W208 steering wheel swap

[spongebob]

Hi Guys will this fit my 1998 W208 CLK 320 sport ?? It is a steering wheel from a late model E class W 210.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230284879834&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=01
If it will, it would look rather se*y matching my carbon interior !!
Thanks
Spongebob

 

[NW_Merc]

yes it will fit

 

[SilverSaloon]

yes it will fit

OK, yes it will fit.

However if its a facelift wheel then it will require a new airbag with the buttons for radio control etc. Your 1998 CLK will be pre-facelift with no buttons on the steering wheel for radio.

You then need to add a few wires to deal with the canbus signals and the new horn wiring. You will also need to update your instrument cluster to a facelift one to cope with all this.

And you also need an airbag ring.

The ebay description says it is for a late model W210 which means it will be facelift.................

if you decide to go for it, then i have a document that shows how to update to the facelift. I did this to my CLK.

You could of course, fit it with a facelift airbag and not have the functionaility of the buttons but you would have to find a way to make the horn work.

 

[spongebob]

I'll stick with my old cracked grey one then !! Thanks for the advice.
Rob

 

[SilverSaloon]

OK, see here:

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=56864

 

[Alps]

fyi, it looks like a prefacelift sport steering wheel, like the one ive just fitted, defo doesnt look like a facelift 210 one!

 

[SilverSaloon]

fyi, it looks like a prefacelift sport steering wheel, like the one ive just fitted, defo doesnt look like a facelift 210 one!

from looking at the wheel i agree with this - compare the wheel inner shape (ie where the airbag sits) between the pic in the howto i posted and the pic in the ebay ad

 

[gurpz]

fyi, it looks like a prefacelift sport steering wheel, like the one ive just fitted, defo doesnt look like a facelift 210 one!

Your right, thats good news for spongebob as it means no need for modifications should be a straight swap.