Adding radio buttons on steering wheel
New Member
Joined: 06-23-2011
Posts: 24
From: idaho
anyone know if there is a different part number between the flush buttons (06style I think) and the newer raised buttons? mine came in yesterday and I installed them, to find out I got the flush buttons, which don't match the raised buttons of my cruis control on the other side. I had to change the order of the pins for the cruise control to match my old harness but that was no sweat. All works, I'd just prefer both sides to match......
PS, it took longer to find the stupid ABS fuse that I popped out under the hood and dropped, than it did to do this mod, I didn't even disconnect the battery....
PS, it took longer to find the stupid ABS fuse that I popped out under the hood and dropped, than it did to do this mod, I didn't even disconnect the battery....
New Member
Joined: 06-23-2011
Posts: 24
From: idaho
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and got flat buttons, charcoal wheel cover, and wire harness. The wheel cover and harness were correct for my grey interior/wheel HHR. The buttons are of the style from an 06, whereas my 07 has the raised buttons on the cruise side. The new buttons work great though, I would do it again in a heartbeat!
BUT, if anyone has the correct part number for the raised buttons I'll order those and swap out...
Senior Member
Joined: 09-02-2010
Posts: 383
From: Philadelphia, PA
If anyone is looking for part 25812392 (dark gray cover) I have one i'm looking to get rid of. I needed the silver/nickel cover but ordered this one by accident. I posted it in the classifieds https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/show...690#post587690
Senior Member
Joined: 02-06-2011
Posts: 113
From: Atlanta
Did this steering wheel swap the other day, i got a leather wheel from a cobalt on ebay, put it in my hhr and now my service air bag light on....uughhhhh
dont understand why since all i did was unplug the air bag, swap the wheel, plug the air bag back in.......
any help?
dont understand why since all i did was unplug the air bag, swap the wheel, plug the air bag back in.......
any help?
New Member
Joined: 08-14-2011
Posts: 13
From: Corvallis, OR
Edit: 7/10/06 to put in instructions for blondes like me. 
Kudos to CH and MikeX for answering my dumb questions during install.
Kudos to CH and MikeX for answering my dumb questions during install.
Before starting, you may want to disconnect the negative battery cable, but that is a personal decision.
1. Eat your wheaties and take 2 of these before starting.
If you smoke...take your cigarettes with you...you're gonna need them to calm your nerves.
2. Put the switch assembly into the new cover and make sure everything snaps into place.
3. Insert an allen wrench or other small metal object straight into one of the little holes and push towards center of the steering wheel and you will feel the clip move, that holds the horn assembly in place.
4. Apply pressure to the allen wrench/metal tool, holding it in place with one hand and use other hand to apply pressure inward until clip holding it in place releases. Clip is made out of metal, so it takes some strength in order for it to release. (This is why you needed the wheaties.
)5. Once enough pressure is applied, the clip will free itself and then you can do the same thing to the other side.
6. Once both sides are free, let the horn assembly hang by the wires during remainder of this process.
7. Take a phillips screwdriver and remove the covers from both sides...trust me, it makes things much easier to work with.
8. Once you have these out, you will be able to remove the harness ends much easier. Have the new harness handy, so you can see the 3 harness ends you need to remove from the steering assembly. The ones that go behind the brackets are a PITA to get through the steering column hole, so cut those hummers off and save yourself a lot of aggravation.
9. Using a small screwdriver or other metal object, gently lift up on the retainer that holds the last harness end in and pull it straight towards you until it has freed itself. Throw it as far as you can...it will make you feel better.
Have another cigarette. 10. Plug all the harness ends into their corresponding places.
11. Put the switch covers back into their respective places and tighten them down. Then stash the wires back into the open areas on each side so they are out of the way.
12. Take horn/airbag assembly and gently push it back into place until you hear it snap into place and you are done, unless you disconnected the battery cable.
Turn the igniton and radio on and test to make sure everything works. Mine did and I nearly fell out of my HHR.
This mod is great and I love it already. My boyfriend was totally amazed when he came back home and found that I had actually accomplished this task. He was there when I started, but I told him to leave, as he was making me very nervous and I didn't think he needed to learn any more swear words than he already knows. 
Now...on to the install photos provided by steiny.
Member
Joined: 03-22-2010
Posts: 74
From: Minsk,Belarus
Did this steering wheel swap the other day, i got a leather wheel from a cobalt on ebay, put it in my hhr and now my service air bag light on....uughhhhh
dont understand why since all i did was unplug the air bag, swap the wheel, plug the air bag back in.......
any help?
dont understand why since all i did was unplug the air bag, swap the wheel, plug the air bag back in.......
any help?