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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:15 am ] |
| Post subject: | Airbag and wheel help please! |
Hey folks, so today I thought I'd have a go at popping my momo wheel on... and came across this problem. I know its been covered before... but I can't find any guides with pictures... 
So this bit is in the way: 
How do I get round this problem? Be speedy with answers if you can please guys! |
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| Author: | HughieW [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 12:42 pm ] |
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Does your momo wheel have an airbag? If not, you need to remove that clockspring, hardwire the horn in, and bridge a resistor accross the airbag wires. If it does have an airbag, you need to remove that clockspring and replace it with a clockspring from the car you took the steering wheel/airbag from. EG if you used a BJ Sport wheel and airbag, you would need a BJ Sport clockspring bodged to fit 
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:06 pm ] |
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No airbag in the momo one, Hughie... how do I get the clockspring out..? I think I'm gonna need some help from someone who knows what they're doing here 
Popped the original one back on for now... so I can get to work later on this afternoon
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| Author: | HughieW [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:10 pm ] |
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There are 3 screws I think. You can see one of them directly below your red LED in that photo. The other two should be on the passenger side of the clockspring. Undo them and it should just slide off the steering column
There's a steering wheel fitting guide on here somewhere which explains everything 
Also, what condition is your standard wheel in? If it's good, send a PM to DMS
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:36 pm ] |
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Lovely, thanks Hughie, I'll have another go at the end of the week 
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| Author: | HughieW [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:39 pm ] |
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Cool
Just FYI, I recommend you disconnect the battery when you remove the airbag from the car 
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:42 pm ] |
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Oooh yes! 'twas the very first thing I did... I'm entertaining a young lady tomorrow... I thought about taking the battery out of the car!!
Airbag is no longer connected, so I won't have to worry on the next attempt
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| Author: | HughieW [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:52 pm ] |
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In which case, your airbag warning light will be on - I'm sure the young lady will find that interesting
Perhaps you could entertain her by taking a trip to Maplin and getting a 3.3ohm resistor, then bridging the airbag wires in the connector to put the light out? 
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:59 pm ] |
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Gonna re-name this thread 'HughieWs guide to automotive romance.'
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| Author: | HughieW [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:01 pm ] |
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| I think I've just worked out why my past relationships haven't worked out too well...
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| Author: | Simondo [ Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:03 pm ] |
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HughieW wrote: :lol: I think I've just worked out why my past relationships haven't worked out too well...
I heard they were all down to some other certain... short comings! 
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:36 am ] |
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Got it fitted this morning. Massive thanks to you Hughie! Let me shake your hand and give you a beer at JAE! Proof:
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| Author: | HughieW [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:53 am ] |
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Nice one! Looks good
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| Author: | eogbaker [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 4:18 pm ] |
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hey did the wheel come off easily or was it a bit stiff on the splines like i said it would be? |
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| Author: | kenny_ip_2000 [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:25 pm ] |
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nice wheel |
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 10:43 pm ] |
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eogbaker wrote: hey did the wheel come off easily or was it a bit stiff on the splines like i said it would be?
Easy enough, wasn't as hard as I expected to be honest... Mind you, I'd just had my weetabix! |
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| Author: | steven [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:11 pm ] |
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did you do the same as me and whack yourself in the face as you pulled the old wheel off?
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Thu Aug 12, 2010 11:29 pm ] |
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Nope, all fine and dandy If you read further up in HughieWs guide to automotive romance (i.e this thread ) you'll see I had a reason to be careful when taking the old one off!
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| Author: | HughieW [ Fri Aug 13, 2010 1:12 am ] |
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I just left the nut on the thread so when i yanked the wheel, it hit the nut rather than my noggin
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| Author: | steven [ Fri Aug 13, 2010 8:40 am ] |
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wish i had thought of that
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Fri Aug 13, 2010 9:26 am ] |
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I did that second time round
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| Author: | eogbaker [ Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:35 am ] |
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ChrisL323f wrote: I did that second time round
Hahaha lol I'm pretty sure I told you to do that lol. |
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| Author: | ChrisL323f [ Fri Aug 13, 2010 10:48 am ] |
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I think you did, yeah... But I thought you were just being a girl, real men don't need to leave the nut on!
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| Author: | andym323 [ Fri Aug 20, 2010 10:58 pm ] |
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[quote="HughieW"] If it does have an airbag, you need to remove that clockspring and replace it with a clockspring from the car you took the steering wheel/airbag from. quote] I know I'm being anal but my RX7 airbag wheel fitted onto the F clockspring, all the block connectors connected straight up too, you'd need to do it if you wanted an incompatible system but I'm too scared of the bag going off in my face for that, I waited 3 hoursto make damn sure the charge had drained from mine before I swapped them
I still can't believe the guy I bought it from sent it through the post 
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| Author: | mazdamonster [ Thu Sep 02, 2010 8:23 pm ] |
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Hey guys Can you please explain "hard wire the horn" and "bridge a resistor accross the airbag wires" ? I have put my steering wheel in but have both those problems to sort out. 
This is my wheel i put in myself. |
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| Author: | 323F Rock [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 12:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Airbag and wheel help please! |
hey guys, how have you all wired in your horn button? the boss i got has the old style metal plate on the back which usually just rubs against a pin on the steering coloumn. I've started to modify the original slock spring to accept the new boss which works (ie the horn goes beepbeep ) but i need to test full lock left and right as the coiled ribbon wire fell out when i opened it if it passes the full lock test then im ok but if not then some ideas on how you guys did it would be useful Thank you! Nathan |
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| Author: | HughieW [ Mon Nov 15, 2010 2:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Airbag and wheel help please! |
I removed my clockspring and did it the old fashioned way - horn wire soldered onto a paperclip which I wedged in a screwhole (where the clockspring used to be screwed in), then just bent the paperclip so that it touched the ring on the boss kit
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| Author: | 323F Rock [ Fri Nov 19, 2010 8:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Airbag and wheel help please! |
sounds like a good back up plan hughie! hope the clock spring works though
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