Airbag Part Number..can't find in EPC?

[JamesDean]

Hey everyone,

I pulled a steering wheel from a 87 190E 2.3 at the local junkyard to replace mine..I only grabbed the wheel theres nothing wrong with my airbag.

I went to replace the wheel today and my airbag is too small for the wheel.

I punched in the airbag number to the EPC..couldnt find it.

140 460 00 68 is laser etched on the back of it. I forgot to take a picture of it but thats most definitely the number.

Any ideas?

[compu_85]

What car are you trying to fit the airbag from? Your 93?

-J

[JamesDean]

yes the bag is from my 93. The wheel was from a 87MY i think. The wheel has 400 on one side of it..indicating 400mm i believe which is standard 190E siize

[babymog]

The wheel changed in 93 to a less rectangular one, the early airbag I believe is the same on 124, 126, and 201.

[compu_85]

Yup. I know the late W126s have a smaller wheel then the earlier ones, but the airbag looks the same between them.

If the wheel from your 93 has a 140 part number it probably uses the same airbag as a w140, or late w124. Probably most benz cars till 97 or so.

-J

[JamesDean]

Interesting. The yard has a 94 E320 I wonder if that wheel and my bag would work...hm.

If that fails..wheelskin perhaps..

[babymog]

'94 has a different setup for the contact rings than the '93 and older, although the airbag should fit the '93 wheel.

[JamesDean]

I'm still baffled by the fact that EPC doesnt have the airbag part number...