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jetblack

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Hey guys,

im guessing im having a problem with my steering wheel i have no horn, also the airbag light is on

have checked all fuses n connections to the horn so im leaning towards the wheel itself, also have noticed the hicas light comes on when on the freeway.

could it be a loose connection or something? but hesitant a pulling the wheel off incase the airbag goes off.

anyone else have this problem? or no of a fix?

thanks heaps

btw its a r33 GTR

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Not too sure about your horn, but to turn off or reset your airbag light, you need to go through this process:

Open drivers side door, but press and hold the little door sensor (so the car think the door is closed), then turn key to ignition without starting the car, then quickly press that door sensor at least 7 times and just hold it. Then just turn car off.

But it does sound like theres something wrong with your steering wheel.

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Clock-spring

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If you've taken a steering wheel off before, you'll notice there's a brass bush sprung against a round wheel, that transmits power (or usually earth) to the horn button, so that the wheel can rotate lock to lock without breaking wires etc.

Problem being that this might be OK for a horn button, but for something like an airbag that needs a guaranteed connection %100 of the time in the event of an accident, not so good. So they use a clock-spring (google it), a continuous piece of wire that can operate with the wheel turning, and incorporate the horn button wiring (usually) into it as well.

But now that the cars 10+ years old, 100,000+km, and has gone through 1000's of turns, they wear out.

Best bet, get it checked by a workshop with a compatible scan tool, and they should be able to determine the fault.

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