Evening guys and girls.
Thought I'd pop this up as there was some discussion around airbag lights a few months ago on I think Beedub's thread.
I found some time finally today to fit the Alcantara Momo Mod.07 Wheel & Boss I've had lying about since about Feb this year!
I haven't taken step by step photos, but the following youtube video was extremely useful in figuring out which wires related to the two airbag plugs,and the horn;
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chris+fix+steering+wheel
I used 6x Bread board connectors (per the video recommendation above) but I glued the female connectors together to make in essence a replacement plug for the 6-pin plug for the two airbags, and the horn.
Link to bread board connectors (You'll want a few Male to Female, and Female to Female ones):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134415494864?var=433879423728
I wont bore you with the horn wiring as that was extremely straightforward, but there seems to be a lot of anecdotal evidence on the internet that the BMW ECUs are very sensitive to what resistance Resistors are used to replace the Airbag. I'm sure there are many ways of doing it but the way I did it worked, so if you're looking for minimal fuss and just making it work, here you go!
To be clear there are 2-off Airbag plugs, each with 2 pins. you need an airbag resistor for each pair for the Airbag light to go out properly.
I purchased 2-off the below Airbag resistors, but promptly broke one,snapping the prong in one of the female bread board connectors. Because I couldn't be bothered to wait for another one to be delivered, I instead used the remaining ebay one, and also the Airbag resistor supplied with the MOMO Boss.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353554543714
Works a charm.
Couple more points to note;
The airbag doesn't come off quite the same way as the E46 one - the holes are angled differently, but the release mechanism (spring bar) is basically the same, so you just have to peer down the holes with a torch to find the bar and then push it with a flat-head screwdriver.
Worth getting the wheel properly centralised, and then removing the key from the ignition to lock the wheel in place. This will make installing the new wheel straight far easier!
When removing the old wheel, first break off the tension of the single central retaining bolt,unwind it a couple of turns and then wiggle/pull/push the wheel to loosen it. This way the wheel will still stay on. If you unwind the bolt the whole way off, and then give the wheel an almighty tug you may knock yourself out as it comes off :lol:
Otherwise that's it I think! Not nearly as difficult as seems to have been made out on the internet!
Cheers
Ed
Thought I'd pop this up as there was some discussion around airbag lights a few months ago on I think Beedub's thread.
I found some time finally today to fit the Alcantara Momo Mod.07 Wheel & Boss I've had lying about since about Feb this year!
I haven't taken step by step photos, but the following youtube video was extremely useful in figuring out which wires related to the two airbag plugs,and the horn;
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chris+fix+steering+wheel
I used 6x Bread board connectors (per the video recommendation above) but I glued the female connectors together to make in essence a replacement plug for the 6-pin plug for the two airbags, and the horn.
Link to bread board connectors (You'll want a few Male to Female, and Female to Female ones):
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/134415494864?var=433879423728
I wont bore you with the horn wiring as that was extremely straightforward, but there seems to be a lot of anecdotal evidence on the internet that the BMW ECUs are very sensitive to what resistance Resistors are used to replace the Airbag. I'm sure there are many ways of doing it but the way I did it worked, so if you're looking for minimal fuss and just making it work, here you go!
To be clear there are 2-off Airbag plugs, each with 2 pins. you need an airbag resistor for each pair for the Airbag light to go out properly.
I purchased 2-off the below Airbag resistors, but promptly broke one,snapping the prong in one of the female bread board connectors. Because I couldn't be bothered to wait for another one to be delivered, I instead used the remaining ebay one, and also the Airbag resistor supplied with the MOMO Boss.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353554543714
Works a charm.
Couple more points to note;
The airbag doesn't come off quite the same way as the E46 one - the holes are angled differently, but the release mechanism (spring bar) is basically the same, so you just have to peer down the holes with a torch to find the bar and then push it with a flat-head screwdriver.
Worth getting the wheel properly centralised, and then removing the key from the ignition to lock the wheel in place. This will make installing the new wheel straight far easier!
When removing the old wheel, first break off the tension of the single central retaining bolt,unwind it a couple of turns and then wiggle/pull/push the wheel to loosen it. This way the wheel will still stay on. If you unwind the bolt the whole way off, and then give the wheel an almighty tug you may knock yourself out as it comes off :lol:
Otherwise that's it I think! Not nearly as difficult as seems to have been made out on the internet!
Cheers
Ed
North West Surrey
south yorkshire
Attleborough, Norfolk
