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Removing Steering wheel with airbag





Is it possible to remove an airbag steering wheel from a 98+ clio???? I want to order an isotta one like right away but want to be sure I can actually fit it before I do!!

Quick answer needed please!!!
 


you need to take it somewhere for them to do it cos they need to sort the airbag out otherwise it will just go off!!

it is illegal tho and your airbag light will always be on so im told but hey isotta steering wheels look the danglies!!
 

KDF

  Audi TT Stronic


Probably best to dissconnect the battery for a couple hours beforehand so that the primers are fully discharged.

Is the one your replacing it come with an airbag ?
 


Nope its the isotta evolution, no airbag but will look lush with my re-trimmed and sprayed interior!!!

As ive already fitted 172 seats I have already removed the airbag light from my dash so that isnt a problem. Just needed to know it was possible. I figure I can hardly get a magazine feature with the standard blue plastic wheel!!
 


go for it matey they look really nice jsut gonna cost a bit to do it as far as i know cos i wanted to change mine to an isotta steering wheel but aint got the dollar at the moment
 


Do you guys have an idea how much it will cost to get it changed?? Any of you done this in your car?



Tomclio16V - would freddynamic2001 be able to help with actually removing the old one?? Has it done it before?
 


Ok, well bit late to tell ya, but the serv& airbag lights are easy to put out, you just put a resistor pack on the connector that used to go to the airbag.....

Just remember that when any airbag is in a fault state the whole airbag system in down and wont fire, so that includes ya passenger one too..... (Correct me on this if Im wrong)
 


Oh well mine probable already wont fire then as Ive already had to pull the airbag light out when changing seats.

I was originally planning on doing it myself but not so sure now. Cheers for your help everyone. Will PM freddynamic2001 and see what he says.

Has anyone thought of writing a guide on how to do this?? Sounds like it could save ppl lots of cash!!!
 


I will get the info together about which pins to give a load across and post it up (when I find my bit of paper lol)

Just replace the light in the dash and do what I tell ya to wire round the missing airbags - then whatever is left will work 100% and no fault codes will be active on the ecu (Airbag faults are temporary not permanent :)

(Fred is waiting for me and my bit of paper too lol)
 


I thought it was dangerous to try and wire around the missing airbags??

Tomclio 16v - The member name freddynamic2001 is not recognised and the PM wont send!!
 


does anyone know if freds got a couple of pics of his motor fitted with the steering wheel cos Id luv to see one...been thinkin about doing this myself too...duno about the wheel suitin the dash mind..wanna see a pic!
 
  Lionel Richie


yeah ive got an isotta wheel its fairly easy to remove the airbag, JUST DISCONNECT THE BATTERY and wear a crash helmet (i did!!!!)

Ill just go take a pic for you all
 


Quote: Originally posted by powelly on 02 December 2003


it is illegal tho and your airbag light will always be on so im told but hey isotta steering wheels look the danglies!!


whats illegal ??? removing a steering wheel fitted with an airbag ??
 


Its not illegal to remove an airbag from the system, and not a problem to wire round them to keep the system active (as long as you do it right)..... what do you think is done in the 172 cups? is there a dash light on in them? nope.... it is wired around thats all.
 


mmmmm yummy,still very tempted to change mine after i had a peek at your wheel fred :D.

Some passenger airbags have a seat occupancy sensor and will not fire anyway if you dont have a passenger in the car, i dont think the clio has this hence the key switch to disable the passenger bag when child seats are fitted to the passenger seat. as for bypassing the airbags with resistors, makes sense as the whole system is resistance dependant and this is mainly why airbag lights are so commonly on and off due to pretentioners control units and wiring looms creating too much or too little resistance in the circuit and bringing the light up
 


disconntecting the battery is a good idea and i dont blame fred for wearing a helment airbags are pretty mad when they go off, one of the guys in our workshop didnt disconnect the battery and was removing part of the dash and set the passenger airbag off which put his head through the windscreen :eek: give it a couple of hours after diconnecting as KDF said
 


we used to ave great fun with airbags on steering wheels........lay em face down on the floor & connect a battery to em with a bloody long wire.....then make contact....watch em fly !!!!! youd be suprised how high they go !! lol
 


Guessing no-one ever re-connects the air bag wheel then?? LOL

Ordered my steering wheel, only problem is ive got to wait 6 weeks to have the hub sent over from italy!!!!!! I could have tried a different brand which they had in stock, but I decided to wait for the aluminium isotta. If somethings worth doing its worth doing right!!!!! Plus it wouldnt be funny to find the steering wheel came off in your hands whilst doin 80 down a motorway!!!
 
  Lionel Richie


i had to wait about 2months fot the hub!!!!

I waited and waited then it arrived, IT WASNT the poilshed one!!!! doh!!!!

Apparently isotta dont do a polished one for 1998 onwards clios (they list it in the catalouge, but dont make it apparently)

If its being supplied through motorsport wheels THEN GET WHOEVER ORDERED IT TO CHECK!!!!!!!
 


Well the guy assured me thats the one it was and charged me an extra £30 so it better be. If it turns out to be the black one Ill expect the £30 quid back!!!!

So has anyone actually got a step by step guide on how to change the steering wheels over then??????
 


roamer have u got this information for us yet...Ive just sold my standard renault CD player and this is soundin tempting :)
 


fred just out of curiousity mate have u changed the illumination on ur dashboard mate cos ur clocks look blue...if u have, how did u do it u b*****d and did u change every light in ur dash so it all matched...would it b possible to keep my lockwood dials if I did
 


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