How. (Edit: added pics for scale)

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 04/04/2018 at 15:11 • Filed to: None

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If GM of all companies could make a small, unobtrusive airbag wheel back in 2003, why couldn’t everyone else?

My massive airbag for reference

DipodomysDeserti > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:38

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They never bothered restyling the dash, so they could focus their energies on the steering wheel.

CalzoneGolem > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:38

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Shady Balkan Subject, Drives an Alfa > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:42

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Lazy design and cost cutting. There were small airbag steering wheels as far as the late 90s.

This is in my 147 that started production in 2001.

E46

Buy yeah till around the mid 2000s we were greeted by huge steering wheels.

BeaterGT > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:43

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But, but GM interior!

benjrblant > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:45

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Maybe large steering wheels are more commonplace as a false sense of security for consumers? I wonder if buyers associate large steering wheels with bigger airbags and therefore more safety or a larger wheel as something more substantial to grip.

Urambo Tauro > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:47

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I gotta admit, that is a pretty decent-looking wheel.

Dasupersprint - base trim is enough > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:48

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In earlier times, I spent time behind that steering wheel. yeah...

and 100 more > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:51

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Due to cost-cutting, they couldn’t include the shrapnel that airbag mfgr’s like Takata use as their primary cushioning device.

Typical GM, taking the cheap way out once again .

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > BeaterGT 04/04/2018 at 13:51

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Is not as bad as everyone claims they are

Kiltedpadre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:52

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Is this yours? If so what’s your indash unit? In the pic it looks like it can run a backup camera.

I have an 06 and my radio is starting to go out.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > CalzoneGolem 04/04/2018 at 13:53

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Still big. Hard to get a sense of scale in the image I posted but the whole wheel is probably the same size as the one in your pic. You can cover the center with your palm.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DipodomysDeserti 04/04/2018 at 13:54

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The previous wheel was small too:

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > benjrblant 04/04/2018 at 13:57

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So, what, they think truck owners aren’t as concerned about safety?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Urambo Tauro 04/04/2018 at 13:58

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If I had an older GM airbag car I’d put one on in a heartbeat. The previous version wasn’t bad either:

benjrblant > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 13:59

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Pretty much everything has a big steering wheel now.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Kiltedpadre 04/04/2018 at 13:59

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It’s my cousin’s truck. The unit is a Pioneer 4200 or 4201 I think.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > Dasupersprint - base trim is enough 04/04/2018 at 14:00

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My wife had a Cavalier for 6 years, it was her first car and I was very glad to see it go.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 14:13

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Yeah but the seats are shit.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 04/04/2018 at 14:32

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In what way? They are incredibly comfortable.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 14:33

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The 800 is pretty decent, the 900 is shit.

Future next gen S2000 owner > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 15:34

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Probably a single stage that isn’t as big as other, meaning it covers less of your face when needed. Also, I doubt GM ever actually produced an airbag. It’s probably a Takata in there.

Milky > benjrblant 04/04/2018 at 15:48

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To be that guy, there are a lot of small air bags now.

deekster_caddy > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 15:50

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GM wasn’t worried about adding all of the killer rivets, so they could make their airbags smaller!

Noah - Now with more boost. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 15:57

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Maybe those extra thick spokes contain airbag bits that might otherwise be in the center like on the E39?

fintail > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 16:01

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Those wheels always looked like they were frowning, to me.

I think either the tech was different, or makers were showing off that they actually had an airbag - make it big so everyone knows.

Newest MB “truck” has a small hub:

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/04/2018 at 16:16

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I like side bolsters that actually exist and I hate that it feels reclined even when it’s all the way up.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 16:32

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What makes you think that?

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! 04/04/2018 at 21:03

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I mean, I enjoy my Recaros in my car, but I very much appreciate apreciate the comfort of the couches in my Dad’s Suburban.

Kiltedpadre > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/04/2018 at 21:06

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Thanks, I’ll look at them. I’d like something to integrate a backup cam if I can.

Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW! > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/04/2018 at 23:07

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I wish I could feel the same.

adamftw > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/05/2018 at 07:16

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10000000% agree

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > adamftw 04/05/2018 at 10:02

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We have an 800, and I drive 900’s for work. The 800 is actually well built, the 900 is not.

adamftw > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 04/05/2018 at 10:31

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No qualms about my ‘05 1500. Plan on taking it to 500k, I have a long way to go.