steering wheel and front seat - Toyota Yaris Forums

magilla · 10-11-2010, 08:35 AM

does any one know if theres any porblem with swaping the steering wheel and can u swap the front seats easily? i know theres the passenger air bag sensor ?

cali yaris · 10-11-2010, 10:31 AM

Driver steering wheel has an airbag in it. You will lose that with an aftermarket wheel.

Both seats have airbag sensors. You can retain functionality by wiring in a small circuit, otherwise, your airbag system will probably not function correctly.

Bluevitz-rs · 10-11-2010, 08:10 PM

I know in my Echo, only the passenger seat had the airbag sensor. The driver's seat only had a seatbelt sensor.

magilla · 10-12-2010, 11:05 AM

howed u get around sensor?

magilla · 10-13-2010, 10:58 PM

how do u bypass the air bag sensor

CTScott · 10-13-2010, 11:07 PM

The driver's side one just detects the position of the seat and can be moved over to a replacement seat. The passenger side has the passenger occupancy ECU, which weighs the contents of the seat using 4 load cells that are mounted within the seat frame. I developed and sell a module that plugs into the passenger occupancy ECU and responds to the LIN Bus messages from the ECU, pretending to be the 4 sensors. The module has a switch that allows you to choose to have the airbag active or off (where it either tells the ECU that the seat is empty or is occupied by a 150 lb person).

OTA'sTOY · 10-14-2010, 01:03 AM

first of all what year is your yaris and what are you planning to do?
yours is a european make correct? try go to your dealer and find out if yours is equipted with airbag occupant sensor first
you are vague in your actions
are you trying to find out if you can put a aftermarket steering wheel?what kind were you thinging of buying
replacing with another yaris wheel? same goes with the seat, are you planning to replace with racing seats?

magilla · 10-14-2010, 10:14 AM

grant f1 steering wheel and zx seats there all going in 07 yaris hatchy

magilla · 10-14-2010, 10:15 AM

how much is the switch controler?

CTScott · 10-14-2010, 10:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by magilla

how much is the switch controler?

$55 shipped.

If you want to read a bit about what went into developing it, check out this thread: http://www.yarisworld.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20730

This is what it looks like:
OCS Bypass Module.jpg

3cyltrbo · 10-19-2010, 01:53 PM

don't the seats in the 09+ have side airbags IN the seats????

here in the land of the Igloos (Canada) our Yaris's now come with 6 airbags (all models) - doesn't that put the side ones in the seats (then 2 more on the dash and 2 in the roof) ???

Will

CTScott · 10-19-2010, 03:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3cyltrbo

don't the seats in the 09+ have side airbags IN the seats????

here in the land of the Igloos (Canada) our Yaris's now come with 6 airbags (all models) - doesn't that put the side ones in the seats (then 2 more on the dash and 2 in the roof) ???

Will

Yes, the 09+ have the side airbags in the seats. When replacing the seats, you simply connect a 3 ohm resistor in place of the seat squib to keep the SRS ECU happy.

WorkTL · 12-14-2014, 06:36 PM

Besides the passenger side ocs bypass for a 12+, what else would I need to at least install a drivers side Sparco in a 2013 and not have any lights pop up?

CTScott · 12-14-2014, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WorkTL

Besides the passenger side ocs bypass for a 12+, what else would I need to at least install a drivers side Sparco in a 2013 and not have any lights pop up?

The driver's side is easy - Just move the seat position sensor from the rail of the OEM seat to the rail of the new seat.

WorkTL · 12-14-2014, 10:51 PM

Thanks. I will definitely be one of your 1st customers once you produce a bypass for the 12+ Yaris.

10-11-2010, 08:35 AM	#1
magilla Drives: yaris hatch back Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: manchester nh Posts: 23	steering wheel and front seat does any one know if theres any porblem with swaping the steering wheel and can u swap the front seats easily? i know theres the passenger air bag sensor ?

10-11-2010, 10:31 AM	#2
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Bluevitz-rs 1NZ-6spd View User's Garage Drives: '05 6-Spd Vitz RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 2,967	I know in my Echo, only the passenger seat had the airbag sensor. The driver's seat only had a seatbelt sensor.

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magilla Drives: yaris hatch back Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: manchester nh Posts: 23	howed u get around sensor?

10-13-2010, 10:58 PM	#5
magilla Drives: yaris hatch back Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: manchester nh Posts: 23	how do u bypass the air bag sensor

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CTScott ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 09 5dr LB, 2x 08 3dr LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: USA, CT Posts: 13,460	The driver's side one just detects the position of the seat and can be moved over to a replacement seat. The passenger side has the passenger occupancy ECU, which weighs the contents of the seat using 4 load cells that are mounted within the seat frame. I developed and sell a module that plugs into the passenger occupancy ECU and responds to the LIN Bus messages from the ECU, pretending to be the 4 sensors. The module has a switch that allows you to choose to have the airbag active or off (where it either tells the ECU that the seat is empty or is occupied by a 150 lb person).

10-14-2010, 01:03 AM	#7
OTA'sTOY DAT'S RIGHT I GOTz 2 View User's Garage Drives: '10 5dr Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Hilo, Hawaii Posts: 361	first of all what year is your yaris and what are you planning to do? yours is a european make correct? try go to your dealer and find out if yours is equipted with airbag occupant sensor first you are vague in your actions are you trying to find out if you can put a aftermarket steering wheel?what kind were you thinging of buying replacing with another yaris wheel? same goes with the seat, are you planning to replace with racing seats?

10-14-2010, 10:14 AM	#8
magilla Drives: yaris hatch back Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: manchester nh Posts: 23	grant f1 steering wheel and zx seats there all going in 07 yaris hatchy

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magilla Drives: yaris hatch back Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: manchester nh Posts: 23	how much is the switch controler?

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3cyltrbo Drives: MR2 Spyd/Type R/Yaris/Civic Si Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ottawa Posts: 479	don't the seats in the 09+ have side airbags IN the seats???? here in the land of the Igloos (Canada) our Yaris's now come with 6 airbags (all models) - doesn't that put the side ones in the seats (then 2 more on the dash and 2 in the roof) ??? Will

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WorkTL View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris LE Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 216	Besides the passenger side ocs bypass for a 12+, what else would I need to at least install a drivers side Sparco in a 2013 and not have any lights pop up?

12-14-2014, 10:51 PM	#15
WorkTL View User's Garage Drives: 2013 Yaris LE Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: SoCal Posts: 216	Thanks. I will definitely be one of your 1st customers once you produce a bypass for the 12+ Yaris.