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Has anyone had any luck fitting a RS or Momo steering wheel to a 993.? This is a track day car so I am prepared to abandon the air bag! Cheers Alan
 
Was doing a search on the airbag warning light and it seems that the common solution is to remove the bulb........
 
The other way is to get the RS part which is a small resister that plugs into the wiring circuit instead of the airbag and therefore makes the car think the airbag is there so no warning light.
 
Hi,

How difficult was it to fit - what happens with the airbag "gubbins" and sensors etc?

I have a similar wheel from a 3.2, and was wondering if it could be made to fit a 993?

How do you tell the different versions of the wheel?

Questions questions, I know, but it looks really good [:)]
 
Looks good, but tell me something, did you notice anything different about the way the car steers since fitting the new wheel ?

Is it lighter because the steering wheel weighs less, so has less inertia than the heavy airbag wheel (something that Chris Harris mentioned in passing on p117 of Feb edition of GT & PP when comparing the steering of a 993RS vs his 993 GT2), or is it heavier because of the reduced leverage you have on a steering wheel that is smaller in diameter ? Or no difference at all ?
 
It is very easy to fit.

First disconnect your battery and leave for about 20 mins
Take off the airbag by undoing the two torx screws behind the airbag.
Remove the wheel by undoing the 24mm nut
Take off the plastic suuround - 4 screws
Remove plastic collar - 2 screws and then find the yellow inline connector, there are two of them and disconnect the plugs. This te lets you romove the plastic collar that was in place for the airbag.
Put plastic surround back on and put on new wheel
Reconnect battery. You then realise that your airbag light is blinking, so pull out clock and remove bulb[;)]

If the wheel looks the same it may have a different boss. Mine had L7004 stamped on it if that is any help.

I have only driven it to the end of the road and back so have not had a chance to form any major conclusions other than everything just looks better and it feels good in your hands.

 
ORIGINAL: 968er


Reconnect battery. You then realise that your airbag light is blinking, so pull out clock and remove bulb[;)]
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Thanks - and I thought that would be the complicated bit :)

I'll have a look at my wheel and see if it has any markings

Cheers

Pete
 
I have a question about this because I have thought about doing it myself several times.

1/ Does fitting a wheel without an airbag invalidate your current insurance as it's an undocumented modification?
2/ Anybody done this and had it OK'd by their insurance company.

Ian.
 
Probably best to ask the question before doing the work - I'm getting some insurance quotes at the moment, so I'll query this

Pete
 
is it really a good idea to go airbagless on the steering wheel? after all it is a safety device.....and you always get the idiot in the saxo pull out on you[:eek:]
 
ORIGINAL: 964driver

is it really a good idea to go airbagless on the steering wheel? after all it is a safety device.....and you always get the idiot in the saxo pull out on you[:eek:]
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Crash helmet at all times from now on, 968er?

(The Saxo's only a problem if you hit it.)
 
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Even then, to be fair, it probably isn't much of a problem[;)]

I changed my wheel for a 3 spoker from a 996/boxster (as have a few others I'm sure). That looks good too, and retains the airbag if that bothers anyone...

Incidentally, mine came with a black and silver badge rather than the coloured one, which looks great too.
 
I've just come from an '86 911 with no ABS, Airbag, PASM etc, so it does not stress me too much to miss one airbag [:)]
 
ORIGINAL: 964driver

is it really a good idea to go airbagless on the steering wheel? after all it is a safety device.....and you always get the idiot in the saxo pull out on you[:eek:]
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I am of the opinion that airbags are more dangerous than people let on.

When my last 993 was written off by an Audi TT, all the injuries I sustained to my arms, face and chest were due to the activation of the airbag, I was just lucky that my seatbelt held me back as I could have been seriously injured.
 
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(The Saxo's only a problem if you hit it.)
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Even then, to be fair, it probably isn't much of a problem[;)] LOL! Same had occurred to me...

I changed my wheel for a 3 spoker from a 996/boxster (as have a few others I'm sure). That looks good too, and retains the airbag if that bothers anyone... Looks great. 500 notes. Aaarrgh! (Is there a smiley for this?)

Incidentally, mine came with a black and silver badge rather than the coloured one, which looks great too.
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