Aftermarket steering wheels

[baronb55]

Hi everyone! Im looking at the pssibility os swapping my OEM steering wheel on my 1999 996 to a Momo wheel. I have been told that there is a hub that allows for deactivation of the airbag light when you make this swap. Have not been able to find it after extensive websearching. Has anyone seen this? If not, is there a way to disable the airbag ligt after this swap? Will the side and passenge airbags be operational if this modification can be done? Thanks for any help I can get.

[ericinboca]

Hi everyone! Im looking at the pssibility os swapping my OEM steering wheel on my 1999 996 to a Momo wheel. I have been told that there is a hub that allows for deactivation of the airbag light when you make this swap. Have not been able to find it after extensive websearching. Has anyone seen this? If not, is there a way to disable the airbag ligt after this swap? Will the side and passenge airbags be operational if this modification can be done? Thanks for any help I can get.

I learned a trick from 944 racers - they wired in a 2.9 Ohm 1/4 watt resistor - it tricked the system into thinking the airbag as still there. It worked on my 986S. I did it a long time ago, and don't remember the details, but with the help of my electrical engineer next door neighbor, we made a resistor of these specs, and used it to complete the circuit that would normally be completed by the airbag itself.

[baronb55]

Hi everyone! Im looking at the pssibility os swapping my OEM steering wheel on my 1999 996 to a Momo wheel. I have been told that there is a hub that allows for deactivation of the airbag light when you make this swap. Have not been able to find it after extensive websearching. Has anyone seen this? If not, is there a way to disable the airbag ligt after this swap? Will the side and passenge airbags be operational if this modification can be done? Thanks for any help I can get.

I learned a trick from 944 racers - they wired in a 2.9 Ohm 1/4 watt resistor - it tricked the system into thinking the airbag as still there. It worked on my 986S. I did it a long time ago, and don't remember the details, but with the help of my electrical engineer next door neighbor, we made a resistor of these specs, and used it to complete the circuit that would normally be completed by the airbag itself.

Thank you ericinboca. Very helpful. Will look into this. Hope to meet you at one of the track events or PCA evenrts soon. I live in Key West.