Can you buy factory Leather Mitsubishi Leather STeering wheels and have them fitted so the Airbag will still work? :oops:

yes - very very very expensive though!!

not sure of price - but it is close to 1K

Manual

WHAT WHAT WHAT!!! :roll:
nearly a grand for buy and fit the wheel whoa
Does mitsubishu think were all millionaires
i spose the price has something to do witht he airbag aswell

airbag+steering wheel= :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:
i went through hell with mine coz the leather on it was all worn and the stitching was fraying. the dealer tried to get it fixed but NOONE would touch it. ended up getting a $15 cover. it sucks. good luck trying to find a solution and let me know if you do.

Well can you get the normal steering wheel that is on the car covered in leather then or is that just impossible.... some sort of custom trim job

no that was my problem. they all said they wouldnt try it with the wheel on and you cant take them off with the airbag. if you want it that much, set your airbag off, claim it on insurance and get it done then. i know thats a stupid idea but i cant see many other options. sorry

Hrmm... I drove a sports AWD with a leather wheel - 6 hours on the road, and they are *Very* uncomfortable - the stitching is all spikey. I always liked the look of them, but after using one - I prefer the standard exec wheel. Just IMHO.

Cheers
Heath Young

im actually the same now. i much prefer the cover i have to whats underneath.

i have the vrx tj2 steering wheel its all leather. the stichin doesnt bother me just make sure you dont put crap like armarald on it.

makes it all sticky and .

maybe if i win the sa lotto ill get a leather stearing wheel and then hire a hitman to wack the president of mmal.... for charging so f****ing much for parts.... bastards

ill get you next time mitsubishi next time........

i had my steering wheel (standard tj steering wheel with airbag) leather bound exact same way as the vrx one is. Easy job for the leather trimmers and had no issues as yet with it. Costs about 100-200 dollars to get done

well that is a beauty mate... what sorta place can do that interior trimmers...

No way!

Leather VR-X wheel is $550.00 plus fitting.

I was told by mitsu that the original airbag and the grey/black centre part that covers the airbag can be reused from your existing wheel provided of course that they aren't damaged when being removed!

When i can afford it i'm going to get the one like in my avatar.

Thanks.

So why can you not remove an airbag steering wheel? Ever heard of de activating the air bag system first??

hey i dunno! there was no way i was gonna touch it and everyone they tried said they wouldnt touch it! if it can be done id be more than happy to do it. i thought touching it was illegal unless it had been set off??

well if what akko says it true then ill be getting one soon aswell $550 plus fitting aint to bad.

you pay for pleasure :idea: [/quote]

just a thought is the new bullet nose magnas, do they have different steering wheels i wonder if they would fit the other magnas

hey i dunno! there was no way i was gonna touch it and everyone they tried said they wouldnt touch it! if it can be done id be more than happy to do it. i thought touching it was illegal unless it had been set off??

I'm pretty sure it's not illegal if a dealer does it. Maybe you could take it to a dealer and get them to take it off. Then leave the car there for a couple of days while a body trimmer retrims the wheel in leather, then just take it back to the dealer so they can refit it. Then it's all perfectly legal 8)

maybe we should hit a mitsubishi dealer over the head with a spanner and steal thier cars and sell leather steering wheels on the black market for a pretty penny.

I know im diggin up posts again but if any of you want to retrim your steering wheel. Offer to disable and remove the airbag yourself by these instructions from Gregory: [56k Warning BTW]


http://members.optusnet.com.au/andrei.gudas/images/Airbag%201.jpg


http://members.optusnet.com.au/andrei.gudas/images/Airbag%202.jpg

i'm looking at possibly getting mine fitted next month along with after-market mitsu cruise control at the same time, provided that it'll hook-up and work ok with the cruise control switchess on the right hand-side of the wheel itself as pictured in my avatar.

If my favourite dealer will attempt it for me i'll let you all know the final cost/outcome!

So why can you not remove an airbag steering wheel? Ever heard of de activating the air bag system first??

You can remove it, deactivating it first using the instructions provided in this thread by another member, you just can't replace it with a non air-bag wheel as this is illegal I believe?

If the car came out of the factory with a drivers side air-bag you can fit to it only other wheels that have an air-bag apparently - or so i've heard.

u could probably get away with it but if the police see you, you got a nice yellow sticker on your car :( ....and the SRS light is always on....and probably voids your warranty (btw i base this on nothing :lol: )

No point complaining about the price; airbags cost so much for a reason. There is a hell of a lot of R&D that goes into them and the manufacturing standards are skyhigh to ensure that not ONE airbag comes out of the factory that will not fire when activated. There are numerous units which are thrown out during testing on the production line.

exactly...it's like asking, just how much ones life is worth? ... well that's how much you'd be wishng you'd have paid when you have an accident in a car without one!

just get one of these babies

http://moment.autodeist.com/CabinSteeringWheel.jpg

8)

strange how that doesn't look so different from the one i'm getting except for the centre plate portion which has the momo badge where the one i've been looking at will have the existing mitsu branded air-bag cover. :)

You don't by chance have a price or model/part number for that momo wheel do you? (not the nissan branded one of course, but a similar generic one?)

nah sorry mate

it came stock with my 180 so i dont have any details

lucky for some. :-)

I'm pretty certain that the one I've been looking at is a momo item manufactured especially for mitsu anyway, problem is that the mitsu dealers are charging an arm and a leg for em!

lucky for some. :-)

I'm pretty certain that the one I've been looking at is a momo item manufactured especially for mitsu anyway, problem is that the mitsu dealers are charging an arm and a leg for em!

Correction, I was just quoted $400.00 for the wheel plus $80.00 fitting, thats about $270.00 cheaper than my previous best quote, assuming that both dealers charge the same ammount of labour for fitting!!!

Part Number# MR923785

does that wheel have an airbag

Sure does, mitsubishi wouldn't be allowed to sell it for the Magna range otherwise.

It's illegal to replace a steering wheel that has an air-bag with one that does not from memory.

Pics before fitting... (see attached)

http://members.westnet.com.au/akko81/100_0056.jpg

is that the new vrx one ??

and did they just use your current airbag or do you get a new airbag unit as well ?

According to the mitsubishi product description it is the new VR-X wheel, but they where available as an accessory for the TJ series from some time last year.

Yes, my understanding is that they reuse your existing air-bag and air-bag cover/plate

In a car fitted without an airbag i wonder what is involved in removing the air bag unit from the cover once it is disarmed?

All fitted, pics to come... ended up costing about $40.00 more than expected because my magna needed a wheel alignment too apparently.

How much was the wheel?

$400.00 for the wheel
$80.00 fitting
$40.00 wheel alignment

I think it is time to see if the TJ spline is the same as the KR one, the bag is not too hard to remove apparently from the horn cover.

Akko do you have a picsture with the steering wheel on. And so i understand you got the steering wheel from Itsu and did they fit it aswell and whats the name of the steering wheel?

Akko do you have a picsture with the steering wheel on. And so i understand you got the steering wheel from Itsu and did they fit it aswell and whats the name of the steering wheel?

Not yet but I will be taking some on the weekend.

Yup, my local mitsu dealer supplied and fitted it, the Part Number for the "VR-X style leather steering wheel assembly (silver)" is: Part Number# MR923785

Hope that helps!

Yes that does help ill take down that number for furture reference.
thanks

Wheel Installed:
http://members.westnet.com.au/akko81/100_0057.jpg

looks very nice... now you should paint your console... :D :D

tempted...but i don't really want to do it myself...not very good with a spray can you see....

what colour you reckon, silver?

tempted...but i don't really want to do it myself...not very good with a spray can you see....

what colour you reckon, silver?

yeah silver is the way to go.. match your steering wheel.

luv the steering wheel thats the one ill get when i do get one