I finally did the swap this afternoon. It truly was not difficult albeit I was terrified that the airbag would go off on me somehow so I waited at least 20 minutes after the battery disconnect and even then I was a little scared...

Things I learned.

• T30 for the Sides to Remove the Airbag, It will need to be at least 1" in length to gain access to screw, had to go to Harbor Freight to get something longer
• T50 to Remove Steering Wheel
• Eyeglass Size Flat Head to Remove Difficult Airbag Clips on the backside of the Airbag

Other than that it went very smooth and the looks is roughly 20,001% better!



Old One, ewwww.



After airbag removal



Reinstallation of New Wheel before airbag



Picture of weird clips for airbag. On the clips move the yellow release inward and then there are 3 clips that you have to release to get the cover for the wires off (yes its just a cover).



Finished product

 

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

 

That looks great. Thanks for the photos.

 

Wow big project. The wood looks a lot better.

 

Looks great!

 

Much better! Nice! Thanks for sharing the directions and pictures.