90-93 steering wheel and airbag in a 95...
10-23-2012, 11:32 PM
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
90-93 steering wheel and airbag in a 95...
Will it work? I hate my stock wheel and want the 90-93 wheel. Will the airbag and horns plug up to a 95?
Thanks in advance for your help.
Thanks in advance for your help.
10-24-2012, 04:59 AM
#2
Melting Slicks
I am not sure if it will work, the airbag may be matched to airbag controller re the fault codes you can get? I also prefer the 90-93 airbag steering wheels as to the 94-96 the earlier airbag wheel has a spot for your thumbs to sit 
Where the 94-96 is a lot further down slightly an unnatural feel
slightly higher than 3 to 3 on a clock with the 90-93 compared 20 to 4 feel of the 94-96.
The earlier airbag wheels are actually quite cheap, i put one on my 85 (was heaps cheaper than getting the original wheel recovered)
I did get the impact and derm modules etc, all i really need to connect it up and make it work is the later column. but the US set the airbags to go of at quite low speed due to not many wearing their seat belts. But i am planning to do it eventually.
You do not want the following to happen.
1 the airbag goes off when you connect it.
2 the airbag does not work if your are involved in a crash where you would need it
Hopefully some one has tried this and can inform you.... so bump !
Oh here is a pic of my wheel in my 85 i took today
Where the 94-96 is a lot further down slightly an unnatural feel
slightly higher than 3 to 3 on a clock with the 90-93 compared 20 to 4 feel of the 94-96.
The earlier airbag wheels are actually quite cheap, i put one on my 85 (was heaps cheaper than getting the original wheel recovered)
I did get the impact and derm modules etc, all i really need to connect it up and make it work is the later column. but the US set the airbags to go of at quite low speed due to not many wearing their seat belts. But i am planning to do it eventually.
You do not want the following to happen.
1 the airbag goes off when you connect it.
2 the airbag does not work if your are involved in a crash where you would need it
Hopefully some one has tried this and can inform you.... so bump !
Oh here is a pic of my wheel in my 85 i took today
10-24-2012, 08:56 AM
#3
Ironically the connector is the same to the bag but the coil/clock-spring is part numbered differently. I would imagine that the DERM for the driver/passenger system sees the components differently. I'd say a NO GO for SIR function. I don't know if a 2 Ohm +/- 1% resistor would fool the DERM and leave the passenger SIR operational or NOT. It would I believe put out SIR DIC lamps I believe.
Last edited by WVZR-1; 10-24-2012 at 08:58 AM.
10-24-2012, 10:16 PM
#5
Drifting
Thread Starter
I think I might just unhook the SIR light and pass airbag and bolt the 90-93 wheel on. Or might just go aftermarket since I ain't staying stock anyway.
I replaced it with a momo wheel