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YOUR RESEARCHHow do RPM Technic get away with non-airbag wheels?
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Repair free i'd say
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The thing is OP, if you're in an accident and have chest injuries etc and the Ins Co found out that the airbag was removed, say goodbye to getting your car repaired for free I'd say?
How do RPM Technic get away with non-airbag wheels?
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Repair free i'd say
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The thing is OP, if you're in an accident and have chest injuries etc and the Ins Co found out that the airbag was removed, say goodbye to getting your car repaired for free I'd say?
How do RPM Technic get away with non-airbag wheels?
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Looking at the RPM Technic CSR builds they appear to be using Momo steering wheels across many of the 996 builds, including the less 'track' orientated cars with rear seats etc.
They look fantastic, but how are they circumnavigating what should be an MOT 'Major' fail as an original existing airbag has been removed?
Depends on your tester, It is technically a major failure as a factory fitted safety system has been removed regardless of the light being on or off. My tester is a decent guy but draws the line at this and I fit my old wheel back on for an MOT.
I don't care how good it looks, I want an airbag steering wheel. I had a bingle in my 20's where in a car that was only a few years old at the time, I still managed to kiss the steering wheel in a 50mph t-bone accident. Car had an airbag but didn't deploy, can't recall the exact reason why but angle of impact was the major issue.
I'm not blase about the saftey aspect of any vehicle but as my other regular drive is a 1968 camper van where the only crumple zones are your knee caps, it inevitably warps your perspective. :lol:
...and just to be clear I'm not picking on RPM Technic here, I love what they do and the cars look great.
The only reason I specifically mention them is to distinguish between a private individual retrofitting a non airbag steering wheel to a car they own and a company fitting the same wheel to a car being sold commercially, obviously those are two quite different propositions but both have a relevance to the private individual.
The thing is OP, if you're in an accident and have chest injuries etc and the Ins Co found out that the airbag was removed, say goodbye to getting your car repaired for free I'd say?
I'm neither condoning or admonishing the practice of fitting an aftermarket wheel, it's just a simple question to gather opinion.
Rightly or wrongly it seems to be a bit of a grey area as non airbag wheels are being fitted to vehicles being sold commercially by plenty of high profile companies who are building own brand custom Porsche's for resale, I just think it's interesting that there must be enough leniency that these cars don't present a problem to their new owners as soon as they go through their first post purchase MOT.
Plus as you as you mention, the
insurance
element adds an additional twist.
Well - that is only an issue if you have modified your car and not told your
insurance
company about it isn't it. If it was stolen and they subsequently found out that it had undeclared modifications then they wouldn't pay out then either. If you correctly declare any and all modifications then this angle actually isn't going to be an issue.
Deleting the airbag (properly, including the warning light) is essentially accepting the same increased risk as anyone driving a classic from before they were mandatory. Actually less of a risk as you still have considerably better secondary safety features (seatbelt pretensions, crumple zones, deformable steering columns and so on). :?:
As far as MOT testing goes, it is a fail. Most testers though ive found wouldnt as long as the lights off in general. Im a MOT tester btw.
This inspection is for all airbags fitted as original equipment other than on Class 3 vehicles.
A passenger airbag that is switched off is not a defect.
Defect Category
(a) An airbag fitted as original equipment obviously missing Major
(b) Not in use
(c) An airbag obviously inoperative Major
7.1.6. Supplementary restraint system (SRS)
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(a) An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction Major
I thought there was an exemption for heavily modified cars. My C4 for example with full cage, bucket seats and six point harness, but no airbag wheel.
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