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Old 03-12-2018, 10:10 AM
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Hi ! Need help with my problem...
Switched steering wheel from UK to Europe. And Power Steering ecu eint working correct ( of pins ) Ecu`s are Eu and UK. Whats the option to make it work correctly?

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Are you saying the steering wheel connectors have different number of pins? Is the steering wheel from the same year of car?
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Thats the problem - they eint the same year , cuz it`s really hard to find same year, same model in EU.
I could drive just my steering would be really hard :D
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I mean you could probably make an adaptor harness that matches the right pins between the two connectors, or just hardwire it, but I don't have any info on the pinout of either. You haven't even mentioned which specific years you're working with. It may be impossible to make this work.
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Originally Posted by Loki
I mean you could probably make an adaptor harness that matches the right pins between the two connectors, or just hardwire it, but I don't have any info on the pinout of either. You haven't even mentioned which specific years you're working with. It may be impossible to make this work.

Year 2004.
Any options to remake to hidrolicpump or oil, and remove mazdas original electronic steering.?
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I think some people have used Miata steering racks when swapping in a different engine. But since you're not doing that, you would need to find some way to run a hydralic power steering pump. It's probably easier to just find the right year of steering wheel, even if you have to order it from the US. There are many on ebay. Also why are you changing steering wheels?
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Originally Posted by Loki
I think some people have used Miata steering racks when swapping in a different engine. But since you're not doing that, you would need to find some way to run a hydralic power steering pump. It's probably easier to just find the right year of steering wheel, even if you have to order it from the US. There are many on ebay. Also why are you changing steering wheels?

I changed all panel, because He was from uk ( Right side ) to left side.
And my steering wheel rack dont work correctly. Different plugs of brain.
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Wait, you changed your car from right hand drive to left hand drive? Wow.
Well in that case, as I said, the US is left-hand drive, plenty of steering wheels available.
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Why wow ? :D
I heard about Opel electric rack pump, can be instaled in mazda.

Ok, anyway, big thanks
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And also is your original steering wheel actually different from the same year left hand steering wheels? As far as I know, the button configurations and everything else is the same.

Here, if you really need one, there's a shop in I think Poland that makes things like this: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Steering-Wh...4AAOSw9bFZyrnB
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steering wheel brain plugs are different/ 4pin and 5pin/ thats the problem.
I can drive, just my wheel are turning really hard when slow, when faster driving , then its ok.
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OK, but I'm saying the steering wheel that originally came with the car, surely it works?
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Yes he worked. i removed it from my other mazda, who worked 100%
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