Is this dangerous???

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:12 pm

I have an SRT wheel I want to swap into my 2003 SXT. Is it dangerous to do this myself and why? I don't really want to pay like 100 bucks to get it done. Thanks

Mike

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:17 pm

As in steering wheel or wheel, uh, wheel wheel?

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:19 pm

Either way it's not that hard or dangerous.

Steering wheel is a bit more of a pain in the ass though.

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:45 pm

Sorry its the steering wheel. I have my stock wheel with airbag on the car and the SRT steering wheel with no bag so I would swap my bag into the SRT wheel and then install it. Is there like a possibility the bag will go off and/or not deploy for some reason in an accident?

ZeroChad · Post by **ZeroChad** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:49 pm

Not sure, but be certain to unplug the battery before you mess with the airbags.

hansken_yo · Post by **hansken_yo** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 10:53 pm

ZeroChad wrote:Not sure, but be certain to unplug the battery before you mess with the airbags.

yes. battery needs to be disconnected and the car let to sit for 5 mins or so, so that there is no charge left in the system.

you might end up with a light in the airbags since you won't have the wire connected... i'm not sure though.

BigMac · Post by **BigMac** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:07 pm

(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

(2) Wait two minutes for the system reserve capacitor to discharge before servicing any airbag components.

(3) After reassembly, turn the ignition key on, THEN (with no one in the driver's seat) reconnect the negative battery cable.

Follow those steps and hopefully you should be safe. No guarantees though. Not responsible for malfunctions/injuries.

Note, however, that there are two different airbag part #s:

0XV03WL8AB Dodge I.D. [L5]
0XV03XDVAB Dodge I.D. [DV]

I don't know what L5 and DV mean, but this means yours might not fit in the SRT wheel. Better find out before you tear things apart.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:26 pm

I think L5 and DV have something do do with the color.

This is what OEMdodgeparts shows. The 0XV03WL8AB numbers come up as "no part found"
This is what you get by manually searching for the airbag module:
Air bag module - 2003-05 - 2003-05 03-05 Request Price

For the cover:
Part Number: 1BA42WL8AA List Price $203.00
COVER AIR BAG MODULE

Part Number: 1BA42XDVAA List Price $197.00
COVER AIR BAG MODULE

Donkeypuncher · Post by **Donkeypuncher** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:55 pm

Just make sure you have a working airbag for whatever you decide to do. Removing or disabling the airbag is illegal, and insurance companies don't react very well if they find out about it.

BigMac · Post by **BigMac** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:14 am

occasional demons wrote:I think L5 and DV have something do do with the color.

This is what OEMdodgeparts shows. The 0XV03WL8AB numbers come up as "no part found"
This is what you get by manually searching for the airbag module:
Air bag module - 2003-05 - 2003-05 03-05 Request Price

For the cover:
Part Number: 1BA42WL8AA List Price $203.00
COVER AIR BAG MODULE

Part Number: 1BA42XDVAA List Price $197.00
COVER AIR BAG MODULE

They may be trim-kit codes. FWIW my parts list gives the cover part # as 04671946AA. It appears that OEMDodgeParts doesn't sell the airbag itself, so the question of whether the two types are incompatible remains. I wish I could help clarify this further, but that's about all I can think of at the moment.

hybrid-Srt2001 · Post by **hybrid-Srt2001** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:43 am

get the whole steering wheel, column, air bag and ignition from a wrecked srt that hasn't blown the air bag. They are on e-bay from time to time. I swapped mine, and its not that hard or dangerous at all.

bone-yard-racing · Post by **bone-yard-racing** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:16 pm

BigMac wrote:(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

(2) Wait two minutes for the system reserve capacitor to discharge before servicing any airbag components.

(3) After reassembly, turn the ignition key on, THEN (with no one in the driver's seat) reconnect the negative battery cable.

Follow those steps and hopefully you should be safe. No guarantees though. Not responsible for malfunctions/injuries.

Step 3 is a bad idea dumping current into computer components is not good for them. Just be careful reconnect everything then turn the key from the passenger side.

Mopar65 · Post by **Mopar65** » Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:23 pm

Screw it I'm just selling it lol Thanks for all the info and help though

Mike

BigMac · Post by **BigMac** » Fri Mar 20, 2009 1:28 am

bone-yard-racing wrote:
BigMac wrote:(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

(2) Wait two minutes for the system reserve capacitor to discharge before servicing any airbag components.

(3) After reassembly, turn the ignition key on, THEN (with no one in the driver's seat) reconnect the negative battery cable.

Follow those steps and hopefully you should be safe. No guarantees though. Not responsible for malfunctions/injuries.

Step 3 is a bad idea dumping current into computer components is not good for them. Just be careful reconnect everything then turn the key from the passenger side.

That's straight from the FSM; I just condensed it a bit. The same voltage and current flows into the components regardless of the order in which you turn things on or reconnect them, because the resistance of the load remains constant. I=E/R remains in effect.