DIY Steering wheel and Stalk swap

[haroulli]

You need the steering wheel with the paddles and then activate them with VCDS. You will want to search this...it's been covered!

[dame drizzo]

So I finally got my s5 wheel installed on my b8. At first the car didn't read the steering wheel but after taking it back apart the wiring was all fucked up. Big thanks to SIMMS@ RAI MOTORSPORT for correcting the issue and enabling my paddle shifters!!

[huskul]

Hi

is this same cable?

[TexasEric]

Hi

is this same cable?

Are you asking if the two wires circled in red are connected? Are you asking if the two wires are identical? Please provide more detail.

[huskul]

Are you asking if the two wires circled in red are connected? Are you asking if the two wires are identical? Please provide more detail.

it is two different car and picture
I wonder if this is the identical cable
one has a green that is not the other has
I will switch to multifunction steering wheel
wonder if i should replace the cable also
or if it is enough just to change 8K0953568E 6-pin to 8K0953568G 12-pin "Steering Angle Sensor Slip Ring"

[4SHRNGS]

I need to resolve this same plug mis-match situation. If there's an alternative, I'd rather not salvage the green plug on the 4 spoke airbag to remove the orange plug from the 3 spoke airbag and repin the 4 plug on the 3 bag to make it work because eventually when I sell the car, I may want to keep the better 3 spoke steering wheel and put back the original 4 spoke and 4 spoke airbag. Do you know if it's possible to either get a new receiver part on the steering column that matches the 3 spoke wheel or get a second green harness plug so I can keep the 4 spoke airbag "as is" for the option to put it back? Appreciate the help so I can make this a success DIY upgrade...

[4SHRNGS]

Having the same problem. Appreciate all help!!

> 2008 Audi A4 3.2 FWD
> 4 Spoke Steering Wheel (Purple Airbag Plug)
> 3 Spoke Audi A3 Steering Wheel and 3 Spoke Airbag (Orange Airbag Plug)

I called my local Audi Parts Tech and he said he grabbed the clock spring for the 4 spoke wheel and clock spring for the 3 spoke wheel and they are not compatible. So it seems the only option left is to use a "Purple Plug Re-Pinned in place of the Orange 3 Spoke Airbag Plug".

Does anyone know the part number for the "Purple Plug" (I didn't think to find it and write it down before putting the original wheel back on) Otherwise I need to take it apart again.

And can anyone provide help with how to "Re-Pin a Purple Plug instead of a Green Plug"?

[TexasEric]

Does anyone know the part number for the "Purple Plug" (I didn't think to find it and write it down before putting the original wheel back on) Otherwise I need to take it apart again.

You may have to replace the whole wiring harness and not just the plug. The wiring harness has two variants: 8K0971589 and 8K0971589A. I do not see a part number for just the plug. If you look at the options sticker in your trunk, you can determine which harness you currently have. If your sticker has either the 1ML or 2PV PR-numbers , your car came with the non-A harness. If your sticker has 1XD, 1XW, 1XX, 2PD, 2ZC, 2FQ, 2PU, 2ZQ, or 2ZS it as the 'A' harness.