Can a 98+ steering wheel with radio buttons go on my 96

[96eb96]

Or is the clockspring very different. I know most 98+ cars had different generation air bags.

 

[shucker1]

I don't think the wiring harness inside the steering column will match up. Wrong size connector on the 96 and not enough pins.

 

[96eb96]

I don't think the wiring harness inside the steering column will match up. Wrong size connector on the 96 and not enough pins.

As long as the airbag wires match, the accessories can be rewired. The clock spring may have a different resistance.

 

[shucker1]

Not really funny Chit if an air bag goes off in your face by accident while driving.

I would n't try it.

 

[CDW6212R]

You can swap most truck steering wheels to your 96 Explorer, no cars(different shaft shape).

The clock spring is different for almost every different steering wheel. That has to match the steering wheel used, the buttons in it. So if it made the swap, you would also need the dash/column harness to match the clock spring. There aren't resistors in them, just normal fine wires to connect(connectors).

I plan to use a Marauder steering column and wheel in my Lincoln, which has the same steering wheel controls. Making the column wires connect with the dash wires and be useful is the hard part. I'm trying to research if I can use the Explorer EATC in my Lincoln, and the Kenwood deck I have will accept an aftermarket steering wheel controls module. We'll see if it works out, how much trouble it is, that's the big question.