I just removed the airbag module to send the emblem for refurbishment. Does anyone have a part# or SKU for the three rivets that need to be replaced?
Refurbishing steering wheel emblem
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twobjshelbys
GT Owner
There must be a simple solution to this..... maybe a well fitted simple cover ? It is annoying , particularly as it's in front of you all the time !
I got the excellent GT101 wheel centre logos a while ago which look great, come on Dave surely you have a fix ?
I got the excellent GT101 wheel centre logos a while ago which look great, come on Dave surely you have a fix ?
Specracer
GT Owner
There was an overlay offered here, and some members chimed in, rightfully, that this is the airbag, and if it goes off, will be an extra projectile into you face. I dont remember the member that offered them.
Just spoke with Shelby Smith, he can refurbish without removing the airbag. Thanks for the heads up
We do have a fix - however we remove and refit the airbag which involves drilling out the rivets, then cutting away the plastic where the emblem is secured and slotting in a new emblem, bonding it back in and reassembling etc. That's not a process for DIY and I dread to think of the possible litigation if we supply a part which instructs owners to tamper with a safety critical device. It's just not worth the risk from a business point of view.
If Shelby/Elite have a way of doing it without removing the old emblem then that's definitely preferable.
I bought one of the stick on reproduction emblems, I think from Ebay. I bought it after I'd agreed on purchasing my car, but before I inspected it. After seeing the car in person, my emblem is not nearly as noticeable as it looked in pictures. I haven't put it on yet, but it looks really indistinguishable from the original. It's a very thin aluminum piece with a vhb type tape. I didn't think about it becoming a projectile, but it weighs almost nothing.... How is the original attached, and would it be any more risk than the original piece?
The emblem is pressed with six tabs that protrude through the plastic airbag cover. Those tabs are folded over and then the plastic is heat staked over the top of the folded tab ends. I'm guessing this is an industry standard way of retaining the emblem.
