diy for steering wheel change

[RShatchback]

Originally Posted by jdium

My car says it has driver, passenger dash bags, side bags that come out of the A pillar, and side bags that come out of the seat...is that right? Both cars I test drove had the same markings, so I didn't think it was that rare...

Just curious by what you mean by "my car says" Is it like knightrider? And it told you personally, Or is it listed in your owners manual - or on your window sticker, or written on the A pillar? Cause I remember seeing all the airbags in the brochure and then finding out that it wasnt standard equipment.

[jdium]

Originally Posted by RShatchback

Just curious by what you mean by "my car says" Is it like knightrider? And it told you personally, Or is it listed in your owners manual - or on your window sticker, or written on the A pillar? Cause I remember seeing all the airbags in the brochure and then finding out that it wasnt standard equipment.

As in it says, it's written on the damn thing. On the seat, the A pillar, and the steering wheel...

I can take pics so you can see what I mean if you want...

As for my concern for others, see the comment about removing safety equipment being population control...

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by jdium

As in it says, it's written on the damn thing. On the seat, the A pillar, and the steering wheel...

I can take pics so you can see what I mean if you want...

As for my concern for others, see the comment about removing safety equipment being population control...

I didn't remove my safety equipment, try reading my comment

[03Z33]

Nardi Steering Wheel
Works Bell "Shorty" hub
Works Bell Quick Release

Horn Still works
NO AIRBAG LIGHT (used resistor supplied with Works Bell hub)

Thomas, I think yours might need a different size resistor, let me know if you need help figuring it out, there is no reason why your airbag light should stay on.

I purchased all of the above from Works Bell USA, www.aspecproducts.com

[jdium]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

I didn't remove my safety equipment, try reading my comment

I didn't say you removed your safety equipment. I said that I don't think that is a good idea. You ridiculed me because of my "concern for others safety". My opinion is that an aftermarket wheel looks good, but is not worth it due to the safety loss...understand?

[brickhardmeat]

Originally Posted by jdium

I didn't say you removed your safety equipment. I said that I don't think that is a good idea. You ridiculed me because of my "concern for others safety". My opinion is that an aftermarket wheel looks good, but is not worth it due to the safety loss...understand?

your last concern is for -others- safety, you just like to come in here and crawl up people's ass every time you make a post

if you think that was ridicule then I think you should look up the definition of that word, I'm just stating the obvious

you're a shit starter and you have been from day one, guess we have to have a few of those

you even refer to yourself as Mr. Attitude

[jdium]

Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

your last concern is for -others- safety, you just like to come in here and crawl up people's ass every time you make a post

if you think that was ridicule then I think you should look up the definition of that word, I'm just stating the obvious

you're a shit starter and you have been from day one, guess we have to have a few of those

you even refer to yourself as Mr. Attitude

Mr Attitude was given to me by Red Yaris, originally it said 'Everybody Wants to be Me'

If I'm crawling up your ass, you might need to clinch it tighter. I'm not intentionally doing it. I was responding to a couple posts from people that feel that an airbag is more dangerous than not having one. I have an inside perspective because my girlfriend it a paramedic who sees bad stuff daily, and she thinks airbags are lifesavers (not the candy). I'll believe her...

[dlinkwit27]

Originally Posted by jdium

As in it says, it's written on the damn thing. On the seat, the A pillar, and the steering wheel...

I can take pics so you can see what I mean if you want...

As for my concern for others, see the comment about removing safety equipment being population control...

If you are talking about the manual, it's full of shit. I read the same thing, and went to talk to my dealer to ask about it because i thought I could get a better deal on my insurance, and it turns out that the LB, even package B, does not come with side impact airbags. It only has the Driver and Passenger front impact airbags.

Also, for those worried about the force of the airbag deploying, and how they can be used for fun to jettison things into the air, you should rather worry if you do not. They deploy with such force in order to inflate in the milliseconds that exist before you come into contact with the steering wheel. It's effect is simple physics

Force = mass * acceleration
and
acceleration = change in velocity / change in time

it is easy to see then that by increasing the time it takes for your body to go from (let's say) 35 mph (~56 Kmh) you decrease the acceleration, which in turn, reduces the amount of force that your body experiences.

[jdium]

Originally Posted by dlinkwit27

If you are talking about the manual, it's full of shit. I read the same thing, and went to talk to my dealer to ask about it because i thought I could get a better deal on my insurance, and it turns out that the LB, even package B, does not come with side impact airbags. It only has the Driver and Passenger front impact airbags.

Here's where I'm confused I guess. The options list says seat mounted side curtain airbags. My front seats have lil tags hanging off of them that say airbag equipped or something like that. But I didn't get the full safety package, no antilock or power options. Is that tag lying to me? Or is there a different safety feature set available in the North West?