HOW TO: Remove Airbag and Steering Wheel
 

Here's a shot of the removed airbag
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-8...B0/s821/12+-+1

Before you do anything, let's remove the fuses so you don't piss anyone off honking the horn accidentally 50 times and/or screwing something up and blowing the airbag unintentionally. The fuses circled in red need to be removed, they are all horn related fuses and are also pictured on the fusebox cover diagram.
http://i.imgur.com/oDwZq.jpg

First you'll need to go the side of the steering wheel, there are 4 holes on each side but it's the bottom 2 you should be working on. There is a metal pin if you look inside the holes. You need to grab a screwdriver or something similar and push that pin inwards of the steering wheel, while simultaneously pulling the airbag. Do this to each pin on both sides and pull the airbag out, it is semi-difficult. Gave me a bit of trouble.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-E.../s1095/12+-+14

Now unattach the plugs from the steering wheel.
http://i.imgur.com/YPqTI.jpg
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-4...C8/s778/12+-+9


Now it is off the steering wheel
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-v...s/s778/12+-+10

YOU ARE DONE REMOVING THE AIRBAG!

To remove the steering wheel there is a nut in the dead center of the steering wheel. Remove that and it should pop off. Or screw off. Not sure of the socket size though .

You should find out if the scion emblem is the same size as the Toyota airbag emblems. If that's the case then you just gotta superglue (or some other really strong adhesive) it back on.

I need to see a finished product because the last picture you showed (with the Plasti Dip not cured) look terrible.

If it were me, I'd try to find a Toyota emblem that fits inside that recess and just try to even out the pin holes in the airbag cover.

Awesome, you are my hero bro lol can't wait to fuck with my car :)

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Yeah.


Lesson to all...don't do this.

Thanks for the DIY. I don't know about the candy red paint and Toyota emblem but these steps will help for the JDM steering wheel cover swap. :happy0180:

Why not? Seems like a decent alternative to buying the $800 GT86 airbag........ If you don't like it, don't post.

I'd be worried about it inhibiting the airbag deployment or throwing the Toyota emblem through my forehead. But, like you said... to each his/her own!

Thanks for the DIY.

Well as we all know, plastidip isn't the strongest substance, it rubs right off. Also, there was an emblem there before, I think I'd prefer a Toyota emblem going through my forehead over a Scion one. :lol:

The good news is this is my only crazy DIY mod, I am not one of those people that go and paint and mod every single thing, and then there's the plastidip crowd that sprays everything. I am just fully rebadging the car with Toyota. The only other appearance mods are HID's and the Five Axis kit and wheels. It's going to be a clean car I promise!

Yeah, you're right. I'd hate to walk around with a mirrored image of the Scion logo bruised in my forehead! No offense to Scion fans, of course.

I do love me some PlastiDip. I've got another 5 gallons on order and am nearly done peeling the first dip job off the BRZ. I bought a better HVLP gun and am looking forward to laying on that vinyl look.

I think I might do something similar. But I might find a good sticker or maybe even a custom vinyl to place in the oval before you put in the plasti-dip. Not sure how it would turn out exactly but thanks for showing your work.

Was hoping to see an 86 airbag installed.

Hmmm... T bagde looks so big. Try finding a smaller one

Thanks! Wouldn't do it myself, but I've been waiting for a DIY on how to take the airbag off so I can do my GT-86 airbag swap. Yeah, I spent $800+ for it, big whoop, wanna fight about it? lol :)

:bellyroll: Same here!

I saw the title -> clicked -> saw the pics and started to scroll down with a bit of excitement thinking I would see the first 86 steering wheel swap and then 0_o. :bellyroll::bellyroll:

Please post up pics once you're done. Just the airbag was $800?! I thought it was for the entire steering wheel?!

Negative bro! It's just for the airbag (I know). Check the threads by Carson Toyota and Nigel, both have them for around $850. The steering wheel is extra. Still waiting for it to come in, will post pics when installed! :thumbup:

I'll buy the 86 airbag once I can buy it from a legit parts website.

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Im definitely behind the 8 ball on this one... Why are we spending hundreds of dollars to replace working airbags??

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Excellent writeup!

Maybe some goo-gone or any other petroleum product may get that gunk off under the emblem with a bit more finesse? I was thinking of working a leather saddle soap into it to get it thoroughly clean. Still can't tell if its leather. Hahaha!

Looking forward to seeing some more picture updates from others~

I remember seeing the thread with CT being able to get the JDM steering wheel cover. It is what it is and when I pick up mine, I would like to swap out out the Scion cover for an 86 too or go aftermarket. Hopefully the cost will come down once parts and car stabilize.

yeah.... not a fan. look's unfinished and tacky. would have been better to find something that actually fits in the spot. it's handy to know how the airbag comes out though.

Can't please everyone! Lol

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Is it possible to remove the airbag completely from that cover and then reinstall?

I reccomend using tools like this to remove emblems. They are great to work on paint and interior panels so you don't scratch anything. At $7 you can't go wrong, if you cut on of their coupons out of a magazine it's even cheaper:

Harbor Freight trim tool set

Wow...poor car...

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It looks like crap...from the awful red paint to the hacked up airbag cover with the huge out-of-place Toyota badge...no trolling...just commenting on something you posted to a public forum...on the internet...where people comment on things...

I agree. To an extent. It wasn't the best solution. And if this camera could take better pictures you could see how amazing the paint looks in real life. Pretty good paint for $15 a can. I'm going to remove the badging part of this tutorial since I'm sick of people like you coming in here and leaving bad comments.

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Don't remove it, you tried it, some like it some don't (self included), but it might help someone else come up with another idea or variation that someone else might like. And props to ya for touching a project the majority of us dont have the balls to fk with!

Yea I'm gonna have to agree. You had the right idea but horrible (in my opinion) execution. There are Toyota airbag emblems on ebay for like $20 or so. Idk about the size but the tabs look the same at least. The bumper emblem is just dangerous.

I'll check it out. Too late to undo the tutorial now. I didn't save the text and HTML and don't feel like going back and redoing it just so more of these ****s can mock what no one else has tried to do. I admit what I did wasn't perfect. Now others can take from my tutorial and do their own style and I will probably end up going one of those routes. I'd love to find one of those airbag emblems though so I can rip this off and do it semi-right.

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Call up Luis at Carson Toyota. That's where I ordered mine, takes a while to ship from Japan though. Still waiting for mine.

I mean when the airbag is available on a website and isn't >$100 lol

Yeah good luck with that one. I'm sure prices will eventually fall but not that dramatically. Still gotta remember that this part is not available in the US and whoever is buying them to bring them here has to deal with the foreign currency exchange rate (dollar is weak compared to Euro and Yen) and shipping.

Ah true. I just bought a Toyota air bag emblem off eBay so I'll be redoing this whole thing. Should look right finally.

Cool man. In the end, it's your car. Do what you want with it and don't give a Fack what anyone thinks. No matter what you do, there will always be someone who disagrees and will talk $hit. Thanks for letting us know how to take out the airbag though...now I don't have to pay someone to change mine out.

this is the tut i was looking for!!! btw i got a few question i not sure if any asked yet but, did you disconnect the bettery before doing this. If we decided to replace the airbag will the check engine light go on?

I just removed the fuses, that's it. I was listening to music and the A/C blowing the whole time lol.

Check engine light does not come on but the airbag light does. I had to drive to Lowe's to grab a couple items with the airbag out. It's right behind my apartment so it wasn't a big deal.