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Old 07-15-2011, 08:47 PM
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Default 06+ AP2 Steering wheel into AP1

Anybody have experience with this? The newer steering wheels has a dual stage air bag which has 4 wires vs the single which has 2. Anyway to get this to work?
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Old 07-16-2011, 08:38 PM
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Oh man, it would be a crazy idea to try and wire something up and take a chance on it going off.
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Old 07-17-2011, 12:21 AM
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^ i agree, theres no way of knowing if it will work or not. although im pretty sure someone has done it already, almost every ap1->ap2 conversion has been done.
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you can just get the wheel and get a pre 06 airbag
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Agree.

The wheel will go in. I wouldn't even dream of trying the airbag.

I'm guessing your old wheel is just raggety and you want a new one. I did this myself.
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Old 07-18-2011, 06:48 AM
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I like the look of the newer airbags. Could we just wire the second stage of the airbag and bypass the first stage? I mean the older ones are single stage anyways right?
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The SRS controller is different and there is a sensor under the front bumper so the systems are different. Looks like a lot of work to do this right. This thing is technically a small bomb pointed at your face. I personally would not mess with it.
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Exactly! A small bomb that could go off with the slightest bit of electricity or error.
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Old 07-31-2011, 09:52 PM
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Well...I figured out how to do it safely without re-wiring the system. It was quite simple actually..all I had to do was remove the dual stage ignitor system and switch it with the single stage. Problem Solved. NO splicing needed. Direct swap..

This is just what I did..so do at your own risk!

Step 1: Remove steering wheel and airbag - Xviper has a great DIY on that here..
http://forums.s2kca.com/showthread.php?t=13254

Step 2: Remove airbag ignitor

Remove the 4 Bolts on both air bags



Step 3: Swap them over and place the bolts back in..DONE!
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does this work with no issues ?
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