2002 Type-R Steering wheel with OEM boss

[bbvnsx]

Hi goldnsx,

My NSX is a EU (LHD) model (1993)

here my drivers belt stickers:

[bbvnsx]

And a bonus picture of my Type S steering wheel (installed 3 days ago):

[goldnsx]

Thanks very much for the update. So they have changed the seat belts around 1993 when the passenger airbag was added. All infos on a single sticker instead of two.

1991: Ar4m
1993-: Apr4m

According to https://www.colliseum.net/wiki/ECE-R_16 (sorry German) is Apr4m = belt with a pretension system (if translated correctly from "p = Gurt mit Vorspanneinrichtung") while the 1991 belt does not have this feature. I'll ask my engineer about that.

One more belt of a 1991 would be helpful.

[UnhuZ]

Hi,

One more belt of a 1991 would be helpful.

i will ask 2 local friends to take a photo and send to me

i can check mine, but it's a 97 (late 94/early 95 build) so i don't think
it will help you... will it?

Nuno

[goldnsx]

Thanks Nuno.

I've checked the part no. in the catalog:

1991 04818-SL0-A03ZC Outer Set, L Front Seat Belt *NH84L* (Half Black) $361.01
1992 04818-SL0-A03ZC Outer Set, L Front Seat Belt *NH84L* (Half Black) $361.01
1993 04818-SL0-A15ZA Tongue Set, L Front Seat Belt (Outer) *NH1L* (Black)2 $704.36
2002 04818-SL0-A15ZA Tongue Set, L Front Seat Belt (Outer) *NH1L* (Black)2 $704.36

1991/1992 have the same belt. Their price is the same as for the passenger side. From 1993 upwards the part no. changed and the price nearly doubled. This must be because of the added pretension system, 'pyromaniac' or better 'pyrotechnical'. The last character (A or C) refers to the color of the belt.

Even an 'Apr4m' belt is safe enough without the airbag. If there was a 'Z' in front of the characters like 'ZApr4m' the belt would be an integrated part together with the airbag. You would not have a chance to mount a different steering wheel legally. But as our cars are old enough...

One thing that just makes me wonder is how the pretension system is activated. If gets a pulse from the SRS module you should not remove that off a 93+ car.

[bbvnsx]

When i installed my type S steering wheel i also removed the firewall engine insulator, and while working there i could see the warning stickers from the pretension system, this also made me decide against removing the SRS ecu and sensors!

[Silver Surfer]

From my 91:

UK Passenger side

There is no black tag on the drivers side..just the white tag


UK drivers side.

SS

[goldnsx]

Thanks, Silversurfer, I guess that the black one on the driver side was lost due wear. Mine looks worn/unreadable too.
So we're looking for a 91/92 with low miles/no wear/garage queen...

[Silver Surfer]

I suspect it is lost from wear as well as it is missing from my early 93 as well....maybe worth asking Plans Motorsport to see if any of their many cars have one.

SS

[Pride]

My 91/92 drivers side (right) white label, no black label though.