Changing a steering wheel?

Hmmm, doesn't really seem worth it in my opinion... In my case where the stock wheel is a little worn down from use... Looking at this though seems like too much effort...
 
FWIW. Just picked up a pretty clean evo 4 SRS Momo.
- Disconnected battery. Left car alone for about 30 mins.
- undid two star shaped bolts on either side of standard SRS wheel. This lets the airbag part of the steering wheel clip off.
- Unplugged horn and airbag wires.
- Marked top centre of wheel on face of shaft/spline that steering wheel nut is on
- Turned wheel to enable steering lock.
- Undid steering wheel nut - 17mm I think - until it was held on by 3 three or so threads. This stops it from smacking you in the face it you reef it off too quickly.
- Rocked steering wheel and it came off quickly/easily. Not like the piece of crap aftermarket one on my sons car which I had to beat the crap out of to make it move.
- put new wheel on spline making sure that the top centre matched with the mark I put on the spline.
- tightened up wheel nut.
- Re-connected horn and airbag wires.
- Put star screws back in on either side of new wheel.
- Re-connect battery.
- Start car from outside so if the airbag goes off for come unexplained reason from me stuffing everything up at least I don't get a broken nose :)
- Check that SRS light isn't on.
-Let idle for 5 mins or so.
- Take car for a drive to check that wheel has been put back on straight.
- Come home and tell son I've got a race car.
- Son glances away from Black Ops III to look at me sadly and shakes his head :)

Thanks for all the help guys.

Cheers
 
Just reading all the info in this old post on changing the steering wheel and airbags . I have a steering wheel from another Lancer at wreckers, had it for a year or 2 now actually. But have been reluctant to change it due to the airbags issue. Mine has airbags in the steering wheel and the dash on passengers side, I can see wires to them both, not sure if they are both in there no SRS warning lights, but this car as I found out long after owning has had a front type of bingle to which there is no sensors in the front end for airbags at all. totally gone. Added bonus to the previous owners bingle is a passenger floorwell leak that has been a butthole to find and sort out and still not 100% yet. So if I change the steering wheel I should put the airbag back with the newer in better condition and a better looking mitsi wheel, even if no sensors for it to activate in a crash. wait til i see if theres actually an airbag in there i guess,
 
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