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[TittySprinklez]

hi

i bought a momo steering wheel and it dosen't have cruise control, (probs should of mentioned i needed cruise control when i bought it haha) how do i install it into my gen 3 RX lib ? 

the airbag plug is different, and im not entirely sure where to mount the cruise control module out of the old steering wheel :/ 

any help would be greatly appreciated, 

cheers

luke

[Barbbachello]

I didn't have an airbag so I just had to mount the stalk in the new wheel. There will most likely be holes or indications of where it goes. Just open up both the wheels and compare.

[TittySprinklez]

had a closer look and took some pics for you guys, 

the momo wheel has like a bracket there which im assuming activates the horn when the copper bits come together, the old wheel has none of those brackets

any ideas on what i do here?

also the plugs for the airbag are different, is it safe to be cutting and soldering wires regarding an air bag? 

thanks heaps 

luke

 

also sorry for the double post on this thread

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[Barbbachello]

Here's a pic of what I did.
I removed the right hand brackety thing then cut out the section under Neath and screwed my bracket into the plastic. Its not ideal as there are now holes in the back but you can't see them when installed. Do not cut or solder the airbag wires. You'll introduce resistance which could delay the airbag. There probably is a right way to rewire it but its not soldering. Hope that helps

[TittySprinklez]

nah i didn't feel right about those airbag wires so i havent touched em yet lol,

cheers barb ill give it a shot, do i just make a hole for the cruise control stalk in the side of the back cover? 

wait, dont you need both bracket thingys to make the horn work?

[Barbbachello]

I only had it out to get the stalk in. For the stalk I was able to see the outline of where its meant to be on the actual wheel.

[duncanm]

can you swap over the airbag modules (the circular bangy-bangy bit) ?

 

The four bolt arrangement looks the same from this distance.

[CRUISN]

You can't cut the airbag wires dude.

 

Its just two wires. No different from joining any other wires if done correctly, ie soldered and heatshrinked. The connection would outlast the car.

[Tim.]

Yes it is just two wires that you can solder and i'd be confident in resoldering them, but it's not something I would take a gamble on. I would imagine every join would add resistance to the circuit which SRS don't like.

 

Safety system, lives at risk, void insurance claims, yada yada yada

[TittySprinklez]

would i be better selling this one and getting one more suited? 

[TittySprinklez]

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.......

what momo wheels would be a direct fit do you know? im getting the blue B4 interior so would the blue momo wheel work do you know?

i mean i have faith in my soldering, but yea, insurance and such isnt something i thought about before it was brought up :/

[benny_84]

my old 96 gx never had airbags so i removed the detonator from wheel and gave it to subaru ipswich, used the stalk and wires from the old wheel and added it to the momo ( similar to what y'all did here ) . bit of dremeling on the side so the stalk moved like it should and didnt jam/hit anything and she all works fine . ( and i know most won't want to cut plastic away and try poke it thru the back  , but mine was already scratched and old so i didn't mind )

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