Want a 3 spoke airbag?
04-21-09, 07:56 AM
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Want a 3 spoke airbag?
But don't want to pay some jackass 500 dollars because he wont part out the set. Well get your Martha Stewart on.
What you will need:
Needles size 18-22
Brownish-tan Yarn
RX300 3 spoke wheel + airbag (20-100 dollars from a junkyard)
Pliers
Optional :
Leather hole punch
Dremel
Rubberish Adhesive (i used loctite universal t.a.c, it comes in a caulk dispenser)
This is pretty obvious, thread your needle. I used really airy yarn and a bit of saliva on the end really helps the threads go into the needles eye. Optional, use the hole puncher to make holes in the pleather. But be warned you cant use the hole punch of the 2 sides or the button because the pleather is a wall (you'll know what i mean once you see it). You can use a Dremel to cut the wall and create a flat surface for the hole punch but i find that's too much work. So i would only use the hole punch on the inside flaps and jam the needle with the pliers on the 3 sides without the pre-poped holes. If your not using the hole punch then you will need to jam the needle in every hole. Use the pilers to jam to needle into the hole and to pull the needle out of the hole. You'll need the pilers to get enough grip to pull the thread throw the small hole. After you are done, use the adhesive on the back side. This will stop the yarn from coming lose.
That's it, pretty easy but labor intensive. BTW encase someone here asks "isn't it dangerous to drive without an airbag" well NO ITS NOT. As we all should have learned from 90s television, airbags kill more people then they save.
Final product:
the airbag isnt screwed, which is why their is a gap between it and the steering wheel.
What you will need:
Needles size 18-22
Brownish-tan Yarn
RX300 3 spoke wheel + airbag (20-100 dollars from a junkyard)
Pliers
Optional :
Leather hole punch
Dremel
Rubberish Adhesive (i used loctite universal t.a.c, it comes in a caulk dispenser)
This is pretty obvious, thread your needle. I used really airy yarn and a bit of saliva on the end really helps the threads go into the needles eye. Optional, use the hole puncher to make holes in the pleather. But be warned you cant use the hole punch of the 2 sides or the button because the pleather is a wall (you'll know what i mean once you see it). You can use a Dremel to cut the wall and create a flat surface for the hole punch but i find that's too much work. So i would only use the hole punch on the inside flaps and jam the needle with the pliers on the 3 sides without the pre-poped holes. If your not using the hole punch then you will need to jam the needle in every hole. Use the pilers to jam to needle into the hole and to pull the needle out of the hole. You'll need the pilers to get enough grip to pull the thread throw the small hole. After you are done, use the adhesive on the back side. This will stop the yarn from coming lose.
That's it, pretty easy but labor intensive. BTW encase someone here asks "isn't it dangerous to drive without an airbag" well NO ITS NOT. As we all should have learned from 90s television, airbags kill more people then they save.
Final product:
the airbag isnt screwed, which is why their is a gap between it and the steering wheel.
Last edited by Ryeno; 04-21-09 at 09:22 AM.
04-21-09, 09:49 AM
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And what will happen exactly? 100 bucks no cops will ever notice it, or care.
The big problem with this mod is finding blown airbags. My idea was to take a blown airbag, mend it together, then wrap it in either suede or cf vinyl.
OP, where did you get your blown airbag? I've been trying to find a scion one for a while.
The big problem with this mod is finding blown airbags. My idea was to take a blown airbag, mend it together, then wrap it in either suede or cf vinyl.
OP, where did you get your blown airbag? I've been trying to find a scion one for a while.
04-21-09, 10:06 AM
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I think a cop might notice the wheel but they wont question it. Its a lexus after all, so it came with the luxury handsticked airbag.
Yellowpage.com for auto dismantling. Also if your lucky you will find an area with tons of junkyards. Up north in long beach their are quite a few junkyards all right next to each other. And in Sun Valley you find a DOZENS of junkyards.
Yellowpage.com for auto dismantling. Also if your lucky you will find an area with tons of junkyards. Up north in long beach their are quite a few junkyards all right next to each other. And in Sun Valley you find a DOZENS of junkyards.
Last edited by Ryeno; 04-21-09 at 10:11 AM.
