffler on it. It's a straight pipe exhaust. Hard to hear yourself think.
10-12-16, 06:57 PM
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That snow button does wonders for ppl living in the snow belt and using their cars on a daily basis. And like someone said it works great in the rain especially when your tires are well used up.
10-13-16, 09:41 AM
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If your older model doesn't have the radar cruise control you can do this easily. I have done it and it works great. If you know how to read schematics and can solder you are golden. I put the 2013 silver steering wheel button console in my 2010, the spiral harness through the steering column is the same for older and newer vehicles, found the correct harness in the dash that would plug into the radar cruise control ECU (not there if you don't have it) to tap into and spliced a wire to hook up to the stock installed sport mode button. Sorry, I don't have time to do a write up for everyone.
10-13-16, 12:37 PM
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I wouldn't solder a harness wire, but it's good to know there is an available wire instead of having to run one from the existing switch to the spiral cable harness. What color was the radar cruise control wire? The sport mode wire is green.
