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I know it's not the PC thing to do, but I'd like to replace my airbag steering wheel with a nice regular steering wheel (Momo, Pep Boys, whatever). I've seen hub adaptor kits for this, but I haven't run across the actual steering wheels. Any good sources out there? BTW, this is a dual-purpose mod, as my airbag light is flashing and the module is most likely dead, plus the stock wheel is kinda ratty looking.
how 'bout steeringwheel.com?
I'm sure JDMClassic, Black Roadster, or Driftdevil could chime in on this one since they have replaced their steering wheels. They are running with everthing between Masdaspeed, Sparco, and Momo.
The deadness depends on your year of car and the number of flashes. Some can be fixed by replacing some capacitors inside the airbag computer module.
I have a Momo (78 IIRC) steering wheel - the one wrapped in suede. I got mine and the billet hub from OK Miata out of Tulsa. Deb & Larry are great to deal with and have helped me out quite a bit with odd requests - including digging around the parts bins in the shop for some crank pulley parts.
RJ
My favorite vendor is RSpeed. Their hub adapter is plug and play and includes factory air bag wiring harness that connects directly to your factory harness for a very clean install.
I have the Momo Champion which is on sale at a VERY good price. In fact, it looks like all their Momos are on sale. Get the Momo or something along the same quality instead of one of those Pep Boys wheels. You really do get what you pay for.
If you need help installing let me know or if you just want to try out some of the wheels, several of us at the Wednesday night GTG have aftermarket wheels as Nexus Flux said. Miata.net also has instructions.
Remember to take out the slack in the OEM seat belt if you remove the airbag. You'll see a little sewn on "pouch" on the lower half of the seatbelt. You need to cut the pouch off and remove the stitching on the bunched together section of seatbelt.
Don't cheap out on the wheel or especially the adapter hub. I have a Momo Monte Carlo and it is a definitely a great steering wheel for the price.
Awesome! I'd like to see how that Momo wheel looks and feels before I pop off $300 for one - it definitely looks great on the website. So after I get the wheel swapped, do have any recourse on the airbag light other than to dig into the cluster and pull the bulb out?Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
Where and what time is the Wednesday night thing? I might try to make the next one...Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
You can run 3 ten ohm resistors in parallel between the connectors. That will get the light to stop blinking. Their's a write up and wheel install instructions on Miata.net.Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
If his light is blinking now (With the airbag still attached) the problem may be in another part of the system. Does the flashing follow a pattern? I believe there is a code look-up for it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamoto
The RSpeed hub has connectors to eliminate the warnings of a missing airbag. If you pull the bulb you then get an even more annoying buzzer from deep inside the dash. This is why a good hub is important.Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
Wednesday night GTGQuote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
When: 9:30pm-12am
Where: Parking lot at NE Corner of Coit and Park just north of CVS.
But you missed the point where he said it was flashing already...Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
To get rid of that you'll need to pull out the connectors from the airbag computer and the backup power supply then pull the dash apart and remove the bulb.
If you remove the bulb, the airbag computer will beep. If you remove the power connectors from the airbag computer then the bulb will stay on. You need to do both.
On the plus side you can yank out the airbag computer, wiring, sensors, and explosive airbag(s) to save a little weight ;)
RJ
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Originally Posted by black roadster
I'm probably wrong, but This
looks like it has an airbag. Anyone know?
Momo used to sell a few steering wheels with airbags in them, but they haven't sold them for a while. I don't believe that is one of them... They were REALLY expensive.Quote:
Originally Posted by scmx5driver
It's flashing what I think is a code 13 (one flash, three flashes, pause and repeat). I talked to the service writer at Town North Mazda and he indicated it was either a relay or the module (most likely both). I'm not terribly concerned about fixing it... I just want the light to stop blinking! :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Hmmm.... Miata.net garage says the codes only go to 10. :confused: You may need to follow CM's instructions to get that light off.Quote:
Originally Posted by trickyrix
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Originally Posted by channelmaniac
Get a real steering wheel... get an OMP wheel.
Nardi Competition Wood steering wheel with Finish Line Steering Wheel Hub. I did write up's on Miata.net; not much to read as the install was so easy. I looked for a couple weeks for this wheel, It still makes me smile:D
See it: http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2233652
Nice! ::Afro::Quote:
Originally Posted by SilverToy
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member...652_4_full.jpg
Sexy!!
I have the Luisi Volante, Skorpio...and like it alot.
http://www.powertuningstore.net/Skorpio%20blu.gif
Ricardo...
There are tons of nice wheels out there that would go great with your triple black car. One good resource for finding these wheels and decent pricing on them is http://www.honda-tech.com/. You can often find discounted prices on gorgeous Momo, Nardi & Personal wheels, among others. While it's obviously a honda-centric board (which seems to work better and better around here as the weeks pass :D ), several of the vendors advertising on there also carry Miata hub adaptors. The adaptors listed previously are also great, and I've heard rave reviews about the painless one that already has wiring for the airbag stuff.
Any thoughts on maybe using a quick release for your upcoming steering wheel?
Have already replaced mine w/ a Sparco. Just use an adapter kit that comes
w/ wheel (or order with it) and check out R-Speed. They have a jumper wire
that connects to harness to trick system into thinking there is air-bag present.
Your light should go out- if not- disconnect battery and hold brake for 20 seconds to clear any codes and try again.
Took me all of about an hour.
Good stuff... I'll hunt through that as I get a chance. Haven't thought about using a quick-release wheel - not sure I need to be that hazradical about it.Quote:
Originally Posted by juxt3r
If you do use a quick release be aware that you will need to rethink the location of or the connectivity to your horn button.
RJ
Beat me to it...Quote:
Originally Posted by channelmaniac
I replaced the steering wheel on my '97 with a Momo wheel. I'm pretty sure it was something like the "competition" model or what not. Had leather on the sides and bottom and suede/alcantra on the top. It was a work of art. Having the smaller diameter wheel also made it a hoot to drive. Really felt like a go kart.
Never got in a wreck though, so I can't comment on that...