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    I was replacing the steering wheel controls in my 99 GTP, what what I gathered you just pry it up and then have just enough space (one inch?) to disconnect the connector. This isn't what I found when I removed mine, the cable is very short and doesn't extend beyond the wheel. Probably lucky I didn't rip the end off when I removed it, there doesn't seem to be an slack in the cable. I'm wondering if my cable is perhaps pinched and shorter than it should be? I couldn't find any good pictures. If I remove my airbag I think I may be able to fix it? It doesn't seem to be possible to reconnect the switch atm. The connector won't extend out any further than in the pic

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    they are just really short. Mine were the same way.
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
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    How do you connect them? When I get my switch low enough into the wheel the connector touch the switch the hole is fully filled by the switch so I can't nudge it into place with a screwdriver
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    I used a tiny screwdriver
    98 GTP modded 1.9's, sd headers, 3.4", zzp 1.0 230K miles scrapped.
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    A quick follow-up, the left side is definitely too short to re-install. I took out the right side and cable reached just up to the top of the wheel where the other is well below.

    Normal?


    Pinched/short?
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