hi,
i've got a mini without airbag....but want a steering wheel from a newer mini,but they all have airbags!does this matter?would it fit straight on?
thanx
steering wheel
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frostie
, Mar 07 2005 04:35 PM
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Dan
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Posted 07 March 2005 - 08:12 PM
It's pretty dangerous to have an airbag in front of you if it isn't plugged into an SRS computer which will keep it under control. I wouldn't do it just for the look of the wheel.
But no, it doesn't fit the older column anyway.
But no, it doesn't fit the older column anyway.
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frostie
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Posted 12 March 2005 - 11:16 PM
got another question about the steering wheel.....
my mini is 1993 so would it fit if i fitted an SRS control unit?there is a 2nd hand unti for sale on ebay....would it be difficult to add this or not?
thanx
my mini is 1993 so would it fit if i fitted an SRS control unit?there is a 2nd hand unti for sale on ebay....would it be difficult to add this or not?
thanx
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Posted 13 March 2005 - 01:01 AM
Don't be silly, you don't want to be playing with explosives in your car.
It would be really quite hard to fit the SRS sytem safely and reliably to a car which hasn't been designed for it. And you need a whole new steering column too. When I re-shelled my car I looked into fitting the Airbag system to make it modern and safe, and even with a new heritage shell it's complicated.
It would be really quite hard to fit the SRS sytem safely and reliably to a car which hasn't been designed for it. And you need a whole new steering column too. When I re-shelled my car I looked into fitting the Airbag system to make it modern and safe, and even with a new heritage shell it's complicated.
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Posted 13 March 2005 - 11:05 AM
lol thanx....shows how much i know!
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Posted 23 March 2005 - 08:14 AM
A friend of mine once bought a steering wheel for his car, it came with an airbag still in it. He took it down to the local garage and they apparently hooked it up to a nine volt battery and detonated it. After that we just cut the airbag out and glued the cover back over the hole, and it looked as good as new.... Just a thought
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