Steering Wheel Center Cap Oxidizing...? UPDATED!!!
03-01-2007, 04:10 PM
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RE: Steering Wheel Center Cap Oxidizing...?
Oh man... I bet Ford is HATING that!... I can't imagine the cost of replacing the entire Air Bag cover because of a faulty logo - - I wonder if Ford outsourced the manufacturing of those!
Mine in my 05 looks great, with the exception of looking "cheap".
Mine in my 05 looks great, with the exception of looking "cheap".
03-01-2007, 09:10 PM
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RE: Steering Wheel Center Cap Oxidizing...?
Good info everyone. It just goes to show that you'll never really know if it's "only your imagination" unless you ask the question.
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03-03-2007, 07:24 AM
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RE: Steering Wheel Center Cap Oxidizing...?
I spoke to the dealer just before closing last night and they have found two problems with my car. First, my passenger airbag is defective, causing a blinking MIL in the instrument cluster on start-up. This was the original problem I had which made me want to take it in. Their fix: replace the passenger airbag.
Secondly, they have to replace the steering wheel airbag assembly to replace the pony emblem. Note that the tri-bar center cap and the airbag come as a single unit and are not field replaceable as separate parts. Therefore, the whole airbag assembly has to go. They will not be replacing the steering wheel however.
They're telling me 24 business-hours turnaround on the parts, which means Monday. I'll probably start harrassing them around noon.
Updates to follow...
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Secondly, they have to replace the steering wheel airbag assembly to replace the pony emblem. Note that the tri-bar center cap and the airbag come as a single unit and are not field replaceable as separate parts. Therefore, the whole airbag assembly has to go. They will not be replacing the steering wheel however.
They're telling me 24 business-hours turnaround on the parts, which means Monday. I'll probably start harrassing them around noon.
Updates to follow...
UB10
03-03-2007, 07:45 AM
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RE: Steering Wheel Center Cap Oxidizing...?
Wow that sucks.....Now I have to go check mine...how does this happen if it is cleared? Anyway I will check later and post results...thanks
03-04-2007, 11:07 AM
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RE: Steering Wheel Center Cap Oxidizing...?
ORIGINAL: Orion_240
Could this be caused by your airbag leaking?
Could this be caused by your airbag leaking?
It appears to me that the base emblem was not cleaned properly before it was clearcoated. It just puzzles me how it could oxidize under the clearcoat when there's no way air can get to it. One of them unsolved mysteries I guess.....
Like Prof .Wizard said, they're probably made in China or something.
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03-04-2007, 11:54 AM
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RE: Steering Wheel Center Cap Oxidizing...?
ORIGINAL: underbird10
Secondly, they have to replace the steering wheel airbag assembly to replace the pony emblem. Note that the tri-bar center cap and the airbag come as a single unit and are not field replaceable as separate parts. Therefore, the whole airbag assembly has to go. They will not be replacing the steering wheel however.
Secondly, they have to replace the steering wheel airbag assembly to replace the pony emblem. Note that the tri-bar center cap and the airbag come as a single unit and are not field replaceable as separate parts. Therefore, the whole airbag assembly has to go. They will not be replacing the steering wheel however.
