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Originally Posted by Duke! yeah i've seen them. and there is no point in buying one with an airbag when i have a perfectly good wheel thats stock. i just wanted the style of the other wheels
and if it fails inspection why do they allow you to put them in your car ?
i know lots of people have the gt wheels without an airbag and its legal.
dont mean to sound rude or anything, i just want to get a gt racing wheel without an airbag and i've seen lots of people that have them, but i didnt want to risk my safety. and i will have a 4 point harness belt. |
LEGALLY, you can't take an air bag out & put a non-air bag steering wheel in.
Cars, like my 87, that never had the air bags in them, can easily put those in & still be legal.
Lots of air bag cars do the non air bag Grant wheels on & pass. They are just getting away with it, because the inspector didn't know, or didn't care.
As for 4-pt harnesses.....
Technically those aren't legal either, since they have never been crash tested. Most cops don't care. Lots of people get away with them. I would just leave the stock 3-pt belt in, for inspection time. As long as its there, they can't fail you, just because the 4-pt is in there. In a roll over & no roll cage inside, the roof can collapse. A 3-pt allows your body to shift sidewas & down. A 4-pt holds you upright, your head up....as the roof comes down. SQUISH!
I'm just letting you know, what the LETTER OF THE LAW IS. Whether or not you follow it, is up to you. Lots of people get away with it, just doesn't mean its legal. What you do, is your choice.