HOW TO: Change Your Steering Wheel
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- čas přidán 22. 05. 2024
- This week, we’re getting rid of that big ol’ nasty stock steering wheel for something better. Having the right steering wheel can make all the difference for your driving experience by clearing up some legroom and giving you something nice to hold onto while you drive. But how do you know what to buy? Where do you start? And how do you remove your old airbag without blasting your face off? We’ll show you the way!
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Disconnecting the battery is often times not enough to disable the airbag. There are capacitors in the car holding charge for up to even a couple hours after the battery is disconnected to ensure the airbag works in the event the battery is disconnected in a crash. Also the airbag can trigger off of the most minimal volatage. So its best to wait an hour to be safe if your going to be disconnecting it.
cant you just short the battery wires together to discharge them?
Isn’t it the signal wire that the airbag runs off of and not just power?
I would be honestly surprised if airbags actually fired during removal. I don’t have any experience to definitively say that they are safe or unsafe, but you do sit behind them all day, so I would be surprised that jiggling the wires would make them explode while nailing the horn doesn’t.
The easy way to delete the airbag is hit it with a hammer!
@@mrs_radrod the connectors are protected so if you just don't touch it, nothing should happen.
Howdy yall, long time tech here. If you're concerned about airbags popping while performing service on your vehicle, disconnecting the battery and shorting the positive and negative cables together (the battery is not in this loop!) Then attempting to start the vehicle will kill all residual electricity in the system. It's what I've done for years and has worked perfectly every time. I've done I have no idea how many Takata inflators. Just a tip for yall to help save some time.
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Psa from Chris fix: Make sure you wait about 30 minutes. Airbag systems have capacitors that allow the airbag to deploy up to 30min after disconnecting the battery.
I was gonna comment this
On some cars it's up to more than an hour
Usually you can just leave the key in the run position and it will discharge the capacitors.
Jokes on you! My car never had an airbag from factory
@@BallisticGhast6 that's called a motorcycle my friend
FYI for all those saying you have to wait 30-60 min to discharge the battery: A fast-track way to discharge the capacitors and safely remove the air bag is to press the brake pedal a few times after you disconnect the battery. The brake lights typically will attempt to pull enough current to juice out any residual energy stored in vehicle capacitance. I do it all the time for my E36/E38/E39s with SRS service.
That’s good to know. Luckily I didn’t blow my hands off with my e39’s factory airbag, but I’ll definitely use that trick in the future
Best advice ive seen in these comments
This assumes the capacitor will be in line with the brake light circuit which is not true.
Q1 of 2020: WW3 scare, wildfires, Global Pandemic
Donut on April 1rst : You guys take off your airbags now
You guys should do a ‘tools you’ll need’ before every episode, and briefly explain the job each tool will do. Socket sizes won’t be identical for each car, but it’ll give people an idea of the necessary items. Also, maybe a difficulty level for each project. Food for thought
I agree, I wish they had a bit more detail for guys like me who know jack shit about cars but really want to work on them.
In the first episode of this series they did a full rundown for tools you’re gonna wanna get before you start working on a project car.
They did in the first episode
You need an Allen key and a wrench...:)
@@justinguarino201 21 mm i believe (for mx5/miata NA) :)
Only OG's will remember science garage 😞
I loved that show 😭😭
And mirical whips
Damn I miss that show
Science garage was fun to watch
@@bekbullygotkod2163 I learned so much from that show dude
Donut: "you should probably just leave the stock airbag in your project car"
me: *laughs in 68 cougar*
me: laughs in 1984 jeep cj7
Me: laughs in a 2015 Suzuki cultus
me: laughs in grandpas golf cart
me: laughs at OBI-JUAN's dead body after a crash 🙄 Not serious of course... but just to point out that it's nothing to laugh about. You're unnecessary risking your life in that thing. It's your own choice, but don't act as if you're cool by doing so.
@@Engineer9736 You know the car doesn't come with an airbag right?
He's like "If you don't have extra safety gear, its probably best to keep the steering wheel"
Me in a 1986 car: Do you guys have safety stuff?
Me in my 1984 jeep
vugen 1986 hilux
Renault 4 1961 😬
Me on a bike
Me in a 2007 shitbox but sold in México... Jajaja the airbags were mandatory in 2018 xddd
How to remove steering wheel
step one: Bomb disposal suit
step two: get new underwear
When you slowly start to realize that literally everyone with the miata has the same mods..... I thought I was special honestly
Lmao
@UCIqjqcnfTDFFdLqrIdy1WBg that's not nice is it
Well, there's that one Lemons team which actually had their car on B2B. It's basically a miata with the body being all screwed up, the chassis welded up, a massive upside down airplane wing made of wood connected directly to the axles, a turbo from another mazda with the same block, cage, seats, and driver cooling system that's basically an ice tank that has a hose connecting to a baggie that goes around the driver.
@Tam Ago compared to others lmao I think my Gen coupe is more special than the miata
@@olegkolesnikov7155 I think the turbo is actually pulled from a wrx, but I wouldn't be surprised if that's changed considering how much wear and tear that car is exposed to.
I love how this man just casually throws all of his old parts onto the neighbor's lawn 😂
Neighbor: *slowly building Miata from parts*
Added an aftermarket steering wheel to my fit today. Keeps the stock airbag/horn centerpeice and allows you to install the bezel with the cruise control and radio controls into it as well. Nice aftermarket rim with all the oem features still intact. Was happy with how it turned out.
Im 13 years old, I live in finland so I cant have a car in 5 years, yet im watching these videos for pure enjoyment.
Mazer damn I remember those days watching car stuff and not owning a car and just learning everything I could you’ll go far kid keep learning!!
Moro
It's okay kid, I'm 22 and still trying to get a car to mod lol.
No mä oon tääl 16v ja sanoisin et yks unelmaautoist on kyl NA mx5 mut viel kaks vuotta nii...
Sillon ko ite olin 13 mulla oli 1500 lada peltoautona
"I don't like how my knees hit the steering wheel"
*Me, a confused 6'6" human*: you guys can sit in a car without your knees hitting the steering wheel?
how tall you think zach is
I was surprised there was no wheel adjuster
@@brokenbmw3441 the Miata didn't have one
I have a 2006 chevy impala and i cant get in without hitting my knees on the steering wheel. Im around 5, 10"
As a 6’3 male I literally felt the same way. It’s just our way of life
"Six little screws"
...
"Five little screws"
Every damn time, man.
i keep dropping stuff in that crack between my driver seat and the center console, there must be like fifteen lighters and a bunch other small objects under my driver seat
@@_Not_Retarded that’s the portal, it leads to a pocket dimension. I think my cats in there somewhere...
I remember doing this for the first time on an old Honda. It was one of the best upgrades I ever made and I agree on the impact it’ll make to your driving feel.
How was it cause I wanna do it on my car
Thanks for adding the safety warning in this video! I have seen a lot of tutorials that fail to mention the decrease in safety when getting an aftermarket steering wheel without changing to a harness in tandem.
Well, this is weird timing... haha
Do It With Dan hi
What u doing here XD lol hope you have a great thanks giving
Dan can you rip the ak for me please
Wassup Dan why you here😂😂
"So much room without a steering wheel, God, I could get used to that"
Full Self Driving manufacturers are loving that
he said this as soon as i saw this lmao
11:36
the face of every car enthusiast when he can do something with his own hands
*Jeep owners have entered the chat*
*When you are so early you can’t even scroll through the comments*
When you are so late it takes a lifetime to scroll
They say multi point seatbelts do more harm than good unless you’re wearing a helmet and neck brace. Otherwise you strapped in so firmly with your head being free increases the likelihood of getting neck injuries
If your doing 150 at daytona then I'd agree but probably not street driving a miata. Also there are harnesses that are approved for street driving with tech like ASM.
Nothing like whiplash on the interstate
my mom trained my neck enough
ASM belts are street legal and meet FMVSS requirements for US road use (if equipped with a single press red button release). No worries about head and neck restraints as the ASM system "catches" you like the factory seatbelt does
That Guy haha if you drive like an asshole you get used to slamming on your breaks
You've got a great style going. I like how well you explain things so that even people who have no experience can understand it without boring those who do know, to death. Plus, your videos are just entertaining. I'm watching them all even though I already know how to do most of the stuff in them.
OMG this is incredible, absolutely amazing, i have never seen anything this great before, it's almost hard to believe ... you actually have a 10mil socket.
Had a air bag go off when I was removing my wheel at 16
Almost knocked me out , as my ears are ringing and I can’t see with a horrible tast burned into my tast buds and the smelly powedery gas coming from my car and face ....
I got a warning from my frount office lady for working on my car and the loud noise xD “nice lady”
Thats doesn’t sound good, glad you were ok. Shows the importance of disconnecting the battery and letting the capacitors discharge.
Adam Miller yes sir and removing them in general
I once had a friend who was trying to drill through his firewall to run wiring for subwoofers.. only he drilled into the passenger air bag instead.. I will never forget the amount of powdery gas whooshing out, or the look on his face covered in that stuff lol the amount of pressure in one of those things is insane
JoshD4PREZ its literally a bomb xD I learned the hard way sounds like y’all got a lesson your selves
I was installing some seats in my car and immediately after saying."I wonder if These seats have air bags?" I set the air bag off. My ears were ringing for the rest of the day.
“6 bo.. 5 bolts is all u need”😂
Damn, I feel like I've watched 1000 videos on this, and nobody but you was able to clear my doubts in regards to distance from legs and horn.
Thank you!
I love this series so much! I'm new to being deep into cars and all my friends know so much, I feel dumb around them. I'll soon be able to keep up lol
WARNING be careful whem doing this mod, the mx5 is safe to remove airbag components after the battery is disconnected, however many brands and different models of vehicles within a brand have different procedures,
Some you have to leave the battery disconnected for up to a hour so the system completly discharges of all electric thats been stored in capacitors and such,
Personally after disconnecting the battery i turn the hazard light switch on and crank the ignition to the start position to try and disperse any electric that may be hiding within the components of the car,
Good point.
That is very true about capacitors storing electricity. ''Safety first''
I love Donut and love watching everything you need to know to get up to speed
But this is so close to what we do in our garages it's really super cool to watch and I always learn a bit even on things I thought I knew so keep up the good work
Love from France
thank u for not skipping over all the small details... best steering wheel video ive seen on u tube so far, & ive been lookin... thanx guys
Is there any way to put an aftermarket steering wheel on a car that has a spring clock that comes out about an inch like a donut? The car is a sentra 2010
Yeah, take out the spring clock
Watch Vice Grip Garage, and get a think he calls a "Tonya Harding".
thats what makes youtube great, someone, somewhere did it already and most likely posted a video. I found one for the same year, make, model and wheel i wanted
Ok, just get an adapter for a 350z, it is the same for Sentra 👌🏿
0:09 "A thousend years"
Hands down one of my favorite series. Love this guy!
Your discussion of options was fantastic. A VERY professionally done video.
Great Job
Looking forward to the clutch replacement episode. I've had to replace the slave cylinder in my miata 3 times in the 6 years I've owned it. Bleeding that clutch system is a real pain. Good content as always!
Over in SA the taxi drivers sometimes use a Vice grip as a steering wheel
@shawn malik South Africa
That's must be one of those supper illegal ones. With mess up body and no door handles
I know this sounds crazy as a pertrol head, but I actually like an airbag in my steering wheel
completely agree. Until they make an aftermarket steering wheel with airbags and a horn, I'm keeping mine stock.
@@pdx96 There used to be some. One was from Momo, the other one from Raid.
They are ugly af and still super expensive. So, yeah. :|
no airbags we die like real men
>I'd like to survive if I ever get into a car crash
Nothing crazy about that, even as someone who likes cars
It's just the over abundance of loud 14-year-olds (and grown-ass people with the mental maturity of a 14-year-old) that make it seem like wanting safety features is somehow a minor, absurd talking point
@@pdx96 Actually, they do exist...kinda. Cipher Auto makes steering wheels that are a direct replacement to the stock ones and reuse the stock airbag, but they only made them for Miatas (and 9th and 10th gen Civics). cipherauto.com/collections/steering-wheels
Love the videos! Keep it up! Info is spot on and just what everybody needs.
i am learning so much from each of these videos 1 by 1 and it is making me want to work on my lancer but i cant cause i am in knee recovery fuck... but i now know i have something to look forward too and i'm so happy to be learning further in depth on cars and how to set up my own projects
I think the weight of a steering wheel can either be detrimental or positively impact the car’s handling. I swapped out my 360mm Momo wheel for a 350mm deep dish OMP and the difference in weight made the cars steering super vague. Swapped in a 320mm Momo montecarlo and it feels like a go kart again :)
7:45 Of course a Miata owner has a spare hairdryer in his car
Gott'em!
Codeobey that’s a heat gun dumbass
This is literally my favorite series of any CZcams channel right now
I finally got the Sparco L777 steering wheel in leather! Im running an NRG Short Hub and the NRG 2.0 Quick release behind it. The best mod Ive ever done and very excited for more to follow. Thank you Donut!
Day 97 of asking James to do an Up to speed on his Dad
PaganiGaming Lmaoo i had to find the comment
Hey man, you have to comment again, James did a shout out of you.
Thank you!!! I just literally bought my grant steering wheel for my 1989 Pontiac Firebird
Aw sweet! Glad to find another third gen driver! Can’t quite remember, but 89 was the first year GM introduced the airbags to the Camaro and firebird, right? My 84 never had one
@@BallisticGhast6 no my 89 dosent have airbags. If you want you could follow my i stagram and see the car? If you wanted to
Really enjoying seeing this Miata come together! Makes me excited to mod my own cars in the future.
My 1989 Tercel EZ Hatchback doesnt have as many electronics as your miata, however, parts are imposible to find. Watching these gives me an idea of all things to consider so I dont have to be as perfect as I usually try to be with things that shouldnt take so much brain power to choose. Thank you for the videos.
I changed in my virtual life 😂
Me: uses vice grips as steering wheel
Cop who pulled me over: *repressed suffering and confusion*
This was a great video. Really like the host and the writing kept it flowing and interesting. Thank you for this!! 👍
god zach has taught me so much dude. i don’t even work on cars or anything but now i know if someone has a question about a car i can most likely answer. so informative dude. love you zach!
Are we gonna just ignore the fact that he said steering wheels have been around for over a thousand years 😂
I thought i was the only one
Flintstones
There have been large ships that have used for probably longer than that, although a bunch p[probably used a till as it costs less
I would love to ditch my stock steering wheel due to leg-room, but my '91 is my daily and I don't want my face to smash into the hub of the wheel in the event of a front-end collision.
racing seats with 3 point harnesses bro
@@wallstreetmonky6797 unless ur also wearing a helmet the harnesses have proved to increase the chance of neck damage
@@someonexd1961 then how do you suggest to improve safety?
@@amildlydisappointingsalad6058 airbags
@@mikhailjairnisbett441 which you wouldn't have unless you have the stock steering wheel. I was asking if there was a way to improve safety WITH one
love this channel
love this show
the intro straight made my day
thank you !
“Steering wheels have been allowing us to steer our horseless carriages for over 1000 years.” My knowledge of history must be limited lol
"with just a simply rotation"
Me: Crying when trying to park my '93 starlet with no power steering... :'(
Well, I wish I seen this sooner, I don’t have a horn and I got a SRS light, Great vid none the less
So? Fix it. Don't be lazy
The fact you guys upload this vid as soon as i start looking for a steering wheel... 👍🏾👏🏾
You guys are amazing. Love you!!!!
All I can think about is James May's "STANDARD"
STEERING WHEEL! AYE WHERE IS MY STEERING WHEEL. GLOVES! GLOVES AND STEERING WHEEL YEAH!
Best comment
Thanks,u are the only one who resolved my doubts
10:13
Make an informed decision before you buy! 🤣 Yes good advice. Stoked with the money pit series by the way.
*Me when i was 5*
*moms car is parked *
The steering wheel: *upside down*
Me: 😦
Just a a heads up if you are new to soldering. There is also solder with a lead core. Probably don't want to use that. Also, if you are soldering in your garage or really up close for an extended period of time, there are soldering exhaust extractors that you might also want. While it might not seem like a big deal, after years of soldering and breathing that in, it could cause respiratory issues.
I've watched this video like twelve times in the span of the last two years and just noticed today that the airbag test footage is one of a miata.. lol i love this channel
Nice find with the vintage crash rest video of the Miata!
'Steering wheel, gloves and steering wheel.....COME ON!"
You got me. I thought, that this was going to be an april fools video.
Watching these vids are very helpful
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A VIDEO LIKE THIS FOR WEEKS. Thank you donut media!!! 👍
In Germany we say: "Betriebserlaubniss erloschen"
1:37 here today gone tomorrow.
this is one of the best youtuube channels what i ever seen. like you guys. respect
Great instructional video, that really helped me!
Gloves and steering wheel!!! Give me steering wheel! I want normal gloves!
If you know, you know😂
YO! YOU FOUND MY 10 MIL!
Helps a lot 😍 thanks !
Love this series
This whole series makes me want a miata
I’m 14 and I’m genuinely thinking about it lol
Miatas look like frogs😂
1:06 I actually have the same watch but I am cursed to never wear it because of my lean piano wrists
these build videos of this miata have become some of ym favs donut media has done sofar, and that's saying something when you consider just how f'in amazing every video is you guys and gals put out!!!!!!!!!! id really move to see a hi/low on miata's in the future!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Need to do the swap for every time doing MOT in Sweden. So, here are a couple of complementary details:
* after disconnecting the battery, drain every lasting current by turning key to ignition position. That should send power to at least relays, fuel pump prime, lights and stereo.
* when trying friends steering wheels, keep an eye on instrument panel, as the smaller wheels has a great chance to be in the sight of vision and hide tach and speedo partly. Adjust seat and check head-to-roof clearance too!
Good luck with fixing those ergonomics!
Written by a 1,85m long guy who feels so much better with Daikei hub, SnapOff FIA QR, 80mm dish 340mm wheel and slightly tilted back Sparco Sprint.
The imaginary girlfriend in the passenger seat. Lmao
after 11:54 I expected seeing Zach with a gopro in his mouth
Well this was helpful, Thanks guys!
i loooove this show!!!! but now there are soooooo many "fails" and memes!!! its perfect!!! just a few vine references! and its PERFECT!!!!!!
The step that no one talk about, align your steering wheel
“momo”
2019 flashbacks
Adam Sandburg lol😂
shivers down my spine
That thing scared me so bad and my classmates kept talking about I was going insane
chucking the oem wheel has been my first mod to all three miatas ive had so far. in the case of the second one, i ordered the hub before i even brought the car home. in the case of the third one, i took the hub off the second one immediately 😂. now im kinda obsessed with steering wheels and i have a stack of 15 or so at home that i change whenever i feel like it
Awesome tutorial, thanks for the help
I like momo steering wheels because the F40 has it.
momo is just the coolest
One other VERY IMPORTANT thing thing to remember when disconnecting a steering wheel: Careful to not pull out the ribbon for the clock spring! (yellow piece @ 2:57)
Why
@@RP-dy5mu It connects a bunch of important things like cruise control, horn, airbag, etc.
@@RealNikoBellic Thanks for replying so many years later :)
@@RP-dy5mu lol no problem
best show second to high low. don't stop I love this
This is the greatest series donut has ever brought out❤️
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Last time I was this early, there was a wall in the middle of Berlin.
0:16 says 4 reasons, says he doesn't like ALL 3
Size and knees are kinda the same tho
Been watching these from the start, so i can apply it to my future project :>
Why do I love this videos so much ❤️❤️❤️