steering wheel question...5000 vs 4000

[LL - NY]

The airbag was a within year change on 1989 type 44s. My '89 200Q had an
airbag.

LL - NY



On 3/29/07, JordanVw at aol.com <JordanVw at aol.com> wrote:
>
> i thought the type44 5000 and the type 85 4000 used the same steering
> wheels..because they look the same..  but i guess theyre not.
>
> the '85-'87 4000 uses a brass trim ring on the back of the steering wheel,
> like mid 80's vw's.
>
> and the 5000 uses a brass spring loaded plunger ...
>
> im assuming they cannot be interchanged?
>
> also what was the first year for airbags in a type44?   i pulled a
> steering
> wheel from a '89 100 and it had no airbag..
>
> chris
>
>
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