Shenandoah
Veteran Member
- Joined
- Jan 9, 2008
- Location
- Shenandoah Valley, VA
- TDI
- 2005 Jetta Wagon; 2005 Beetle; 2004 Jetta; 2002 Golf (three of them); 2002 Jetta Wagon; 2000 Audi TT->TDI; 1999 Beetle
Folks,
This is probably a long shot, but I'll ask anyway:
The steering wheel on my 2005 New Beetle is kind of getting "gummy" (it's the perforated plastic/rubber version) and I would like to replace it with a leather Audi TT steering wheel.
The Beetle steering wheel air bag has two 2-pin connectors labeled "1" and "2". Connector 1 is green and Connector 2 is orange. Each connector has a ridge on the male connector. The ridge on the green connector is on the left side. The ridge on the orange connector is on the right side.
The Audi TT airbag has a single 2-pin connector that is purple. This connector is the same style as the Beetle connectors, but the ridge is in the center.
I installed the Audi TT steering wheel and cut the ridge off the orange connector and plugged it in to the Audi TT airbag. The green connector is not plugged in to anything. Started the car up and the airbag light is on. Scanned with VCDS and am getting a code for the #1 connector (that is the one that is not connected to anything).
My question is: Can I splice the two connectors together into one connector so the module thinks both connectors are connected? I know this is a long shot for an answer, but maybe some has done something similar?
I've noticed on the Golf and Jetta there is only one connector for the airbag. For some reason, the New Beetlee has two?
Thanks!
Eric
Anyone elxe
This is probably a long shot, but I'll ask anyway:
The steering wheel on my 2005 New Beetle is kind of getting "gummy" (it's the perforated plastic/rubber version) and I would like to replace it with a leather Audi TT steering wheel.
The Beetle steering wheel air bag has two 2-pin connectors labeled "1" and "2". Connector 1 is green and Connector 2 is orange. Each connector has a ridge on the male connector. The ridge on the green connector is on the left side. The ridge on the orange connector is on the right side.
The Audi TT airbag has a single 2-pin connector that is purple. This connector is the same style as the Beetle connectors, but the ridge is in the center.
I installed the Audi TT steering wheel and cut the ridge off the orange connector and plugged it in to the Audi TT airbag. The green connector is not plugged in to anything. Started the car up and the airbag light is on. Scanned with VCDS and am getting a code for the #1 connector (that is the one that is not connected to anything).
My question is: Can I splice the two connectors together into one connector so the module thinks both connectors are connected? I know this is a long shot for an answer, but maybe some has done something similar?
I've noticed on the Golf and Jetta there is only one connector for the airbag. For some reason, the New Beetlee has two?
Thanks!
Eric
Anyone elxe