Aftermarket wheel?


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Who thinks I need an aftermarket wheel for the daily commute?
 

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Big no no on the S2000/EP wheel, looks ****. OEM EK9/DC2. Why get rid of an airbag in a daily?
 
Kipper said:
OEM EK9 NON-SRS is the best wheel!
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Is that the same as the non-srs DC2 wheel? if so yes, its a very nice wheel, you can swap an EK compatible boss onto the dc2 wheel to get the right splines to fit.

fljoshua129 said:
Big no no on the S2000/EP wheel, looks ****. OEM EK9/DC2. Why get rid of an airbag in a daily?
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Why get rid of the airbag on a daily... because they are not a very effective for a lot of people and may CAUSE a more serious accident.
 
One of the reasons why i wanted to swap its due to autocross, the wheel is so huge make me feel like i am driving a family car.
The smaller wheel will def give a sportier feel.
 
get a ek9 wheel with airbag there the nicest or a dc5 one
 
fljoshua129 said:
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I hear the same about seat belts.
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OK it would be more fair to say the single stage airbags from about 8+years ago (EK civic for instance) are IMHO not much of a 'safety' feature, unless you are very average height, build, seating position etc in a direct head on crash. I've had a pretty big smash where it didn't fire and I walked out, my sis had a head on crash and the Doc said the airbag was the main cause of her facial injuries, without she would have had whiplash which would have been much less serious.

they are getting better with the new dual charge ones and technology that notes your seating position etc but I'd happily live without in my daily and in an EK I don;t think removing the airbag is a safety issue at all (you insurers' opinion may differ if your looking for a pay out though).
 
Puggie said:
OK it would be more fair to say the single stage airbags from about 8+years ago (EK civic for instance) are IMHO not much of a 'safety' feature, unless you are very average height, build, seating position etc in a direct head on crash. I've had a pretty big smash where it didn't fire and I walked out, my sis had a head on crash and the Doc said the airbag was the main cause of her facial injuries, without she would have had whiplash which would have been much less serious.

they are getting better with the new dual charge ones and technology that notes your seating position etc but I'd happily live without in my daily and in an EK I don;t think removing the airbag is a safety issue at all (you insurers' opinion may differ if your looking for a pay out though).
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That's a good statistic. You had a crash and you sister had a crash...
 
To be honest with most of us running lower seats than standard the airbag is nowhere lined up anywhere near where it should be so on impact it's more than likely to cause more damage than it prevents
 
fljoshua129 said:
That's a good statistic. You had a crash and you sister had a crash...
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Go find the statistics, they are out there, ignore anything american, and find the german testing, there used to be a youtube channel for one of the german test labs and they did crash tests on older vehicles and 'non standard' accidents (like what happends when you rear end a truck at 70 and the flat bed behind you takes half a second longer to react, your volvo 850 shrinks to about 3' long). one of the things they showed was airbag testing on the up against the wheel granny driving position, gangsta lean seat rake and non-std seats (including harnesses anchored to the rear seat squab mounts with folding seats, massive spinal injury anyone?). I'm 6'4, I know an airbag will do sod all for me in an accident because by the time I get to it its too far deflated, likewise my sis was leaning forwards in the seat turning up the radio and the airbag gave her a broken jaw and cheekbone. if you are joe average in an stock car they will help you in a head on accident, that is a small portion of road accidents.

EDIT: cant find the vid, but here, even a modern motor with lots of airbags, they don't do you much good in a typical crash

http://youtu.be/KeTizNY0zDA?t=29s
 
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Puggie said:
Go find the statistics, they are out there, ignore anything american, and find the german testing, there used to be a youtube channel for one of the german test labs and they did crash tests on older vehicles and 'non standard' accidents (like what happends when you rear end a truck at 70 and the flat bed behind you takes half a second longer to react, your volvo 850 shrinks to about 3' long). one of the things they showed was airbag testing on the up against the wheel granny driving position, gangsta lean seat rake and non-std seats (including harnesses anchored to the rear seat squab mounts with folding seats, massive spinal injury anyone?). I'm 6'4, I know an airbag will do sod all for me in an accident because by the time I get to it its too far deflated, likewise my sis was leaning forwards in the seat turning up the radio and the airbag gave her a broken jaw and cheekbone. if you are joe average in an stock car they will help you in a head on accident, that is a small portion of road accidents.

EDIT: cant find the vid, but here, even a modern motor with lots of airbags, they don't do you much good in a typical crash

Terrifying car crashes: New crash test revealed by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety - YouTube
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Obviously an airbag is going to cause damage to you, it's an explosion in your face. If you have harnesses in then yes it probably won't make much difference especially if you are tall, but they again, why would you have harnesses in your daily? If you have regular 3 point seat belts like any sensible person would have in their daily then you will still be propelled forward towards the wheel in a front end crash. An airbag to the face in a crash will cause serious damage but you might just be lucky enough to be hanging on to your life by a thread because of it. That's all they are designed to do, save your life, not make sure that you still have a pretty face afterwards. And as in the case of your sister, that's her own fault really.
 
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