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Originally Posted by carrotchomper
Hi,
I'm new here, have recently bought a 1998 A8 4.2 Quattro, loving the car in general but recently picked up a steering wheel ( sansairbag) on eBay. It's a beautiful polished wood finish, with the 3-spoke Sport middle.
Having checked the part number, an Audi dealer tells me that the wheel is from a 2001 A4 Sport. They were pessimistic about it fitting the A8.
If I were to purchase the appropriate Airbag unit for the wheel (not from Audi, obviously... £600  ) then is the steering wheel wiring likely to be completely incompatible? I genuinely can't see that it would change much between models but stand to be corrected 
I badly want the wheel to fit because it's the right wood for the car and looks amazing... But I would rather like a functioning driver airbag too  |
I'm 99% sure it will fit, as all the VAG wheels from that era should be the same. You should find wheels from Lamborghini fit too
The standard wood wheels come without tiptronic controls, so there might be some slight wiring differences, but fundamentaly as long as the spline is the same size, you should be on a winner. Its easy enough to whip off your current airbag and steering wheel to check...