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01-09-2013, 09:48 PM | #1 |
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Sticky Steering wheel buttons
Sorry, couldn't find a good forum to post this. This forum gets way more attention than anything else so here goes:
Soda can exploded in the car a couple of weeks back. While throwing it out the driver's side window, it sprayed everywhere including the telephone button on the steering wheel. Now the button sticks when I press it. Has anyone had this happen to them? Any suggestion on how to clean it without taking apart the steering wheel? I thought about spraying some windex and working the button in while the car is off. Then drying out with compressed air. Any thoughts? Thanks. |
01-09-2013, 09:55 PM | #2 | |
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Id look in the DIY forum and see if there's a DIY for steering wheel removal, I bet it would explain how to take those trim pieces off. |
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01-09-2013, 10:18 PM | #4 |
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there was a thread written about this not too long ago, did try to search? it came out to the same solution as if you were to clean a computer keyboard
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01-09-2013, 10:45 PM | #6 |
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You could try anything to fix it and then upgrade the steering wheel if all else fails. At least you tried. Then spend a little money and get a brand new wheel, even nicer.
Paper can get in between cracks like dental floss. Maybe you could get a little water in there, push a piece of paper in there, soak up the soda and water, and pull the paper out...repeatedly. Depress the button to give yourself the biggest gap. Leatherique leather care to restore. |
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Try isopropyl alcohol and a detail brush. You also need some compressed air to blow the excess off. The alcohol will not damage the connection. You could also try some electronics cleaner which is pretty much the same thing. I cleaned many aircraft electronic components with the alcohol solution......GL...........Phil
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you sure it was soda you shot on the wheel?
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01-10-2013, 02:51 PM | #11 |
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Give Deoxit spray a try, taping the areas around, since it's contact safe, it's ok to use as a cleaner there. I had used it on a sticking "road hazard" button on my E86M, worked great.
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I'd be careful using any type of strong cleaners on the trim, especially around the buttons on the steering wheel/doors.
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The trim is easily removed without removing the airbag, fwiw.
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I have tried to remove the trim without removing the airbag and I scratched the trim around the airbag. I don't recommend removing the trim without removing the airbag if you care about keeping the trim scratch free. Removing airbag is easy as removing the trim if not easier.
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Removing the airbag is easy. Finding the tiny holes or disconnecting the battery is the hardest part.
I would: 1.remove the airbag 2.remove the trim 3.remove the button modules from the trim 4.open the modules 5.Clean: The plastic buttons push on a rubber membrane which touch contacts on the pcb. Clean all that out. Realistically, if you know how to do it, it could all be done in 15 min.
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