removing airbar?

Infinite · Post by **Infinite** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 5:08 pm

can u remove the drivers airbag steering wheel.... heard u can and then get on a non air bag one and put that on then cert it false or?

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 8:24 pm

False.

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:05 pm

Depends on the car, some came without airbags so people have (not me) taken off the airbag wheel and just put a momo or for example with no problems

RedMist · Post by **RedMist** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 4:51 am

BZG|Bling wrote:Depends on the car, some came without airbags so people have (not me) taken off the airbag wheel and just put a momo or for example with no problems

That will bring up the airbag light. Its also illegal, for very good reasons.
In order to get an authority card to remove my airbags in my Celica rally car I had to run the cage through to the front struts and have FIA approved seats. Cert process might be different, however I doubt they will let you just remove the airbag without a very legitimate reason, and without substancial upgrades to the vehicle safety to compensate.
Leon is the man in this case.

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 8:00 am

BZG|Bling wrote:Depends on the car, some came without airbags so people have (not me) taken off the airbag wheel and just put a momo or for example with no problems

This tells me your WOF probably isn't worth the paper it is written on.

I personally don't care in the slightest, as I don't much like airbags. However, if your car was previously fitted with an airbag, theory says they must retain that airbag for a warrant.

Once upon a time you used to be able to certify a car with an airbag removed, but that was rather a long time ago, and was a very involved process.

Adydas · Post by **Adydas** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:31 am

its madness to think you can remove a safty feature in exchange for a visual modification, common sense will allways win.

Its like saying im going to remove my crash helmet and wear a nice basketball cap.

dotdog · Post by **dotdog** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 11:15 am

Yip couldnt agree with u more, not really worth your life just to have a cool looking steering wheel.

Alex B · Post by **Alex B** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:45 pm

IIRC some toyotas don't accualy have an airbag light. I think its the early 90's ones with single air bags.

Punter · Post by **Punter** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:58 pm

pyro_sniper2002 wrote:IIRC some toyotas don't accualy have an airbag light. I think its the early 90's ones with single air bags.

That would be the mechanical air bag ones. Doesn't change the law though.

Alex B · Post by **Alex B** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:55 pm

Im not saying it makes it legal. Just saying if its one of those its not hard to get around.

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:57 pm

Leon wrote:
BZG|Bling wrote:Depends on the car, some came without airbags so people have (not me) taken off the airbag wheel and just put a momo or for example with no problems

This tells me your WOF probably isn't worth the paper it is written on.

lol come check my car then if you think so, WITH my airbag installed etc etc :roll:

i had a slight typo where "so" should have been "some", I was not talking from personal experience.

Theres no airbag light on a BZG with ONE airbag, so whose to know if said car was fitted with an airbag or not.

A friend of mine has a trueno BZG, no airbag, mine has airbag, so a WOF man isnt going to know if the car came with one or not.

Lloyd · Post by **Lloyd** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 10:26 pm

Does no one on here read the VIRM before asking these questions?

http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/public ... -v2-1a.pdf

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:29 am

Regardless ... invalid wof. My point was not if your warrant guy knows if the car had an air bag or not, my point is that you've removed an air bag, thus warrant isn't worth squat.

(talking to the post up from this, not the one immediately above)

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 2:25 pm

but I havent removed my airbag was more my point.....

I'm just saying what i've seen (saw a bzg airbag on trademe once upon a time)

BZG_UNIT · Post by **BZG_UNIT** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 6:02 pm

superbanana removed his steering wheel (with airbag) from his ae111 and the and lucky for him there was no warning light in the dash. However my ae111 has a warning light in the dash so if i had done the same no warrant for me.
People tell me that you can remove the bulb from the dash. but others hav told airbags have saved their lives... so do as you wish

Leon · Post by **Leon** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 7:01 pm

BZG|Bling wrote:but I havent removed my airbag was more my point.....

I'm just saying what i've seen (saw a bzg airbag on trademe once upon a time)

[smacks self on forehead]
Gotcha now

Sorry, misunderstood!

Bling · Post by **Bling** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:49 pm

all good man.

Yeah BZG_UNIT having 2 airbags means you get the awesomeness of a warning light

the fallen303 · Post by **the fallen303** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:01 am

mate was looking at removing the airbag wheel from his p11 primera, was told he had to change the seatbelts due to differences there, and i think the seats as well, then had to get it professionally checked over. i can't remember wether that meant cert or not, was about 3 years ago he was looking at doing it.

larryex · Post by **larryex** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:08 pm

Mate... what makes you think us mechanics are that stupid? I have been doing WOFS for 14years now and I have had plenty of jokers trying to pull the wool over my eyes about modified cars.

The steering wheel is not the only visable part of an SRS system.. its pretty easy to spot the crash sensors, all the yellow wires and loom everywhere, the SRS fuses and relays, and the most obvious on most cars, all the stuff in japanese about SRS on the sunvisor. And yes the seatbelts are different on SRS equipped cars as well.
So any little boy-racer fool better take a lot more than just the wheel off to get past the 'WOF man'!

Chris Steel

Theres no airbag light on a BZG with ONE airbag, so whose to know if said car was fitted with an airbag or not.
A friend of mine has a trueno BZG, no airbag, mine has airbag, so a WOF man isnt going to know if the car came with one or not.

CozmoNz · Post by **CozmoNz** » Wed Dec 27, 2006 8:33 pm

larryex wrote:Mate... what makes you think us mechanics are that stupid? I have been doing WOFS for 14years now and I have had plenty of jokers trying to pull the wool over my eyes about modified cars.

The steering wheel is not the only visable part of an SRS system.. its pretty easy to spot the crash sensors, all the yellow wires and loom everywhere, the SRS fuses and relays, and the most obvious on most cars, all the stuff in japanese about SRS on the sunvisor. And yes the seatbelts are different on SRS equipped cars as well.
So any little boy-racer fool better take a lot more than just the wheel off to get past the 'WOF man'!

Chris Steel

Theres no airbag light on a BZG with ONE airbag, so whose to know if said car was fitted with an airbag or not.
A friend of mine has a trueno BZG, no airbag, mine has airbag, so a WOF man isnt going to know if the car came with one or not.

Simple, just dont goto any garage where the wof officer is Chris Steel.

and your in Pnorth, wont be hard to track ya down to avoid you

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Not like i care, im in ozzie, no wof for me

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