Mill-Town

I was wondering if I should be concerned about early deployment or any other conerns/techiques for this job.

Thanks

Davus

Airbag deployment, when going from an SRS-equipped wheel to non-SRS, is typically a non-issue. I have detached live air bags and not had any explosion.

The thing to keep in mind is that you are -removing- it from its power source altogether, rather than brushing it against it. The SRS computer doesn't care if it's being detached, and does not even see it.

However, you are about to get 5 replies that say detach your airbag for 15-30 minutes before doing it. I'd definitely pull the battery negative terminal, as when doing any electrical work, but overall you'll be relatively safe pulling an SRS airbag off. I have yet to see the aftermath of one 'randomly' exploding.

Just worry about it not-exploding when/if there is a wreck, but to each their own. :-)

98civdx

as davus said as long as you unhook the battery youll be fine.
ive done it a few times now.

tx_ej8_49

Wont the SRS light stay on though if removed?

OneFire

Well what you'll see when you take off your steering wheel is a yellow SRS unit which is what you'll run into after you've taken off the airbag AND the actual wheel. The SRS is held on by a few screws and is attached to a plug under the dash. IF you can unplug it, do it. However, if you can't, do not cut the harness. If you do your entire SRS system is messed and you'll have a SRS light and your passenger airbag will be disabled.

What I did was, I couldn't unplug the SRS because the space is too tight under the dash. So all I did was I took the SRS unit and just stuck it under and behind the dash and held it on with double sided tape. This is just incase in the future I want to put the steering wheel back on for whatever reason. But yes, I've had no problem with doing it this way and no SRS light.

808Army

light will aways be on. unless u color it in with black marker like i did. i would leave bat off for 30 mins then remove air bag. make sure got negtive an postive off

Mill-Town

Well do to the fact Eg's and Ej's use different spline count/size I wasnt able to install my Momo wheel.

Also,
Even after I reattached everything the srs light is on. How do I reset the SRS light?

98civdx

are you sure you plugged it in?
i cant tell you how many times i have forgot to plug something in.

saywhat

There is a tutorial in the FAQ section of this forum that shows you how to reset the SRS light via the jumper in the dash fuse box, takes about ten seconds.

Mill-Town

Thanks man, I'll be sure to look at that

Yes I am positive I plugged it back in.

pkdog167

Or you can just take the light bulb out.

Mill-Town

This is what I did in my Eg, But untill get a hub that will work for my Ej8 I would like to just reset the light so I know if anything goes wrong later on.