BB6 (97-01) Prelude steering wheel on a CB7 (92-93)

[Grant8311]

Im not that concerned about the airbag working (maybe swapping the clock spring over might fix it), but what i want to know is does it fit? I went to a local junkyard, and since the guy was really reluctant to do so, and wouldnt let me see for myself, he said the prelude spline is larger than the accords (I gave up trying to argue w/ the guy to let me go back to the yard and check for myself), therefore it doesnt fit, yet I see accords with s2k steering wheels or dc2 integra steering wheels. The prelude wheel looks like a leather wrapped version of the 96-00 civic steering wheels. I just want to know if the prelude one will physically fit on there. maybe someone can get some numerical measurements? I already have a bb6 airbag, but I need the steering wheel and would like to make sure of fitmet before i buy the steering wheel itself. I'm ok with the oem look, it would just be nicer to have a factory leather wrapped wheel, and something not old and worn like the one i have now. Any help is appreciated, thanks.

[cp[mike]]

the prelude splined shaft is larger than the accords, i have one.

[Grant8311]

ok thanks.. that pretty much answers the question.. what did you do to make it fit then? swap the whole column over?

[cp[mike]]

ok thanks.. that pretty much answers the question.. what did you do to make it fit then? swap the whole column over?

havent made it fit yet haha... havent had time to work on it besides initial test fitting yet, the wheel is sitting in my garage.

but yes the splined part is definately larger. also, the lude uses an actual bolt to hold the wheel to the column, the accord of course uses a 19mm nut... if you swap the lude wheel onto the accord column and put the nut on, the wheel is loose and just spins under the nut, and without the splines matching up, the column doesnt turn.

and just so you know, the lude clock spring swaps right onto the accord column. none of the plugs match so rewiring plugs would be required, but swapping the whole thing over is a start. the accord clock spring has the two pegs on either side and the lude clock spring has the pegs on the top and bottom (or it may be the other way around, i forget)... i tried rotating the accord clock spring 90° and it fit, minus the wiring, also it binded up when you turned the wheel too far, so you cant use the accord one.

[oneoffaccord]

I understand that you want a BB6 but i got the BB4 steering wheel (92-96) its a few yrs back but it works no problem. horn and cruise works perfectly. try that. just popped in my head what about getting the whole damn column will that work?

[gloryaccordy]

Don't quote me on this, but I think Honda switched steering wheel splines when they went ODBII, or around that time. That's why old steering wheels (i.e. the old Prelude, etc.) fit our cars, but the S2000 wheel won't; and generic EK/DC2/CD folks are swapping S2000 wheels without issue.

So in a nutshell, no, the BB6 wheel will not fit your CB...

[oneoffaccord]

Don't quote me on this, but I think Honda switched steering wheel splines when they went ODBII, or around that time. That's why old steering wheels (i.e. the old Prelude, etc.) fit our cars, but the S2000 wheel won't; and generic EK/DC2/CD folks are swapping S2000 wheels without issue.

So in a nutshell, no, the BB6 wheel will not fit your CB...

you could be right. but a few members on here have a s2k steering wheel. i think Timmyotool has one

[gloryaccordy]

I would almost put money on nobody with a CB rack having an S2000 or ODBII car wheel...I'm too lazy to search and back it up though.

[Kurobei]

I think I remember seeing someone with a CB9 with a ITR SRS wheel on their ride on this message board waaaay back. He said putting that ITR wheel on was a bitch.

[timmy0tool]

you could be right. but a few members on here have a s2k steering wheel. i think Timmyotool has one

hehe if you read my post you will find that it did NOT work. i put an extra link to why it didn't. yes gloryaccord is correct. when cars went to OBD2, the shafts changed. that's why 96-up accords and are able to use the s2k wheel while the 95-below can't, even though 94-97 is the same generation (5th gen). EK civics can use the s2k wheel too but not the EG civics.

i want to make a custom adapter to mate the splines but it would be really hard to do that. they are only off by a few tenths of an inch. plus the wiring reel would not work properly as well as the signal canel. i'm tempted to sell my s2k wheel and just go aftermarket. at least that'll work.

[97Lude]

ah how i love the BB6 steering wheel. sigh
anyone ever put a S2k wheel in a cb7?

[Grant8311]

eh well.. worth a shot though.. thought I'd get some feedback reasearch before anything.. at least now i know what does, and doesnt fit.