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NLC Steering wheel/airbag removal
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:23 am
by tuscan_thunder
New track/hillclimb toy should arrive at the weekend and I want to change the steering wheel from the standard rubbery airbag version to a nice suede dished effort.
I know airbags use some kind of explosive charge to activate so it would be safe to say I'm 'cautious' of removing it.
Is it easy to do? How do I go about it without blowing my face off?
cheers
John
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:27 am
by thinfourth
what kind of toy it is might help s to giving some useful pointers
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:39 am
by tuscan_thunder
oh, it's a sh*troen Saxo VTS.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:50 pm
by two4oneuk
I've removed one on a vectra. ignition off remove 2 bolts on the back side of bag and cable and it's off.
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 1:55 pm
by tuscan_thunder
sounds straightforward!
is there not some kind of charge thing that I need to remove too? I've heard that it's sometimes under the seat? Is that true? Maybe it's just the usual 'paddock gossip'....
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 3:03 pm
by Rich H
Let the car stand allegedly to allow the airbag charge to dissapate so it doesn't go *poof...*
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 5:33 pm
by thinfourth
Then take it outside and work out what you are going to airbag to death
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Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 6:12 pm
by Lawrence
tuscan_thunder wrote:sounds straightforward!
is there not some kind of charge thing that I need to remove too? I've heard that it's sometimes under the seat? Is that true? Maybe it's just the usual 'paddock gossip'....
There are often seat belt tensioners under the seat that use similar explosive devices.
May be an idea to remove them also when the harnesses go in
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2007 9:31 am
by tuscan_thunder
Lawrence wrote:There are often seat belt tensioners under the seat that use similar explosive devices.
May be an idea to remove them also when the harnesses go in
I trust that by removing the negative terminal this will be disarmed and I 'should' be safe to remove it?
The seats will be coming out so I imagine access will be easy.