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Step 4. Put on the new wheel (AT: or swap out the controls and then put your wheel back on), and plug in the green and white connectors. Put the nut back on and crank that baby down TIGHT. Plug in the horn and airbag connectors, don’t forget to push the yellow tabs back down and make sure they are tight. Place the airbag back inside the wheel, and screw the Torx screws back in and crank them down. Reconnect the Battery.

Step 3. Unplug the Green and White plugs from the roll connector. Use the 17mm Socket and extension and unscrew the center nut holding the wheel on. Pull the wheel off; mine and most others came right off, but you may need a steering wheel puller to get it off.

Step 2. Unplug the airbag by using the small flat head screw driver and prying up on the yellow tabs on the back of the connectors on the airbag and then pull the plugs off. Use the screwdriver to unplug the horn connector by pushing in on the little metal tab when pulling off the plug. Set the airbag aside.

Step 1. Center the wheel as much as possible. Disconnect the battery, if you don’t the airbag may go off. Remove the airbag from the steering wheel: Use the T-30 torx screwdriver. There are two torx screws that hold the air bag in place, one on each side of the wheel. It may take a #300 lb gorilla to break these screws free. Once you have the screws backed out (they will not come all the way out) then you can wiggle the air bag off the wheel.

I have always felt that this car should have come from the factory with steering wheel radio controls. When I found out that they were sold on the L.L. Bean edition and Spec B, I knew I could get them to work with my car. And with the awesome help of many members on this board I have been successful. (special thanks to cschneider, for selling me his wheel and controls after he purchased the L.L. Bean wheel, and to Opie for the part numbers, and to everyone who replied to and contributed to the “steering wheel controls” post: http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1388) Standard disclaimers apply, I am not responsible if you blow up yourself and your car or short out your expensive radio, or discharge your airbag into your groin… That said, if you hard wired your radar detector, or hooked up a subwoofer, or did the fog light mod, then you can do this. I did this on a manual transmission Legacy GT, if you have an automatic, then some stuff, most likely, will be different. I will try to tell you when you might come across something different, hopefully you can post back with your results to make this walkthrough perfect. Also if you have a 2.5i and want to try this I would be happy to help you find out if it is possible (I would be shocked if it is not). What you need: Steering wheel with Radio controls (Spec B with all leather / MOMO) P/N: 34311AG23AJC ($366 - $310 EST.) OR Steering wheel with Radio controls (L.L. Bean with wood / MOMO) P/N: 34311AG18AJC ($366 – $310 EST.) OR Radio Controls to replace your shift buttons (if you drive an automatic) P/N: 83153AG000 ($113 - $82 EST.) Hookup wire (4, 3ft. lengths to run from the steering column to the stereo) I used solid core hookup wire from Radio Shack, but any wire will do. P/N: 278-1222 ($6) Various wire connectors if you don’t use solid core wire, or if you have an automatic. Wire stripper 17mm Socket and wrench with 3 inch extension 10mm Socket T-30 Torx screwdriver #2 Phillips screwdriver A small flat head screwdriver Steering wheel puller (not likely, but maybe) Electrical tape and or zip ties Please PM me and let me know if you notice any spelling errors or errors with my process. Also if you get confused on a step or if you think I did not give enough detail then do a search, there are several posts with, for example, better directions on how to remove the stereo. I would gladly help if someone wants to come to Toledo, Ohio; I think I could do this in about an hour, it should take a first timer about 2 hours. EDIT: Attached Directions in PDF form... EDIT #2: Link to Stereo Removal Directions: http://www.trabbic.com/legacy/radio%20install.pdf Steering wheel radio controls install directions.pdf