R56 Will a F56 steering wheel work with a R56
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I can tell you the F56 steering wheel will unlikely fit the R56. The Steering wheel pads and wires are a little different set up. The slip ring behind the wheel is different with the wiper stalks. The airbag is different , on top of the electronics and so on. I have been in the F56 in person.
For R56 dirrect fit upgraded sterring wheels: here are some options. If you have the three spoke wheel:
This is the JCW Leather wheel that is normal thickness but has a red stitching on the inside. Found on newer JCW's and JCW Countryman.
JCW ( normal thickness ) Steering Wheel Leather W/ Red Stitching - Manual transmission
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/32306798801/ES2178694/
Those parts above ( on your last post ) are the JCW "Thicker" wheel in Full leather or Alcantara
JCW "Thicker" wheel in Full leather
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/32300416250/ES52298/
JCW "Thicker" wheel in half Alcantara / Leather
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/32300416251/
OR
Here is close up of the JCW GP 2 wheel, thicker in full leather w/ red stitching.
JCW GP2 Leather Steering Wheel - Red Stitching
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/32306858010/
You will need to swap out your key pads w/wires or blanks dependent on your options as well as the airbag. I would recommend if you do this yourself to make sure you disconnected the airbag to do the install as you don't want to trip the airbag light.
For R56 dirrect fit upgraded sterring wheels: here are some options. If you have the three spoke wheel:
This is the JCW Leather wheel that is normal thickness but has a red stitching on the inside. Found on newer JCW's and JCW Countryman.
JCW ( normal thickness ) Steering Wheel Leather W/ Red Stitching - Manual transmission
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/32306798801/ES2178694/
Those parts above ( on your last post ) are the JCW "Thicker" wheel in Full leather or Alcantara
JCW "Thicker" wheel in Full leather
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/32300416250/ES52298/
JCW "Thicker" wheel in half Alcantara / Leather
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/32300416251/
OR
Here is close up of the JCW GP 2 wheel, thicker in full leather w/ red stitching.
JCW GP2 Leather Steering Wheel - Red Stitching
http://www.ecstuning.com/Search/SiteSearch/32306858010/
You will need to swap out your key pads w/wires or blanks dependent on your options as well as the airbag. I would recommend if you do this yourself to make sure you disconnected the airbag to do the install as you don't want to trip the airbag light.
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Last edited by ECSTuning; 07-24-2015 at 10:08 AM.
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You are welcome.
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Nope the f56 ( gen 3 ) version will not fit the R56 ( gen 2 ) or R50 ( gen 1 ) unless you highly modify or something, The threads are different also. Lots of work, just better to get a custom wheel using that same Generation or get the JCW version of that generation.
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