I bought my tan steering wheel from ebay and they got a airbag from a junk yard. Everything worked and matched perfectly.

 

what the hell is the difference between single and dual stage anyways? someone school me

 

something so simple and someone will still f it up lol

 

looking to do this swap, so what happens with e-shift you just leave it unplugged?? no codes or anything lighting on the dash cause of this???

how about the stereo controls, is it possible to get those put on the steering wheel if i have a 98-2000???

 

Very interesting. Nice work!!!

 

i wouldnt know, i didnt have eshift to begin with.
you can buy an aftermarket controller to control your deck, but the oem one work work with your oem deck. but dont quote me on that

 

I was just reading up on this and am a little confused did you use the rx air bag or gs430 airbag ?

 

nice write up choo

 

question i have a wheel from a 04sc n i have a 99 gs will the airbag fit and will i be able to make it work or do i have to go find an 01+ bag so it to work?/ or will my 99 cover fit with out the bag ?

 

u need 01-03 rx300 airbag because it is single stage. the 04sc bag will work but the xplosive unit is dual stage. but theres a possibility u can swap over your exisiting explosive unit and it will work.

 

I know it is an OLD post, However, I should say THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT POST AND PICTURES.

Any one have ever changed / replaced the passenger air bag for GS 300 / 400 for the years 1998-2005?

 

Your write up saved the day! I made the mistake of assuming that with the 98-00 & 01-05 facelift that the airbag was part of the change but apparently they held off until 02. Anyways, the stage 2 bag bolted right up into my old 01 wheel and my stage 1 bag fit into my new wheel. Now to convert the rest of the trim pieces to cherry wood. thanks again OP.

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Just to be clear?
98-00 is "version 1" of the actual wheel with a matching single stage airbag/horn assembly with a non chrome emblem. Options are wood inlays, shift buttons and/or radio controls.
01 "version 2" of the wheel with matching single stage airbag/horn assembly with a chrome emblem. Shift buttons only available on 300 now, radio controls on any? and the wood inlays are standard on 430.
02-05 is same as above except it is a dual stage airbag.

Is this the exact same pattern for an Aristo?

 

I just ordered an Aristo e-shift wood trim wheel so I'll let you know if it's the same pattern.
I also plan on pulling the possible necessary wiring from a junkyard GS4 w/e shift (I grabbed the 4 speed shift assembly and gauge cluster since I want the indicator lights to match) so hopefully it all works out

 

Were you able to get e-shift work in your car ?