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is it possible and or easy to replace the large steering wheel on a 500sl 107 1986-89 model with a smaller one?
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I could be possible but the air bag posses the problem
 

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It probably doesn't have an airbag.
Late 190 steering wheels are smaller and almost indistinguishable from the original 107 one.
 

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It probably doesn't have an airbag.
Late 190 steering wheels are smaller and almost indistinguishable from the original 107 one.

You are right,, as far as I can tell the spline is the same on a 201
 
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Thanks Malcolm and stickandrudder will look at both those
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I mean will look at one of those they being the same car. sorry new boy here
 

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Many have changed the wheel on a 126,201 and 107 so it is straight forward, they are all in the same age group
 

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