Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 08:58 am, by: Ken Packer(Kpack)
Paul, Just disconnect the battery , first up. I've removed my steering wheel , to repaint it with grey vinyl paint. It all went smoothly , no problems. I even published a procedure on the old pommie website.If you are reinstalling the air bag, connect the battery last. always leave the air bag facing , pad up, so that if it does pop , no one gets killed !!( extremely unlikely)
Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 09:40 am, by: Robert Carlyon(Bob)
Ken, Do you still have the procedure?
My steering wheel is pretty good (its just faded on the top half - harsh Japanese sun!), so I was thinking about doing that rather than getting it recovered.
Saturday, September 03, 2005 - 05:14 pm, by: Peter Burrett(Burrett)
There is a TRD replacement wheel for Soarers with Drivers airbags which retains/replaces the airbag. Don't have the URL, but a TRD search should spot it.
Sunday, September 04, 2005 - 07:26 pm, by: John Street(Rex2ce)
Gday all, I have a 94 GTL as well as a Toyota Avalon which also has a leather wheel. The Avalon wheel is the same size as the Soarer wheel according to the tape measure,and is identical to look at, but I cant check the spline size as I dont know how to remove the soarer/ avalon airbags.I think the avalon wheel would be a cheaper option. Any thoughts?
Neil Griffiths Trader 1 x JZZ30,2 x UZZ31,1 x UZZ32,1 x UZZ Track Car,1 x AeroCabin,1 x Crown V8,1 x Celsior
Tuesday, September 06, 2005 - 02:03 pm, by: Benny Gammelmark(Oldfield)
Ben, depending on which model.
It was an option on the GT but standard on the GT-Limited. Since the limited is basically a GT with all the options I would suggest that it is not a legal requirement.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 02:41 pm, by: Paul Newman(Legendsatlunch)
Got my Wheel this week, waitning for my Boss kit, will post a pic when all done. I'm going to try and work out what size resistor to use with the air bag for disconection (yeah I know bin reading the above, but they gotta catch me first!!!!!)
Wednesday, October 05, 2005 - 11:17 am, by: Paul Newman(Legendsatlunch)
Found in a search on the net that a 3ohm 1/4 watt resistor is what is used to remove light on dash when airbag is removed.. Does this sound right for the soarer? Recommended only for track days! Ha!
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if it is a non airbag TT it probably wouldnt have the plug for it,also wouldnt have the sensors to make the airbag go off!!
