diy for steering wheel change - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

jdium · 07-14-2007, 04:40 AM

My girlfriend is a Paramedic. After hearing her opinion on airbags just now, I'll never remove mine. She says she's seen light burns, but mostly on the inner arms of the arm holding the steering wheel. Being that she never talks about what she sees at work, I was shocked in how she reacted when I told her people think airbags are more dangerous than not having one. She summed it up with my type of statement, look at it like population control. Only the stupid people will be harmed...

Has anyone actually LOOKED at their Yaris, especially the LB? There is only inches of car in front of the driver...I'll take my chances with my 6 airbags or whatever the LB has...

Aftermarket wheels look great, but they belong on the track or at the show, that's my opinion.

derrick452 · 07-14-2007, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by jdium

I'll take my chances with my 6 airbags or whatever the LB has.

Just so you know, unless you paid the extra $650 for the side and side curtain air bags, your Yaris only has 2 bags for the driver and passenger. Its a very rare option. I did a search and in our network of 42 dealerships, we had only 1 car with that option. Congrats if you got one of the safe ones! Hard to come by.

jdium · 07-14-2007, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by derrick452

Just so you know, unless you paid the extra $650 for the side and side curtain air bags, your Yaris only has 2 bags for the driver and passenger. Its a very rare option. I did a search and in our network of 42 dealerships, we had only 1 car with that option. Congrats if you got one of the safe ones! Hard to come by.

My car says it has driver, passenger dash bags, side bags that come out of the A pillar, and side bags that come out of the seat...is that right? Both cars I test drove had the same markings, so I didn't think it was that rare...

eTiMaGo · 07-14-2007, 07:06 AM

Another option is a TRD steering wheel with airbag, I think it was stock from the Supra, looks pretty good.

I indeed have a Momo steering wheel, and indeed the airbag warning light stays on at all times. But I do wear my seatbelt at all times (I'm kinda anal about that)...

brickhardmeat · 07-14-2007, 08:46 AM

yeah, I snap mine in as soon as I get in the car

you know there was a time when there was no such thing as an air bag. the one in my vw malfuctioned and the light stayed on, the shop told me it would not deploy in that state and they wanted to maintenance it, I drove like that for 3 years, traded it in like that

I guess I'm an idiot too.

jdium · 07-14-2007, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by brickhardmeat

yeah, I snap mine in as soon as I get in the car

you know there was a time when there was no such thing as an air bag. the one in my vw malfuctioned and the light stayed on, the shop told me it would not deploy in that state and they wanted to maintenance it, I drove like that for 3 years, traded it in like that

I guess I'm an idiot too.

There was also a time when there was no such thing as a seat belt...As for your VW having electrical problems, that's no suprise...Why wouldn't you get it serviced?

As for you being an idiot...

brickhardmeat · 07-14-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by jdium

There was also a time when there was no such thing as a seat belt...As for your VW having electrical problems, that's no suprise...Why wouldn't you get it serviced?

As for you being an idiot...

because VW service dept. sucked I was unhappy with the car in general and I wasn't all that concerned personally, it passed inspection and I had no problems trading it in for my yaris

as far as your concern for others safety....

eTiMaGo · 07-14-2007, 09:07 AM

heh... some people go skydiving, some dive with man-eating sharks, our extreme sport is driving without airbags

njyaris · 07-14-2007, 09:22 AM

anyone who has a aftermarket steering wheel post your pics here

eTiMaGo · 07-14-2007, 09:25 AM

old pic

brickhardmeat · 07-14-2007, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by eTiMaGo

old pic

ok off topic question...

the seats and door panels that you have pictured are a factory option there or are these covers, if covers look like that I ight get some but this looks OE, do tell?

*tk-421* · 07-14-2007, 11:54 AM

Damn that Momo wheel looks hot.

yrsdrgn · 07-14-2007, 01:52 PM

well for those who go aftermarket please share a link of which steering wheel hub adapter you bought and/or the quick release hub if you purchased it also. I already spoke to Etimago about this and a shop he went to dropped the parts in for him so yea.

churp · 07-15-2007, 12:13 AM

IMO a good set of racing belts would more than make up for the lack of airbag.

yrsdrgn · 07-15-2007, 01:25 AM

does anyone have a link to a steering wheel hub adapter for our cars?......and how bout some quick release hubs to go with taht? =P

yrsdrgn · 07-15-2007, 11:23 AM

i'm sort of lost on the aspec site because every time i click on the hub adapters it says "coming soon"

03Z33 · 07-15-2007, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by yrsdrgn

i'm sort of lost on the aspec site because every time i click on the hub adapters it says "coming soon"

Just give them a call on Monday. They don't always update the website but they usually have plenty of the Yaris hubs in stock (same as Scion/Corolla).

yrsdrgn · 07-15-2007, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by 03Z33

Just give them a call on Monday. They don't always update the website but they usually have plenty of the Yaris hubs in stock (same as Scion/Corolla).

alright. how about the quick release? are those universal or is there one specific for the yaris? I'll probably call them up for a price quote

07-14-2007, 04:40 AM	#1
jdium Mr Attitude Drives: Blazing Blue 5 Spd Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hillsboro Posts: 302	My girlfriend is a Paramedic. After hearing her opinion on airbags just now, I'll never remove mine. She says she's seen light burns, but mostly on the inner arms of the arm holding the steering wheel. Being that she never talks about what she sees at work, I was shocked in how she reacted when I told her people think airbags are more dangerous than not having one. She summed it up with my type of statement, look at it like population control. Only the stupid people will be harmed... Has anyone actually LOOKED at their Yaris, especially the LB? There is only inches of car in front of the driver...I'll take my chances with my 6 airbags or whatever the LB has... Aftermarket wheels look great, but they belong on the track or at the show, that's my opinion. __________________ It's scary to think that half the people surrounding you are below average...

07-14-2007, 07:06 AM	#4
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	Another option is a TRD steering wheel with airbag, I think it was stock from the Supra, looks pretty good. I indeed have a Momo steering wheel, and indeed the airbag warning light stays on at all times. But I do wear my seatbelt at all times (I'm kinda anal about that)... __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

07-14-2007, 08:46 AM	#5
brickhardmeat Lonesome Cowboy View User's Garage Drives: 2007 WHITE HATCHBACK Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Inner City, Dallas Posts: 2,995	yeah, I snap mine in as soon as I get in the car you know there was a time when there was no such thing as an air bag. the one in my vw malfuctioned and the light stayed on, the shop told me it would not deploy in that state and they wanted to maintenance it, I drove like that for 3 years, traded it in like that I guess I'm an idiot too. __________________ SPONSORED BY

07-14-2007, 09:07 AM	#8
eTiMaGo vroom vroom View User's Garage Drives: lil red 5-door Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangkok, Thailand Posts: 7,744	heh... some people go skydiving, some dive with man-eating sharks, our extreme sport is driving without airbags __________________ The price of freedom of religion, or of speech, or of the press, is that we must put up with a good deal of rubbish. - Robert Jackson Bye bye 1NZ...

07-14-2007, 09:22 AM	#9
njyaris YARIS NEWBIE View User's Garage Drives: YARIS 07 LIFTBACK Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NORTHERN NEW JERSEY Posts: 159	anyone who has a aftermarket steering wheel post your pics here __________________ Hudson County, New Jersey

07-14-2007, 11:54 AM	#12
tk-421 Super Moderator View User's Garage Drives: 5D-07-LB Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Dagobah Posts: 4,263	Damn that Momo wheel looks hot. __________________ --[ FORUM RULES ]--[ SEARCHING TIPS ]--[ EYELIDS PICS ]--[ RBK SPOILER ]--[ BEST/WORST INVESTMENTS ]--

07-14-2007, 01:52 PM	#13
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	well for those who go aftermarket please share a link of which steering wheel hub adapter you bought and/or the quick release hub if you purchased it also. I already spoke to Etimago about this and a shop he went to dropped the parts in for him so yea. __________________

07-15-2007, 12:13 AM	#14
churp Clean and (dis)Functional View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 2dr--Black Betty Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Tropical Minnesota Posts: 562	IMO a good set of racing belts would more than make up for the lack of airbag. __________________ ____________ Old School Cobble Jockey

07-15-2007, 01:25 AM	#15
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	does anyone have a link to a steering wheel hub adapter for our cars?......and how bout some quick release hubs to go with taht? =P __________________

07-15-2007, 11:23 AM	#16
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	i'm sort of lost on the aspec site because every time i click on the hub adapters it says "coming soon" __________________

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