miata boss kit

glanzav · Post by **glanzav** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:09 am

hi. i have a NA miata and i want to change my steering wheel to a smaller aftermarket one so i won't be driving it with my knees. but my factory wheel have a airbag.
can i still use normal aftermarket mx5 boss kit on my car or do i have to source a different type of boss kit since i have airbag on my factory steering wheel.

and if any one has one please let me know.

cheers

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:01 am

Depends how old your car is, look at the cert threshold guide for details.

punkoutnz · Post by **punkoutnz** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:24 am

I have a momo boss kit that fits an NA if you decide you want one.

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:38 am

I can't direct you in terms of what boss kit you'll require, but you will require LVV certification for the removal of your airbag steering wheel.

chris · Post by **chris** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 8:43 am

First. Welcome to the interwebs.

Second, if you do not spell or use correct grammar on the interwebs you will have a bad time.

The warning is there..

Yes you will need a certification as your wheel has an airbag.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 9:33 am

Search the internet for a daikei miata boss kit they are the best and from what I hear the least painful to install also comes with a circuit to stop the airbag light from showing constantly when you remove the factory steering wheel

But yes you will require a cert for it

Angreal · Post by **Angreal** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:48 am

Sounds like you need a cert for EVERYTHING these days :/

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 11:06 am

Well you are removing a fairly important safety feature. You have to do it properly and put in a sticker stating that the airbag has been removed and to enter at your own risk.(entirely from memory so may not be 100% right)

WideOpenThrottle · Post by **WideOpenThrottle** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:50 pm

Hi glanza...rules here....

http://www.lvvta.org.nz/documents/infos ... ection.pdf

glanzav · Post by **glanzav** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:56 pm

thanks for the reply guys. english is not my first language so excuse my konglish.

i will get s cert after i finished everything that i want to do on my car. and i will try not to drive it until then.

and punkoutnz can you pm me? im interested as long as it fits.

also if anyone here have a hardtop fitting kit please pm me.

cheers

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 12:57 pm

could you argue that with a rollbar in a crash a airbag is likely to push the drivers head into the bar and on the street you will not be wearing a helmet?

Mr. Shine · Post by **Mr. Shine** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:03 pm

Kieran wrote:could you argue that with a rollbar in a crash a airbag is likely to push the drivers head into the bar and on the street you will not be wearing a helmet?

One of the grounds upon which you are able to remove airbag (i.e. if the car is not at least 14 years of age) is if the vehicle has been extensively modified for motorsport use. Your reasoning seems relevant to that, although on that basis you may require authority cards and the like...

But any NA and early NBs are able to have airbag removed anyway on the basis that they're at least 14 years old.

Furai · Post by **Furai** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 1:08 pm

Heres what it will be like if you do crash, you might not have the Drift king laughing at you after though...

http://youtu.be/XkzBm-AXBgc

Snapfrozen · Post by **Snapfrozen** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 2:58 pm

Its not a Miata

Bwarp · Post by **Bwarp** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:11 pm

Lolololol look at all these guys jumping on the 'YOU NEED A CERT' buzz. I don't think he asked whther he needed cert, he's asking which sorta boss kit he needs to buy to change his steering wheel.

Hahaha classic.

Welcome to the mx5forum, glanzav.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:13 pm

and I answered him... then proceeded to tell him he needs a cert

CordedBowl · Post by **CordedBowl** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 4:50 pm

Furai wrote:Heres what it will be like if you do crash, you might not have the Drift king laughing at you after though...

http://youtu.be/XkzBm-AXBgc

God I love Tsuchiya, Best Motoring is the best show everrrr!

/hijack

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 6:33 pm

a standard wheel boss will fit. also you need to take out the airbag light. also note that the boss kit for the standard momo/sportline wheels has a different wheel bolt pattern to the Nardi wheels.
removing an airbag from an airbagged NA doesnt make it unsafe...it just makes it as safe as nearly every other NA mx5

dylann · Post by **dylann** » Tue Jan 15, 2013 10:19 pm

Most bosskits have both patterns on them do they not? my nardi bosskit also has the momo pattern on it weirdly enough.

Kieran · Post by **Kieran** » Wed Jan 16, 2013 9:38 am

dylann wrote:Most bosskits have both patterns on them do they not? my nardi bosskit also has the momo pattern on it weirdly enough.

Your boss kit was probably made with both patterns or has an adapter plate bolted to it

glanzav · Post by **glanzav** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 10:17 am

bump
i am still after a boss kit that will fit.

SLYDIT · Post by **SLYDIT** » Sat Jan 19, 2013 11:12 am

Have you tried the standard factory boss? Early mx5 came standard with a momo wheel

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