Yo dude...now this may not be a good idea, but if you are getting impatient waiting for someone to answer...(It looks like we have a low amount of experiance mechanics on this site who are willing to advise) I just put this site on another post...
Lost Saab Keys on there you can find out how to take out the air bag on the steering wheel.
So like I said...it might not be a good idea but I think that may be a way to get at the stearing wheel controls...
Check it out...
Let us know how you did it...
Post pictures! Good luck.