Can a factory 90-91 non-airbag steering wheel be used on a 91 airbag wheel wagon?

[oldcarguy6547]

Don't have any issue with installing a resistor in the non-airbag wheel to keep the airbag light off - main question is whether the cruise control buttons and horn contacts on the earlier wheel will work properly (I can swap wires around in the wheel plug, or move the non-airbag wheel wires to an airbag wheel connector if needed).

Original air bag wheel is in good cosmetic condition, but the internal foam pad is no longer bonded to the upper section of the wheel's rim hoop, so the outer surface of the wheel and internal pad twist easily on the rim. It's loose enough that sooner or later the foam and outer cover are going to tear, otherwise I'd probably just keep the stock wheel.

[SSMAccord]

The steering wheels should be physically interchangeable. There will likely be some wiring differences however, since the non SRS use a hub ring horn connection versus the plug in found in the SRS cars.

[oldcarguy6547]

Did some Pick & Pull research on swapping wheels - steering shaft splines are the same, horn & cruise control wiring are completely different (90-91 connect via normal plugs, 92-93 connects via the SRS cable reel at the top of the steering column).

Harvested internal wiring from a couple of airbag and non airbag wheels - going to try fabricating a harness that will plug into the SRS wiring out of the cable reel on the steering column end (including a 20 ohm resistor to keep the airbag light off), and into the cruise control switches and horn contact on steering wheel. Aside from the harness, it appears the only other modification needed will be to enlarge a couple of existing holes in the back cover on the non airbag wheel so it can engage the SRS cable reel pins.

Will report back how it works out.