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YOUR RESEARCHInstalling an aftermarket steering wheel
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OP, no matter what you do, be sure to disconnect the battery while you're doing it.
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My second choice was using a 3M Scotchlok connector to do as little damage as possible to the harness and still allow the car to easily go back to the factory wheel.
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I was able to buy a damaged clock-spring and use the connector to wire in my resistor without having to splice into the harness on the chassis.
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If not we use an electrical wholesaler so would be able to help out.
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I will use tape, because I will definitely want my car stock again some day.
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My second choice was using a 3M Scotchlok connector to do as little damage as possible to the harness and still allow the car to easily go back to the factory wheel.
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I recently purchased a custom leather wrapped wheel to spice up my interior. I do not want to live with the airbag light on, so what is the easiest way to bypass the light?
I was able to buy a damaged clock-spring and use the connector to wire in my resistor without having to splice into the harness on the chassis. I would advise you do this if at all possible.
My second choice was using a 3M Scotchlok connector to do as little damage as possible to the harness and still allow the car to easily go back to the factory wheel.
As for the resistor, just go to eBay and search for airbag resistor or SRS resistor.
I am not experienced with this, so you were able to really help me realize what I have to do here. I am definitely not comfortable splicing into the harness on the chassis. I will certainly be looking into your options.
I had no idea an aftermarket wheel would be this difficult!
RE: tape recommendation, if you ever sell the car would you prefer to remove the tape or redo the wiring (again)?
I really like those wheels and if the OEM unit wasn't so comfortable for me I'd seriously consider the mod. But don't overthink it. Keep your wiring in OEM shape and just swap back the OEM wheel if you ever need to. GL & enjoy
just remove the guage cluster (there's a diy on pelican) and the lamps for all the trouble lights are accessible from the back (on a 996.1; not sure about the 996.2 - i had a look at some images and the .2 might be different).
You have convinced me! I will use tape, because I will definitely want my car stock again some day. And you're right, the OEM wheel is perfect (even my 4 spoke).
If you get the plug from a used clock-spring you won't have to splice anything, just unplug the plug with the resistor on it and plug in the factory clock spring.
BTW, if you do just cover it with tape, despite the light being on, all the other airbags will still function.
If you use the resistor, the light will tell you if other problems arise. If you tape over the light and the passenger airbag develops an issue and you don't know until after it doesn't deploy...well...that would suck.
"Spice up the interior" and "gut for track use" aren't the same thing...but yes, OP will be the one to decide if passenger airbags are a necessity. If so, hopefully he'd go the resistor route and leave the airbag light visible.
OP, no matter what you do, be sure to disconnect the battery while you're doing it. Disconnecting airbags while the battery is connected can trigger the light.
Twitchett...
Not sure if this applies to your install (996?) but a couple of years ago I installed a Momo steering wheel on my 997.2 C2S. You may need to add an aftermarket steering wheel hub to get the new wheel to fit. On my car, underneath the airbag is a molded clear plastic piece (manufactured by Audi btw) that I had to modify slightly (with box cutters) in order to get the hub on and aligned correctly. I believe if you search this forum someone did a very nice job summarizing the process with text and pictures.
