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Aug 20, 2009, 07:57 PM
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Air Bag removal - after deployment?
Had my airbags deploy last year and decided to turn the car into a track car. So, instead of replacing the airbags, the shop just cut them off and done.
So I'm trying to clean things up a bit and wanting to remove all the extraneous SRS airbag parts. I've read how to remove the airbag, but this is a bit different since it's been deployed...I think.
Once I pulled the steering wheel off, there is a a yellow wire ribbon that is still connected to the inside of the steering column. My question - what is this? What should I do with it? Keep it or cut it?
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Aug 20, 2009, 09:17 PM
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The yellow ribbon is your clockspring and you will need that for the horn I believe but just remove the 2 bolts in the side of the wheel and the bag will come out but you may wan't a new clock spring.
Airbag deployments in evos will need the following parts replaced
Dash
drivers bag
clockspring
steering column
seatbelts
windshield
and depending on the year it may need a new srs ecu
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Aug 20, 2009, 09:19 PM
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Btw once the drivers bag deploys the clockspring will need replaced or in your case just cut it since once it comes apart it is no longer any good.
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Aug 20, 2009, 09:25 PM
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Info should be here. Great site for DIY for our cars.
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Aug 20, 2009, 09:32 PM
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I have a dash with a good airbag for sale much cheaper than you can get a new one for.
Pm if interested
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Aug 21, 2009, 06:31 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xspsi4
The yellow ribbon is your clockspring and you will need that for the horn I believe but just remove the 2 bolts in the side of the wheel and the bag will come out but you may wan't a new clock spring.
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Yeah, I'm not interested in replacing it. It's mainly a track car now so it's just less weight!
I would like to have a horn back if possible. If the yellow ribbon is not part of it; sounds like I can trash it. I thought the black wire was the horn?
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Aug 21, 2009, 08:11 PM
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I am not 100% sure but the ribbon I know goes to the bag so I guess it would make sense that the bigger wire is for the horn.
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Aug 22, 2009, 10:24 AM
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Here's how things look now.
Here's the pic of the wheel with everything removed. And the other pic are the spare parts. I wonder if I can make some kind of filler; maybe out of CF or something to fill in the hole? How do the RS wheels look there?
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Aug 22, 2009, 11:38 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by xspsi4
The yellow ribbon is your clockspring and you will need that for the horn I believe but just remove the 2 bolts in the side of the wheel and the bag will come out but you may wan't a new clock spring.
Airbag deployments in evos will need the following parts replaced
Dash
drivers bag
clockspring
steering column
seatbelts
windshield
and depending on the year it may need a new srs ecu
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I still don't understand why the steering column would need replacing? I've fixed 2 wrecked Evo's neither of which needed steering column's. This car is not German where it drops to prevent injury.
Also the SRS Module can easily be reset vs paying a fortune for a new one. Yes, even permanent fault codes from airbag deployment.
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Aug 26, 2009, 02:07 PM
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RS wheels are the same as yours used to be, RS version comes with airbags.
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Sep 9, 2009, 10:07 AM
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my steering column broke upon impact... and it wasnt that hard of a hit. i wonder how expensive the steering column is to fix.
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