UPDATE...... ALLELUIA finally I have succeeded in removing the airbag light after weeks of head scratching and posting on here I tried what daz1968 suggested and swapped the charges over from my old wrx wheel to the new Sti wheel a would you Adam and eve it, not airbag light

I can finally enjoy my new wheel

Thanks to everybody for your help with this nightmare, daz your a legend mate

Now what can I change next

 

Got their in the end, will have to remember this as would like to swap my Momo wheel for an STI one.

 

Yeah was a long slog but the end result is worth it.

 

glad you got there in the end mate!!
By the way just seen this from your previous post...

When you say you have cut the connectors, have you cut sections and soldered them up again? If so this is really unadvisable as solder can cause a change in resistance which can affect things with your airbag working. Hence why airbag connectors are gold plated to give minimal resistance or chance or corrosion occuring....

 

I was going to solder them but just used butt connectors in the intram, that was on the blobeye click spring that I had. By swapping the charges I was able to re-use my origanal spring so the only wire that needed chopping was the horn wire. Should be safer all round.

 

I'm looking at getting an sti wheel from a WR1, so from what i read you changed the bugeye clock spring and airbag charge over to the new wheel and all was well?

Do the indicators self cancel?

 

I did try the blob clock spring but I think the one I had was broken so I used my origanal wrx clock spring and air bag charge.

The indicators do self cancel as well

 

Cheers, have read through a few threads about it and ended up getting a bit confused by it all.

 

It took me ages to sort it due to the dodgie clock spring. I have the same steering wheel as you are looking at getting so should be the same as what I did. You will need to mod the horn wire as its mounted differently on the Sti wheel but it's only one wire and an easy fix.

 

did you charge unit slot straight in? iv done the same swap but the charge unit wouldn't fit in?

 

I just took off the four nuts holding the charge on the back of the airbag and swapped it with the Sti on and job done

 

This is one of the stumbling blocks i have, my wrx charge doesn't fit in the sti wheel.

 

As said mine was a straight swap. Not to tell you how to suck eggs but you are only trying to swap the part from the back of the airbag with the four nuts surrounding it???

 

Yes mate, have posted a thread with the problem i'm facing.

Took off the 4 nuts, but it's way to big.

 

What model wheel are you trying to fit as I went from a bugeye wrx wheel to a blob Sti wheel. I have heard that hawk wheels have different sized charges but not sure about classics??

 

WR1 wheel.

 

https://www.scoobynet.com/interior-1...a-bug-wrx.html

Have posted a few pics of what i'm up against.

 

If i can change over the white clip in the WRX charge into the STI charge i think i'll be ok, just it's in there very tight and don't want to break anything.

Then i would just need to mod the horn wire.

 

It might fit mate but I doubt it. The charge you have on your airbag is totally different to what I had on mine. Mine was basically the same as the blob Sti one hence why it swapped over, it was just the connector for the charge that was different. Is yours an early bug as mine is one if the last bugs on a 53 plate??

 

yep mines a Y reg, now taking off the bottom part of the dash i can see where the cables go and think i've figured it out. Hopefully the indicators will self cancel, fingers crossed.

I'm sure i'll be back.

 

That would explain the difference in charges then mate. The connectors for the clock spring are just under the steering column very easy to get to. The black connector is for the horn and the yellow is the airbag. Let us know how you get on. Good luck mate

 

Next problem, the white plastic cover over the indicators where the spring connects too, the holes don't line up so can't fit it.

Managed to isolate the cables i need so can see where everything connects.

Guessing i may need the white plastic bit from a WR1/ blob STI?

 

The blob clockspring won't fit perfectly on the bug indicator white block. When I was trying to use the blob clockspring I had two of the holes lined up perfectly (top left and bottom right) I then made a new hole in the bottom left and left it at that as was secure enough. The blob indicator block you talk about won't fit your bug as the mounting holes are different, I tried that as well as I got some with the wheel I bought

 

Ok thanks for that, back out to the car i go.

 

when putting the wheel back on did you put a bit of grease on the spline and how tight did the nut go upto.

Not got that far yet, just waiting for the drill to charge, so i can make the extra hole.

 

No I didn't put any grease on it mate and just tighten it as much as I could with my ratchet.

 

success, have got it all hooked up and no airbag warning light just got to take it up the road and hope i've wound the clock spring back enough times, also to see if the indicators self cancel but that's not a big bother.

Thanks for your help martin, without you i would have ended up down the breakers for no reason.

Did the nut up as much as i could, how do you know whether it's got the wheel fully on to the splines. I think it is, certainly couldn't tighten it further.

 

I just put my standard Blob-Eye WRX Momo wheel back on the car after several months running an OMP with a resistor. Now the airbag light is on with the standard wheel! I assume I need to get a reset done? It's all definitely connected back properly with the correct procedure followed.

 

Your more than welcome mate, glad you got it sorted

I would of thought the wheel would wobble if it wasn't on right.

 

Anyone know if its possible to put the Momo Steering wheel from a 2002 WRX on a classic?

Thx...