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Three Wheelin'
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From: bloomington, IN
You don't need to disconnect the airbag, you should be fine if you disconnect the battery, and let it power down for 30 minutes or so. The only down side I could see is I don't remember how that cover is designed to split wen the bag goes off, and I imagine that the reason the original emblem is mounted the way it was is to keep it attached to the cover if the airbag goes off, and to keep it from becoming a projectile. It does look a million times better in silver though. Good luck.
Burning Brakes
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From: Denver, Co
I think any modifications to an air bag is bad news. After spending the last 15 years as a critical accident investigator working hundreds of serious accidents, I can tell you a non-modified air bag can cause some real damage! Making any mods to it can be bad news! I would guess there is a reason the emblem is attached to the air bag the way it was from the factory.
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Burning Brakes
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fwiw, it's not just Porsche owners trying to do this sort of switch with wheel badges. Check out just about every car forum and you see the same thing and same issues.
About 6 months ago I asked my mechanic about finding a silver crest. He told me the OEM one is riveted on because of federal regulations. All badges are either riveted or use metal tabs, etc., and not glued. And if you search around on other forums, it's the same thing: they are not easy to remove because they aren't just glued on. (e.g., http://www.spyderchat.com/forums/sho...Badges-Emblems)
Apparently you do risk the possibility of the emblem becoming a projectile. Hopefully, no one here will ever have to test this in real life.
I personally wouldn't do it. But that's just me.
Regulations (patent office) for airbag manufacturing:
Airbags are provided in vehicles to protect the occupants in the event of a vehicle crash. It is desirable to retain the integrity of airbag module components, such as a cover (sometimes referred to as a deployment door), an emblem, and/or other decorative features placed on the surface of the deployable cover, during deployment of the airbag. It is desirable to prevent any such components from becoming detached during airbag deployment due to risk of injury to vehicle occupants from the projectiles. Any features incorporated with the airbag module should have robust attachment methods to withstand deployment forces throughout various environmental conditions. Attributes that can facilitate the retention during deployment are low mass as well as flexibility of the feature.
About 6 months ago I asked my mechanic about finding a silver crest. He told me the OEM one is riveted on because of federal regulations. All badges are either riveted or use metal tabs, etc., and not glued. And if you search around on other forums, it's the same thing: they are not easy to remove because they aren't just glued on. (e.g., http://www.spyderchat.com/forums/sho...Badges-Emblems)
Apparently you do risk the possibility of the emblem becoming a projectile. Hopefully, no one here will ever have to test this in real life.
I personally wouldn't do it. But that's just me.
Regulations (patent office) for airbag manufacturing:
Airbags are provided in vehicles to protect the occupants in the event of a vehicle crash. It is desirable to retain the integrity of airbag module components, such as a cover (sometimes referred to as a deployment door), an emblem, and/or other decorative features placed on the surface of the deployable cover, during deployment of the airbag. It is desirable to prevent any such components from becoming detached during airbag deployment due to risk of injury to vehicle occupants from the projectiles. Any features incorporated with the airbag module should have robust attachment methods to withstand deployment forces throughout various environmental conditions. Attributes that can facilitate the retention during deployment are low mass as well as flexibility of the feature.
Burning Brakes
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