A steering wheel adapter system for an automotive simulator, comprising: a first adapter element formed in a distal end of the steering wheel; a second adapter element formed in a distal end of a steering axle of the automotive simulator; wherein the first adapter element and the second adapter element are configured to slide against each other along a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the steering axle until a seated position has been reached in which a central axis of the steering wheel is aligned with a central axis of the steering axle, the steering wheel adapter system further comprising a snap-lock mechanism comprising: a beam on the first adapter; the beam including a protrusion with a first surface and a second surface; wherein the protrusion is configured to be lowered into a recess surface when the beam is bent in a direction away from the first surface; a barb on the second adapter, wherein the barb is configured to slide and push the first surface of the protrusion until the seated position has been reached during the installation; and wherein the barb is configured to prevent sliding of the first adaptor element and the second adaptor element against each other after the seated position has been reached and the first surface pops up by contacting the second surface if the steering wheel was pushed in the opposite direction the way that it was slid on to the steering wheel. a first adapter element formed in a distal end of the steering wheel; a second adapter element formed in a distal end of a steering axle of the automotive simulator; wherein the first adapter element and the second adapter element are configured to slide against each other along a plane that is substantially perpendicular to the steering axle until a seated position has been reached in which a central axis of the steering wheel is aligned with a central axis of the steering axle, the steering wheel adapter system further comprising a snap-lock mechanism comprising: a beam on the first adapter; the beam including a protrusion with a first surface and a second surface; wherein the protrusion is configured to be lowered into a recess surface when the beam is bent in a direction away from the first surface; a barb on the second adapter, wherein the barb is configured to slide and push the first surface of the protrusion until the seated position has been reached during the installation; and wherein the barb is configured to prevent sliding of the first adaptor element and the second adaptor element against each other after the seated position has been reached and the first surface pops up by contacting the second surface if the steering wheel was pushed in the opposite direction the way that it was slid on to the steering wheel. a beam on the first adapter; the beam including a protrusion with a first surface and a second surface; wherein the protrusion is configured to be lowered into a recess surface when the beam is bent in a direction away from the first surface; a barb on the second adapter, wherein the barb is configured to slide and push the first surface of the protrusion until the seated position has been reached during the installation; and wherein the barb is configured to prevent sliding of the first adaptor element and the second adaptor element against each other after the seated position has been reached and the first surface pops up by contacting the second surface if the steering wheel was pushed in the opposite direction the way that it was slid on to the steering wheel.