youre allowed to remove your own airbags, AFAIK; but a dealership or service shop or similar cannot. i replaced the wheel in my previous Miata with a MOMO and passed NYS inspection with no problems.

Ive been looking to replace the stock wheel too, but like the cedar color. its next to impossible to match it, unless you go with the startech wheel. Is the startech wheel a smaller diameter, or does it just include the grips on the sides?