mattfinch Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 Hi all I have found a nice steering wheel and was wondering if I change the steering wheel on my Zed will it bring up the air bag light the whole time im driving? Thanks Quote
Ian Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 It won't aslong as you buy a boss kit with the airbag harness Quote
veilside z Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 as long as you havent got cruise control too. Quote
mattfinch Posted March 20, 2013 Author Posted March 20, 2013 Yer I was just thinking about that. I use cruise control quite a bit so I think I will leave it for now. Thanks for the replys though Quote
Ian Posted March 20, 2013 Posted March 20, 2013 as long as you havent got cruise control too. What difference does that make to the air bag light? Cruise control is easily relocated Quote
smudgedon Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 as long as you havent got cruise control too. What difference does that make to the air bag light? Cruise control is easily relocated To where Ian? Pretty much the only thing stopping me changing my wheel Quote
marzman Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... +1 Fair enough if you "go racing" , but even for the occasional track day not worth it IMO Quote
smudgedon Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... Still not sold on airbags in the steering wheel tbh Seen it cause a lot of damage to people as well Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... Still not sold on airbags in the steering wheel tbh Seen it cause a lot of damage to people as well I am no expert on airbags, but they have to be better than embedding your face in a steering wheel. Were all the people you have seen sitting too far forward or something? Quote
smudgedon Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... Still not sold on airbags in the steering wheel tbh Seen it cause a lot of damage to people as well I am no expert on airbags, but they have to be better than embedding your face in a steering wheel. Were all the people you have seen sitting too far forward or something? The seatbelt should prevent you from hitting the steering wheel I've just seen some video's and reports of people being injured by airbags due to their explosive nature Stuff like this: Edited March 21, 2013 by smudgedon Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Stuff like this: ] Whenever I think of air bags I think of two things . . . . . 1) Not appropriate for a family forum 2) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAn7qJPvqog Quote
BulletMagnet Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 They better start inventing Securefoam as seen in Demolition Man then Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 They better start inventing Securefoam as seen in Demolition Man then Just rewire your airbag to a couple of cans of expanding foam. Job done 1 Quote
DoogyRev Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Better still, fit an injector seat! An injector seat? Sounds painful Quote
mattfinch Posted March 21, 2013 Author Posted March 21, 2013 I do agree, I only really like changing the steering wheel if I have buckets and harnesses so if you crash you will not hit the wheel Quote
Dave-350 Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 (edited) Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... Still not sold on airbags in the steering wheel tbh Seen it cause a lot of damage to people as well Whaaaat? Rather have an airbag go off in my face that splatter my brains all over the wheel! Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... Still not sold on airbags in the steering wheel tbh Seen it cause a lot of damage to people as well I am no expert on airbags, but they have to be better than embedding your face in a steering wheel. Were all the people you have seen sitting too far forward or something? The seatbelt should prevent you from hitting the steering wheel I've just seen some video's and reports of people being injured by airbags due to their explosive nature Stuff like this: [media]https://www.youtube....JNzfAIV8[/media] You should get a job designing cars! All these stupid car manufacturers who use airbags dont know wtf they're doing! Also, you said that the seatbelt is designed to stop you from hitting the wheel, fair enough, the video you posted explains that the seatbelt failed to do its job in one instance... Edited March 21, 2013 by Dave-350 Quote
KyleR Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 There's no doubt airbags have caused deaths and injury that could have been avoided if it hadnt have went off, but how many millions of lives have they saved? 1 Quote
Ian Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... You need to drive a Z with a smaller wheel, it feels a lot more natural. Not to mention looking a lot better than the standard wheel. Smudge, ill find the link later for you Quote
smudgedon Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 Not having a dig but i've always wondered why anyone would want to swap their steering wheel and remove their airbag? It could save your life... You need to drive a Z with a smaller wheel, it feels a lot more natural. Not to mention looking a lot better than the standard wheel. Smudge, ill find the link later for you Ta I want a smaller wheel thats thicker to hold onto Used to have a chunky RS6 wheel in my S3 and loved it Quote
AliveBoy Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 I'm thinking of changing mine, more for the reasons, A) to bring the wheel closer to me using a wheel boss for when I'm in my harnesses, for a smaller diameter for easier handling of it (yes, I'm saying I prefer playing with small objects, yada yada... ) and C) so that when I leave the car parked up on the road at home I can take the wheel out using a removable boss, as it's a theft deterrent if the wheel is in my house. However having said that, if I used my car a lot on the road I'd want to keep the standard one. A solid ring of steel with some high density foam and leather wrapped around it is going to do a lot of damage. I wouldn't want to hit my head on it at walking pace, let alone at car crash deceleration speeds. Quote
4RE Leather Posted March 21, 2013 Posted March 21, 2013 I do agree, I only really like changing the steering wheel if I have buckets and harnesses so if you crash you will not hit the wheel We don't say the "C" word on this forum lol! Quote
mattfinch Posted March 21, 2013 Author Posted March 21, 2013 I do agree, I only really like changing the steering wheel if I have buckets and harnesses so if you crash you will not hit the wheel We don't say the "C" word on this forum lol! Sorry mate Im still quite new Quote
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