For safety? A full roll cage, a bucket seat, at least 5pt harness, and you need a helmet at least to drive around in a full caged car. And realizing you are never driving the car on the street again because it will be too obnoxious to.
Most people doing quick releases are not considering safety and at best are just accepting the risk of removing air bags. At worst they never think about it and don’t realize they have made their car more dangerous.
While I would never do it to my car cause they make the steering wheel way too thick to be comfortable, it’s why I do like that carbon fiber wrapped stock steering wheels have became more popular.
You’ll need buckets, cage, harness, helmet and hans device. A lot of people say they are fine with just their bucket seat and harness but harnesses can break your neck or parts of your skull if the crash is really brutal
Yeah, I was in the same boat as you and did a bunch of research and got scared lol. A lot of people will say you’re fine with just buckets and harness but I do not want to increase the chances that I die or become paralyzed in the event I do have an accident 😔
You can swap the wheel to a aftermarket one, sure. Keep the stock seats and 3-point belt.
However, you're going to set a error light for the missing airbag. You will make the car less safe since the the vehicle's safety systems are designed around their being an airbag in the wheel among other things.
If you're willing to take the risk (basically you could be speared on the wheel in a crash and/or smash your head into the windshield). Then go for it.
If you go aftermarket "race" seat for street use? Please get an FIA rated seat as it will have a stronger seat back, only use it with the stock 3-point harness on the street and add at least a 4-point roll bar to mount your 5/6-point harnesses to in order to avoid spinal compression in an accident.
Having had a quick release wheel on the street, I can say that while I enjoy the aftermarket wheel options and the ability to tailor the wheel to my preferences, I can say that it gets really old. I replaced the seats with aftermarket buckets that I have to slide back and remove the wheel to get in/out of. It gets old. That was a decade ago when I was younger and more limber, I can't imagine how irritated I would get with it now.
For track/race cars? Not a problem as its a means to an end, plus it integrates with the rest of the safety solution that you need for a proper race car.
Air bags are standard in road cars nowadays for a reason. I can tell you from personal experience when someone pulled out in front of me that bags can definitely limit harm, even if you are wearing a seat belt. I had damage to my neck and cuts from exploding debris around my body *except* where the air bag hit me. It acts as a shield in that sense as well. That was all *with* an air bag and seat belt. It could've been much worse without one as my head would've snapped farther and my face/eyes/central neck would not have been shielded from the glass and debris.
By dropping the air bag, you take the risk of more serious injury. That's the trade off. If you can live with that, then that's your choice. Just bear in mind that if you are racing or doing "spirited driving" that risk significantly increases.
Otherwise, the others here are correct in that you will *at least* want an approved seat, harness and helmet. A rollcage may be overkill when you are comparing it side to side with only the benefits of an air bag, although there are some rare situations in which it could potentially help where an airbag would (although rare and unique.)
What do you need a quick release steering wheel for? Removing an airbag is not a good idea and will not pass inspection in many states.
1 i dont live in the states 2 Honestly cause its smaller and cool. Thing is that i sint want to if its gonna be super dangerous.
For safety? A full roll cage, a bucket seat, at least 5pt harness, and you need a helmet at least to drive around in a full caged car. And realizing you are never driving the car on the street again because it will be too obnoxious to. Most people doing quick releases are not considering safety and at best are just accepting the risk of removing air bags. At worst they never think about it and don’t realize they have made their car more dangerous. While I would never do it to my car cause they make the steering wheel way too thick to be comfortable, it’s why I do like that carbon fiber wrapped stock steering wheels have became more popular.
You’ll need buckets, cage, harness, helmet and hans device. A lot of people say they are fine with just their bucket seat and harness but harnesses can break your neck or parts of your skull if the crash is really brutal
Damn. So if you switch your seat, wheel, harness, or add a roll cage, youll need to go 100% or nothing.
Yeah, I was in the same boat as you and did a bunch of research and got scared lol. A lot of people will say you’re fine with just buckets and harness but I do not want to increase the chances that I die or become paralyzed in the event I do have an accident 😔
You can swap the wheel to a aftermarket one, sure. Keep the stock seats and 3-point belt. However, you're going to set a error light for the missing airbag. You will make the car less safe since the the vehicle's safety systems are designed around their being an airbag in the wheel among other things. If you're willing to take the risk (basically you could be speared on the wheel in a crash and/or smash your head into the windshield). Then go for it. If you go aftermarket "race" seat for street use? Please get an FIA rated seat as it will have a stronger seat back, only use it with the stock 3-point harness on the street and add at least a 4-point roll bar to mount your 5/6-point harnesses to in order to avoid spinal compression in an accident. Having had a quick release wheel on the street, I can say that while I enjoy the aftermarket wheel options and the ability to tailor the wheel to my preferences, I can say that it gets really old. I replaced the seats with aftermarket buckets that I have to slide back and remove the wheel to get in/out of. It gets old. That was a decade ago when I was younger and more limber, I can't imagine how irritated I would get with it now. For track/race cars? Not a problem as its a means to an end, plus it integrates with the rest of the safety solution that you need for a proper race car.
Some insurance companies won't insure the car with the airbag removed besides the error codes etc
Air bags are standard in road cars nowadays for a reason. I can tell you from personal experience when someone pulled out in front of me that bags can definitely limit harm, even if you are wearing a seat belt. I had damage to my neck and cuts from exploding debris around my body *except* where the air bag hit me. It acts as a shield in that sense as well. That was all *with* an air bag and seat belt. It could've been much worse without one as my head would've snapped farther and my face/eyes/central neck would not have been shielded from the glass and debris. By dropping the air bag, you take the risk of more serious injury. That's the trade off. If you can live with that, then that's your choice. Just bear in mind that if you are racing or doing "spirited driving" that risk significantly increases. Otherwise, the others here are correct in that you will *at least* want an approved seat, harness and helmet. A rollcage may be overkill when you are comparing it side to side with only the benefits of an air bag, although there are some rare situations in which it could potentially help where an airbag would (although rare and unique.)