Broken Airbag Ring

[navy'sporsche]

I am removing my dashboard and had to use quite a bit of force to remove my steering wheel. In so doing, I snapped the little protruding fingers from the airbag ring. I still have one of the fingers and can epoxy it on, the other one snapped off completely. How much are these suckers? Is this something that is so precise that my jury-rigged epoxy fingers wouldnt work? Thanks

[logray]

Do you the fingers coming out of this thing?

If so you can get a used one one for $100 at http://www.dcautomotive.com.

The above part is for cars without tiptronic (manual). There is a different part number for the tiptronic.

To find the precise part though...

If it's attached to the a/b module itself, they also sell "used" "new" airbag modules for $250, but you'll need to provide your car's exact year, model, and interior color code (found on inside cover of maintenance book, or inside of front trunk lid).

I wouldn't mess around with airbag safety and epoxy, especially when it's your own.

[navy'sporsche]

Yes, I have(had) fingers protruding from my contact ring. That's the same part. I'll go ahead and order another one. As you say, there is no sense in jeopardizing safety over 100 bucks.

Question is: what is involved in "re-setting" these things? How will I know if this unit is ready to install or needs some type of calibration as written on the unit itself?

[logray]

I'm not sure if you will need to calibrate or activate, sorry. That info might be in a work shop manual, and you might also need a Durametric, PST2, or PIWIS.

I think at the very least I would start with the replacement part and see if the computer throws any airbag warning lights, then go from there. It might only be 1 hour of a shop's time, or perhaps access to a computer that can reset codes or activate anything required.