No problem, as soon as I’ve had it tested I’ll report back.
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Off topic…Geoff
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You may be ‘off topic’ but my MX5 will be MOT’d next month with an after market steering wheel and it will pass! 
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Not if you take it to one of these guys
http://forums.motester.co.uk/forum3/2221.html
You may be ‘off topic’ but my MX5 will be MOT’d next month with an after market steering wheel and it will pass!
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Not if you take it to one of these guys
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Now, why would I want to do that?
Just got MOT on my MK3. No airbags at all and no lights on dash board as they were removed. Passed at Maza garage to boot.
even had to put the horn on a switch as the new steering wheel was not up to it.
A Mk 3, there would be no doubt at all they were produced with the steering air bag, Did they mention it at all?
Checked with them before I went. Told them I had removed all the airbags and they said it was not a problem. If its there it has to work.
Well, there you go Geoff. Say no more! ??
As said in an old post airbag light on/malfunction is a fail at the mo. As from April/may 2012 airbag missing is a fail. Allan
There you go Geoff! 
Feel a bit guilty here as it was I that first queired whether the change may fall foul of the new MoT and poor Geoff gets the stick. I’m pleased your car passed and I have to say the steering wheel looks great.
Just fitted a Moto Lita wheel to my mk 2.5 using these excellent instructions. My MOT is due in June; checked with my MOT man and he says he doesn’t see it as a problem if the original wheel, with bag, is in the boot (so not missing!). I used a Works Bell boss and made sure everything can be put back to standard just in case.
Congratulations! The Works Bell boss is an excellent piece of kit which makes the job easy and also would make reverting to the original wheel a doddle. Can I ask whereabouts you managed to source the boss?
The boss came from Miata Roadster, as per the OP. It took 4 days to get here from the USA, then a further 10 days to clear customs, and was finally delivered a couple of days after I’d paid the ransom to Parcelfarce.
It works out fairly expensive, but in my view as a non-mechanic it was worth it - it’s plug and play, and comes with everything you need in the box. It also means that returning to the standard wheel will be easy if needed.
Hi Bruce,
You can buy it from here http://miataroadster.com/works_bell/works_bell_steering_wheel_hub_adaptors_standard_75mm/g-62739.aspx
As said, its real easy to fit and you will almost certainly have to pay the kings ransom to our customs chaps. Mine took about a week to arrive, I paid the custom bill at my local mail depot when I picked it up.
hi guys
didn’t want to dig this up from 4 years ago but have some questions
has anyone had mot issues with it as of 2016?
can I use the same plug but change the wire?
thanks
Well I still have the car and its MoT runs out in August. I guess it depends on the tester but I have never had a problem up to now. I’m not sure what you mean by using the same plug but changing the wire? What plug and what wire?
Nice looking wheel, won’t look so nice with your brains all over it though!! If you’ve ever had a good shunt, you’ll appreciate air bags. Still got my nose and teeth intact, got the nose bleeds though, messy! I used to think it can never happen to me,
He takes a connector out in pic 7or8 where the horn is wired to the car?
basically what I’m asking is can I just cut the horn cable off of my stock wheel and connect it to the horn cable that came with my boss?
Thanks
The “He” is me. The kit I bought from the US had a new horn lead in with it that if you read my guide, plugs into the existing white socket in the car. It had a spade connector that then fits onto the centre horn button that came with my wheel.
But I guess you could cut the existing lead from the old wheel and fit a spade connector to it.