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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 03:55 AM
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hi i want to change out my z steering wheel with an after market one, has anyone done this yet? if so i was wondering if someone can provide me instructions and if so some pictures would be nice, i tried googleing some instructions but havnt had any luck, any info would be nice and appreciated, thanks
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 04:05 AM
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hi i want to change out my z steering wheel with an after market one, has anyone done this yet? if so i was wondering if someone can provide me instructions and if so some pictures would be nice, i tried googleing some instructions but havnt had any luck, any info would be nice and appreciated, thanks
This should help. It tells you how to take off the wheel and then you can replace it with your own.

https://my350z.com/forum/showthread....audio+controls
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 09:12 AM
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PM sent.
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 10:35 AM
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Just curious but why would you want to take the stock one out?
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Old Oct 30, 2006 | 03:10 PM
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because i seen a relly nice black and red aftermarket one that i would like to put in the car i wanna go black in red in the car plus i like the mod look im not really into the whole stock look
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Old Oct 31, 2006 | 07:35 PM
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i am considering doing the same. what steering wheel are you considering?
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Old Nov 1, 2006 | 07:12 AM
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Just be careful. The fine is HUGE for disabling a safety device.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 02:45 AM
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Just be careful. The fine is HUGE for disabling a safety device.
There isn't any law stating that you can't drive a car without an airbag tho is there, i mean, a car that originally came with one?
to actually disable it yes, but they have to catch you in the act.
Just say if you ever are in a situation, that u were in a minor wreck,the airbag went off, and swapping wheels was more economical hehe.
I've had officers look at my car up and down, and they never mentioned it. A few years ago, i looked up a lot of the vehicle code laws for CA, and didn't come accross anything that was illegal about it, but that was then, i'm not so sure about now....
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 06:55 AM
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yes there is. you cannot alter or disable a OEM saftey device.

there are Nismo wheels with airbags in them. I wanted to replace mine since the finish is pealing off of the silver part.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Kallusive350z
There isn't any law stating that you can't drive a car without an airbag tho is there, i mean, a car that originally came with one?
to actually disable it yes, but they have to catch you in the act.
Just say if you ever are in a situation, that u were in a minor wreck,the airbag went off, and swapping wheels was more economical hehe.
I've had officers look at my car up and down, and they never mentioned it. A few years ago, i looked up a lot of the vehicle code laws for CA, and didn't come accross anything that was illegal about it, but that was then, i'm not so sure about now....
You cannot drive a car that originally had an airbag without the airbag.
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Old Nov 2, 2006 | 07:05 AM
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Is this in all 50 states?
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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in my 99 eclipse i had a red n black wheel got pulled over numerours time to pop hood and put liscense plate out of winshield and put on front bumper always had cops lookin in my car never one said anything about the steering wheel and not having an airbag i doubt a cop will ever site you for that unless you **** him/her off and there looking for anything to give you a ticket on, and even then you can just say oh it was on the car when i got it, worst case scenaro they give you a fix it ticket which is $10 to fix it or pay $150 and not fix it i doubt tho that anyone has ever gotten a tiket for changing out there wheel and not having an airbag
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