Quick question, someone cut the connector off the airbag connection at the steering wheel when they put on the momo steering wheel on, now I want to switch it to a oem steering wheel but both wires are black with a silver stripe... I got a pig tail from the wreckers, but how do I know which one goes to which? Thanks for any input. See attached picture.

 

year, model, trim?

 

98 Civic CX

 

Ok... I have looked at a bunch of wiring diagrams and I personally have come to the conclusion that since they are both black/grey that means that they can go either way. I think it does not matter. All it does is send power through to set off the airbag kind of like an on off switch. HOWEVER!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE DON'T HOLD ME TO IT. I DON'T WANT TO BE THE ONE WHO TOLD YOU TO HOOK UP YOUR WIRES WRONG, SETTING OFF YOUR AIRBAG!!!!!! If anyone else has some input please speak up.....

 

That's what I was thinking too, I was browsing throught the service manual and didn't really see much on it.

 

Ya, I just searched all my books and the internet and none of them specify that they need to be hooked up one way or the other. You would think that honda would have made them different colors if they were supposed to be hooked up one way or the other...

 

Yeah I think I will give that a try this weekend, I will let you know how it goes lol

 

GOOD LUCKLOL

 

Air bag wiring and assosiated modules are EXTREMELY sensitive to changes in resistance and current values. I would not attempt the repair. While it may work fine now, the bag may possibly go off later in the future or worse, not deploy at all in the event of an accident.