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Old 8th June 2019, 02:43 PM
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Default RS Flat Bottom Steering Wheel fitted!!

So I just finished fitting a Flat Bottom RS wheel to the S8, I was pretty worried because no one seems to have done it (or at least posted about it) before.

I know its not everyone's cup of tea but I've always liked them, heres what I did

Difficulty 4/10 (fairly easy)
Time about 1.5 Hours for me but you could easily do it in 40 mins with this guide

Step 1. Remove the battery negative terminal If you like your face where it is DO NOT SKIP

Step 2. I followed the 1st part of this guide to remove the old airbag, keep the old wiring loom because the RS loom has a different fitment.




Step 3. I used the above guide to help me remove the wheel bolt using this from amazon



and this from a local shop



you will have to fight yourself to get the bolt to budge as the steering lock cannot be engaged

Step 4. Fit the new Wheel, It has guiders so it will only fit on 'straight' make sure the wheel bolt is very firmly tightened



Step 5. Here comes the reason why it took me so long, The Airbags spade connectors are different size's between the S8 and the RS3 so when I connected it up fist time the horn was continuously on (sorry neighbors)



This connector looks like a normal ground but it is in fact the horn contact, I had to (with a small flat screwdriver) peel the small spade connector open enough to fit over the RS airbags bigger terminal

I did the same thing for the proper ground pin


Step 6. Fit the new airbag carefully making sure you don't snag any of the cables and screw it back in from behind




Step 7. (Optional) I removed the S8 Badge from my wheel and fitted it to the RS wheel. It was easy to remove the badge from the S8 wheel because its made of leather around the badge, The RS is plastic so I dented the wheel whilst doing it, its not the end of the world just worth noting




Everything works as expected, all buttons work and the flappy paddles do too! im very happy overall
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Fitted an RS Steering Wheel, Fitted 15mm wheel spacers, Lowered 10mm with VCDS, Reinstalled factory DVB, Unlocked VIM, Updated MMI to 5570, Fixed Factory Bluetooth Phone, Fitted heated fan-spray washers, Installed Bluetooth DAC For Audio, Added projection Puddle lights, Wind Deflectors, Fitted Apple TV to all 3 Screens, installed car WiFi, Fitted Custom vortex Exhaust

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Old 8th June 2019, 03:18 PM
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Nice work. Are the airbags both of the same type? I know some are single stage etc.

I replaced my wheel and airbag with an S8’s, gaining paddles.
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Old 8th June 2019, 03:30 PM
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They are both dual stage airbags so no error codes on the dash
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Jobs done so far;

Fitted an RS Steering Wheel, Fitted 15mm wheel spacers, Lowered 10mm with VCDS, Reinstalled factory DVB, Unlocked VIM, Updated MMI to 5570, Fixed Factory Bluetooth Phone, Fitted heated fan-spray washers, Installed Bluetooth DAC For Audio, Added projection Puddle lights, Wind Deflectors, Fitted Apple TV to all 3 Screens, installed car WiFi, Fitted Custom vortex Exhaust

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Old 8th June 2019, 03:30 PM
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Happy days.
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Old 8th June 2019, 04:05 PM
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I like that very much! What year RS3 wheel fits the D3? I wonder if there was a heated version.
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Old 8th June 2019, 04:24 PM
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I didn’t go by year in the end (it’s a minefield) I just bought a wheel that had the same spec as my original (flappy paddle, volume, mode button, voice assist etc) there are a lot of newer wheels that have more buttons but I’d avoid as they will be wired differently
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Jobs done so far;

Fitted an RS Steering Wheel, Fitted 15mm wheel spacers, Lowered 10mm with VCDS, Reinstalled factory DVB, Unlocked VIM, Updated MMI to 5570, Fixed Factory Bluetooth Phone, Fitted heated fan-spray washers, Installed Bluetooth DAC For Audio, Added projection Puddle lights, Wind Deflectors, Fitted Apple TV to all 3 Screens, installed car WiFi, Fitted Custom vortex Exhaust

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Old 8th June 2019, 07:03 PM
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Nice work Chip, your mods are inspiring me
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I like that very much! What year RS3 wheel fits the D3? I wonder if there was a heated version.
As far as i'm aware, there are no heated flat bottom wheels....

Every brochure, even for modern cars, you can opt for flat bottom _or_ heated but never both.....
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there are a lot of newer wheels that have more buttons but I’d avoid as they will be wired differently
Its all a data bus for the multifunction wheels. Paddles, heating control, illumination and buttons all travel down a single data bus usually.

Only the horn and airbag have dedicated wires in the slip ring from memory. Heated wheels have a pair of heavy duty brushes around the slip ring to conduct the current.

I don't know what protocols are used between the later cars though, so if that's changed, it could be game over, but I suspect wiring will be surprisingly similar.
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The 17 year old Driver Wagon 2015 Skoda Citigo Monte Carlo. Alloys, Power steering, Aircon, Leccy windows, Sat Nav, bluetooth, central locking, cup holders, 59 whole bhp. Million times better than my first car. Well jealous.....

The First 20 Audis:

2001 D2 4.2 QS Silver, 1997 D2 S8 Silver, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2002 D2 S8 Dolphin Grey,
2003 C5 RS6 Blue, 1998 D2 S8 Black, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue, 2003 D3 4.2 Ming Blue,
2005 B7 S4 Blue, 2006 D3 3.0 Tdi Black, 1999 D2 4.2 Silver, 2003 D3 4.2 LPG Crystal Blue,
2000 D2 S8 Silver, 2007 3.0 Tdi Q7 Black, 2009 B8 S4 Black, 1998 D2 S8 Agate Grey,
2006 D3 4.2 Tdi Blue, 2006 D3 S8, 2007 Q7 3.0 Tdi, 2006 C6 S6,

The Second 20 Audis:

2011 A7 Sline, 2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2002 A2 1.4 Tdi Silver, 2006 A8 4.2 Tdi Blue,
2007 4.2 Tdi Q7, 2006 S4 Cab Silver, 2010 RS6 Saloon Black , 2007 TT Roadster,
2010 A8 D4 4.2 Silver, 2006 C6 A6 2.7 Tdi Quattro, 2000 D2 4.2 QS/S8 Ming Blue (again), 2008 Q7 4.2 Black,
2009 C6 RS6 Saloon Daytona Grey, 2001 Fully Loaded A2 Tdi, 2006 Avant S6 Black, 2007 VW Caravelle Exec Black (almost an Audi)
2009 TT Roadster Daytona, 2015 Q7 4.2 tdi lava grey, 2002 GmbH D2 demonstrator, 2006 D3 A8 LWB 4.2 Tdi Black

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2001 A2 1.4 Tdi Black, 2007 4.2 FSi Q7 ABT Blue, 2016 S5 Coupe Launch model, 2004 S4 B6 Cabriolet, 2016 Q7 Sline White, 2006 Q7 4.2 FSi Black, 2012 Q7 Sline+ 4.2Tdi White, 2008 Blue Audi S8

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Old 10th June 2019, 03:02 PM
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As far as i'm aware, there are no heated flat bottom wheels....

Every brochure, even for modern cars, you can opt for flat bottom _or_ heated but never both.....
Damn! I remember looking through the D3 brochure and there were certain options that were not available in sport (S8) spec like heated steering wheel and massage seats. Why Audi, why??
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