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DIY - FL steering wheel swap
Last edited by mikerth; Mar 15, 2017 at 11:34 AM.
Ok got you. Yes, the indicator stalk has a superior quality feel and is a worthy upgrade on its own. wheel is fantastic, original is way too thin and hard.
Last edited by mikerth; Mar 15, 2017 at 10:41 PM.
i have C-Class Model 2012 ' Classic steering wheel ' With Manual gear
I want to buy a new AMG style.
The seller told me that the wheel was mounted on mercedes CLS Class W218.
I would like to know if it will fit without any problem?
part number :
A1724604203
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Thank you
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Then we followed the suggestion of chip swapping so took everything apart. Here's the problem we found, upon initial chip swapping, we noticed the connectors for the buttons on the old wheel have notches that face the same direction for both sides, on the newer wheel, those notches are not in the same direction. What this means is the connectors on the old wheel and chip which when you swap over, would only be able to connect to one of the set of buttons, usually the right side, so your volume control etc, however you wouldn't be able to use the connector for the menu buttons.
Now you probably could shave off the notch but without knowing which pins do what function for the buttons, I decided to leave it alone.
The A45 wheel is now for sale including airbag.
*Edit- went back in the thread again and noticed the notch issue was mentioned, we missed it before and the images weren showing up. Searching now for a used facelift steering column clock spring. Wheel is still for sale in the meantime so see which option I get to first.
Last edited by Knightmare69; Sep 11, 2017 at 08:05 AM.
These wheels work with the pre facelift column. The facelift column my12 is only responsible for making the illumination of the knobs work. Need to know the Extras (memory/cruise control) of your Sedan and I can give you the part no of the facelift column.
My steering wheel as shown below. I am getting confused by seeing a 3-spoke wheel on some of the C250 CGIs, so am not sure if the pre-facelift model had different grades with different style steering wheels??
I found this steering wheel selling locally (part number A172 460 4303) from a W204 AMG model (not sure which one)
It has paddle shifters and it comes complete with an air-bag.
Will it fit my car without modifications and will all buttons work? Not too worried about the paddle shifters working but if they do come alive, it's a bonus

Any help and guidance will be much appreciated. Thanks
I finally managed to find the flat bottom steering wheel with the airbag. It came off a 2012 C250 facelift model with the AMG Sport Pack.
The owner tells me that to get everything working correctly including the steering lights and shift paddles (my C250 pre-facelift model didn't come with shift paddles), I would also need to get his clockspring mechanism (part number A2129008123). Is this correct?
I also noticed that the facelift clockspring has the electrical steering adjustment which mine doesn't have. Will this also work after the swap or do I need to do any modifications to enable it?
So, if I do the swap to this clockspring which has the electric steering adjustment and my existing column is not electric, can I just ignore this function or will it create any issues?




So, if I do the swap to this clockspring which has the electric steering adjustment and my existing column is not electric, can I just ignore this function or will it create any issues?
Yes. It will work. Just ignore the function.





