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Thank you. About to do the swap today hopefully I don’t mess it up lol.
It's pretty easy, just disconnect the battery before removing the airbag would be my main point of caution to you
 

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It's pretty easy, just disconnect the battery before removing the airbag would be my main point of caution to you
Yeah I’ll be disconnecting the battery and letting it sit disconnected for around 20 minutes just to be safe. Thanks for the help.
 

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Still on my "too do" list!
 

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Still on my "too do" list!
I just sold my old non heated lariat wheel to a local guy. The leather on the non heated wheel was much nicer than the heated wheel.

I also did this swap on my 2018 STX and Made the driving experience sooooo much better
 

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Just did this swap (thanks for the wheel @dolsen ), advice I can give is, leave the battery plugged in to rotate the wheel to unclip the airbag, then unhook the negative battery cable and let sit before taking it out. I didn't have to take any of the plastic off of the steering column to do that, with the wheel rotated 90 degrees left and right I was able to get a screw driver in to the slot and release the clip.

The 2 plugs for the airbag release by popping the orange parts out first, they dont come out fully, just release back. And I had to swap my wheel buttons, the ones on the leather wheel had some extra stuff that my truck doesn't have, and none of the buttons worked on that side until I swapped the original buttons back in.
 

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Just did this swap (thanks for the wheel @dolsen ), advice I can give is, leave the battery plugged in to rotate the wheel to unclip the airbag, then unhook the negative battery cable and let sit before taking it out. I didn't have to take any of the plastic off of the steering column to do that, with the wheel rotated 90 degrees left and right I was able to get a screw driver in to the slot and release the clip.

The 2 plugs for the airbag release by popping the orange parts out first, they dont come out fully, just release back. And I had to swap my wheel buttons, the ones on the leather wheel had some extra stuff that my truck doesn't have, and none of the buttons worked on that side until I swapped the original buttons back in.
Sorry about that, I probably should’ve given you the heads up on swapping the controls. I had a similar issue when I changed out my SCCM.

but good job swapping the wheel. Post some pics!
 

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Just did this swap (thanks for the wheel @dolsen ), advice I can give is, leave the battery plugged in to rotate the wheel to unclip the airbag, then unhook the negative battery cable and let sit before taking it out. I didn't have to take any of the plastic off of the steering column to do that, with the wheel rotated 90 degrees left and right I was able to get a screw driver in to the slot and release the clip.

The 2 plugs for the airbag release by popping the orange parts out first, they dont come out fully, just release back. And I had to swap my wheel buttons, the ones on the leather wheel had some extra stuff that my truck doesn't have, and none of the buttons worked on that side until I swapped the original buttons back in.
Is it hard to swap out the buttons?
 

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Sorry about that, I probably should’ve given you the heads up on swapping the controls. I had a similar issue when I changed out my SCCM.

but good job swapping the wheel. Post some pics!
No worries, I was just being lazy at first and hoping I didn't have to. I ended up just pulling out the whole trim piece that holds the buttons and putting it in the new wheel, but it looks like the buttons are just held in by some torx bits and snaps to that piece. I recommend taking apart the old wheel first to see how it all goes together, the trim piece is just those 2 t25 i think bolts and then it snaps out of the rest of the wheel.
 

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I just sold my old non heated lariat wheel to a local guy. The leather on the non heated wheel was much nicer than the heated wheel.

I also did this swap on my 2018 STX and Made the driving experience sooooo much better
yup, will do this!
 

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I just sold my old non heated lariat wheel to a local guy. The leather on the non heated wheel was much nicer than the heated wheel.
I found the same - my stock non-heated leather wheel (for sale in the classifieds) was a nicer material than the Lariat spec heated one.
 

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I found the same - my stock non-heated leather wheel (for sale in the classifieds) was a nicer material than the Lariat spec heated one.
I’m guessing they changed the material due to all of the warranty issues they had with peeling heated steering wheels. The heated wheel feels more plasticized/rubberized. Had I not had the other wheel first, I probably wouldn’t have noticed or cared.
 

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Now I’m having issues with taking out the air bag. I put my screw driver through the hole and it won’t even release the air bag.
 

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I’m guessing they changed the material due to all of the warranty issues they had with peeling heated steering wheels. The heated wheel feels more plasticized/rubberized. Had I not had the other wheel first, I probably wouldn’t have noticed or cared.
Yes the heated wheel material is fine. If not for the comparison I wouldn’t have noticed it like you say.
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