Steering wheel swap - can't get airbag to sit straight

[E46m3zcp]

I don't see what could be bent in this assembly... and the airbag itself has plastic tabs

[toy4to]

Same with me, after the airbag recall, my airbag sticks out. Is the airbag bracket the metal piece shown here?

[E46m3zcp]

I have had the same issue since I had the airbag recall done at the dealership. Went back to the dealership, they said they don't see anything wrong 🤣 well, I guess if it's not in TIS (or whatever system they are using nowadays), it doesn't exist.

I tried correcting it myself, struggled to remove the airbag and adjusted the wires, and put it back in with no results.

[HDriver]

That steering wheel looks awesome, you mind if you share details source price etc.

Thank you

[Nate047]

Been reading up and I saw that's pretty common. And I did have trouble getting it out of the old wheel, so I can see how it could have been bent. Is that part available new still by chance? Anyone have a part number?

[thegenius46m]

It's the airbag bracket that got bent when you removed the airbag from the last wheel. Common problem from a horrendous design. Try bending the bracket back or get a spare from a junkyard car.

[dukeofchen]

Pretty sure this feature is standard issue in West LA 😂 – living right off Santa Monica near the 405 clusterf*** really forced progress in my mindfulness practice.

[Nate047]

Thanks, yea I will have another go at it. I thought I was making sure it was away from the wires but maybe that's it.

[sbay]

Hey guys, having a weird issue after swapping in a re-wrapped steering wheel. The airbag is sitting a little low and leaning out on the top, is there some trick to lining this all up? I attached everything as it was on my stock wheel coming out, and clipped it back into the plate that holds the airbag as best as I could tell was correct. I cannot for figure out what is preventing it from sitting up at the proper placement. It does not feel like there is more room to click in further. I can jiggle the whole setup around a little. Am I missing something obvious here?






Oh yea also the horn kind of has a mind of its own now Because the whole setup is not sitting properly I guess? It will go off randomly as I'm turning sometimes. Like the weight of the airbag moves and causes the horn contacts to touch I'm guessing. If I jiggle the airbag around it might stop. Or not. Super cool feature to have in a car while driving around west LA.

I think it has to do with the wiring. I had the same issue and took off the airbag, re-routed the wires away from any mounting points, and it’s been flush ever since. I hope this helps!

[Nate047]

Hey guys, having a weird issue after swapping in a re-wrapped steering wheel. The airbag is sitting a little low and leaning out on the top, is there some trick to lining this all up? I attached everything as it was on my stock wheel coming out, and clipped it back into the plate that holds the airbag as best as I could tell was correct. I cannot for figure out what is preventing it from sitting up at the proper placement. It does not feel like there is more room to click in further. I can jiggle the whole setup around a little. Am I missing something obvious here?






Oh yea also the horn kind of has a mind of its own now Because the whole setup is not sitting properly I guess? It will go off randomly as I'm turning sometimes. Like the weight of the airbag moves and causes the horn contacts to touch I'm guessing. If I jiggle the airbag around it might stop. Or not. Super cool feature to have in a car while driving around west LA.