jeffp1167

I don't want the airbag in my 1990 for one I doubt it works and I just hate the look for another. Or would I be better off using a complete earlier column?

I know by removing the airbag the light will be on but will it affect the car any other way by not having it? I notice when you pull the airbag fuse the car dies or wont start. Can a resistor be put in the harness to trick the car into thinking the airbag is still there to eliminate any side affects?

oldalaskaman

with money and time anything can be done, i've never heard of that one, if I had an air bag car , not sure I'd disable it.

mattwalker87

i have the exact opposite question. i have a 89 car and would like the newer model steering wheel. im wondering if the spline counts are the same, and the spacing on the back of the wheel to the column/telescoping portion/plastic. i understand the airbag would not work in my car, thats fine, i just prefer the look of the newer c4 steering wheels.

oldalaskaman

on this one , swap the column from the 'rag' joint to the steering wheel, same deal , with money and time it could work. actually you both could probably swap each other.

mattwalker87

only problem i see with unbolting columns at the rag joint is my 89 has the wiper switch on the door, his 90 should have a multifunction lever. my car has vats bypassed anyways, so that would not be a issue to me, but possibly the OP. looking forward to how this plays out. seeing as a nice wheel is 150 +/- and a airbag is another 100 +/- we'll see.

proracr

One thing to consider when contemplating a swap between the 84-89 and 90-96 steering columns is that the windshield wiper controls for 84-89 are on the driver's door panel and on the steering column for 90-96 Vettes. This complicates the swap. Oops! mattwakler87's post must have just beat me to this issue. Sorry about the duplication.

mattwalker87

yea, thats why im wondering if the steering wheels bolt up the same, and everything. its a bit much to ask of any local guy to swing his car by and let me rip the wheel off it. lol any more input anyone?

-=Jeff=-

FYI, on the column swap, the 84-89 column mounts in the car different then the 90-96

As for the Wheel I, used a 89 column with 91 electronics and trim panels I still had the Telescopic wheel, but my mod was bit different