I was wondering if the airbag from the vinyl steering wheel would fit on the leather steering wheel. I am sick of my vinyl wheel, and all it's slippery-ness (is that a word?). Plus, it looks like my Mom's steering wheel, and she drives a Toyota Corroda... ;-)
Thanks,
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World's most stock '96 DSM...
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actually i would like to know how hard it would be to get a leather steering wheel from a 1998 Talon TSI or something and put it on mine ??? anyone know if this is hard to do cause i got a mechanic that will do it but he wants to know if anyone has done it??? thanks all

Talon
97'Talon Esi
Injen short ram
stock 16" rims <---heck yeah !!!
AEM cam gears

I guess that means that nobody knows. I just wanted to put it back to the top in case somebody who didn't read it feels inspired to look at the board!
Later,
-=B-=

dude you dont need to pay a mechanic to change your steering wheel, its a 6 minute install. you can do it yourself with a 19mm i think, wrench

http://www.geocities.com/blue2gnt

it's easy to change....i mean hell.....i can do it......but then again i'm also an aircraft mechanic.

Chris Dishmon
-----------Mods-----------
Interior:
-color painted interior
-fire extinguisher
-Topspeed short shifter
-aluminum shift knob and pedals
-Grant Evolution steering wheel
Exterior:
-Neo Blitz Front Bumper
-17" ICW 10 spoke wheels w/ 215/45 yokahama's
-APR GT1 adjustable aluminum wing
-Toyota Supra turn signal/foglights
-Aerogear fiberglass hood w/ Sparco hoodpins
Engine:
-Weapon R intake w/ ram air hook up
-NGK plugs
-Accel 8mm ignition wires
-Catco hi-flow cat convertor
-Apexi Dunk Muffler
Suspension:
-front and rear strut tower bars
-Tenzo R lowering springs
-front and rear camber adjustment
Stereo:
-Kenwood In-dash CD player
-Kenwood graphic EQ
-Orion Cobalt amp
-6 1/2" Infinity Kappa speakers
-6X9 Alpines speakers
http://klipzracer.homestead.com/index.html
chrisdishmon@hotmail.com

LOL... you ever install a DSM steering wheel on a 747? I bet the airbag would work wonders in a front end collision!
-=B-=

What's wrong with me? :-)

well we don't have any 747's at Delta but we got 767's and 757's
i saw a MD-88 down the ramp that would look good with some chrome 20's. actually most of the planes out here use a 17 or 18 inch rims with big a$$ tires. an MD-11 tire is about 5 1/2 feet tall and wide. that's a mofo you don't want to fall on you!!

Chris Dishmon
-----------Mods-----------
Interior:
-color painted interior
-fire extinguisher
-Topspeed short shifter
-aluminum shift knob and pedals
-Grant Evolution steering wheel
Exterior:
-Neo Blitz Front Bumper
-17" ICW 10 spoke wheels w/ 215/45 yokahama's
-APR GT1 adjustable aluminum wing
-Toyota Supra turn signal/foglights
-Aerogear fiberglass hood w/ Sparco hoodpins
Engine:
-Weapon R intake w/ ram air hook up
-NGK plugs
-Accel 8mm ignition wires
-Catco hi-flow cat convertor
-Apexi Dunk Muffler
Suspension:
-front and rear strut tower bars
-Tenzo R lowering springs
-front and rear camber adjustment
Stereo:
-Kenwood In-dash CD player
-Kenwood graphic EQ
-Orion Cobalt amp
-6 1/2" Infinity Kappa speakers
-6X9 Alpines speakers
http://klipzracer.homestead.com/index.html
chrisdishmon@hotmail.com

You guys should get Racing Hart rims... nice and light. I can just see the 757s racing the 767s down the runway... LOL.
-=B-=

By the way, that sounds like a fun job...

yeah but i don't get paid but 10 dollars an hour til i get my license which it will more than double. can't wait.

Chris Dishmon
-----------Mods-----------
Interior:
-color painted interior
-fire extinguisher
-Topspeed short shifter
-aluminum shift knob and pedals
-Grant Evolution steering wheel
Exterior:
-Neo Blitz Front Bumper
-17" ICW 10 spoke wheels w/ 215/45 yokahama's
-APR GT1 adjustable aluminum wing
-Toyota Supra turn signal/foglights
-Aerogear fiberglass hood w/ Sparco hoodpins
Engine:
-Weapon R intake w/ ram air hook up
-NGK plugs
-Accel 8mm ignition wires
-Catco hi-flow cat convertor
-Apexi Dunk Muffler
Suspension:
-front and rear strut tower bars
-Tenzo R lowering springs
-front and rear camber adjustment
Stereo:
-Kenwood In-dash CD player
-Kenwood graphic EQ
-Orion Cobalt amp
-6 1/2" Infinity Kappa speakers
-6X9 Alpines speakers
http://klipzracer.homestead.com/index.html
chrisdishmon@hotmail.com

Phat... when do you get your license?

when i can come up with 800 dollars....hopefull i'll have em in November.

Chris Dishmon
-----------Mods-----------
Interior:
-color painted interior
-fire extinguisher
-Topspeed short shifter
-aluminum shift knob and pedals
-Grant Evolution steering wheel
Exterior:
-Neo Blitz Front Bumper
-17" ICW 10 spoke wheels w/ 215/45 yokahama's
-APR GT1 adjustable aluminum wing
-Toyota Supra turn signal/foglights
-Aerogear fiberglass hood w/ Sparco hoodpins
Engine:
-Weapon R intake w/ ram air hook up
-NGK plugs
-Accel 8mm ignition wires
-Catco hi-flow cat convertor
-Apexi Dunk Muffler
Suspension:
-front and rear strut tower bars
-Tenzo R lowering springs
-front and rear camber adjustment
Stereo:
-Kenwood In-dash CD player
-Kenwood graphic EQ
-Orion Cobalt amp
-6 1/2" Infinity Kappa speakers
-6X9 Alpines speakers
http://klipzracer.homestead.com/index.html
chrisdishmon@hotmail.com

yeah, gotta take care of priorities like turbo kit and a hood with a bunch of holes on it first, right ? :D
javi d
vroom n' boom

damn you got me there jza! hahaha!

Chris Dishmon
coming soon:
PAINT!!!!(any donations of paint code p88 would be highly appreciated)
chrisdishmon@hotmail.com
http://klipzracer.homestead.com/index.html

Well, it's official, the airbag from the vinyl wheel is most definately interchangable with the leather wrapped wheel. I just did this a couple of mornings ago. Took me about 10 minutes with a steering wheel pull that I borrowed from Pep Boys. I unplugged the battery, went in to Pep Boys (gave the airbag cap time to discharge- don't want it blowing up in my lap, ya know). There are 4 little bolts in the back (10MM) that come out easily. The Airbag will now come off of the wheel. On the back, there is a connector that is clipped into the center of the airbag unit. Unplug that. Now, the airbag won't blow up unexpectedly. There is a wire for the horn buttons that will unplug easily. Now, the airbag is free. Put that down before you hurt yourself. The nut in the middle of the steering wheel is 17MM (as opposed to the nut behind the steering wheel, which may vary in size). once that is out, use the steering wheel puller. There is a threaded hole on each side of the center nut. Put one of the steering wheel puller bolts through the puller and into each hole. The center bolt of the puller should be in line with the center bolt of the wheel. Just tighten the bolt in the puller, and the wheel pops off. Very easy. The new wheel just went on easily, put the bolt in, plug in the horn and airbag (make sure that it is all the way plugged in). Put the airbag on the wheel, and put the 4 bolts back in behind the wheel.
Maybe I wrote a little too much on it, but when I get to typing, I just don't know when to stop. By the way, the wheel feels so much better then the vinyl one, as it isn't so slippery. Not as good of a feel as a nice aftermarket racing wheel, but hey, the airbag is a good thing to have.
G'Luck all!
-=B-=