RedHotG8

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The airbag saved my life in the 97 Grand Prix that got wrecked, so I would rather have it than not. I ride a motorcycle too but have never been in an accident, where as I've been in quite a few serious car accidents. In a car it's the 2nd impact that causes internal organ damage, the one where your body smashes into the steering wheel, so having an airbag is a lifesaver in most cases.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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though i never wear my seat belt im going with id rather have an air bag than a smaller steering wheel.

DemonicZ

I honestly wish I could mount the 2010 SS wheel in our cars. We're driving an American Muscle car guys. Its gotta be big. If you wanted something smaller I think a nice jap car would have sufficed.

sick_tight

its definitely huge, I believe there is a writeup on how to put the C6 3 spoke wheel into our cars with stock airbag. its some work but i think its worth it. I may upgrade my steering wheel eventually. I just like the simplicity of the 3 spoke and the smaller wheel.

whether its american muscle or not, if you have power steering you dont need a giant steering wheel

Roarin_8

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Here's that write up for the C6 steering wheel:

https://ls1tech.com/forums/appearanc...el-f-body.html

giosoccer20

good point, and I ride as well

giosoccer20

an american muscle car in the 21st century, though, so a huge wheel is unnecessary

giosoccer20

thanks guys, that is something I was looking for, if it's possible to get a vette wheel on our car, or any other smaller airbagged wheel

sick_tight

thanks roarin, exactly the thread i was thinking of. now i just need to figure out how to get that steering wheel in my vette since i also hate this one too.

no problem, i felt the same way. I like the look of the momo and other wheels but i dont know if im ready to dump the airbags yet. i dont use the vette but for a couple days out of the week, no DD by far. but still you dont know when that next accident is going to happen or whether youll need the airbag or not. id rather not have a face fully of steering wheel.

and the C6 vette/SS cobalt and whatever platform wheel looks awesome IMO and its pretty small, microscopic comared to the Fbody wheel.

if you plan to DD the car i would recommend keeping the airbag, and that wheel swap thread i believe keeps the stock airbag you just have to "repack" it sort of.

Roarin_8

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and yes in that thread another member fixed the airbag to fit and "work" without the airbag light. Now as far as it working in an accident, that has yet to be seen.

sick_tight

anybody willing to test this mod? no? haha

Roarin_8

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Well if they have an airbag to burn, I'm sure it can be tripped electronically and see if it blows up outside of the vehicle...

sick_tight

the only thing i would be worried about is it deploying correctly in the steering wheel in a time of a crash. im sure you can get it to blow up just correctly is the question. maybe its delayed or doesnt unfold or inflate like it should. i guess i would be considered paranoid but you never know

giosoccer20

valid points. no point in having a "functional" airbag if it's even slightly incorrectly calibrated. I think if I'm going to get another wheel, I'll stick to an aftermarket one, until I know for sure that a vette wheel or something else that is more expensive than a racing wheel due to having an airbag, works 100%.

RPM WS6

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The worst accident I was ever in, I was driving a car that didn't even come with an air bag in the first place. I was wearing a seatbelt and was just fine. The car was destroyed, but hit in such a way that a steering wheel air bag would have done nothing to help me anyway.

Can you even count on an air bag to deploy correctly once they get to a certain age? I remember some early '90s cars having warnings about air bags needing to be "tested" after becoming 10 years old. Perhaps this was found to be unnecessary, maybe they last longer than the OEMs were expecting.

Not really a primary concern for me though, since I already drive around an ancient car with no air bags and lap-only belts.

sick_tight

very true, crumple zones and seat belts are a big help with the modern car safety. i would consider not putting the airbag in because it make things worse. with delayed deployment or whatnot. i think the hassle and price of the OEM swap is more than just a decent aftermarket steering wheel and you can also get the QD

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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C6 wheel looks ok but i wouldnt want vette emblem in my fbody so unless theres something else id pass.


i would however not pass on who was sampling the car in that writeup.

Roarin_8

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The emblem for the vette is on the airbag, there are also pontiac and chevy bowtie versions.

sick_tight

there was a website or group of people doing a whole bunch of different emblems for that steering wheel since it was universal for a lot of GM cars. like roarin said there were pontiac, chevy, and corvette emblems. ive seen SS emblems and whatnot so there are more otions. i like the stock look and simplicity of 3 spokes. but i am in no need of a new steering wheel so i havent looked into this lately

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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that looks much better.