Install Pics-Tekniq Auto Steering Wheel and Snap Off System

[strtracr9]

http://780tuners.com/images/tekniq.jpg
http://www.tekniqauto.com

Today well be looking at how to install the Tekniq Auto Steering Wheel and Snap Off System. Kaz at Tekniq Auto was nice enough to provide me with this kit.
It should not only provide a great new look for the car's interior, but also serve as a great theft deterrence system since each pattern is unique, and make it easier to get in and out of the car with the roll cage bars being in the way of my legs.

Today's Lab Rat will be none other than this sexy beast you see right here
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sig.bmp

Here we see the kit components: Suede Steering Wheel, Hub Adapter, Hardware, Horn Button, and Snap Off System
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw1.jpg

**Before you begin make sure to disconnect your battery ESPECIALLY if you have airbags**

Say good bye to the JDM S15 Steering Wheel(which btw is now for sale in the classifeds section)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw2.jpg

First, locate the covers on each side of the factory steering wheel and pop them off with a screwdriver...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw3.jpg

There should a 10mm bolt on each side, in some cases you will have a special tamper proof bolt which you need a factory key for.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw4.jpg

Remove each of these bolts to losen the airbag.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw5.jpg

The airbag should slide right out...do not pull too far or you will break the wire harness!!! Pull it off to the side and bust out your breaker bar and sockets!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw6.jpg

There should be a large nut directly behind the airbag unit. In this case it is a 19mm.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw7.jpg

Remove the nut and do not lose this as you will be reusing it to mount the hub adapter for the new wheel.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw8.jpg

Now heres the tough part. Gather up all your strength.....yes all of it and pull the steering wheel off. This is not as easy as it looks, i had to pull with my whole body weight and wiggle it at the same time. Make sure not to smack yourself in the face.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw9.jpg

Here we can see the difference both in size and weight. The Tekniq wheel is slightly smaller and being suede, will provie a nice grip pad and quicker steering response.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw10.jpg

This is what it should look like once you have removed the stock wheel...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw11.jpg

Line up the new hub making sure that it is centered so that the wheels are straight.(After completing the install you may have to move it around again to get it right after driving the car and realizing that its slightly off center) Once it is sitting on the spline....hit it a few times lightly with a rubber mallet to ensure that it is sitting properly at the base of the shaft.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw12.jpg

Now reuse the 19mm nut to tighten down the hub onto the steering shaft. Torque to the appropriate specs. The black wire you see is for the horn and will connect to the snap off adapter later on.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw13.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw14.jpg

Install the rubber hub cover....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw15.jpg

Install the adapter for the snap off system using the supplied bolts and an allen key..again make sure everything is centered and that you have connected the horn wires properly.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw17.jpg

This completes the first half of the install....this is what you should have so far...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw18.jpg

Take the new steering wheel and install the other half of the snap off system using the supplied bolts. Make sure the keyhole is on the top side.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw19.jpg

Heres the back view of the wheel once the snap off system is bolted on.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw20.jpg

The snap off system is very easy to use....youve got to retracting pegs on each side that lock the wheel into place in addition to the locking pin. Grab the pegs and pull outwards...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw21.jpg

Like so...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw22.jpg

Line the wheel up and push it onto the hub as you hear it CLICK into place
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw23.jpg

Make sure everything sits flush and nothing is loose....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw24.jpg

Voila!!! The finished product...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw26.jpg

Heres a view without the steering wheel in place.....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw27.jpg

Tekniq also provided this Teckademics Horn Button..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw29.jpg

With the kit, youll get two keys. In order to take the wheel off you need to unlock the snap off system with the key...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw30.jpg

You can take the wheel off and take it with you when you park your car overnight....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw31.jpg

After driving the car for a few days i ran into a slight problem.....Being freakishly tall (6'2" to be exact) my knees were hitting the steering wheel any time i would try to heel-toe....so i spent some extra loot and got myself this Sparco 50mm Steering Wheel Spacer....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw32.jpg

Since the Tekniq Auto wheel and hubs have their own unique bolt pattern, I had to drill new holes in the sparco spacer.....heres the spacer installed between the wheel and the snap off adapter....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw33.jpg

Here is a shot of the complete install without the spacer....
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw34.jpg

And with the 50mm spacer...as you can see theres alot more room for the legs
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v605/driftdeez/sw35.jpg

Take the car around the block, make sure everything is tight and centered. Its a good idea to check the bolts a few days later after the car has been under different driving conditions to make sure everything is still tight.

**HAPPY DRIFTING**

[AzNCmB]

do your horn still work?

[mrmephistopheles]

AzNCmB: "does" is the word youre looking for.

Nice writeup, but that's the crappiest looking hub and quick-release i think I've ever seen. I'll be happy with my HKB, and I'll probably get an NRG quick release (until I become a big-balla and can afford a Woodbell Rapfix).

[S14DB]

I liked the S15 wheel better. :wtc:

[DRO916]

i just wish my quickrelease system had a lock/key to it like that one

[SilviaDriver]

AzNCmB: "does" is the word youre looking for.

Nice writeup, but that's the crappiest looking hub and quick-release i think I've ever seen. I'll be happy with my HKB, and I'll probably get an NRG quick release (until I become a big-balla and can afford a Woodbell Rapfix).

hey mrmeph, since your in j-land, any chance you cna get me a hkb hub that eliminates the SRS for s14? haha its worth a chance for asking. i looked around here and the one place that does sell it is on backorder for 4-6 weeks. 106 brand new shipped. raretrick etc etc want 150 for it

[mrmephistopheles]

Eliminates SRS? All S14s had SRS though, so all S14 hubs should come equipped with something to take care of that. I'll take a look at hub prices next time I go, I suppose. Do you know the model number you're looking for?

[ALTRNTV]

Off-topic question, but what kind of holder/pillar is the one you used for the SAFC or whatever APEXi computer that is?

[SilviaDriver]

Eliminates SRS? All S14s had SRS though, so all S14 hubs should come equipped with something to take care of that. I'll take a look at hub prices next time I go, I suppose. Do you know the model number you're looking for?

kool thanks. hkb s14 SRS hubs come with a SRS light eliminator but doesnt take away the passenger airbag. it tricks the ecu into thinking there is still a driver side airbag so the light wont turn on but all fuctions still works.

after hrs of research and searching from the fat list of hubs i came across ON-203 it is also shown on this site

http://racingdimension.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=365

[ruthlesstyper]

good write up. you should have listed the prices tho ;]

[mrmephistopheles]

good write up. you should have listed the prices tho ;]
I'd have deleted them as it's basically advertising at that point.

[ruthlesstyper]

I'd have deleted them as it's basically advertising at that point.

sooner or later people are going to find out the price. i already have. I can be seen as advertising in a way, but it will be helping others and for comparason reasons. There are a lot of wheels/hubs out there. And I doubt that everyone that is going to see this is going to buy this.

[S14DB]

If you leave the Nut half way on the stud you won't wack yourself in the face...

[AzNCmB]

[QUOTE=mrmephistopheles]AzNCmB: "does" is the word youre looking for.

thanks for the correction...

strtracr9, does the horn still work?

[Cthulhu]

hey mrmeph, since your in j-land, any chance you cna get me a hkb hub that eliminates the SRS for s14? haha its worth a chance for asking. i looked around here and the one place that does sell it is on backorder for 4-6 weeks. 106 brand new shipped. raretrick etc etc want 150 for it
yahoo auctions has a few like that, maybe not hkb though...
here (http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f32346961) and here (nismo) (http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f32269965)

[strtracr9]

horn still works...i totally rewired it and basically made a separate switch out of the horn button, not one that ground out on the column itseld.....as for the pod in the center of the dash holding my afc, i made that using a stillen pod originally made for a z32......had to cut it of course to fit the lines of the S14 dash as closely as possible. They sell ones with a carbon panel and another with three guage cutouts

[SilviaDriver]

yahoo auctions has a few like that, maybe not hkb though...
here (http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f32346961) and here (nismo) (http://page6.auctions.yahoo.co.jp/jp/auction/f32269965)

seller does not ship internationally. first one is daikei[sp?] and 2nd is u know wat

[strtracr9]

the boost guage pod is nothing more than the metal mounting ring that HKS pacakged with their old guages.

[Macadoshus]

AzNCmB: "does" is the word youre looking for.

Nice writeup, but that's the crappiest looking hub and quick-release i think I've ever seen. I'll be happy with my HKB, and I'll probably get an NRG quick release (until I become a big-balla and can afford a Woodbell Rapfix).

I am with Meph on this. I don't know exactly how comfortable I would being knowing 2 pegs hold my steering wheel on. The key idea is interesting to curb theft, but if someone has a steering wheel with a ball lock quickrelease and wants my car that bad, they can have it. I will stick with my HKB and L2 for now...although the Woodbell is sick, I don't know anyone who sells it stateside.

[strtracr9]

actually there is a total of 6 pegs that hold it together....obviously the two retracting ones, one locking one with the key, and the three guide pegs that join that go in from the hub itself to the snapp off hub. My friend is using the NRG one and its alot less sturdy than this tekniq one.....i wouldnt put it on my car if I felt that is was at all unsafe or crappy quality.

[mrmephistopheles]

for what it's worth, please not that I said crappiest looking. I've never seen these parts in person and can't give a truly qualified opinion as to their quality. They just look like doo.
Woodbell Rapfix, I CAN give a qualified opinion to their quality.

Anyhoo.

[goodjuan]

Here's more reading on quick releases and the like: http://e30m3performance.com/installs/installs-1/qr-hub/qr-hub1.htm

The website also notes that the tekniq happens to have zero play.

[boingboing]

Thanks for the link, Juan.