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[Iain]

Does anyone know if the black plastic disk with the chrome Griffin on it can be removed from the wheel without setting off the airbag?
meaning can i just 'peel' off the plastic part or is it different to what im thinking?

[Iain]

I'm not convinced i have described this right 

Does anyone know what i mean??

[serek]

I know what you mean
think just need pull

[joshwyatt]

I guess you mean the Vauxhall griffin on the centre of the airbag unit?
And you want to remove it, to put something in it's place?
I wouldn't really want to attempt to be scraping bits of the airbag unit. I guess if you wanted to be a bit different, you could always replace the airbag unit with an Opel or Cadillac one if you didn't want the VX griffin there?

[Iain]

I was going to put a thin screwdriver down it and prize it off but was worried i'd set off the airbag!

[Andy B]

Does anyone know if the black plastic disk with the chrome Griffin on it can be removed from the wheel without setting off the airbag?
meaning can i just 'peel' off the plastic part or is it different to what im thinking?

dental floss as a cheese wire??  :-/  :-/  :-/

[Iain]

It looks to me as if there is a black 'cap' with the badge on it,i want to pull it off,remove the Griffin and replace with a nice wee Opel blitz i have

The 'cap' looks as if it is just double sided taped on

[Agemo]

There are three plastic rivets, see the pic of the underneath. You need to slice through them with a cheese wire.

[Iain]

There are three plastic rivets, see the pic of the underneath. You need to slice through them with a cheese wire.

Ah! have you did this?

[Broomies Mate]

Ignition Off = no chance of AirBag deployment, unless you are faffing around with the AirBag circuitry.

[Iain]

Ignition Off = no chance of AirBag deployment, unless you are faffing around with the AirBag circuitry.

So i can leave the battery connected as long as the keys are in my pocket?

[Agemo]

OK done it at last, sorry for the poor pic and the messing about trying to "updraft it" or whatever they call it. I would disconnect the battery first to be uber safe. You may find it easier to remove the airbag from the car.  What do you intend fitting?

[Broomies Mate]

Ignition Off = no chance of AirBag deployment, unless you are faffing around with the AirBag circuitry.

So i can leave the battery connected as long as the keys are in my pocket?

If it were me, I wouldn't bother disconnecting the battery.  You aren't actually delving into the airbag unit, or disconnecting/reconnecting it.  Most would probably advise playing it safe though. 

[Iain]

Cheers mate