Great News! First fully functioning steering wheel swap complete
I just finished installing the steering wheel from a 2016 tacoma into my 2006 4runner and I couldn't be happier! It looks much more up to date and with some work I made everything work. I will try to include as much info as possible.
My first step was to wrap the wheel that I bought with a oem like leather wrap. It has a contrast stitching that I did to match the seats. That overall took about an hour and a half. It turned out great and looks really good too.
My next order of business was to wire the new steering wheel controls to work with the existing clock spring as well as the factory cruise control. My controls had 4 wires, a red, a brown, a grey, and a black. the brown grey and black go in the exact same place as the factory steering wheel controls. The red pin has to be put in the lower left opening. (this is for the lights) The cruise control consisted of three wires. a black red and white with black stripe. Pull these pins from the existing plug and put them in the same place of the new plug. The black wire is tied in with the black wire from the steering wheel controls. The horn wire (blue) needs to be de-pinned and places in the top right plug. Now all of the steering wheel controls and cruise control will work (test everything)
Next disconnect the battery for at least 10 minutes before the next step. dont want the airbag blowing up
next the nut holding the steering wheel on will need to be removed. First disconnect the airbag connectors. There are 2 tabs that need to be lifted up for the airbag to come out. Next make sure the steering wheel is locked it makes removing the nut much easier. Next leave it on part of the way because you will need to give the wheel several good tugs to get it loose (don't want to take your teeth out) . once it is loose you can remove it as long as it is perfectly straight.
next remove the old wheel and put the new wheel on. retighten the nut. next take the old cruise control module from the old wheel and feed it through from the inside of the wheel to screw in place. the connector can then be plugged in.
Once the steering wheel is fully in place now is time for the most stressful part. take the new airbag and plug the black wire into the black connector and the orange in the orange connector. also dont forget about the horn wire. Once you tighten down the torx screws from behind, the battery can be reconnected. Once connected let the car sit for a minute before turning it on to ensure the airbag will be okay.
The final step is to turn on your car and enjoy your new steering wheel! All functions work properly including blutooth controls. The airbag is also recognized by the car which means no airbag lights.
I hope this helps anyone who would like to do this swap. Also any exposed wired I soldered and did heat shrink tubing for protection
Here is a list of parts used.
----2016 tacoma sr steering wheel
-----2012-2017 4runner airbag module
-----45186-04030-C0 Side Cover
Lower Cover, RIGHT
-----445187-04010-C0 Side Cover
Lower Cover, LEFT
-------https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M62AVEO/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
