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Prudz_lude · 11-03-2009, 08:20 AM

Does anybody know if you can take a different steering wheel and still have the airbag function properly when you install it in a different honda? I know 5th gen guys take the s2000 wheel and airbag but does it still work? Sticking it in and saying it works isn't proof. I need some sort of proof as them deploying in an accident or honda saying it works when you go to service them.

Let me know, thanks.

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dagle · 11-03-2009, 08:26 AM

several people have crashed with the S2000 and RSX airbags where the airbags did deploy. As long as the sensor fires, i don't see why the bag wouldn't deploy. But then again the airbags aren't designed for the car, so I can't say it'll be as effective as honda intended them to be.

Prudz_lude · 11-03-2009, 10:22 AM

Good to hear. I would expect them to be very similar due to cabin size of the s2000 and preludes. They are just front airbags, nothing to crazy. Something is better than nothing. I have seen to many friends crash in the last few years and end up with huge bruises, bashing their heads on their aftermarket wheels, dashes amoung other things to still make me want to run an aftermarket wheel without an airbag. I don't really like the look of stock but there are options that are oem

samurhai · 11-03-2009, 11:12 AM

I would think you could run a different airbag from another car. Technically, the airbag is a big resistor. The system detects an airbag and think one is there by checking for resistance. If there is no resistance, the srs light comes on.

You can always fool the system by wiring in a 2.2 ohm resistor to complete the circuit. That's what I did when my srs light came on. Then I reset the srs through the mes connector.

Prudz_lude · 11-03-2009, 11:57 AM

That's what i figured. I just was not sure if they made differences in the resistors. It wouldn't make sense to but you never know.

samurhai · 11-03-2009, 01:32 PM

I searched around and looks like 2.2 ohm is what everyone else is using also.

CarsAddict · 11-03-2009, 01:41 PM

as long as the sensro stays in tac i dont see why not. is a bit of a danger though.

TheJGB3 · 11-03-2009, 06:10 PM

I have a related question. I have a JDM Type S wheel in my 5th gen. If I were to get in an accident and the airbag deploys could I install an S2000 (AP1 2000-03) airbag in it's place? Because it will be NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to get another Type S airbag without having to pay an arm and a leg for an entire wheel?

samurhai · 11-03-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TheJGB3

I have a related question. I have a JDM Type S wheel in my 5th gen. If I were to get in an accident and the airbag deploys could I install an S2000 airbag in it's place? Because it will be NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to get another Type S airbag without having to pay an arm and a leg for an entire wheel?

Yea you should be able to, but i dont know if it will clip up perfectly together.

11-03-2009, 08:26 AM	#2
dagle Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: San Francisco, CA, US Posts: 3,862	Re: Airbag compatibility (searched) several people have crashed with the S2000 and RSX airbags where the airbags did deploy. As long as the sensor fires, i don't see why the bag wouldn't deploy. But then again the airbags aren't designed for the car, so I can't say it'll be as effective as honda intended them to be.

11-03-2009, 10:22 AM	#3
Prudz_lude Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: edmonton, ab, canada Posts: 1,759	Re: Airbag compatibility (searched) Good to hear. I would expect them to be very similar due to cabin size of the s2000 and preludes. They are just front airbags, nothing to crazy. Something is better than nothing. I have seen to many friends crash in the last few years and end up with huge bruises, bashing their heads on their aftermarket wheels, dashes amoung other things to still make me want to run an aftermarket wheel without an airbag. I don't really like the look of stock but there are options that are oem __________________ BB Squad #23 (v.2)

11-03-2009, 11:12 AM	#4
samurhai Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austin, Tx, United States Posts: 102	Re: Airbag compatibility (searched) I would think you could run a different airbag from another car. Technically, the airbag is a big resistor. The system detects an airbag and think one is there by checking for resistance. If there is no resistance, the srs light comes on. You can always fool the system by wiring in a 2.2 ohm resistor to complete the circuit. That's what I did when my srs light came on. Then I reset the srs through the mes connector. __________________ BB Squad #33 v.2

11-03-2009, 11:57 AM	#5
Prudz_lude Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: edmonton, ab, canada Posts: 1,759	Re: Airbag compatibility (searched) That's what i figured. I just was not sure if they made differences in the resistors. It wouldn't make sense to but you never know. __________________ BB Squad #23 (v.2)

11-03-2009, 01:32 PM	#6
samurhai Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Austin, Tx, United States Posts: 102	Re: Airbag compatibility (searched) I searched around and looks like 2.2 ohm is what everyone else is using also. __________________ BB Squad #33 v.2

11-03-2009, 01:41 PM	#7
CarsAddict Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 49	Re: Airbag compatibility (searched) as long as the sensro stays in tac i dont see why not. is a bit of a danger though. __________________ Cars Route

11-03-2009, 06:10 PM	#8
TheJGB3 Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Peoria, IL, USA Posts: 603	Re: Airbag compatibility (searched) I have a related question. I have a JDM Type S wheel in my 5th gen. If I were to get in an accident and the airbag deploys could I install an S2000 (AP1 2000-03) airbag in it's place? Because it will be NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE to get another Type S airbag without having to pay an arm and a leg for an entire wheel? __________________ 2000 Type SHAEM Short Ram & brake padsJDM Front strut barOEM lip kitClear sidemarkersOEM carbon fiber trim kitASE Re-Certified Tech:A4 A5 A7 X1 P2 C1 2000 Civic EXSi front grilleOEM fogs Last edited by TheJGB3; 11-04-2009 at 08:11 PM.

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