When Fitting an After Market Steering wheel?

1. stacestace55 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Essex Posts: 1316 Current car > Saxo VTS 02

   #1 10th June 2011, 11:38

   Ok i bought a After Market Steering Wheel and i just need to get the Boss Kit for it.
   But as i have an Air bag in my Origanal Steering wheel i just want to know if i can just get a Standard Boss Kit for the Saxo? Or Do i have to get the one thats is Suitable for saxo's with Airbags?
   
   Here are the Item Numbers on Ebay to give you abit more of a clue in what im talking about
   
   Airbag Boss Kit = 370497689306
   Non Airbag Boss Kit = 110694926685
2. paulwoodford Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 East Yorkshire Posts: 219 Mk1 VTS Rally car Mk2 VTS road car

   #2 10th June 2011, 11:40

   All the airbag kit does is connect up in place of the airbag, meaning your airbag dash light wont be on. Worth doing, it's annoying having lights on the dash.

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3. stacestace55 Established Member Joined: Aug 2010 Essex Posts: 1316 Current car > Saxo VTS 02

   #3 10th June 2011, 11:55

   Thank you, i thought it would be something like that. But just wanted to double check. And my air bag light is on anyways as i removed the seats that had airbags in them and replaced them with bucket seats lol
   So it looks like im going to be unscewing the bulb haha!
4. marcusd Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jan 2009 warrington Posts: 7551 posi blue mk2 2003 vtr

   #4 10th June 2011, 15:47

   yea as above its fine and tape over light
5. MiniGibbo Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Apr 2007 Bournemouth Posts: 15289 '04 VW Transporter.

   #5 10th June 2011, 17:42

   The light on is a mot failure.
   
   All the airbag kit has extra is a resistor you plug into the airbag wire to stop the light coming on..
6. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

   #6 10th June 2011, 18:19

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by MiniGibbo The light on is a mot failure. All the airbag kit has extra is a resistor you plug into the airbag wire to stop the light coming on..

   At the moment an air bag light on is not an MOT failure ABS light on though is.The laws on warning lights are changing though(next year I believe)
   
   Steve.
7. robster247 Established Member Joined: Feb 2011 cumbria Posts: 1239 Satin black furio

   #7 10th June 2011, 19:34

   What kind of steering wheel is it ? How much you pay and have u any pics would be great thanks
8. williamanderson31 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Bourne, Lincs/Hatfield Posts: 829 Renault Megane 1.9Dci

   #8 10th June 2011, 19:59

   personally, for the difference in price (nearly double), could you not just get a resistor to stop the light flashing? rather than buying the more expensive boss?
9. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #9 10th June 2011, 20:01

   I just take the Airbag ECU out lol... Much cheaper...
10. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #10 11th June 2011, 17:49

    Or remove the light from the dash.
    
    
    Steve.
11. user_25190 Frequent Poster Joined: Jul 2008 Birmingham Posts: 661 Saxo VTR

    #11 11th June 2011, 18:31

    take the dash out, black tape over the light. simple. tahts what i did
12. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #12 12th June 2011, 10:45

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by GurjSagoo take the dash out, black tape over the light. simple. tahts what i did

    Why would you take the dash out?you only need to remove the instrument cluster then long nose pliers twist the bulb the out job done.
    
    
    Steve.
13. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #13 12th June 2011, 11:33

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by stevo67 Why would you take the dash out?you only need to remove the instrument cluster then long nose pliers twist the bulb the out job done. Steve.

    Bare in mind she has a MK2
14. Saxo_VtsR Newbie Joined: Nov 2013 Posts: 10 Citroen Saxo VTS EVOLUTION Edition

    #14 15th June 2014, 14:13

    MK2 the dash lights are solderd in which means you have to rip them of with some nose plyers or brake it. i have a Saxo MK2 dash to play with my pc games. plus the airbag light is no MOT failure at all i just did get mine trough MOT with Airbag light on and all they said was to get it checked and fixed. but if you want to have the light of taping it over would be a good way of doing it on MK2 saxo so is mine to
15. MuZiZZle Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2011 Newcastle upon Tyne Posts: 7779 Phase 2 VTS , E61 M5

    #15 15th June 2014, 14:51

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Saxo_VtsR MK2 the dash lights are solderd in which means you have to rip them of with some nose plyers or brake it. i have a Saxo MK2 dash to play with my pc games. plus the airbag light is no MOT failure at all i just did get mine trough MOT with Airbag light on and all they said was to get it checked and fixed. but if you want to have the light of taping it over would be a good way of doing it on MK2 saxo so is mine to

    It is an MOT failure, it's indicating a failing airbag for the love of god.
    
    Your MOT tester is obviously a bit dodgy
16. Mickswan Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Apr 2013 Jarrow Posts: 4022 2003 Icelandic Grey 16v VTR 1991 Daihatsu GTti

    #16 15th June 2014, 15:44

    Plus mega bump
17. user_20080 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Dec 2007 smurfland. Posts: 17346 Ex saxo owner.

    #17 16th June 2014, 19:18

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by RustySkull Bare in mind she has a MK2

    Very true failure on my part to read the thread properly.
18. jimdavis3584 L-plater Joined: Feb 2012 Posts: 80 2001 Saxo VTR

    #18 23rd June 2014, 10:50

    Your best option in my opinion is to remove the airbag control unit, which is located under the centre console in front of the tray by your gearstick. This will then not send a signal to the dashboard warning system, which means no warning lights on dash= mot pass.