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R50/53 no airbag screws

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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 03:28 PM
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no airbag screws

so, ive had my car for a year and three months and just noticed the other day that the center of my steering wheel was coming up. and i started to pull it and the entire airbag isnt connected to the steering wheel. thankfully i havent gotten into an accident. I bought it used but the carfax was clean so i'm not sure why theres no screws in there. does anyone have any idea where i could find these? thanks!
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 05:03 PM
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If you can figure out the thread pitch and size you could always buy some high grade screws/bolts to replace them with or you could pick them up at a dealer.
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 06:14 PM
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do you have a 2 spoke steering wheel or 3 spoke?

the airbag clips into the 3 spoke "springs" and there are no screws that hold in place.

below is the pic of the spring closed...
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 07:29 PM
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glnr, where do u get these kind of interesting things?
 
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Old Sep 27, 2007 | 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by HighSchoolzMINI
glnr, where do u get these kind of interesting things?
hahaha... i just take pics for reference when i take things apart
 
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 06:12 PM
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i have a 2 spoke steering wheel. the entire middle part comes up and theres holes in the back of the steering wheel where the screws go. im at a loss at where to find these.

anyone with a 2 spoke steering wheel know?
 
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Old Oct 1, 2007 | 06:24 PM
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Originally Posted by glnr13
hahaha... i just take pics for reference when i take things apart
good idea, i do like to take a lot of b4 n after pics when i add stuff to my MINI
 
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