Cupra R Steering wheel problem

[HAYLEY_TDI]

I have brought a cupra r steering wheel off ebay for my boyfriends MK 4 Ibiza and the airbag does not fit!!
The steering wheel is exactly the same size so p*ssed off

any one know why that is ?

and does anyone know where i can get hold off a cupra air bag please?
otherwise i will have 2 put it back up for sale

 

[Breezapom]

iam sure you will already know this but just incase there isnt a cupra r for the mk4 ibiza so i think your best bet without messing around would be to sell it on and either buy a km4 cupra or a facelift fr steering wheel

 

[NickyJam]

what car did the steering wheel come off? the airbag's are supplied seperately and vary accross the models so you can't fit a mk3 airbag to a mk4 steering wheel

you may have to re-wire the airbag connectors to make it compatible...i stuck an mk4 Ibiza FR steering wheel plus airbag in VAZY's mk1 Leon FR+ TDi

can you give us a bit more info?

 

[Ric 2001]

It's true that the cupra has a different airbag from the rest of the ibiza range, don't know why.

 

[NickyJam]

can you post up pics of the steering wheel so we can see which one you're actually talking about?

 

[HAYLEY_TDI]

its of a petrol 1.8 turbo cupra mk 4 ibiza. it has a red band red stitching and the cupra badge at the bottom.it is a 3 spoke airbag looks like a normal m4 ibiza air bag..
my boyfriend has a mk4 2l tdi and we found out its 270 for a new cupra airbag!

 

[NickyJam]

is it similar to this:

(picture courtesy of damoegan)

if so then i'd inspect it to see why it doesn't fit...seems +/- the same shape as standard

get some pics up of the backside of airbag and inside of steering wheel if possible

 

[Damoegan]

is it similar to this:

(picture courtesy of damoegan)

if so then i'd inspect it to see why it doesn't fit...seems +/- the same shape as standard

get some pics up of the backside of airbag and inside of steering wheel if possible

Thats a good pic mate

 

[NickyJam]

Thats a good pic mate

that's why i used it yours was the first to come up when i searched (but i did post that it was yours not to 'claim the fame' )

 

[HAYLEY_TDI]

yeah it is that one mate

i might have to put it back up for sale if any ones interested..

 

[NickyJam]

when you say it don't fit do you mean it doesn't click into place at all...is it overlapping the centre bit?

or do you just mean the airbag connector don't fit?

 

[kidinspace]

Personally, when it comes to potentially life staving equipment such as air bag's, seat belts, and such like I leave it alone. Who's to know after you have tampered with it in any way shape or form if it's going to work??? Not as if you can run test on it is it? And to find out the other way isn't much fun either! ...


.G.

 

[HAYLEY_TDI]

the airbag overlaps and the pins are in diferent places.

 

[Leigh15]

its of a petrol 1.8 turbo cupra mk 4 ibiza. it has a red band red stitching and the cupra badge at the bottom.it is a 3 spoke airbag looks like a normal m4 ibiza air bag..
my boyfriend has a mk4 2l tdi and we found out its 270 for a new cupra airbag!

Which model does he have? There is no 2 litre TDI in the MK4 range...

 

[NickyJam]

Personally, when it comes to potentially life staving equipment such as air bag's, seat belts, and such like I leave it alone. Who's to know after you have tampered with it in any way shape or form if it's going to work??? Not as if you can run test on it is it? And to find out the other way isn't much fun either! ...


.G.

the first way to find out is whether the airbag light stays on after switching over...if it doesn't then you should be ok

plus, the airbag isn't "life-saving"...it is to reduce risk of spinal injury or whiplash. the seatbelt is the lifesaver

 

[silver surfer]

cupra wheel

if you can post up some pics of steering wheel but it sound like a leon cupra wheel that you've got

 

[NickyJam]

i could be right in thinking the standard wheels are slightly larger compared to the CUPRA wheel as this is a sports wheel...even though the airbag design may be similar the CUPRA one could indeed be a tad smaller and if they relocated the pins to make sure no-one tries to retrofit a standard airbag to em

 

[kidinspace]

the first way to find out is whether the airbag light stays on after switching over...if it doesn't then you should be ok

plus, the airbag isn't "life-saving"...it is to reduce risk of spinal injury or whiplash. the seatbelt is the lifesaver

"...potentially life staving..."

 

[NickyJam]

"...potentially life staving..."

only in the worse case

 

[silver surfer]

cupra wheel

is it like this

because as far i know leon airbags are different from ibiza so yours wont fit
as this is an ibiza cupra wheel