NON-SRS oem wheels that fit the newer 96+ splined accord steering racks?


primarily becuase i want an oem look and feel but the addition of a quick release steering wheel.

will the 1996 ITR non-srs (MOMO ya its branded that) wheel fit our cars?

if not any other suggestions?

 

As much as you want to hate me - If you refer to one of my posts I listed the parts for the NRG quick release, short hub, etc. As I just completed a Nardi Install.

I also made 2 threads for wiring your horn and bypassing SRS (so the light goes away and passenger airbag will still deploy).

The short hub you will need is the 130H. Which per WeakSauce's site is for

EK (civic)
DC5 (RSX)
S2000
EP3 (civic)
EM2 (civic)

So all of those will work.

As to your thread however, the OEM non-SRS will not work with the aftermarket hubs. Those with OEM wheels just have them bolted normally - no quick release. If you want to have a quick release then you'll want to look at this link and pick out a wheel

http://www.weaksauceparts.com/...t=823

Note that if you get a MOMO hub and want a Nardi wheel you have to buy an additional adapter.




Modified by TheMuffinMan at 10:01 AM 10/10/2008

 

The best one for OEM look and feel without a quick release IMO is the S2000 wheel. Maintain cruise control, airbag, etc.

The best wheels for semi OEM look and feel with a quick release are Nardi's. I absolutely love my setup. No cruise control (uninstalled it anyway) and but still have the horn and there's no airbag (so don't [freak] up)

 

*edit*

I forgot to mention, My friend with an EM1, had a Civic Type R (the hatchback) wheel with SRS in. So I'll wager the CTR's non-SRS wheel will fit our cars as well.

 

eh, the guy selling it had a quick relase on it so idk.

how far off are the mounting things?

think i can take a 3" or so piece of aluminum, tack some nuts on the offset holes to get it to fit a stock one?

i really don't like after market wheels.

see the center on ALL of those wehels, see how its "naked". the oem wheels even non srs hae a pad/ more fulfilled look.

and being in california you dont want an aftermarket wheel on a daily.

 

Well the way it works is this:

Steering Column has a threaded hole in the end of it, that a bolt fits into. That bolt is what holds the steering wheel on (it's got an attached washer basically). So once you remove the airbag you're looking at a single hole through the steering wheel for that bolt to go though.

When you attach a short hub/quick release. The bolt goes through the hub into the steering column - then you attach one end of the QR to the hub with 6 M5 bolts. So the OEM wheels I guess you *could* drill 6 holes through the metal and try to attach it?

I'll draw a ghetto illustration in paint to show you I don't think I explained it well a pic should help.

As to the center of the wheels - if you're wanting a center padded area for a *full* look - there's a few Mugen wheels that have that. But they'll cost you a pretty penny.

 

Mugen Wheel I was referring to:



That one is discontinued - it's called the SW4


*edit*

You can also kinda see what I was talking to about the bolts.

The aftermarket wheels attach through those 6 bolts, whereas OEM wheels attach through a single 14mm bolt that goes straight into the column.

 

heres a question. Is it possible to get an aftermarket wheel with no abs and retain cruise. Im not opposed to repositioning the buttons to somewhere else, but cruise is kind of a big deal to me. Also, can i just pull the srs bulb out? As i have removed both my passenger and driver airbags. I dont think it will affect anything else will it?

 

You would be able to relocate the cruise control to where-ever you like if you have an "ok" electricle understanding. I did away with my cruise control when I installed my wheel. My horn is a toggle switch on my dash, lol. Havnt missed it not once, im not a big fan of cruise control. Cuise control acts weird to me, lol.

 

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Wait what?

ABS is not related to the steering wheel, I think you're getting that confused with SRS. The cruise control is just wiring, so it could be easily moved. And pulling the SRS bulb out because it's on from what I've seen will disable the airbag system completely. You need to do the resistor trick, I did a DIY in the Accord FAQ for it.

 

lol, i did mean srs, i got it right later on, i was just in a hurry. Also, its ok if the srs system does not work at all, i dont have either bag.

 

If you have neither bag then yeah I wouldn't bother.

Doing the resistor trick fools the system into thinking it has the driver's air bag so the passenger remains active.

 

Im always afraid the bags are giong to go off in my car if i hit a bump and smack the subframe/rad support. Happened to a friend of mine and almost caused him to have a serious accident, as well as [freak]ing his car up pretty good. As of now i have f1spec type4s, id like to get a 4point roll bar and 4point harnesses yet for safety issues. Also, anyone know what the longest quick release is? Ive got real long legs so i have my seats positioned way back and its quite a reach to teh wheel haha.

 

Not sure if it works but the MOMO hub is the same size as the NRG short hub and QR.

So the MOMO + QR would be the furthest

 

hmm, ill look into that. If i could find a deeper dish wheel that i like the look of i might be able to just do that, but they all look so ugly to me.

 

yikes that mugen steering wheel is a $1200 wheel

im still looking for a nonsrs wheel.

i don't mind making a 1 bolt to 6 adapter or something.

i thought the quick relases had a provison for the horn?

thats what i thought the brass contacts were for? am i wrong on this ( i never had one)

 

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im still looking for a nonsrs wheel.

i don't mind making a 1 bolt to 6 adapter or something.

i thought the quick relases had a provison for the horn?

thats what i thought the brass contacts were for? am i wrong on this ( i never had one)

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Yeah the Mugen one is $$ but I love the look (so do quite a few others haha)

I don't know of many other non-srs wheels (save for like the CTR) that could work and on top of that I don't know any off the top of my head that are quick release compatible.

Yeah if you want to do an OEM wheel you'll need to make an adapter of sorts. With a threaded stud coming out from it (for the wheel) or a hole capable of holding the single bolt. That would depend on the style you want.

They do come with horn wiring BUT you still need to make a contact for the back of the short hub, I made another DIY on how to do this based off of weaksauces (his is civic/integra only, ours is different) It's not difficult whatsoever but requires some tweaking.

 

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That's the wheel I have and I LOVE it. Definitely much better than the stock. It's just a smidgen smaller than the S2000 wheel and feels great (I have the leather version though)

 

You cleared a question i had in mind for a long time. I always wondered if a OEM steering wheel could be attached to a quick release or not.....

 

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Yeah I'm sure it could be done, but you'd need to make your own adapter plate, from what I could tell, some cars have the threads as part of the spine and poke through the short hub, and the wheel is held on by a nut.

Our cars it's the opposite, the shaft has a hole in it that's threaded for a bolt to go through holding the wheel on.

So make an adapter that has the 6 holes for the QR and has either a threaded hole for the steering wheel's bolt to go into and you're good.

 

making an adapter would be cake. Make a template for the 6 bolts, and then center a hole, drill through, slip a bolt through from the back, and weld the head of the bolt. Boom. Itd be cake with a milling machine.