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e46potenza
e46potenza Reader
4/20/15 1:27 p.m.
mndsm wrote: Ok, that would be too distracting methinks... but there's the 12 year old in me that thinks it's an excellent idea. On a more serious note- This is what sparked the idea. At this point i'm pretty well set on tearing out the interior and replacing at least some of it with jade green suede ( I have no idea where i'm getting that, or how to do an interior, but that's for another time) and I want a wheel like this- but I figure on recovering it with the same suede- and doing some tie dye thread to match the neo.....

Sounds like some hippy crap to me. 'Murica

Sky_Render
Sky_Render SuperDork
4/20/15 2:13 p.m.

The SRS sticker in Miyuki says the airbags should be serviced every 5 years or something, so that sounds like justification for an aftermarket steering wheel to me.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
4/20/15 5:39 p.m.
Sky_Render wrote: The SRS sticker in Miyuki says the airbags should be serviced every 5 years or something, so that sounds like justification for an aftermarket steering wheel to me.

Every 2 I think... I just read it the other day.

mndsm
mndsm MegaDork
4/20/15 5:42 p.m.
e46potenza wrote:
mndsm wrote: Ok, that would be too distracting methinks... but there's the 12 year old in me that thinks it's an excellent idea. On a more serious note- This is what sparked the idea. At this point i'm pretty well set on tearing out the interior and replacing at least some of it with jade green suede ( I have no idea where i'm getting that, or how to do an interior, but that's for another time) and I want a wheel like this- but I figure on recovering it with the same suede- and doing some tie dye thread to match the neo.....
Sounds like some hippy crap to me. 'Murica

Says the man with a German car for a name. Lulz. yeah.... That's green woodgrain.... I really like it.

KyAllroad
KyAllroad Dork
4/20/15 8:37 p.m.

Owners manual in my 2001 Allroad said that for liability reasons they recommended replacing ALL the airbags every 10 years. Just out of morbid curiosity I looked into the cost of doing that in 2009. It was double what the car was worth at that time.

Jamey_from_Legal
Jamey_from_Legal New Reader
4/21/15 2:13 p.m.

I work in Washington.

Most of our airbags are a lot older than that.

As for how safe they are, opinions differ.

YMMV

e46potenza
e46potenza Reader
4/21/15 6:49 p.m.

Yea... Well... 'Go caps

Mr_Clutch42
Mr_Clutch42 Dork
4/21/15 8:39 p.m.
etifosi wrote: The old one might be safer than a newer Takata!

True dat. Some people should replace the Takata airbags with an older airbag, maybe.

Nick_Comstock
Nick_Comstock PowerDork
4/21/15 8:56 p.m.

mndsm wrote:

. yeah.... That's green woodgrain.... I really like it.

Normally, that would be an instant no from me. But, for some reason, I'm really digging it. Proceed with your plan.

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