Lupo steering wheel on mk3 16v GTI, what extra parts needed?

[dennis10]

Hi chaps,

I've recently purchased a leather Lupo GTI steering wheel for my mk3 16v GTI, which I understand is a direct fit.

The wheel didn't come with what I think is the 'slip ring' on the bottom?  Airbag etc was all present and correct, but I need to know if all I need extra to get it fitted (and working airbag) is this slip ring and will a standard mk3 GTI one do (and will cables connect correctly to Lupo airbag) or do I need a Lupo specific slip ring?

Many thanks! 

[Callum_K]

I installed a Polo GTI wheel on mine and used the slip ring from my Mk3 wheel (as I broke the one on the Lupo wheel  ), I assume the Polo and Lupo wheels are the same.

[boneybradley]

same fitment, no other parts needed (use your old slip ring)

[Lewy]

What are you doing with your old wheel?  Leather I take it? 

[thai-wronghorse]

Mine swapped straight over without any issues.

[dennis10]

Can anybody give me some clue as to how to center the mk3 slip ring please?

I tried fitting the lupo steering wheel tonight and it is all pretty straightforward except that when I had put it all back together, including the steering column/cowling, it turned so far but would then stick a bit and drag the wiring for the airbag around with it a little way, ripping off the steering cowling. [:s]

I found this website

And in it, it suggests:

Notes:

    ? When removing and installing the centring ring with slip ring, ensure that the centring ring is in the centre position.
    ? As a new part the centring ring with slip ring is secured in the centre position by a cable tie.


How do I work out if it is in the centre position??  I'm assuming it isn't as it wouldn't be pulling it round with it otherwise?

*EDIT*

For anyone else who might have this issue in the future - after a thorough google session, I discovered the following little nuggets of information:

There is a red button on the slip ring (a lock), press it so you can rotate it by hand. Measure how many turns you can do from its leftmost and rightmost position (as far as i remember it is around 5-5.5 turns). It's center position is at halfways

You have to press the red button to be able to spin the ring. Sadly it locks only once a spin and the center position is not neccesarily at when it locks.

I also counted 35 turns from the left and rightmost position, so halfway is 17.5. Is this correct? ---->   5.5 turns are the maximum. If you counted more than 5.5, then the slip is knackered.

Am going to remove again tomorrow and see if I can center it using above info.  Hope this helps someone else