Ok, a placeholder for the work I'm doing right now - pictures to follow. I've just installed the new black chrome painted steering wheel trim. It was a little scary taking out the airbag, but it went VERY smoothly!! I already put in the new painted steering wheel trim and I figure while the air bag is out, I'd paint the chrome circle around it black chrome as well
Been taking lots of pictures and will do a write-up when it's completed. A few coats of paint and a few of clear coat, then pictures...
Funny, after I disconnected the battery, my alarm went off! I forgot the Viper has a battery backup alarm that can only be turned off with a key!
The airbag was not hard to remove - just followed a previous DIY (
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...steering+wheel) on how to remove the steering wheel from the forum. I used a long handle T20 driver. The silver steering wheel bezel basically pulls out. I started with a small screwdriver on both pointed corners then slowly pulled all the way around.
Another excellent DIY thread on removing the steering wheel trim & airbag:
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=73511
There's a small black ground wire at the top under the bezel and i was careful to leave it there and make sure it went back in the same spot.
Next, to paint the 2 side C A M A R O logos Black Metallic
Pictures...
Before starting (bezel trim behind is already painted Black Metallic:
Airbag off:
Closeup shot - trim mostly pulled out:
Note how the prongs pull from the sockets - all plastic & rubber here.
The thin black ground wire actually sits under the bezel. Don't break this!
Trim off - the steering wheel controls on each side. The new trim actually came WITH the 2 control pods! I used the new ones.
The new painted trim installed. Pushed each pointed corned in, then pushed around the top & bottom.
The airbag before masking & painting. I only painted the round chrome trim.
masked off and painted. 3 coats of Gloss Black Metallic and 3 coats of Gloss Clear Coat.
The next project - Black Metallic C A M A R O lettering
The tool used to remove the airbag. Scary part!
The painted airbag
The end product!
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2010 Black 2SS/RS; 6M; IOM, GFX, sunroof; ADM Race CAI; Zoomers CB; Viper Alarm; Pdaft F&R sways, Adj Endlinks, Rtrailing arms, Camber kit, strut brace, Front Trailing Arm Bushing; SLP Skip-Shift Elim; Tinted lights/windows; Hurst Short-throw; LoJack; Door & Dash ABL Mods; ********; JBA Shorty headers; AACStyle LEDs; Stillen DS rotors, Hawk Ceramic pads; Havoc Blk Chrome wheels: 20x9s; Lingenfelter Blk Al Pedals; RevXtreme Catch Can; Goodridge SS lines; Ported TB; RK Sport hood; Hotchkis chassis brace; KW V3 coilovers;