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nav12c

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Hi Guys,

I've just taken delivery of my r33. Am really impressed with it, good step up from my previous 180sx.

One thing tho, seems like it had an aftermarket steering wheel on it before and someone replaced it with a std airbag one.

My question to anyone that can answer it is, i'm gonna replace the wheel, how do i take it off. And take it off without the airbag discharging (if one exists in there). Any help would be appreciated.

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i know u have to do somehing like disconnect the battery and leave it for 30min to uncharge the system...

one thing u need to check though is that if the airbag is meant to b there? cos i think a lot of 33s have them standard, unless they r the real early ones, and its illegal to take them off....big fines and jail can b involved in some extreme cases like accidents causing fatalities

might b better to get some 1 else to do it, it will b hard to find some1 due to this law but at least u cover ya own ass, let me know cos i dont like mine ither :D

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I just removed my wheel. You need to find someone that car remove the star bolt that holds the airbag on. That is the hardest thing.

You don't have to leave the car stand for 30 minutes as the capacitor is located in the steering column so as soon as you unplug the airbag, you can remove it.

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i know it can only kill ya self, but if someone (especially a business) removes it they r liable, thats y they have the penalties..if u crash and die, it is blamed on them cos the airbag "could" have saved ya life..so they get a $10000 fine and jail time....u cant remove safety features legally..unless u somehow manage to do it with an engineers certificate..but youds still struggle

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predator

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Series 1 is ok as airbag is optional and could or not come on your particular car so how are they going to tell. Series 2 airbag is standard so if its a series 2, yep, you'd being making in unroadworthy.

Its kinda the cross over years anyway 92-95 where they became common... but its not like they'd have a big list of import specs and what they did and didn't come with as standard (other than the obvious).

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JET-33

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yeh it could b, should find out

when u bought the car u must have been unlucky in that thay didnt spot it, fingers crossed they dont find it when u sell otherwise youl get hit up to put it in otherwise it wonr b road worthy..and i think thy r around 1k so it aint cheap...

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