Replacement paddle shifters Honda Civic

Note:

Before replacing the shift paddles on a Honda Civic, you will first need to remove the steering wheel and stalk.

Removing the steering wheel and steering column cable on a Honda Civic

1.  Raise the hood and secure it with the stop.

2.  Use a 10 mm socket to disconnect the negative battery terminal.

3.  Set the steering wheel to the position corresponding to the rectilinear movement of the car.

4.  With a TORX T30 wrench, turn out on the left and right sides along the steering wheel pad fastening screw. 

5.  For easy access to the plug of the wiring block, turn the steering wheel to the right by 90 °.

6.  Pry with a flat screwdriver and remove the plug of the wire block.

7.  Wring out a clamp and separate a block of a sound signal (black).

8.  Slide the latch and disconnect the driver's airbag block (yellow).

9.  Remove the airbag module.

10.  Use a 14 mm socket to loosen the steering wheel mounting bolt.

Note:

The steering wheel is very tightly set on the splines of the shaft, so do not completely unscrew the bolt of its fastening: with a sharp blow during removal, the steering wheel may come off the splines and cause injury.

11.  Designate position of a nave of a steering wheel concerning a shaft, having turned out completely a bolt. Put a mark on the end of the shaft, for example with a marker, and then again screw the bolt into the shaft by hand a few turns.

12.  With sharp blows of the hands, knock the steering wheel off the splines of the shaft.

13.  Finally turn out a bolt.

14.  Remove the steering wheel.

15.  Pull towards you, pull out of the latches and remove the left lower trim of the instrument panel.

16.  Using a Phillips screwdriver, remove the 3 screws securing the steering column cover.

17.  Remove the lower part of the casing.

18.  Pull up and remove the top cover.

19.  Disconnect the block of wires from the steering column cable.

Replacement paddle shifters Honda Civic

1. Squeeze the latch and disconnect the block from the steering column switch for outdoor lighting and direction indicators.

2. Squeeze the latch and disconnect the shoe from the Honda Civic wiper and washer stalk.

3. Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the 2 screws.

4. Remove fastening of the switch of external illumination and indexes of turn Honda Civic.

5. Use a small Phillips screwdriver to remove the 2 screws.

6. Remove fastening of the switch of a cleaner and washer of a wind window and a window of a door of a back.

7. Replace the Honda Civic paddle shifters with new ones.

8. Establish understeering switches in an order, the return to removal.

9. Install the stalk cable in place. Orient it so that the arrow on the ring matches the arrow on the Honda Civic shift paddle holder.

10.  Establish a stalk casing, a wheel and an airbag in an order, the return to removal.

Warning:

When installing the module in the steering wheel of a car, stay outside the airbag deployment area. 

11.  After installing the airbag, check that the system is working properly: turn the ignition key to the ON (II) position. The SRS indicator should come on for about 6 seconds and then turn off.

Note:

The first time you turn on the ignition after installing the airbag module, be outside the vehicle and turn on the ignition with your hand under the steering column.

12.  Check the operation of the horn.

Source:  carpedia.club