adibaiz

Please someone chime in if you know the answer.
I was at the dealership today to swap the steering wheel from my old C63 to the new CLS63 and the steering buttons are not working.....
I was told by the tech that in order to make the controls work i have to replace the module which is @ $2000. I have until saturday to try to find a steering wheel that would work on my old C63 so i can swap it. He also said that no matter what other steering wheel i get, the controls/buttons will not work, because it was not made for my car. (ii think it's bull****!) Anybody here interested in doing a purchase/trade with me? If i don't don't anything till saturday, it will be gone....

Thanks,
Adrian

Here is a picture of the steering wheel.

Roswell

I'm not understanding ur situation very clearly.. Ur C63 steering wheel doesn't work on ur CLS63? And u are looking for a replacement steering wheel for ur C63? U don't have ur stock steering wheel?

Beautiful steering wheel u got, it will be a shame to trade it in with the car. Good luck!

noodleman

i know for the pre-2012 c63s we needed to replace the steering column in order for the steering wheel controls to work. Maybe you need to swap the steering column along with the steering wheel? Might be worth a shot if you have the means of doing it.

NellyRod

That steering wheel looks amazing. If I was still in town I'd buy it off you and you could have my stock wheel to trade in with your C63.

olszowa12

I believe Adrian wants to swap his Carbon steering wheel for an OEM leather steering wheel + cash.

mr747

Nice wheel

adibaiz

I want to sell the CF steering wheel for $750 + your OEM in exchange (like Matt said) so i can install it on the old C63. I got 2-3 days left. max... than it will be gone.

Roswell

Got it, you dont have the OEM steering wheel.

Too bad this wheel doesn't work on your CLS63.

SaphGreyC63

GLW Swap.

If the bar and the stitching was white I would have been all over this. Been wanting one for a while.

ms3008

I would love to do this but I won't be able to get mine to you by Saturday.

Anyway your dealership is full of crap. There are 2 things which you can replace to get this to work.

First, like noodleman said, you can swap the steering column which is ~1k from mbpartsonline. This I'm not too sure about.

Second, which I'm 99% sure is the problem, is the backing/ contact plate on the steering wheel. When I got my facelift steering wheel, the seller sent it with a wrong backing plate. Simply switch out the backing plate to the correct one and you're good to go. Best part is that the backing plate does not cost a lot.

If you need more info, PM me and I can put you in touch with my seller in Germany. Hope this helps.

zibby43

On a side note, NOT to threadjack, but who makes that steering wheel? It's incredible.

adibaiz

Thanks for all the help. Quick question...can i change the backing plate of the (2x) existing steering wheels instead of trying to order the right one? Simply take the backing from the CLS63 steering and putting it on the Carbon fiber C63 and vise versa...would that work? Do you know?

Thanks,
Adrian

adibaiz

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zibby43

Thanks and good luck my friend! If it was closer to a straight swap and I could get you the wheel by Saturday (I'm out of town on business without a car), I would unequivocally take the trade.

SheryarYO

PM'd!

JPetros2008

unfortunately that wouldn't work. you need to purchase the whole thing to make it work for whatever reason. sucks.

adibaiz

Thanks for the help....too bad it does not fit...