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sup guys all new to this skyline stuff but i already tried on the search bar and couldnt find or didnt have the info i needed on how 2 remove my steering wheel as i bought a nice lookn momo 1 :P

all u gurus out there i would kindly appreciate it if you could tell me or even paste a link up dat would help me removing that old boat driving of a steering wheel :)

cheers pplz

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Greets man.

There's always going to be a debate as to whether removing an airbag from an SRS equipped vehicle is a good idea or not. Personally I thinks it's a bad idea as they are there to save your life in the event of a high speed crash, but ultimately the decision is yours.

The other argument is one of legality. If you want your car to remain 100% roadworthy, then do not remove the airbag as it will give Mr Plod an excuse to slap a canary on your windscreen.

In saying all of this, if you wish to go forward with the idea then the process is fairly common with most SRS equipped vehicles. As I have not removed one from an R33 before I can tell you what I have come across with a few other cars that were pretty much the same configuration.

Disconnect the battery.

Sit in the seat and look at the steering wheel. On the side of the wheel looking at 3 and 9 o'clock you'll notice a cap on each side.

Remove the caps and you'll see a T50 tamperproof torx screw under each cap.

Remove the torx screws and this will loosen the airbag portion of the wheel.

There will be a wire connector that needs to be disconnected for the airbag to be removed completely.

You'll see the nut that holds the steering wheel in place on the shaft.

Loosen the nut but don't remove the nut completely. Make sure you leave couple of threads because you'll smack yourself in the head when you pull the wheel off. It takes a fair bit of a tug but you can do it by hand, no need for bearing pushers or anything like that.

Presto.

Now you may have issues with the airbag light coming on.

Most times it's easy to remove the bulb but there is a special way of fooling the computer into thinking there's one present.

Here's the procedure:

You will need a 2.7ohms resister which can be bought from any electronics outlet.

Solder the Resistor across the to wires from the Airbag loom and shield with electrical tape or heat shrink.

Leave the driver's door open.

Turn the ignition on so all dash lights are on but do not start engine.

When you have turned the key to that point, press the drivers door interior light switch 7 times rapidly in succession, within 7 seconds of turning ignition lights on.

Now the airbag light will flash at a different rate to before. 1 long flash followed by 2 short flashes (the diagnostic system is now registering the fault in the airbag system).

Now turn the ignition off and close the door.

Open the door again.

Turn the ignition on again until all dash lights are on but do not starting the engine.

Quickly press the drivers door interior light switch 7 times in rapid succession.

The air bag light SHOULD start flashing at a single rate (the diagnostic system is now registering that the airbag circuit is now working correctly).

Turn the ignition off ,remove the key, and close the door.

Turn the ignition back on and the airbag light should go out after a few seconds.

Later.

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