Air bag wheel on non-air bag car?

[george graves]

Will a '91 airbag wheel fit a '89?

THANKS!

[asubimmer]

so we get it out of the way...why??

[george graves]

My '89 had it wheel replaced with something that looks like a school bus steering wheel. this one is much nicer(and I did the look for some reason) Now you know why I want to , the question is can it be done/what's involved? Sorry, though it was a easy yes/no question - screw it, I'll just try it out.

[NC325iC]

im not sure i know to put a non-ab wheel on an ab car you need a spacer which would indicate the stud would have to be longer to fit an ab wheel on a non ab car.

guess we wont know till you try it

[asubimmer]

yeah the only prob I can think of is that the stud will be too short...

[MR 325]

"Avus E30" had a full working airbag system put on his 87.

[george graves]

"Avus E30" had a full working airbag system put on his 87.

HA! that made me laugh - what he do? Test it out?

[02stu]

^exactly what I was thinking^ I wonder if you can get an insurance break if you add it to your car?

[george graves]

Quickly tried it. threads don't stick out enough. Good guess guys, you were right!

[aworthybrother]

anybody knows how to do this?

"Avus E30" had a full working airbag system put on his 87.

[george graves]

You'll need to "mill" down either the back or front part of the metal center. (not sure if the front or back - I think the front. The front being the end "facing" you.

[asubimmer]

try PMing him?

[Teaguer]

"Avus E30" had a full working airbag system put on his 87.

He probably swapped in the late model column as well .

[george graves]

The splines match up - it's a matter of about 10-20mm of getting the nut on.

HTH

PS - I wanted a air bag wheel just "cause" I like them (or did) you might lust over some ebay wheels - not bad for the price...



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[Teaguer]

Yeah we know the splines work .
guys have been swapping in non air-bag wheels for years with a spawer under the nut.

I've got 2 airbag wheels I'll swap you for two Mtech-I wheels . ;)