DIY: remove steering wheel mesh

benmunger · 07-16-2007, 08:57 PM

I find it easier to cruise on the highway with the mesh removed from the bottom spoke. I dont know if honda wanted you to put your finger through there.... Maybe they thought it would tear your finger off in an accident. It doesnt seem like it would tear my finger off in an accident so i think its safe for me. Im not suggesting anyone do this to there car because it may not be safe for you... This is purely a DIY so you can see how i did it.

I didn't have a problem with the airbag going off but to be on the safe side when yo do it, you may want to dis connect the battery

1. Unscrew the 6 philips head screws from the back of the wheel....

2. Pop off the little door on the back bottom of the wheel with a flat head driver.

3. Wrestle out the mesh piece from behind the steering wheel. Try not to scratch you silver paint off your steering wheel...

Sexy leg picture.

4. Put your 6 philips screws back. The ones i marked purple are a doozy. Use a mirror to aim the purple screws back in the the holes. Without a mirror, you will probably drop those purple ones 2 or 3 times before getting them in correctly. (When they fell in on me, I just turned the steering wheel a few times and it fell out easily. I hope you are as lucky as me.)

5. Now to think of something creative to put there instead of the mesh... Enjoy

Also you can always put it back when you decide to sell the car.

Civic06SiR · 07-16-2007, 09:00 PM

Nice, but I like the mesh

1stk20z3 · 07-16-2007, 09:05 PM

cool im going to do mine right now!+1 rep!

Mitch · 07-16-2007, 09:10 PM

I kinda think it looks incomplete without the mesh. The two spokes of the wheel going left and right are filled, but now the bottom spoke has a gap in it. It gives me the feeling I get when I see a smile with a missing tooth.

SiViC06 · 07-16-2007, 09:16 PM

If the airbag went off, its likely you wouldnt be telling us about it.

spooned06civic · 07-16-2007, 09:39 PM

Not to kill your thread but I work for honda\ acura

there are 2 t30mm nuts on each side of the wheel take those out and the airbag pops right out then get a 14mm socket and take out the steering wheel bolt and take off the wheel

be sure to mark where u take off the wheel so u dont need a wherl alignment after putting it back on

like he said though pop the little cap on the bottom of the wheel off and unplug the horn and airbag connectors

this only take 10 min

then those 8 screws are easy as pie to get too

Skylinegtr06 · 07-16-2007, 09:43 PM

Fingering your wheel you pervert

1stk20z3 · 07-17-2007, 06:03 AM

yo mods move this to the DIY section!

ScottyGee · 07-17-2007, 07:18 AM

It just doesn't look right without the mesh. To me, that's one of the nice little details people notice about the interior.

Doug · 07-17-2007, 07:56 AM

i'm waiting to see someone paint it now...

benmunger · 07-17-2007, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spooned06civic

Not to kill your thread but I work for honda\ acura

there are 2 t30mm nuts on each side of the wheel take those out and the airbag pops right out then get a 14mm socket and take out the steering wheel bolt and take off the wheel

be sure to mark where u take off the wheel so u dont need a wherl alignment after putting it back on

like he said though pop the little cap on the bottom of the wheel off and unplug the horn and airbag connectors

this only take 10 min

then those 8 screws are easy as pie to get too

hmmm... i was thinking of take off the whole wheel but i didnt know if i would have to realign it... thanks for the heads up.

moxom · 07-17-2007, 07:57 PM

What if your finger gets stuck while you're v-tacking?

J/K
Nice job

***Ruthless909*** · 07-17-2007, 08:04 PM

inyong1988 · 07-17-2007, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skylinegtr06

Fingering your wheel you pervert

um....

benmunger · 07-17-2007, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skylinegtr06

Fingering your wheel you pervert

modified shocker....

cubzbiggestfan · 07-18-2007, 02:55 PM

interesting mod....not my thing....but to each his own.

si_civic · 07-21-2007, 11:50 AM

So this DIY can actually REMOVE the silver plastic piece?

I tried making a DIY last night on how to professionally paint the silver into a factory matched graphite metallic / base clear. ( I hate the silver touchups in the FG2s IMO )

-Darryl

Axian · 07-21-2007, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skylinegtr06

Fingering your wheel you pervert

We'll start calling this...

THE SPOKER!

-Ax

***ImTheVoiceOfGod*** · 07-21-2007, 12:12 PM

Nice job
+rep for originality.

***Rems07si*** · 07-21-2007, 12:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Civic06SiR

Nice, but I like the mesh

x2

07-16-2007, 08:57 PM	#1 (permalink)
benmunger Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pembroke Pines, FL Posts: 639 iTrader: 3 / 100%	DIY: remove steering wheel mesh I find it easier to cruise on the highway with the mesh removed from the bottom spoke. I dont know if honda wanted you to put your finger through there.... Maybe they thought it would tear your finger off in an accident. It doesnt seem like it would tear my finger off in an accident so i think its safe for me. Im not suggesting anyone do this to there car because it may not be safe for you... This is purely a DIY so you can see how i did it. I didn't have a problem with the airbag going off but to be on the safe side when yo do it, you may want to dis connect the battery 1. Unscrew the 6 philips head screws from the back of the wheel.... 2. Pop off the little door on the back bottom of the wheel with a flat head driver. 3. Wrestle out the mesh piece from behind the steering wheel. Try not to scratch you silver paint off your steering wheel... Sexy leg picture. 4. Put your 6 philips screws back. The ones i marked purple are a doozy. Use a mirror to aim the purple screws back in the the holes. Without a mirror, you will probably drop those purple ones 2 or 3 times before getting them in correctly. (When they fell in on me, I just turned the steering wheel a few times and it fell out easily. I hope you are as lucky as me.) 5. Now to think of something creative to put there instead of the mesh... Enjoy Also you can always put it back when you decide to sell the car. Last edited by benmunger; 07-16-2007 at 09:03 PM.

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Civic06SiR Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: VA Posts: 3,429 Sam iTrader: 6 / 100%	Nice, but I like the mesh

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07-16-2007, 09:10 PM	#4 (permalink)
Mitch Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Starkville, MS; Birmingham, Al Posts: 1,137 Mitch Wall iTrader: 0 / 0%	I kinda think it looks incomplete without the mesh. The two spokes of the wheel going left and right are filled, but now the bottom spoke has a gap in it. It gives me the feeling I get when I see a smile with a missing tooth.

07-16-2007, 09:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
SiViC06 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Janesville, Wisconsin Posts: 395 iTrader: 0 / 0%	If the airbag went off, its likely you wouldnt be telling us about it.

07-16-2007, 09:39 PM	#6 (permalink)
spooned06civic Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: brewster ny Posts: 132 chris iTrader: 1 / 100%	Not to kill your thread but I work for honda\ acura there are 2 t30mm nuts on each side of the wheel take those out and the airbag pops right out then get a 14mm socket and take out the steering wheel bolt and take off the wheel be sure to mark where u take off the wheel so u dont need a wherl alignment after putting it back on like he said though pop the little cap on the bottom of the wheel off and unplug the horn and airbag connectors this only take 10 min then those 8 screws are easy as pie to get too

07-16-2007, 09:43 PM	#7 (permalink)
Skylinegtr06 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Chula Vista SD Age: 18 Posts: 5,745 edwyn(male) iTrader: 1 / 100%	Fingering your wheel you pervert

07-17-2007, 06:03 AM	#8 (permalink)
1stk20z3 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hawaii Age: 20 Posts: 1,804 Casey iTrader: 0 / 0%	yo mods move this to the DIY section!

07-17-2007, 07:18 AM	#9 (permalink)
ScottyGee Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 83 iTrader: 2 / 100%	It just doesn't look right without the mesh. To me, that's one of the nice little details people notice about the interior.

07-17-2007, 07:56 AM	#10 (permalink)
Doug Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Palm Bay, FL Age: 23 Posts: 555 Doug iTrader: 0 / 0%	i'm waiting to see someone paint it now...

07-17-2007, 07:57 PM	#12 (permalink)
moxom Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 956 iTrader: 0 / 0%	What if your finger gets stuck while you're v-tacking? J/K Nice job

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*Ruthless909* Ahhh! Domokun! Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: +Evil Empire+ So.Cal (951) Age: 23 Posts: 7,810 4dr WhOrE!!! iTrader: 2 / 100%

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cubzbiggestfan Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Naperville Illinois Posts: 28 Jason iTrader: 0 / 0%	interesting mod....not my thing....but to each his own.

07-21-2007, 11:50 AM	#17 (permalink)
si_civic Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: B.C. ,Canada Age: 30 Posts: 4,608 A/Cst.D.F.Abate iTrader: 10 / 100%	So this DIY can actually REMOVE the silver plastic piece? I tried making a DIY last night on how to professionally paint the silver into a factory matched graphite metallic / base clear. ( I hate the silver touchups in the FG2s IMO ) -Darryl