So I'm trying to get my newly acquired car on the road for myself to use and it involves me fixing the two airbags that went off, hole in the exhaust and a dead battery.
So far I've replaced the dash airbag that deployed and the procedure went surprisingly smooth. I'm left with the steering wheel airbag. I'm a cheap bastard, so when I'm seeing used airbags go for a minimum of 500$ US it makes me wonder WTF. I think part of the problem, is that legally, when replacing airbags, they need to be from the same model and year (I am 100 % assuming this). Judging from pictures I've seen online, it looks to me that the airbag is exactly the same from other civic trims and years.
So I'm not asking anyone to give me the legal rundown or consequences that they might think will happen. I'm an adult and the car will be for my use only. So will using an airbag from a different year and/or model work in regards to fitting in the steering wheel and turning off the airbag warning light/message? By the way, the passenger dash airbag is from a 2012 sedan lx and works as it should.
Thanks for any info. It's basically impossible to find any info on google on this topic because all the results are in an ocean of "TEKATA RECALL" bullshit.
So far I've replaced the dash airbag that deployed and the procedure went surprisingly smooth. I'm left with the steering wheel airbag. I'm a cheap bastard, so when I'm seeing used airbags go for a minimum of 500$ US it makes me wonder WTF. I think part of the problem, is that legally, when replacing airbags, they need to be from the same model and year (I am 100 % assuming this). Judging from pictures I've seen online, it looks to me that the airbag is exactly the same from other civic trims and years.
So I'm not asking anyone to give me the legal rundown or consequences that they might think will happen. I'm an adult and the car will be for my use only. So will using an airbag from a different year and/or model work in regards to fitting in the steering wheel and turning off the airbag warning light/message? By the way, the passenger dash airbag is from a 2012 sedan lx and works as it should.
Thanks for any info. It's basically impossible to find any info on google on this topic because all the results are in an ocean of "TEKATA RECALL" bullshit.