Air Bag Squib Ring

[viperclive]

Anyone know the OE part no for the steering wheel air bag squib ring for the MK1 2.3 ?

I've got chance of one that's off a MK3 with an OE no of 6G9T-14A664-BC. Will it fit?

[seatkid]

According to http://www.auto-parts.spb.ru/cat/au/au.mycat?SelPg&t=aE8gbaJPIG34TyBtKhVIVFkOeUs7FlE0b_AgbUcQoF1oTyISiG0kYWh5ZnVobyDnYRofIUIxhgdOw2GHZX2HhChJoG/biSdwYuqXJdbzn2ubG95a1mx1v0qUZuV1xKRm_mnQuO317W3pDWL18TGUoTIOECz8wx2rA52KIER8y15hJwTaYDzt/guu2AGMzINUS7eb/0GNpO7ihx0V

 

its 7M0 959 653 (thats a 1998 Alhambra model, havent checked others)

[viperclive]

Cheers seatkid it's a job I'm not looking forward to doing, going to have a look at the ring first before buying, you never know it may be fixable!

[Jaysm1]

Just changed mine couple of months ago, part no was 95vw 14a664 AA also had 7m0 959 653 on it and that's from a 2.3petrol mk1 2000 model.

 

Hope this is some help.

 

[viperclive]

Cheers Jay, now got vw and ford part numbers now need the balls to take steering wheel off without taking me head with it lol!!

[gazmech]

It comes off.easy.

[SilverBeast]

I'm sure you know but just remember to disconnect the battery first just in case it decides to reconnect while being removed and sets of airbag.

 

I shouldn't think a MK3 will fit as I believe Ford made those and the MK1/2 are made by VW

[viperclive]

I saw the clip that someone put on here where the guy sat on one and it went off!! Impressive!!

[BrianH]

if you want to test one before ripping your car to bits its possible to connect the whole assembly together off of the column - the first one i got and tried didn't work despite being "tested" so have subsequently tried with a new one to prove where the fault lies. TBH given the amount of effort required to change it i didn't think it was worth messing about with an old one only to risk it going again later! Still got to get round to doing mine though.

[viperclive]

Cheers for that Brian, mot not till march so will stare at the red light till after Christmas, unless I find one before then! Off to staveley next week and there's a good scrapyard there called Deatons where your allowed to check out the motors, also much cheaper than Hampshire.