Chris1992 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Hi guys! So heres the story, sometime before Christmas, me and my Dad bought a TT6 Jap import from a dealer in Milton Keynes. It had been in the country for 6 months, and the dealer claimed that they were the ones who imported it. Along with all the paperwork from Japan, there was also a British MOT slip included from July last year, so the dealers had obviously had the car MOT'd while it was in their possession. The MOT slip stated that the car had passed with flying colours. Fast forward to today, and it was time to get a fresh MOT, and to our surprise it failed due to lacking an airbag! I should have seen this coming to be honest, I knew supra's had airbags fitted from the factory, but since the problem never showed itself in the past, I never thought about it. All I can think has happened is that the dealers have removed the original steering wheel and fitted the one that is on it now (a Personal wheel), or they had a dodgy MOT done by a mate or something... So I guess my question is what should I do now? I've tried looking for factory supra steering wheels that say airbag on them, but can't find anything. Are there any other airbag equipped Toyota steering wheels that would fit and are cheap? I just need one for the MOT. Also, am I within my rights to contact the dealers that we bought the car from and ask them about this? If they have the original wheel then I would very much like to have it! Hope someone can help us out! Cheers Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marbleapple Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Does a car need an airbag to pass an MOT? Surely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drift_bear Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 I'm pretty sure it doesn't need an airbag to pass an MOT, look at all the aftermarket steering wheels that are fitted and don't have one. I would suggest taking it somewhere else to get tested imho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cered Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Should've passed it, they can't fail it for no airbag unless the airbag warning light is on. Tell them to check their handbook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooter Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Concerning? http://www.ukmot.com/Your-MOT-Questions/Airbag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) Lots of other toyotas steering wheels fit I got my self a nice yaris one Edited July 29, 2016 by mellonman (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1992 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Thanks for the info so far guys! I too thought that lacking an airbag wouldn't be a fail, there are no lights on the dash either. That link that Scooter posted has me a little concerned though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annabella Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Yep it specifically says fail if originally it had one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Not all supras came with an airbag did they? what about the 3 spoke wheels? So how would they know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Not sure how often these regs change but my mot men have been getting stricked Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Not all supras came with an airbag did they? what about the 3 spoke wheels? So how would they know? Pritty sure they did mate check my 3 spoke picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Pritty sure they did mate check my 3 spoke picture I don't know what that is, but it's not the stock 3 spoke wheel, this is: There is 100% no airbag in those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Owh yes that one , I believe the one I have is a later 98 style normally all black in the supra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 The 96 on 3 spoke wheel is the same as the Gen7 Celica, IS200/300, T sport Yaris etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1992 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Thanks for the help guys! So are we saying that the best thing to do here would be to just buy a replacement wheel from another toyota to stick on for the MOT? How tricky is it to swap the steering wheel over on a Supra? I'm a veteran of working on cars, but very new to Supra's! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 No the best bet is to either go back to the garage and tell them to sort their shit out or go to another mot test centre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR24 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Thanks for the help guys! So are we saying that the best thing to do here would be to just buy a replacement wheel from another toyota to stick on for the MOT? How tricky is it to swap the steering wheel over on a Supra? I'm a veteran of working on cars, but very new to Supra's! The best option is to tell the MOT tester he's wrong, because he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackyBoi Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Go to another MOT tester, problem solved. Ask about the airbag before booking it in though, would be a PITA to have it fail twice on the airbag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Not all supras had an airbag from factory Theres no way a garage would know which models/spec had one fitted Mine has no drivers airbag but still has the passenger airbag and it passed fine with the bulb removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris1992 Posted July 29, 2016 Author Share Posted July 29, 2016 Lots of varied opinions on this. I really want to believe that the MOT center have got it wrong, but the link Scooter posted on the last page still has me a bit worried! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berg Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 Lots of varied opinions on this. I really want to believe that the MOT center have got it wrong, but the link Scooter posted on the last page still has me a bit worried! Ask them where they got the information from to say your car should have an airbag fitted Not all supras had one so id want to know where it says it should have one fitted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronssupra Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 (edited) My tt6 import didn't ever have an airbag. its got the stock 3 spoke wheel. I thought only the UK model had airbags. that's how much I know Edited July 29, 2016 by aaronssupra (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonR24 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 My tt6 import didn't ever have an airbag. its got the stock 3 spoke wheel. I thought only the UK model had airbags. that's how much I know The facelift had an airbag too. If it didn't come with one from factory (which some didn't) and the airbag light isn't on (which it's not) then it's not a fail. The tester is flat out wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Massey Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 The MOT manual only states reason for rejection Airbag obviously missing or defective Or SRS malfunction indicator lamp indicating a system malfunction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted July 29, 2016 Share Posted July 29, 2016 The facelift had an airbag too. If it didn't come with one from factory (which some didn't) and the airbag light isn't on (which it's not) then it's not a fail. The tester is flat out wrong And I think all GZ and some RZ pre facelift models came with the same 4 spoke wheel as the UK cars. Not sure if NA's came with the 4 spoke wheel, but I suspect it was probably an option like the RZ. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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