I am installing a MoMo steering wheel in my 2000 civic ex and i was wondering if there is a way to trick the car to think the airbag is still in because the aftermarket one doesnt have one, please let me know,i want the passenger side to still work, thanks

 

doing that is illegal, FYI, if in Cali you can get a fine.

 

Its ok if its illegal,i am in Mass, it wouldnt be the first thing on the car that is, anyone know what to do??

 

does the car not run if it thinks teh airbag has been delpoyed? just slap teh steering wheel on and roll out unless of course it wont start or something without and airbag.. in that case youre fucked ??

 

it runs and everything but i dont want the airbag light to be on and i want to know if the passenger airbag will still work

 

is the airbag plug a 2 wire deal? if it is, trim some insulation off the wires an inch or so back from the plug... plug in the factory steering wheel in and start the car. yes, this is dangerous. use a voltage meter to measure the voltage between the two wires. Then, with that reading, maybe you could trick the airbag sensor or something :P

 

i dunno how much airbag simulators cost, but thats one option.

 

any idea where to get a simulator?

 

I just did my steering wheel last week, but I have a crx. I'm not sure how you would trick the thing, but definately be careful when doing anything with the airbag.

 

Before installing the wheel remember to unplug battery for a while before unlugging the srs, just in case the bag is holding juice. What I did was put electrical tape over the srs light in the cluster to cover it up. It works . I was never able to figure out how to keep the pass side airbag functional though.