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C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:17 pm
by Danrowland
Hi there,
I'm sure this has been covered but can't find it anywhere so apologies in advance.
Does anyone know if a C6 RS6 steering wheel will fit on a C5 RS6 plus?
Thanks!
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Fri May 27, 2011 8:23 pm
by mrmule
Ask Gareth at HazzyDayz. Based in Hemel Hempsted and does mobile jobs.
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:21 am
by bilko1
I did a similar swap in my old b6, pretty straight forward except you have no way of knowing if the airbag will go off. The C5 has a single stage airbag and the C6 has dual stage, there's no way you can use both stages in the C5 so you have to modify the wiring to fire one stage only. Lots of people have done it but also lots more people think it's dangerous. There's 1 recorded crash involving a swap like this and the results weren't good.
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:28 am
by Imola_Sid
yeah, i seen that one on a forum in the US iirc. Didn't look good!
Don't airbags become pretty useless after several years? Or is that rubbish i've read somehwere lol?
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 12:53 am
by Golfather
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 7:10 pm
by Danrowland
Nice one- I had no idea the air bag system was different!
Reckon I'll leave it as it is unless there is a better looking / feeling alternative with no risk..
Cheers,
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 7:29 pm
by mrmule
If you're looking for a more modern look, Virdee can do fancy things with your existing wheel...
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Sat May 28, 2011 11:33 pm
by Danrowland
Thank you I'll check them out
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 12:39 am
by spurtle
Real shame as the C6 wheel is purdee... and you get flappy paddles with radio controls which us poor C5 owners have to do without

Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:52 am
by bilko1
spurtle wrote:Real shame as the C6 wheel is purdee... and you get flappy paddles with radio controls which us poor C5 owners have to do without

I have the RS6 option steering wheel, i can control the rns-d from it but i have buttons for tip mode not paddles.
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:29 pm
by Shoppinit
Yes, that's the 4 spoke MFSW. That's what I have and I'm very, very please that I have that one and not the 3 spoke with flappy paddles and no radio controls.
Horses for courses...
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 1:34 pm
by mrmule
I'm surprised none of the electrical bods have come up with a solution for this single to dual stage system. It's the same case for all the audi models from circa 2004 with single stage airbags.
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:40 pm
by bilko1
Shoppinit wrote:Yes, that's the 4 spoke MFSW. That's what I have and I'm very, very please that I have that one and not the 3 spoke with flappy paddles and no radio controls.
Horses for courses...
And in the winter it keeps your hands warm

Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 2:43 pm
by Shoppinit
Forget about that. It's ace. Doesn't the 3 spoke do that then?
Re: C6 steering wheel in C5
Posted: Thu Jun 02, 2011 10:00 pm
by Imola_Sid
hazzy dayz charge around £1200 for this.
they say they can get the airbag and buttons on the multi function flat bottom steering wheel working.
£1200 is a bit much for me though.