aftermarket steering wheels on a car with factory air bags ?

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aftermarket steering wheels on a car with factory air bags ? what can i do

#1 killa

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Posted 06 February 2008 - 08:54 PM

hey guys as ive been slowly doing up the interior in my supra bit by bit as u guys know and have seen ie aftermarket dash, bucket seats, handbrake lever, door pods etc, im curious as to know if its illegal or not or possible to install say an isotta or aftermarket wheel on a car which came with factory air bags. i know the style and design i want just didnt know if its worth having done or not ie the price of disabling the air bags is worth up and above the price of the aftermarket isotta wheel i would like :)

btw heres a pic of my interior

http://users.tpg.com.au/adslga9u/wheel.jpg

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Posted 06 February 2008 - 08:58 PM

killa, on Feb 6 2008, 09:54 PM, said:

Nice pic.

Aftermarket steering wheels will generally be considered 'illegal', whether they are in fact or not.

There is a good article on mkiv.com I believe on removing the stock steering wheel on a MKIV that has airbags - you can do it yourself. Having said that, I have never done it.

I also have a MOMO millenium sitting here somewhere, gathering dust... :D

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Posted 06 February 2008 - 09:00 PM

OEM airbag does look lame by today's standards.

My advice, don't lose the bag for appearance sake -

get the TRD airbag replacement eg. off Kinway, NIC etc via Honkers.

Done & done.

GL killage,

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Posted 06 February 2008 - 10:51 PM

got a pic of it PK ? :D

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:31 AM

BTW u dont need to post a pic of ur interior we know what ur steering wheel looks like.

But since u feel the need to pose maybe u will be forgiven :).

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:46 AM

Whered you get the carbon fibre dash?

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 11:37 AM

Don't get rid of the airbag dude, it could save your life one day.

Why not get one of the 'optional' series 2 carbon fibre steering wheels? It'll match your dash and retain the airbag.

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 12:55 PM

with the speeds kIlla drives - he would need more a pillow more than a air bag :bleh:

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 04:20 PM

bahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

stika, your a nasty little man,i love it!

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 04:50 PM

Stikasupra, on Feb 7 2008, 01:55 PM, said:

with the speeds kIlla drives - he would need more a pillow more than a air bag :bleh:

:lol: Classic! - my kids think this is hilarious too :lol:

ummm...sorry Matt :P

good call on the CF OEM wheel though - looks nice :)

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 05:34 PM

killa, on Feb 6 2008, 11:51 PM, said:

got a pic of it PK ? :D

No I don't. Google it.

Plus, I'm not letting it go cheaply...

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 07:09 PM

not like youve got something to put it on phil :P

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 07:20 PM

IcE, on Feb 7 2008, 08:09 PM, said:

not like youve got something to put it on phil :P

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Gold - pure gold!
Makes up for some of those cheap nasty comments at toyo fillet!
;)

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 07:46 PM

yer stika the old wheel is urs if i do decide to do it

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 08:21 PM

IcE, on Feb 7 2008, 08:09 PM, said:

not like youve got something to put it on phil :P

Very true... <_< Would you believe I thought about putting it on the pulsar?? Decided not to - didn't want to disrespect the steering wheel...

Wookie, on Feb 7 2008, 08:20 PM, said:

ahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Gold - pure gold!
Makes up for some of those cheap nasty comments at toyo fillet!
;)

Maybe it does... However, my steering wheel is worth more than that car you drive... Unfortunate...

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 08:43 PM

PK, on Feb 7 2008, 09:21 PM, said:

Maybe it does... However, my steering wheel is worth more than that car you drive... Unfortunate...

PK

DREAMER!!!!!!!!!
But it would more than double the value of yours!

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 08:59 PM

Wookie, on Feb 7 2008, 09:43 PM, said:

DREAMER!!!!!!!!!
But it would more than double the value of yours!

I don't drive a car. I drive a shitbox.

:bleh:

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:03 PM

scope01, on Feb 7 2008, 09:46 AM, said:

Whered you get the carbon fibre dash?

from a forum member on here whom sold it to me but their is a company in QLD where u can send off your dash and whatever u want done in a CF look and they will do it all and send it back to you

it is heat resistant and scratch proof a massive step up from the factory dash i love it

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Posted 07 February 2008 - 09:04 PM

the TRD wheel is worth over 1 k from the us but would look sexy as

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Posted 13 February 2008 - 06:20 PM

ive only just come to realise this stupid me but if i ditch the wheel and air bag im also gonna loose all the cruise controls as well arent i ?

i didnt even think of that when thinkn of getting a aftermarket wheel cos my mate wants to buy mine if i go ahead with it but then i searched for prices on the stock wheels on ebay and they all look like the cruise control is actually attached to the air bag wheel ?

can any1 confirm this ?

cheers

matt